Big Mama - Page 2 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Slay Rider · 07-25-2011, 03:16 AM

Well done Avery!

undrH2Ohntr · 07-25-2011, 07:14 AM

Beauty.

bigFISHINyak · 07-25-2011, 07:15 AM

What a beast that fish is.

There goes all your freezer space! Not only is that fish huge but take a look at that FF screen. HOLY CRAP!

theluckypig · 07-25-2011, 08:11 AM

Dennis · 07-25-2011, 10:20 AM

That's no fishfinder... It's a dvd player. Nice fish, Avery. I didn't believe you at first when you told me, because you're always messing around. That thing is fricken huge. Good thing I wasn't there when you caught that thing... I would have pushed you into the water and taken her..

PAL · 07-25-2011, 10:45 AM

Fatty! Great to see one of the old guard getting it done.

Billy V · 07-25-2011, 10:51 AM

Nice Cow - Way to put in the overtime.

kurt · 07-25-2011, 10:56 AM

Tanker! I wonder, if you're peddling forward to keep the fish from taking too much line, are you also reducing the amount of effort the fish is using to pull the kayak, prolonging the fight? Great fish, Avery!

cajunman · 07-25-2011, 11:16 AM

Way to go Avery, by the way, if you hear from Tobey ask him to call me. 760.807.0623
rich

Mtobolsky · 07-25-2011, 01:51 PM

That one huge wild hog!!! I think I met you last year on the same bite, told me about yellow tail nuggets and I spotted you my smaller yt?????

Rod and Val · 07-25-2011, 04:49 PM

That is a nice fish, but some times it pays to sleep in!.

Dennis · 07-26-2011, 01:13 PM

Damn, Rod. That yellow is huge.. What did that thing weigh? It looks like the toads came out in the afternoon... No slam?

Rod and Val · 07-26-2011, 01:16 PM

Got those a few weeks back but I don't think I'd shared them with Avery. I did catch it later in the morning though. Heard you did ok at night.

Dennis · 07-26-2011, 01:22 PM

53.2lb... TOAD! Avery and I headed out Thursday night.. Two bites, but nothing landed. The old man (Avery) goofed his shot..

. I have yet to break 50. Nice work on that thing, Rod.

swinginFish · 07-26-2011, 03:02 PM

Oh young grasshopper ...

What to others may have appeard as a goofed gaff shot, was actually an orchestrated movement I learned directly from the world's most famous kayak angler. Indeed, as an orphaned lad of 2, I was adopted by a rogue band of Aleutions, raised on penguin beaks and blubber, and tutored in the angling arts by none other than Nanuk himself. While the story's long, I'll make it short and say I was the first relatively-white man to be initiated into an exclusive group of "fish whisperers". To the point, whether I wanted to or not, I spent hours, days and yes, years, working to perfect what is known in an Aleutian dialect as the wottaphuqup maneuver.

When performed by a master, wottaphuqup enables a fish to swim away unharmed, but upon fine inspection, shows that a needle-sharp gaff was swung in such a way as to pierce and separate "the line of death" in its exact middle. That said, I must admit that, like the fictional Zorro, I too choose to mark my quarry, however rather than leave my encountered with a minor flesh wound, purposely swing high so that there's a bit of "bling" to remind them of our chance meeting.

Young friend, I rejoice much in your catching of small fish. But know this. I will, from this time forward, rejoice even more when you too come to perform wottaphuqup like me.

Avery

RK · 07-26-2011, 03:03 PM

Holy YT......

cajunman · 07-26-2011, 04:11 PM

Now Avery, that there's over the top, well done. I might even be able to turn that tale into a folk tune

frugalfisher · 07-26-2011, 06:23 PM

LOOKS LIKE SOME GREAT DINNER!

h2ofishfo · 07-26-2011, 07:05 PM

i caLL bs that pic looks like it was taken in the early 90's

Rod and Val · 07-26-2011, 08:04 PM

One of the old Sony waterproofs. Got to be old school. Moyer has some better picks of the yt.

07-25-2011, 03:16 AM	#21
Slay Rider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1 Posts: 108	Well done Avery! __________________

07-25-2011, 10:20 AM	#25
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South of La Jolla... Posts: 1,193	That's no fishfinder... It's a dvd player. Nice fish, Avery. I didn't believe you at first when you told me, because you're always messing around. That thing is fricken huge. Good thing I wasn't there when you caught that thing... I would have pushed you into the water and taken her.. __________________ Hmmmm.....

07-25-2011, 10:51 AM	#27
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	Nice Cow - Way to put in the overtime. __________________

07-25-2011, 10:56 AM	#28
kurt Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: 2 inches above sea level Posts: 503	Tanker! I wonder, if you're peddling forward to keep the fish from taking too much line, are you also reducing the amount of effort the fish is using to pull the kayak, prolonging the fight? Great fish, Avery! __________________ "All I got was a rock"

07-25-2011, 04:49 PM	#31
Rod and Val Junior Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 5	Glad I Could Be of Service That is a nice fish, but some times it pays to sleep in!. Attached Images

07-25-2011, 07:14 AM	#22
undrH2Ohntr Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 115	Beauty.

07-25-2011, 07:15 AM	#23
bigFISHINyak Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 44	What a beast that fish is. There goes all your freezer space! Not only is that fish huge but take a look at that FF screen. HOLY CRAP!

07-25-2011, 08:11 AM	#24
theluckypig Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: San Pedro Posts: 694

07-25-2011, 10:45 AM	#26
PAL Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 754	Fatty! Great to see one of the old guard getting it done.

07-25-2011, 11:16 AM	#29
cajunman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 150	Way to go Avery, by the way, if you hear from Tobey ask him to call me. 760.807.0623 rich

07-25-2011, 01:51 PM	#30
Mtobolsky Loves his member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 122	That one huge wild hog!!! I think I met you last year on the same bite, told me about yellow tail nuggets and I spotted you my smaller yt?????

07-26-2011, 01:13 PM	#32
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South of La Jolla... Posts: 1,193	Damn, Rod. That yellow is huge.. What did that thing weigh? It looks like the toads came out in the afternoon... No slam? __________________ Hmmmm.....

07-26-2011, 01:16 PM	#33
Rod and Val Junior Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 5	53.2 lb for the yt Got those a few weeks back but I don't think I'd shared them with Avery. I did catch it later in the morning though. Heard you did ok at night.

07-26-2011, 01:22 PM	#34
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South of La Jolla... Posts: 1,193	53.2lb... TOAD! Avery and I headed out Thursday night.. Two bites, but nothing landed. The old man (Avery) goofed his shot... I have yet to break 50. Nice work on that thing, Rod. __________________ Hmmmm.....

07-26-2011, 03:02 PM	#35
swinginFish Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 173	"Goofed shot" Oh young grasshopper ... What to others may have appeard as a goofed gaff shot, was actually an orchestrated movement I learned directly from the world's most famous kayak angler. Indeed, as an orphaned lad of 2, I was adopted by a rogue band of Aleutions, raised on penguin beaks and blubber, and tutored in the angling arts by none other than Nanuk himself. While the story's long, I'll make it short and say I was the first relatively-white man to be initiated into an exclusive group of "fish whisperers". To the point, whether I wanted to or not, I spent hours, days and yes, years, working to perfect what is known in an Aleutian dialect as the wottaphuqup maneuver. When performed by a master, wottaphuqup enables a fish to swim away unharmed, but upon fine inspection, shows that a needle-sharp gaff was swung in such a way as to pierce and separate "the line of death" in its exact middle. That said, I must admit that, like the fictional Zorro, I too choose to mark my quarry, however rather than leave my encountered with a minor flesh wound, purposely swing high so that there's a bit of "bling" to remind them of our chance meeting. Young friend, I rejoice much in your catching of small fish. But know this. I will, from this time forward, rejoice even more when you too come to perform wottaphuqup like me. Avery Last edited by swinginFish; 07-27-2011 at 12:02 AM.

07-26-2011, 03:03 PM	#36
RK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 736	Holy YT......

07-26-2011, 04:11 PM	#37
cajunman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 150	Now Avery, that there's over the top, well done. I might even be able to turn that tale into a folk tune

07-26-2011, 06:23 PM	#38
frugalfisher Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 190	Nice WSB! LOOKS LIKE SOME GREAT DINNER! __________________ James Caldwell Yellow Prowler

07-26-2011, 07:05 PM	#39
h2ofishfo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santee Posts: 821	i caLL bs that pic looks like it was taken in the early 90's

07-26-2011, 08:04 PM	#40
Rod and Val Junior Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 5	Just the camera was from then One of the old Sony waterproofs. Got to be old school. Moyer has some better picks of the yt.