9/19 not so old dog, same old trick, with a twist - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

madscientist · 09-19-2006, 05:35 PM

I was actually doing the ball bounce thing with 2 other rods but left the big greenie out with a shitload of line for kicks. Guess he swam down.

Flyline took a chirp, then went silent. Thought I was hung on salad until it started headshaking. Once I got vertical with it I started to think it might be flat, but I was still quite surprised when I saw it. Definitely a fun way to get one.

Got it gaffed and stringered no prob, then as I cut the gills it went ballistic and fell over the side. The stinger/stringer I've been demo-ing from Jack Graham of "Lines In" products saved this fish. After that I beat it senseless with the backside of my gaff. No more wiggles after that.

Beautiful morning was otherwise quite mellow. Great way to start the day. Time to start frying.

09-19-2006, 05:35 PM	#6
madscientist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,906	I was actually doing the ball bounce thing with 2 other rods but left the big greenie out with a shitload of line for kicks. Guess he swam down. Flyline took a chirp, then went silent. Thought I was hung on salad until it started headshaking. Once I got vertical with it I started to think it might be flat, but I was still quite surprised when I saw it. Definitely a fun way to get one. Got it gaffed and stringered no prob, then as I cut the gills it went ballistic and fell over the side. The stinger/stringer I've been demo-ing from Jack Graham of "Lines In" products saved this fish. After that I beat it senseless with the backside of my gaff. No more wiggles after that. Beautiful morning was otherwise quite mellow. Great way to start the day. Time to start frying. __________________