Open letter to Vito - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

swinginFish · 09-11-2012, 07:59 AM

Yo Vito!

Okay, so it wasn't your best day. Wasn't mine either, but certainly wasn't a bad one. Made it out w/out incident and headed for the mostly empty squid grounds. No luck for me there, although others seemed able to stock up. Turned out that in my case (and one other - his story to tell), the live stuff wasn't necessary.

After some drifting with hanging dead stuff (presented in all kinds of fashions), was about to "head towards the barn" at around 10, but had a couple of once-frozen baits to lose first. To that end, tossed out a carolina-rigged dead squid with a stinger (was thinking halibut), and on the drop, got picked up. Truly surprised me when line started peeling off the reel, as such strikes that have happened over the years usually turned out to be bonito (And speaking of bonito, where the heck have they been for so long?), calicos or barrecudas. In this case, it was the pictured unit - a bit on the smallish size (about 25 lbs) compared to most of the others I've gotten from LJ, but very cooperative (didn't have to gaff it, just reached over, grabbed a gill and pulled him on board). Landing was interesting, as the tide and surf was coming up.

While I certainly enjoy the early morning launches, seems most of my fish over the last few months have been late risers. Surpisingly, this fish - unlike several others - elected to hook itself at a time when I wasn't talking to you. Used to think you were my lucky charm, but then perhaps your's was the morning "sacrifice" needed in order for Poseidon to smile upon me. If so, thanks ...

Avery

09-11-2012, 07:59 AM	#1
swinginFish Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 173	Open letter to Vito Yo Vito! Okay, so it wasn't your best day. Wasn't mine either, but certainly wasn't a bad one. Made it out w/out incident and headed for the mostly empty squid grounds. No luck for me there, although others seemed able to stock up. Turned out that in my case (and one other - his story to tell), the live stuff wasn't necessary. After some drifting with hanging dead stuff (presented in all kinds of fashions), was about to "head towards the barn" at around 10, but had a couple of once-frozen baits to lose first. To that end, tossed out a carolina-rigged dead squid with a stinger (was thinking halibut), and on the drop, got picked up. Truly surprised me when line started peeling off the reel, as such strikes that have happened over the years usually turned out to be bonito (And speaking of bonito, where the heck have they been for so long?), calicos or barrecudas. In this case, it was the pictured unit - a bit on the smallish size (about 25 lbs) compared to most of the others I've gotten from LJ, but very cooperative (didn't have to gaff it, just reached over, grabbed a gill and pulled him on board). Landing was interesting, as the tide and surf was coming up. While I certainly enjoy the early morning launches, seems most of my fish over the last few months have been late risers. Surpisingly, this fish - unlike several others - elected to hook itself at a time when I wasn't talking to you. Used to think you were my lucky charm, but then perhaps your's was the morning "sacrifice" needed in order for Poseidon to smile upon me. If so, thanks ... Avery Last edited by Iceman; 09-11-2012 at 12:13 PM.