2/6 I got an early birthday present... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Dennis · 02-06-2008, 07:38 PM

Launched at 0600 to high tide, mixed up swell, and a stiff offshore. Clear skies, water temp 55, and water vis 15. I made it past the buoy and tried to jig up some bait. I ended up with a sardine for my efforts. The sardine went down, only to be foul hooked and raked by something. I pinned on a squid I caught a couple of weeks ago, and sent it down. The clicker goes off, and it's ripped off of my hook. The same thing happened with my second (last) squid. No more bait, so I start chucking the iron. The birds started working on porpoise feeding on bait. I was in the thick of it watching these porpoise break the surface, and swim under my boat for at least a couple of minutes... At one point I was debating on just taking video, and stop working the iron. I've seen a lot of shows in LJ, but this one was one of my closest/best experiences. The porpoise move on, and down goes the Salas. A couple of cranks on the bottom, then the line goes tight. THUMP... THUMP.. SLACK.

. I continued for five more minutes, then the porpoise come back. They feed and leave. The Salas goes down again, 4-6 cranks then my 40# gets tight. This fish is heavy, and doesn't really run. It sits, moves, and then sits again. No tail thumping had me thinking Black. After letting a couple of seals pass, I start pumping the fish. I was still thinking black, until I got a shot of silver. The eight foot stick had me maneuvering the fish, for a gaff shot. My '07 birthday fish came 6 days after, at 36#. This fat fish...3 days before, at 39.1#. Good luck out there.

aguachico · 02-06-2008, 07:41 PM

Kick ass.

lambadmin · 02-06-2008, 08:05 PM

Oh yeah Dennis!

One Happy BDay, already.

Love the pic. A whale of a tail.

Corey · 02-06-2008, 08:53 PM

Nice fish Dennis. You deserve it out there on a cold morning like this morning with a bald head and no hat! Toad

!!

wavster · 02-06-2008, 08:55 PM

39?! Nice!

Ryan The Sealion · 02-06-2008, 09:25 PM

nice fish D!!!

gay yard pic tho

T-Rex · 02-06-2008, 09:33 PM

Nice fish

Dan · 02-06-2008, 08:02 PM

HUGE!

steveooo · 02-07-2008, 07:05 AM

Sweet Pair D!

Good effort and great story too. Congrats!

ratdog · 02-07-2008, 08:12 AM

what a great looking catch, BZ.

rastrev · 02-07-2008, 09:25 AM

Great Bday

! Congrats.

sdtangler · 02-09-2008, 06:42 AM

Ive not got my yak from OEX yet. I hope my first trip out I dont fight with a monster like that...lol Good job im jealous.

Arne · 02-09-2008, 07:16 AM

Untimely Big Congrats Dennis

- 39# is a freakin' monster

I'll be looking for my bday

in a week or so.
Arne

dorf · 02-09-2008, 03:25 PM

Nice fish.

Happy Birthday.

02-06-2008, 07:38 PM	#1
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South of La Jolla... Posts: 1,193	2/6 I got an early birthday present... Launched at 0600 to high tide, mixed up swell, and a stiff offshore. Clear skies, water temp 55, and water vis 15. I made it past the buoy and tried to jig up some bait. I ended up with a sardine for my efforts. The sardine went down, only to be foul hooked and raked by something. I pinned on a squid I caught a couple of weeks ago, and sent it down. The clicker goes off, and it's ripped off of my hook. The same thing happened with my second (last) squid. No more bait, so I start chucking the iron. The birds started working on porpoise feeding on bait. I was in the thick of it watching these porpoise break the surface, and swim under my boat for at least a couple of minutes... At one point I was debating on just taking video, and stop working the iron. I've seen a lot of shows in LJ, but this one was one of my closest/best experiences. The porpoise move on, and down goes the Salas. A couple of cranks on the bottom, then the line goes tight. THUMP... THUMP.. SLACK. . I continued for five more minutes, then the porpoise come back. They feed and leave. The Salas goes down again, 4-6 cranks then my 40# gets tight. This fish is heavy, and doesn't really run. It sits, moves, and then sits again. No tail thumping had me thinking Black. After letting a couple of seals pass, I start pumping the fish. I was still thinking black, until I got a shot of silver. The eight foot stick had me maneuvering the fish, for a gaff shot. My '07 birthday fish came 6 days after, at 36#. This fat fish...3 days before, at 39.1#. Good luck out there. __________________ Hmmmm.....

02-06-2008, 08:53 PM	#4
Corey Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ...waaaay out there Posts: 794	Nice fish Dennis. You deserve it out there on a cold morning like this morning with a bald head and no hat! Toad !! __________________

02-09-2008, 07:16 AM	#13
Arne Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 223	Untimely Big Congrats Dennis - 39# is a freakin' monster I'll be looking for my bday in a week or so. Arne __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

02-09-2008, 03:25 PM	#14
dorf Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 279	Nice fish. Happy Birthday. __________________ Don't try to confuse me with facts! I hereby reject your reality and submit my own.

02-06-2008, 07:41 PM	#2
aguachico Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 719	Kick ass.

02-06-2008, 08:05 PM	#3
lambadmin Spam Sanitation Dept Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,374	Oh yeah Dennis! One Happy BDay, already. Love the pic. A whale of a tail.

02-06-2008, 08:55 PM	#5
wavster Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Encinitas Posts: 562	39?! Nice!

02-06-2008, 09:25 PM	#6
Ryan The Sealion Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 308	nice fish D!!! gay yard pic tho

02-06-2008, 09:33 PM	#7
T-Rex Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita Posts: 770	Nice fish

02-06-2008, 08:02 PM	#8
Dan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,053	HUGE!

02-07-2008, 07:05 AM	#9
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	Sweet Pair D! Good effort and great story too. Congrats!

02-07-2008, 08:12 AM	#10
ratdog Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 424	what a great looking catch, BZ.

02-07-2008, 09:25 AM	#11
rastrev Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: SD, CA Posts: 173	Great Bday ! Congrats.

02-09-2008, 06:42 AM	#12
sdtangler Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North County Inland Posts: 76	Ive not got my yak from OEX yet. I hope my first trip out I dont fight with a monster like that...lol Good job im jealous.