Newport, 6-19-13 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Amish Ed · 06-19-2013, 11:55 AM

Launched at 6:15am with Landwhale and my brother (first time on a yak) to overcast skies and a light south wind. Tide was high and not going to be moving much, so we didn't expect much. Fished the buoy line for a while and we each got a fish. Steve and I also lost a good one each. Then we moved to the moored boats and things were really no better. We each got another.

Slowly working our way back to the buoy line I set the hook on a soft bite. Ended up being a beast of a mud marlin that dragged me all the way to the docks by the launch, down a long the docks, in between some docks, back out to the buoys and then back down to the launch. Realizing that with 6lb I had little chance of actually getting my bait back, I broke it off. We tried for a little while longer and I got another smaller mud marlin (maybe 15lbs) and got my bait back from that one. We finally gave up around 11:00.

While the catching sucked, the fishing was great. I always love fishing with Steve and having my brother out to join us was even better. Thanks Steve for the use of your yak too.

easyday · 06-19-2013, 12:08 PM

At leat you got a nice littl ride.

vincentek9 · 06-19-2013, 12:11 PM

nice seeing you out there. nice to know you didnt get skunked.

Amish Ed · 06-19-2013, 12:17 PM

Funny thing about sleigh rides, Steve thinks like me. He asked me what I was using, so he didn't hook the same thing.

Vincente, spaced out that we'd met at the launch. It was nice meeting you, how'd you do?

06-19-2013, 11:55 AM	#1
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Newport, 6-19-13 Launched at 6:15am with Landwhale and my brother (first time on a yak) to overcast skies and a light south wind. Tide was high and not going to be moving much, so we didn't expect much. Fished the buoy line for a while and we each got a fish. Steve and I also lost a good one each. Then we moved to the moored boats and things were really no better. We each got another. Slowly working our way back to the buoy line I set the hook on a soft bite. Ended up being a beast of a mud marlin that dragged me all the way to the docks by the launch, down a long the docks, in between some docks, back out to the buoys and then back down to the launch. Realizing that with 6lb I had little chance of actually getting my bait back, I broke it off. We tried for a little while longer and I got another smaller mud marlin (maybe 15lbs) and got my bait back from that one. We finally gave up around 11:00. While the catching sucked, the fishing was great. I always love fishing with Steve and having my brother out to join us was even better. Thanks Steve for the use of your yak too. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

06-19-2013, 12:08 PM	#2
easyday Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,470	At leat you got a nice littl ride. __________________

06-19-2013, 12:11 PM	#3
vincentek9 MAYNEE-YAK Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 533	nice seeing you out there. nice to know you didnt get skunked. __________________

06-19-2013, 12:17 PM	#4
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Funny thing about sleigh rides, Steve thinks like me. He asked me what I was using, so he didn't hook the same thing. Vincente, spaced out that we'd met at the launch. It was nice meeting you, how'd you do? __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!