1/23 Hook UP II - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Iceman · 01-23-2016, 04:47 PM

15 skiffs and about 40 yaks and not much action all around. I got one lucky bite on the squid n jig around 8:30. Got some crazy video to edit as a lil female sealion decided to bite it in the tail just as I was going to sink the gaff............it ran all the way back to the bottom in 120 feet. Winched it back up and gaffed, clipped and bled on board. 32 pounds.......stoked!

B E N D O !

Watch the tip bounce when I get bit.........I just put the power handle on this ProGear, this is my new favorite halibut set up, not sure how it will fair on a YT........but hey GregAndrew gets em on the whip

surfisher · 01-23-2016, 04:57 PM

Nice Halibut!! Missed the action by one day, yesterday was lit for like 2hrs at first light.

jorluivil · 01-23-2016, 05:16 PM

Nice one andy!!

I have 8days to beat that

mrJB · 01-23-2016, 05:22 PM

WAY TO DO IT!

Saba Slayer · 01-23-2016, 06:13 PM

Nice job...looks like some good meals there!

momo fish · 01-23-2016, 06:18 PM

Nice going Andy ! How was the repairs to launch going?

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summers in kuwait · 01-23-2016, 06:19 PM

Great fish Andy!
Congrats

ctfphoto · 01-23-2016, 06:32 PM

Nice fish Andy..

I was out today in a private boat from that perspective .... damn kayakers everywhere like mosquitos ......

DanaPT · 01-23-2016, 06:58 PM

Well done sir.

JeffB · 01-23-2016, 07:05 PM

Very nice barn door!

PescadorPete · 01-23-2016, 07:09 PM

Way to go Andy, nice fish! And nice reel, too. I have three of them. If you feel you need more cranking power, Penn Jigmaster gears fit and that would drop you from the stock 5:1 to a lower 4:1 ratio.

kayakfisherman · 01-23-2016, 07:59 PM

Who's got the bigger smile? You or the halibut???

maquinapescado · 01-23-2016, 08:08 PM

Nice door matt

tamddo714 · 01-24-2016, 02:04 AM

Nice fish Andy!

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Dennis · 01-24-2016, 06:21 AM

Nice! Is that the new Progear?

Tandem Assassin · 01-24-2016, 07:59 AM

[QUOTE=Iceman;252001]15 skiffs and about 40 yaks and not much action all around. I got one lucky bite on the squid n jig around 8:30. Got some crazy video to edit as a lil female sealion decided to bite it in the tail just as I was going to sink the gaff............it ran all the way back to the bottom in 120 feet. Winched it back up and gaffed, clipped and bled on board. 32 pounds.......stoked!

I have been using those handles for the last 5 years. Get em on ebay from a guy in Torrance for about $14.00 each...

tunaseeker · 01-24-2016, 08:11 AM

That's a nice fish Andy! Congrads!

the dude · 01-24-2016, 09:19 AM

awesome!

hope that thing was very dead being that close to your nuts...

Geno Machino · 01-24-2016, 09:41 AM

Awesome catch Andy!!!

Stil looking for my first in the yak...

Well done!

Geno

Iceman · 01-24-2016, 11:44 AM

full vid

I usually don't worry about those bait stealing female sea lions messing with my fish, this one surprised me, you could see where it bit down right on the middle of the tail...........and then just swam off.

01-23-2016, 04:47 PM	#1
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	1/23 Hook UP II 15 skiffs and about 40 yaks and not much action all around. I got one lucky bite on the squid n jig around 8:30. Got some crazy video to edit as a lil female sealion decided to bite it in the tail just as I was going to sink the gaff............it ran all the way back to the bottom in 120 feet. Winched it back up and gaffed, clipped and bled on board. 32 pounds.......stoked! B E N D O ! Watch the tip bounce when I get bit.........I just put the power handle on this ProGear, this is my new favorite halibut set up, not sure how it will fair on a YT........but hey GregAndrew gets em on the whip __________________

01-23-2016, 04:57 PM	#2
surfisher Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 388	Nice Halibut!! Missed the action by one day, yesterday was lit for like 2hrs at first light. __________________

01-23-2016, 05:16 PM	#3
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	Nice one andy!! I have 8days to beat that __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

01-23-2016, 05:22 PM	#4
mrJB Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: O.C. Posts: 352	WAY TO DO IT! __________________ "I Brake for Halibut"

01-23-2016, 06:13 PM	#5
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,857	god eats Nice job...looks like some good meals there! __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

01-23-2016, 06:18 PM	#6
momo fish Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Camarillo Posts: 1,491	Nice going Andy ! How was the repairs to launch going? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01-23-2016, 06:19 PM	#7
summers in kuwait Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: East County San Diego Posts: 657	Great fish Andy! Congrats

01-23-2016, 06:32 PM	#8
ctfphoto Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 901	Nice fish Andy.. I was out today in a private boat from that perspective .... damn kayakers everywhere like mosquitos ......

01-23-2016, 06:58 PM	#9
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	Well done sir.

01-23-2016, 07:05 PM	#10
JeffB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: La Jolla Posts: 1,216	Very nice barn door! __________________ If you're looking for me I'm

01-23-2016, 07:09 PM	#11
PescadorPete Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Leucadia, CA Posts: 261	Way to go Andy, nice fish! And nice reel, too. I have three of them. If you feel you need more cranking power, Penn Jigmaster gears fit and that would drop you from the stock 5:1 to a lower 4:1 ratio.

01-23-2016, 07:59 PM	#12
kayakfisherman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 715	Who's got the bigger smile? You or the halibut???

01-23-2016, 08:08 PM	#13
maquinapescado Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 326	Nice door matt __________________ Climb, Surf, Fish, Repeat

01-24-2016, 02:04 AM	#14
tamddo714 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 273	Nice fish Andy! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01-24-2016, 06:21 AM	#15
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South of La Jolla... Posts: 1,193	Nice! Is that the new Progear? __________________ Hmmmm.....

01-24-2016, 07:59 AM	#16
Tandem Assassin Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 290	Nice Knobs.. [QUOTE=Iceman;252001]15 skiffs and about 40 yaks and not much action all around. I got one lucky bite on the squid n jig around 8:30. Got some crazy video to edit as a lil female sealion decided to bite it in the tail just as I was going to sink the gaff............it ran all the way back to the bottom in 120 feet. Winched it back up and gaffed, clipped and bled on board. 32 pounds.......stoked! I have been using those handles for the last 5 years. Get em on ebay from a guy in Torrance for about $14.00 each...

01-24-2016, 08:11 AM	#17
tunaseeker TB Metal Art Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 653	That's a nice fish Andy! Congrads!

01-24-2016, 09:19 AM	#18
the dude Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Valley Center Posts: 271	awesome! hope that thing was very dead being that close to your nuts... __________________ The dude abides.

01-24-2016, 09:41 AM	#19
Geno Machino "Relax" Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: O'side Posts: 553	Awesome catch Andy!!! Stil looking for my first in the yak... Well done! Geno __________________

01-24-2016, 11:44 AM	#20
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	full vid I usually don't worry about those bait stealing female sea lions messing with my fish, this one surprised me, you could see where it bit down right on the middle of the tail...........and then just swam off. __________________ Last edited by Iceman; 01-24-2016 at 11:55 AM.