LJ PM SHIFT 4-17-07 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Holy Mackerel · 04-18-2007, 09:47 PM

Met up with Brad, paddled out, bait was somewhat tough, couldn't make any... brownish water... lots of birds milling... Around 6:20pm off the face of the hotel birds piled up, some Pber blazed through, saw some surface action... another panga pulled up, they landed ~8lb YT...

I decided to go to the surface Iron, and blind cast... on my 3rd cast, got a minor backlash, picked it through, wind up... FISH ON!!!!!!!!!!!! A sealion was working the area, the panga barely got theirs in the boat... I missed the gaff a couple times, as this fish was zig-zagging like a bonito... finally got the gaff, and seconds later, the Dog surfaced right next to my kayak...!

Fish inhaled my Taddy 45.... first YT off a surface Iron....

17lbs 15 ozs..
6:20pm
94ft
water temp 61.5º
Vis >5ft

Dinner is served...

Chris

Adi, how about a front page!!!

Dan · 04-18-2007, 09:59 PM

Nice fish on the blind iron. Love when the line starts going the other way!

Good presentation on the hamach.

Handymansd · 04-18-2007, 10:16 PM

What a great story... with pics to match!

That Hamachi is making me hungry! Thanks for the great post, some of us were starting to wonder if anything was still alive out there.

lambadmin · 04-18-2007, 10:18 PM

Sweet!

Front page AND Whoppers Over the Years entry...

Awesome OTW picture!

madscientist · 04-18-2007, 11:54 PM

My photobeyatch skills are improving. Or maybe it's your camera.

Hope you remembered to save me the carcass.

Holy Mackerel · 04-19-2007, 07:18 AM

Thanks all, was stoked on that surface Iron action!

Brad, I got that carcuss, and some bonito, and mackerel for shark fishin, let me know when you want it...

rastrev · 04-19-2007, 09:30 AM

Nice job Chris! The sushi looks good.

ski · 04-19-2007, 04:12 PM

Nicely done!
Gotta love it when they swallow

Hope to see ya out there this weekend.
Mark

spongebob_82 · 04-19-2007, 05:02 PM

Swallowed it whole huh. Like my daddy always said... " You get a good one and she'll do that to ya!"

scwafish · 04-23-2007, 05:32 AM

Nice fish, on the surface just sweetens the score. I will down in LJ on June 2nd...gonna give it another try.

fishin steve · 04-23-2007, 06:32 AM

Chris , you might want to get your cat checked out. That no look so good on the corner of the placemat

04-18-2007, 09:47 PM	#1
Holy Mackerel Señor member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,627	LJ PM SHIFT 4-17-07 Met up with Brad, paddled out, bait was somewhat tough, couldn't make any... brownish water... lots of birds milling... Around 6:20pm off the face of the hotel birds piled up, some Pber blazed through, saw some surface action... another panga pulled up, they landed ~8lb YT... I decided to go to the surface Iron, and blind cast... on my 3rd cast, got a minor backlash, picked it through, wind up... FISH ON!!!!!!!!!!!! A sealion was working the area, the panga barely got theirs in the boat... I missed the gaff a couple times, as this fish was zig-zagging like a bonito... finally got the gaff, and seconds later, the Dog surfaced right next to my kayak...! Fish inhaled my Taddy 45.... first YT off a surface Iron.... 17lbs 15 ozs.. 6:20pm 94ft water temp 61.5º Vis >5ft Dinner is served... Chris Adi, how about a front page!!!

04-18-2007, 10:16 PM	#3
Handymansd Ancient Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: On The Water Posts: 935	What a great story... with pics to match! That Hamachi is making me hungry! Thanks for the great post, some of us were starting to wonder if anything was still alive out there. __________________ All men are equal before fish. -Herbert Hoover

04-18-2007, 11:54 PM	#5
madscientist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,906	My photobeyatch skills are improving. Or maybe it's your camera. Hope you remembered to save me the carcass. __________________

04-18-2007, 09:59 PM	#2
Dan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,053	Nice fish on the blind iron. Love when the line starts going the other way! Good presentation on the hamach.

04-18-2007, 10:18 PM	#4
lambadmin Spam Sanitation Dept Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,375	Sweet! Front page AND Whoppers Over the Years entry... Awesome OTW picture!

04-19-2007, 07:18 AM	#6
Holy Mackerel Señor member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 1,627	Thanks all, was stoked on that surface Iron action! Brad, I got that carcuss, and some bonito, and mackerel for shark fishin, let me know when you want it...

04-19-2007, 09:30 AM	#7
rastrev Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SD, CA Posts: 173	Nice job Chris! The sushi looks good.

04-19-2007, 04:12 PM	#8
ski Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Cajon Posts: 273	Nicely done! Gotta love it when they swallow Hope to see ya out there this weekend. Mark

04-19-2007, 05:02 PM	#9
spongebob_82 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 40	Swallowed it whole huh. Like my daddy always said... " You get a good one and she'll do that to ya!"

04-23-2007, 05:32 AM	#10
scwafish Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ukiah Posts: 86	Nice fish, on the surface just sweetens the score. I will down in LJ on June 2nd...gonna give it another try.

04-23-2007, 06:32 AM	#11
fishin steve Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: santee Posts: 44	Chris , you might want to get your cat checked out. That no look so good on the corner of the placemat