Almost made the 30lb club! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

kirkdavis · 12-12-2020, 03:39 PM

I shouldn’t have bled it before weighing.

I was fishing about 100 ft deep outside MB with a nice greenback on 3-way swivel. It was really slow fishing. I got hit once that crushed a mac head but didn’t get hooked. About 9:30, wham! No idea what it was except big. Got it to color and it was my first WSB! Been waiting 5+ years and finally got one! Merry Christmas to all and to all a good fight!
After bleeding it was 29.1 lbs and 44'.

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Salty · 12-12-2020, 04:02 PM

Well done!! Congratulations man, that's a beautiful fish. To all a good fight indeed!

FISH11 · 12-12-2020, 04:27 PM

Congrats on the first WSB. I'm still waiting for a large legal sized WSB and it's been over 7 1/2 years. I do say, I do not specifically target them. But I have been fishing close to others and we had the same three way rigs hoping for a nice Yellowtail and they ended up getting a 50lb WSB. So anything is possible. Enjoy those nice dinners it will provide.

katchfish · 12-12-2020, 05:17 PM

👍🏻

So awesome!

kurt · 12-12-2020, 07:08 PM

That's a nice gift!

YellowYaket · 12-12-2020, 08:08 PM

That's a beauty! Congrats!

JohnMckroidJr · 12-13-2020, 02:46 AM

Congratulations!

roby · 12-13-2020, 08:32 AM

Nice fish...if you're a real fisherman you would call it 30lbs

FISH11 · 12-13-2020, 09:31 AM

X2 on it having been a 30lbs fish before bleeding.

Harry Hill · 12-13-2020, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by roby

Nice fish...if you're a real fisherman you would call it 30lbs

If he was a real fisherman he would call it 30+ lbs and leave us guessing

jruiz · 12-13-2020, 05:41 PM

I estimate a fish that size lost about 12lbs of blood, pee, and poop combined. Let's call it 40.

kirkdavis · 12-13-2020, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jruiz

I estimate a fish that size lost about 12lbs of blood, pee, and poop combined. Let's call it 40.

When I got it to the surface, the stomach was turned inside out and sticking a foot out of it's mouth. I didn't think about it then, but when I gutted it the guts were small because the stomach was empty. 40 at least!:

:I've been wanting to use that little WSB icon for a long time!

blitzburgh · 12-13-2020, 08:50 PM

F-N-A!!!!!!!

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LEEZO · 12-13-2020, 09:27 PM

Epic catch. Congrats on that beauty!

SoCalEDC · 12-14-2020, 06:53 AM

Woah, congrats! Nice haul!

mrlar13 · 12-14-2020, 07:13 AM

NICE!!!

Gflann · 12-14-2020, 09:37 AM

Congrats!!

dorado123 · 12-14-2020, 08:43 PM

Wow congratulations WSB on bottom !

Iceman · 12-15-2020, 03:19 PM

Doctor!

summers in kuwait · 12-16-2020, 09:37 AM

Nice work Kirk!

Putting in the time and reaping the benefits.

Very nice

Congrats!

12-12-2020, 03:39 PM	#1
kirkdavis Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: SD County Posts: 360	Almost made the 30lb club! I shouldn’t have bled it before weighing. I was fishing about 100 ft deep outside MB with a nice greenback on 3-way swivel. It was really slow fishing. I got hit once that crushed a mac head but didn’t get hooked. About 9:30, wham! No idea what it was except big. Got it to color and it was my first WSB! Been waiting 5+ years and finally got one! Merry Christmas to all and to all a good fight! After bleeding it was 29.1 lbs and 44'. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by kirkdavis; 12-12-2020 at 08:37 PM. Reason: Forgot to put the size

12-12-2020, 04:27 PM	#3
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,642	Congrats on the first WSB. I'm still waiting for a large legal sized WSB and it's been over 7 1/2 years. I do say, I do not specifically target them. But I have been fishing close to others and we had the same three way rigs hoping for a nice Yellowtail and they ended up getting a 50lb WSB. So anything is possible. Enjoy those nice dinners it will provide. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

12-12-2020, 07:08 PM	#5
kurt Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: 2 inches above sea level Posts: 502	That's a nice gift! __________________ "All I got was a rock"

12-13-2020, 09:31 AM	#9
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,642	X2 on it having been a 30lbs fish before bleeding. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

12-13-2020, 08:50 PM	#13
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	F-N-A!!!!!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

12-12-2020, 04:02 PM	#2
Salty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 433	Well done!! Congratulations man, that's a beautiful fish. To all a good fight indeed!

12-12-2020, 05:17 PM	#4
katchfish Paddle for Mahi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doing the happy paddle! Posts: 848	👍🏻 So awesome!

12-12-2020, 08:08 PM	#6
YellowYaket Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 43	That's a beauty! Congrats!

12-13-2020, 02:46 AM	#7
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,933	Congratulations!

12-13-2020, 08:32 AM	#8
roby CEO of Team Roby Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 905	Nice fish...if you're a real fisherman you would call it 30lbs

12-13-2020, 05:41 PM	#11
jruiz Large Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 1,008	I estimate a fish that size lost about 12lbs of blood, pee, and poop combined. Let's call it 40.

12-13-2020, 09:27 PM	#14
LEEZO Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Coronado Posts: 179	Epic catch. Congrats on that beauty!

12-14-2020, 06:53 AM	#15
SoCalEDC Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 609	Woah, congrats! Nice haul! __________________ IG: @blackflag_fishing Youtube: Blackflag Fishing 2014 Ocean Kayak T13 SOLD 2020 Hobie Outback SOLD 2021 Stealth Fisha 500 #StealthTribe

12-14-2020, 07:13 AM	#16
mrlar13 Junior Join Date: Jun 2020 Location: Poway Posts: 24	NICE!!!

12-14-2020, 09:37 AM	#17
Gflann Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: San Diego Posts: 59	Congrats!! __________________ Vibe Shearwater 125 (Tsunami Red)

12-14-2020, 08:43 PM	#18
dorado123 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Garden Grove,CA Posts: 210	Wow congratulations WSB on bottom !

12-15-2020, 03:19 PM	#19
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,943	Doctor! __________________

12-16-2020, 09:37 AM	#20
summers in kuwait Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: East County San Diego Posts: 657	Nice work Kirk! Putting in the time and reaping the benefits. Very nice Congrats!