Ever wonder what a whale would look like on the sonar? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

chris138 · 02-26-2015, 12:07 AM

Got out last week on a slow day. No boats, not really much action save for the false killer whales which were going bonkers on the deep finbait. Fished the yoyo all over... never saw the school on the meter. Only deep stratified bait clouds. Saw the upper level cloud wall up hard 30' off the bottom, couple cranks and whammo! Massive head shakes and hard runs, but the new Saltist (which my GF got me for christmas) put the SMACK down and had him at gaff within about 3 minutes. After a sketchy swing-an-a-miss, he was on the clip and bleeding out. this is how you rope a donkey like a boss! Also had a grey whale swim right under my yak on the way in, and metered it on my sonar... so cool!

Cbad Mike · 02-26-2015, 01:25 AM

Nice video!
Congratulations on the YT
And a second congratulations on having a girlfriend who knows how to pick out a great Christmas present.

bolocop · 02-26-2015, 05:22 AM

Nice, it never gets old!

Was hoping to see the entire sonar shot of the whale...

StinkyMatt · 02-26-2015, 06:22 AM

That YT looked solid...

Great gaff sequence.

fishja · 02-26-2015, 07:38 AM

Dam love them yoyo fish! Great short video!

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addicted2sp33d · 02-26-2015, 07:49 AM

FISH11 · 02-26-2015, 07:58 AM

Really nice Yellowtail. Great video and whale screen shot.

chris138 · 02-26-2015, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bolocop

Nice, it never gets old!

Was hoping to see the entire sonar shot of the whale...

Its there, its at the very end.

chris138 · 02-26-2015, 08:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StinkyMatt

That YT looked solid...

Great gaff sequence.

Ya so solid that the first gaff attempt just punted him up in the air! lol

Cadillyak · 02-26-2015, 08:48 AM

Solid feesh indeed. How much did she tip the scales at??

Pinhead · 02-26-2015, 09:04 AM

Good job holding your rod, gaffing and coming up with a Verrrry Nice YT.

chris138 · 02-26-2015, 09:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cadillyak

Solid feesh indeed. How much did she tip the scales at??

No scale, but i would guess 22ish.

Cadillyak · 02-26-2015, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris138

No scale, but i would guess 22ish.

Being modest I see. I would have guessed bigger, but I don't catch fish so my internal scale could be off.

the dude · 02-26-2015, 09:40 AM

That's probably one of the coolest kayak vids I've seen.
-big friggin fish -check
-cool music -check
-whale underwater vid and sonar scan -check

if there was a cat or a puppy in it you might win the internet...

ps. Looks 30# to me!

bolocop · 02-26-2015, 09:57 AM

My bad, I thought it was still going and got cut short. Nice video, great fish!

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris138

Its there, its at the very end.

Lipripper92592 · 02-26-2015, 10:00 AM

Nice one on the Iron!!! Thanks for posting the shot of the whale, they always seem to be just out of my beam when they are cruising around. Good to know what they look like!

yak-fishing-socal · 02-26-2015, 10:17 AM

🍻👍👍

CALIFORNIA_LOCO · 02-26-2015, 12:24 PM

That's rad! nice work

ashmoz · 02-26-2015, 07:46 PM

Boss move!

kayakfisherman · 02-27-2015, 11:21 AM

Very Cool Video!!

The music was just perfect. Beautiful Fish.

02-26-2015, 12:07 AM	#1
chris138 donkey roper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pacific Beach Posts: 968	Ever wonder what a whale would look like on the sonar? Got out last week on a slow day. No boats, not really much action save for the false killer whales which were going bonkers on the deep finbait. Fished the yoyo all over... never saw the school on the meter. Only deep stratified bait clouds. Saw the upper level cloud wall up hard 30' off the bottom, couple cranks and whammo! Massive head shakes and hard runs, but the new Saltist (which my GF got me for christmas) put the SMACK down and had him at gaff within about 3 minutes. After a sketchy swing-an-a-miss, he was on the clip and bleeding out. this is how you rope a donkey like a boss! Also had a grey whale swim right under my yak on the way in, and metered it on my sonar... so cool!

02-26-2015, 01:25 AM	#2
Cbad Mike Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Carlsbad Ca. Posts: 1,206	Nice video! Congratulations on the YT And a second congratulations on having a girlfriend who knows how to pick out a great Christmas present. __________________ [SIGPIC]

02-26-2015, 07:58 AM	#7
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,642	Really nice Yellowtail. Great video and whale screen shot. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

02-26-2015, 08:48 AM	#10
Cadillyak Team Get $$ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 841	Solid feesh indeed. How much did she tip the scales at?? __________________ The "Y" is silent 2012 Olive PA 12 2011 Papaya Outback

02-26-2015, 09:40 AM	#14
the dude Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Valley Center Posts: 271	That's probably one of the coolest kayak vids I've seen. -big friggin fish -check -cool music -check -whale underwater vid and sonar scan -check if there was a cat or a puppy in it you might win the internet... ps. Looks 30# to me! __________________ The dude abides.

02-26-2015, 05:22 AM	#3
bolocop Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 332	Nice, it never gets old! Was hoping to see the entire sonar shot of the whale...

02-26-2015, 06:22 AM	#4
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	That YT looked solid... Great gaff sequence.

02-26-2015, 07:38 AM	#5
fishja Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 155	Dam love them yoyo fish! Great short video! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

02-26-2015, 07:49 AM	#6
addicted2sp33d Here fishy fishy fishy... Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 774

02-26-2015, 09:04 AM	#11
Pinhead We all Stink Sometimes! Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 171	Good job holding your rod, gaffing and coming up with a Verrrry Nice YT.

02-26-2015, 10:00 AM	#16
Lipripper92592 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 516	Nice one on the Iron!!! Thanks for posting the shot of the whale, they always seem to be just out of my beam when they are cruising around. Good to know what they look like!

02-26-2015, 10:17 AM	#17
yak-fishing-socal kayak fishing socal Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Southern California / Whittier Posts: 438	🍻👍👍

02-26-2015, 12:24 PM	#18
CALIFORNIA_LOCO Junior Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 18	That's rad! nice work

02-26-2015, 07:46 PM	#19
ashmoz 192.168.0.1 Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 397	Boss move!

02-27-2015, 11:21 AM	#20
kayakfisherman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 715	Very Cool Video!! The music was just perfect. Beautiful Fish.