LJ 8/3 semi comical. Long winded - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Widgeon · 08-03-2014, 01:57 PM

Started out a fine morning. I slept in until 5:30 in consideration of the tides. Made it a point to stop at the 24hr Mexican place for a breakfast burrito. All was well.
Then, I got to the beach. Unloading my gear, I realized I had forgotten my sabiki rod and didn't have a back up sabiki rig. Oh well, I'll make some bait somehow.
Get set up and launch about 7am. Pull the yak into knee deep water and as I go to hop in, I slipped off the edge and wound up swimming. No prob, I'm in quick dry attire.
While paddling out, I realized I had forgotten to take my Bonine. Which I generally take on rough days as a precaution. Luckily, I had it with me, but it takes about an hour to kick in.
Get out to the zone and make a Frankenstein sabiki out of a couple 2/0 hooks and a foil type candy wrapper. Hoping to get the macs interested and then snag them with the hooks. Thy occasionally showed some interest, but I couldn't hook any. After about 30-40 minutes of this, I began to feel a little green and considered paddling in.
About this time I saw a fellow yak angler near by and asked if he had a sabiki to spare. He was down to a half of one, but gladly gave me a Spanish he had hooked
I took it and began the slow troll, knowing that the paddling would help my condition. It did and shortly after, I was dried out and feeling better. About this time it started to rain. How cool would it be to fight a fat YT in the rain, I thought. But all I got was wet again.
I trolled back and forth a couple times with no luck. I must say that the one Spanish lasted a good 1.5-2 hours on the troll before I called it. He was released with a slightly enlarged nasal passage
Back at the beach, I jumped off the yak a little early and was soaked up to my neck. At least it wasn't cold out.
Lesson learned, bring extra sabiki rigs. I would consider carrying a rain coat, but I'm sure if I did, I would never see rain on the water again.
Good times

Oxbeast1210 · 08-03-2014, 02:20 PM

DAng at least you made the best of it

Widgeon · 08-03-2014, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Oxbeast1210

DAng at least you made the best of it

Between work and watching my not quite 2 y.o. son, Sunday mornings are my only chance to fish. From Sunday afternoon, through the week, I look forward to that time on the water and whatever comes with it.

Oxbeast1210 · 08-03-2014, 04:51 PM

DO you normally hit La jolla? I need to start going more!

Widgeon · 08-03-2014, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Oxbeast1210

DO you normally hit La jolla? I need to start going more!

5 Sundays in a row.
I hadn't had my yak in the water in over a year before that.

TekkaYaker · 08-03-2014, 09:34 PM

Had a funny sabiki experience a few days ago.. Spent a good 45 min watching greens hit my sabiki with no luck. Soon realized that all the hooks had sheared off and the greens were just tasting the sabiki feathers! Forgot my spare sabiki's on the workbench, will always pack extra sabiki's from here out.. Lesson learned, when the rig drops out the tip of the sabiki rod, hard to see the hooks, but you can usually hear the hooks as they slide out.

08-03-2014, 01:57 PM	#1
Widgeon Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Clairemont Posts: 175	LJ 8/3 semi comical. Long winded Started out a fine morning. I slept in until 5:30 in consideration of the tides. Made it a point to stop at the 24hr Mexican place for a breakfast burrito. All was well. Then, I got to the beach. Unloading my gear, I realized I had forgotten my sabiki rod and didn't have a back up sabiki rig. Oh well, I'll make some bait somehow. Get set up and launch about 7am. Pull the yak into knee deep water and as I go to hop in, I slipped off the edge and wound up swimming. No prob, I'm in quick dry attire. While paddling out, I realized I had forgotten to take my Bonine. Which I generally take on rough days as a precaution. Luckily, I had it with me, but it takes about an hour to kick in. Get out to the zone and make a Frankenstein sabiki out of a couple 2/0 hooks and a foil type candy wrapper. Hoping to get the macs interested and then snag them with the hooks. Thy occasionally showed some interest, but I couldn't hook any. After about 30-40 minutes of this, I began to feel a little green and considered paddling in. About this time I saw a fellow yak angler near by and asked if he had a sabiki to spare. He was down to a half of one, but gladly gave me a Spanish he had hooked I took it and began the slow troll, knowing that the paddling would help my condition. It did and shortly after, I was dried out and feeling better. About this time it started to rain. How cool would it be to fight a fat YT in the rain, I thought. But all I got was wet again. I trolled back and forth a couple times with no luck. I must say that the one Spanish lasted a good 1.5-2 hours on the troll before I called it. He was released with a slightly enlarged nasal passage Back at the beach, I jumped off the yak a little early and was soaked up to my neck. At least it wasn't cold out. Lesson learned, bring extra sabiki rigs. I would consider carrying a rain coat, but I'm sure if I did, I would never see rain on the water again. Good times

08-03-2014, 09:34 PM	#6
TekkaYaker Junior Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: San Diego Posts: 19	damn sabiki's Had a funny sabiki experience a few days ago.. Spent a good 45 min watching greens hit my sabiki with no luck. Soon realized that all the hooks had sheared off and the greens were just tasting the sabiki feathers! Forgot my spare sabiki's on the workbench, will always pack extra sabiki's from here out.. Lesson learned, when the rig drops out the tip of the sabiki rod, hard to see the hooks, but you can usually hear the hooks as they slide out.

08-03-2014, 02:20 PM	#2
Oxbeast1210 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 421	DAng at least you made the best of it

08-03-2014, 04:51 PM	#4
Oxbeast1210 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 421	DO you normally hit La jolla? I need to start going more!