5/7/ - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

fishdude · 05-07-2007, 12:39 PM

Launched 5:00 am. Straight out, easy bait. Bait balls all over the place. Limited on time so out I go. Barrys,bonita on the inside, get out around the corner 120 feet of water, off the point a bit. One low one high nothen happening.
Put a salas 6x jr on second cast, WHAM,

off to the races i go. Up and down for 15 min, something seems different, o'well keep pumping takes a few runs and holds down like a anchor, then I get color, wow that is the biggest and longest tail on a halibut I have ever seen,@$#$@%^%$#^

Its a huge, RAY!!!!!!!!

I went from happy boy to hell boy in a blink of an eye.
One hell of fight is all I can say about that.

madscientist · 05-07-2007, 03:44 PM

More than a few huge halibut have morphed into rays, leopards, and guitar fish at color for me as well. Always a letdown.

kayak jack · 05-07-2007, 06:26 PM

I always appreciate a good fight, most of the time, but it's always nice to catch something, that you can brag about.

Spinal Tap · 05-07-2007, 07:54 PM

Fishdude,

What was the vis like near the kelp? I'm hearing positive reports but those are coming from surfers.

thanks

fishdude · 05-10-2007, 09:25 AM

Visibility is getting much better, could see the ray at least 20 feet down at 130 feet of water, knew what it was not at about 15 to 10 feet.

I was cruising the coast Wed. and saw one big ass RED TIDE patch from O side down to Solana??????????
A little worried, hopefully it stays north or just goes away.

On another note was out Tuesday and La Jolla looks like Mt Saint Helens a week before it pops, bait all over and white and Yellows cruising all over.

05-07-2007, 12:39 PM	#1
fishdude Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: In a house Posts: 79	5/7/ Launched 5:00 am. Straight out, easy bait. Bait balls all over the place. Limited on time so out I go. Barrys,bonita on the inside, get out around the corner 120 feet of water, off the point a bit. One low one high nothen happening. Put a salas 6x jr on second cast, WHAM, off to the races i go. Up and down for 15 min, something seems different, o'well keep pumping takes a few runs and holds down like a anchor, then I get color, wow that is the biggest and longest tail on a halibut I have ever seen,@$#$@%^%$#^ Its a huge, RAY!!!!!!!! I went from happy boy to hell boy in a blink of an eye. One hell of fight is all I can say about that.

05-07-2007, 03:44 PM	#2
madscientist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,906	More than a few huge halibut have morphed into rays, leopards, and guitar fish at color for me as well. Always a letdown. __________________

05-07-2007, 06:26 PM	#3
kayak jack Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: El toro Calif. Posts: 29	I always appreciate a good fight, most of the time, but it's always nice to catch something, that you can brag about.

05-07-2007, 07:54 PM	#4
Spinal Tap Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 132	Fishdude, What was the vis like near the kelp? I'm hearing positive reports but those are coming from surfers. thanks

05-10-2007, 09:25 AM	#5
fishdude Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: In a house Posts: 79	Visibility is getting much better, could see the ray at least 20 feet down at 130 feet of water, knew what it was not at about 15 to 10 feet. I was cruising the coast Wed. and saw one big ass RED TIDE patch from O side down to Solana?????????? A little worried, hopefully it stays north or just goes away. On another note was out Tuesday and La Jolla looks like Mt Saint Helens a week before it pops, bait all over and white and Yellows cruising all over.