40 pound Club - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

WCW Moderator · 12-20-2011, 09:47 AM

40 Pound Club

The "Clubs" pertain to yellowtail, halibut and white seabass. I will start a thread for 30, 50, 60 and this 40 pound Club. If you have been fortunate enough to reach this level, post em up! No certified scale necessary, post the photos, tell the story if you like. Inspire the rest of us.

DESTROYER · 12-20-2011, 10:07 AM

Certified at Dana Landing: 40 lbs. 2 oz. Looked like a Tuna

42lbs and some change

RK · 12-20-2011, 11:41 AM

43.7 Lbs.
2011

40.3 Lbs on Iron 2012

eddier68 · 12-20-2011, 11:57 AM

Imperial Beach kelp about 8 yrs ago. About 3rd time ever fishing off a yak . Two guys fishing on a boat weighed it for me on a spring scale, 40lb they said.( pic taken at Rohr park in CV , only person with a camera at the time was at a bbq there)

-scallywag- · 12-20-2011, 01:32 PM

Not sure if this one counts cause I didn't weigh or measure it before it was released......but it did take an estimated 10lb crap just before the pic so it could have been over 50!!!

And because this is 2011 and still photos are "sooo 2010", I got it all on HD video.....cameo appearances by Kevin "The KID", Eric "deepdvr", and Ryan "RK"....thanks to kevin for the photos.

<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xWD8yeXJEhM" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe>

Some more info about that day are in the youtube decription under the video. Good Times!

j mo · 12-20-2011, 01:49 PM

All without spilling your tankard of coffee- impresive

Zed · 12-20-2011, 01:54 PM

45#

Iceman · 12-20-2011, 02:12 PM

48#...........snotty morning in March several years back........on a mackerel, old school

February iron fish.........I had caught my 2nd 40 pounds on the nose, a couple weeks earlier. This one went 41.

driftwood · 12-20-2011, 02:19 PM

48lb

yakrider · 12-20-2011, 02:19 PM

all alone with no one to take a pic...42 lbs

My first over 40 in June of 2007...41.2 lbs

I hate the MLPA...
the spot where these fish lived will be closed forever...
a moment of silence please!

RK · 12-20-2011, 03:03 PM

JER-------- About fricken time!!!!!!

StinkyMatt · 12-20-2011, 03:08 PM

43 pounds.
51 inches

Lots of Dumb luck on a spanish.

jorluivil · 12-20-2011, 10:56 PM

40lbs X 2=80lbs.....is there an 80lb club?

$400 because I lost two full setups. One ended up washing up on the beach about 45minutes later so the $400 was more like $150

PapaDave · 12-20-2011, 11:26 PM

47 pounds, this last July.

steveooo · 12-21-2011, 09:56 AM

41lbs on the beach, 44lbs on my scale at home. Being a true fisherman, I call it 44 "ish"

Very fun day with multiple double hooks ups all around.

steveooo · 12-21-2011, 10:02 AM

Anorexic Fish

Long Snake-like body, massive dome, only 48 lbs

steveooo · 12-21-2011, 10:16 AM

41lbs and change. Craziest fight I've ever had on the kayak

SquidJig · 12-21-2011, 01:13 PM

Certified at Dana Landing. Caught 4/6/2010 on a plastic tube squid on a lead head with a shredded sardine. It's hard to imagine how much I've learned in the last year. I caught this 'back' when I knew nothing, mid-column, near none of the usual areas, midday. It was a total fluke.

lterrero · 12-21-2011, 08:56 PM

One in the kill Bag and the other for release

Fiskadoro · 12-24-2011, 06:30 PM

Over forty, January fish, my fifth trip to La Jolla, caught in the evening. Fished all day for it, picked up one around thirty early that morning as well.

12-20-2011, 09:47 AM	#1
WCW Moderator Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 461	40 pound Club 40 Pound Club The "Clubs" pertain to yellowtail, halibut and white seabass. I will start a thread for 30, 50, 60 and this 40 pound Club. If you have been fortunate enough to reach this level, post em up! No certified scale necessary, post the photos, tell the story if you like. Inspire the rest of us. Last edited by Iceman; 12-18-2013 at 02:58 PM.

12-20-2011, 11:41 AM	#3
RK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 736	43.7 Lbs. 2011 40.3 Lbs on Iron 2012 Last edited by RK; 04-03-2012 at 11:50 AM.

12-20-2011, 01:32 PM	#5
-scallywag- Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: on the road... Posts: 598	releasing 40lb "schoolies" Not sure if this one counts cause I didn't weigh or measure it before it was released......but it did take an estimated 10lb crap just before the pic so it could have been over 50!!! And because this is 2011 and still photos are "sooo 2010", I got it all on HD video.....cameo appearances by Kevin "The KID", Eric "deepdvr", and Ryan "RK"....thanks to kevin for the photos. <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xWD8yeXJEhM" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe> Some more info about that day are in the youtube decription under the video. Good Times!

12-20-2011, 01:54 PM	#7
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	45# __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.

12-20-2011, 02:12 PM	#8
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	48#...........snotty morning in March several years back........on a mackerel, old school February iron fish.........I had caught my 2nd 40 pounds on the nose, a couple weeks earlier. This one went 41. __________________ Last edited by Iceman; 12-22-2011 at 05:43 PM.

12-20-2011, 10:07 AM	#2
DESTROYER Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: "The Table" Posts: 976	Certified at Dana Landing: 40 lbs. 2 oz. Looked like a Tuna 42lbs and some change

12-20-2011, 01:49 PM	#6
j mo Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Encinitas Posts: 600	All without spilling your tankard of coffee- impresive

12-20-2011, 02:19 PM	#9
driftwood Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SAN DIEGO Posts: 1,086	48lb

12-20-2011, 02:19 PM	#10
yakrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 611	all alone with no one to take a pic...42 lbs My first over 40 in June of 2007...41.2 lbs I hate the MLPA... the spot where these fish lived will be closed forever... a moment of silence please!

12-20-2011, 03:03 PM	#11
RK Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 736	JER-------- About fricken time!!!!!!

12-20-2011, 10:56 PM	#13
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	40lbs X 2=80lbs.....is there an 80lb club? $400 because I lost two full setups. One ended up washing up on the beach about 45minutes later so the $400 was more like $150 __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

12-21-2011, 09:56 AM	#15
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	41lbs on the beach, 44lbs on my scale at home. Being a true fisherman, I call it 44 "ish" Very fun day with multiple double hooks ups all around.

12-21-2011, 10:02 AM	#16
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	Anorexic Fish Long Snake-like body, massive dome, only 48 lbs

12-21-2011, 10:16 AM	#17
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	41lbs and change. Craziest fight I've ever had on the kayak

12-24-2011, 06:30 PM	#20
Fiskadoro ....... Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,509	Over forty, January fish, my fifth trip to La Jolla, caught in the evening. Fished all day for it, picked up one around thirty early that morning as well.