What a Blast! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

GHOSTHUNTR · 08-08-2008, 10:54 AM

Great job on the release guys. I had my son out to the kelp a couple of weeks ago and we saw a dead BSB, about 75#s. It sucks when one of them dies like that, but I know everyone does their best to keep them alive. Jumping in to help the fish out sure is a cool thing to do.

lamb · 08-08-2008, 12:01 PM

Great write up John, nice fish the other John!!!

I had the same luck that day. Giant bass hit my big mac on the bottom and gave me a hell of a ride. 10 minutes into the fight, with all the raw towing power and lack of tail thumps, I was pretty sure it was black. But you know how it is, you're always hoping it's some huge yellow with highly personal fighting style...

I just could not get that thing up, he kept towing me around staying in between 40 and 70 ft under me. With my drag tightened all the way, I was finally able to bring him up on the surface. I have never caught or seen a bigger one...

Then it took me a good 10 minutes to revive him.

It was too heavy and hard to handle from my yak. I managed to straighten him up twice; he kicked for the bottom just to pop back up on the surface. I started thinking about getting in the water too... The third time I kept him up straight, and for about a minute I was pushing him back and forth to get the water flowing through his gills. That seemed to work - he finally kicked strongly down for the bottom. I stayed in the area for a while to make sure - I didn't see him again.

Thanks Dave for paddling up to offer help. We definitely need to give each other a hand to make sure these beautiful fish get to swim back down.

08-08-2008, 12:01 PM	#2
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,568	Great write up John, nice fish the other John!!! I had the same luck that day. Giant bass hit my big mac on the bottom and gave me a hell of a ride. 10 minutes into the fight, with all the raw towing power and lack of tail thumps, I was pretty sure it was black. But you know how it is, you're always hoping it's some huge yellow with highly personal fighting style... I just could not get that thing up, he kept towing me around staying in between 40 and 70 ft under me. With my drag tightened all the way, I was finally able to bring him up on the surface. I have never caught or seen a bigger one... Then it took me a good 10 minutes to revive him. It was too heavy and hard to handle from my yak. I managed to straighten him up twice; he kicked for the bottom just to pop back up on the surface. I started thinking about getting in the water too... The third time I kept him up straight, and for about a minute I was pushing him back and forth to get the water flowing through his gills. That seemed to work - he finally kicked strongly down for the bottom. I stayed in the area for a while to make sure - I didn't see him again. Thanks Dave for paddling up to offer help. We definitely need to give each other a hand to make sure these beautiful fish get to swim back down. __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

08-08-2008, 10:54 AM	#1
GHOSTHUNTR Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Poway Posts: 160	Great job on the release guys. I had my son out to the kelp a couple of weeks ago and we saw a dead BSB, about 75#s. It sucks when one of them dies like that, but I know everyone does their best to keep them alive. Jumping in to help the fish out sure is a cool thing to do.