Lj 12-25 Christmas presents - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

yaky yak · 12-25-2009, 10:35 PM

Call me scroog, but i desided to spend the day fishing on christmas. I was a little suprised to see other yaker out there also along with several pb's. I went out to investagate what was going on out there. I made several drops with a blue and white 6x Jr then bam, I was on. The first run was unbeleavable. My kayak was leaving a wake as the sleigh ride commenced. I couldn't stop thinking that i should of retied that knot on my leader. After an hour or so the fish is stuck 20 ft under my kayak, and I still haven't seen him. I put as much pressure as i dare and horse him up. I got a little nervous when 4ft of tail came up and still no body(It was tail hooked). This is my first T shark and the biggest thing I've ever hooked and I have no idea what to do. So I hail a passing boat and it comes to give me a hand. The crew of the "gut barge" was vary helpfull, and with their help I put a est.110#+t(8ft) on deck of my prowler. They took photos but I haven't received them yet. Half way in the fish rolls off and I can't get him back on. Its like an anchor now. I'm regreting not releaseing it. I haul my kayak on a kia rio. I don't think it'll even fit in my car. Where am I going to clean it? Ok I know I f___ up. I again hail a PBer and offer the shark to him and he takes it. None of the boats at "the spot" are doing sqat, so I go hunting futher out looking for life. I see some birds working an area so i paddle out, but of course their gone when I get there but I see some bait down 190 ft and drop the 6x. ON! I can fill the head shakes. Its the right kind. My arms were still cramping from the shark, but I soon had a nice fat yellow on deck. Last New Years I got a yellow, now X-mas. Thank you Santa.

Whizz Bang · 12-25-2009, 10:51 PM

Nice fish, sorry about the Thresher.

12-26-2009, 12:38 AM

nice job!

WTG!

deepdvr · 12-26-2009, 06:17 AM

Wow! much more exciting than my Xmas.

Iceman · 12-26-2009, 08:33 AM

Crazy Horse tradin' upgrade

Helluva Christmas day!

lamb · 12-26-2009, 03:05 PM

That is very cool

You double scored... and I'm pretty sure you're about the only one who scored yesterday.

Big time congrats!

premo · 12-26-2009, 04:04 PM

Thanks for christmas present Wade.

yaky yak · 12-26-2009, 06:58 PM

shark photos(thanks gut barge)

Fiskadoro · 12-26-2009, 07:38 PM

Now there's a trip you won't forget soon!!!

Nice T and a nice Yellow... Congrats on that one!

Jim

fishinkid2010 · 12-26-2009, 08:18 PM

Nice going, my buddy got a T shark this evening too. (we were on his boat though)
Released it, but I wanted to keep it haha

dorado50 · 12-26-2009, 08:39 PM

Gotta like the flying gaff...

yaky yak · 12-26-2009, 09:06 PM

Yeah, maybe the flying gaff was over kill, but when I was out there all by my self that shark looked twice as big, and it did make things easyer. Just for the record, I'll never intenenally kill anather thresher. And again thank you crew of the gut barge. It an expereance I'll never forget.

THE DARKHORSE · 12-27-2009, 01:50 PM

The good ol' crash your car and start catching more fish than ever before trick. The hunk of metal sacrafice seems to be paying off quite well.

Another nice fish, Wade.

fishing md · 12-27-2009, 04:35 PM

good job i will try to do that next cristmas

12-25-2009, 10:35 PM	#1
yaky yak Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Riverside, calif Posts: 130	Lj 12-25 Christmas presents Call me scroog, but i desided to spend the day fishing on christmas. I was a little suprised to see other yaker out there also along with several pb's. I went out to investagate what was going on out there. I made several drops with a blue and white 6x Jr then bam, I was on. The first run was unbeleavable. My kayak was leaving a wake as the sleigh ride commenced. I couldn't stop thinking that i should of retied that knot on my leader. After an hour or so the fish is stuck 20 ft under my kayak, and I still haven't seen him. I put as much pressure as i dare and horse him up. I got a little nervous when 4ft of tail came up and still no body(It was tail hooked). This is my first T shark and the biggest thing I've ever hooked and I have no idea what to do. So I hail a passing boat and it comes to give me a hand. The crew of the "gut barge" was vary helpfull, and with their help I put a est.110#+t(8ft) on deck of my prowler. They took photos but I haven't received them yet. Half way in the fish rolls off and I can't get him back on. Its like an anchor now. I'm regreting not releaseing it. I haul my kayak on a kia rio. I don't think it'll even fit in my car. Where am I going to clean it? Ok I know I f___ up. I again hail a PBer and offer the shark to him and he takes it. None of the boats at "the spot" are doing sqat, so I go hunting futher out looking for life. I see some birds working an area so i paddle out, but of course their gone when I get there but I see some bait down 190 ft and drop the 6x. ON! I can fill the head shakes. Its the right kind. My arms were still cramping from the shark, but I soon had a nice fat yellow on deck. Last New Years I got a yellow, now X-mas. Thank you Santa. Attached Images

12-25-2009, 10:51 PM	#2
Whizz Bang Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 396	Congratulations!!! Nice fish, sorry about the Thresher.

12-26-2009, 08:33 AM	#5
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	Crazy Horse tradin' upgrade Helluva Christmas day! __________________

12-26-2009, 03:05 PM	#6
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,568	That is very cool You double scored... and I'm pretty sure you're about the only one who scored yesterday. Big time congrats! __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

12-26-2009, 06:58 PM	#8
yaky yak Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Riverside, calif Posts: 130	shark photos(thanks gut barge) Attached Images

12-26-2009, 12:38 AM	#3
NextBite Guest Posts: n/a	nice job! WTG!

12-26-2009, 06:17 AM	#4
deepdvr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 591	Wow! much more exciting than my Xmas.

12-26-2009, 04:04 PM	#7
premo Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: costa mesa Posts: 124	Thanks for christmas present Wade.

12-26-2009, 07:38 PM	#9
Fiskadoro ....... Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,509	Now there's a trip you won't forget soon!!! Nice T and a nice Yellow... Congrats on that one! Jim

12-26-2009, 08:18 PM	#10
fishinkid2010 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: La Mesa Posts: 386	Nice going, my buddy got a T shark this evening too. (we were on his boat though) Released it, but I wanted to keep it haha __________________ Need a custom rod wrapped? PM me! http://s686.photobucket.com/albums/vv222/fishinkid2010/Sample%20Rod%20Wrapping/?albumview=slideshow

12-26-2009, 08:39 PM	#11
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	Gotta like the flying gaff...

12-26-2009, 09:06 PM	#12
yaky yak Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Riverside, calif Posts: 130	Yeah, maybe the flying gaff was over kill, but when I was out there all by my self that shark looked twice as big, and it did make things easyer. Just for the record, I'll never intenenally kill anather thresher. And again thank you crew of the gut barge. It an expereance I'll never forget.

12-27-2009, 01:50 PM	#13
THE DARKHORSE Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Seven minutes from the launch! Posts: 987	Ahhhh... The good ol' crash your car and start catching more fish than ever before trick. The hunk of metal sacrafice seems to be paying off quite well. Another nice fish, Wade. __________________

12-27-2009, 04:35 PM	#14
fishing md Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: redlands Posts: 237	good job i will try to do that next cristmas