Whales are gay!!! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Hypoxic1 · 04-06-2011, 12:15 PM

Like many I'm sure, I noticed the incredible weather and was itching to fish. Combine that with the low down I received
from friends and my skin was practically crawling! This would be the second ride in my plastic battle-ship since that Whale
flipped me in December. Strangely enough, late Thursday night Darkhorse calls me and says "it's on!!"
Having done some drinking myself and not really in the mood for a gray-light launch......fishing with Josh sounded perfect.
Since anyone who knows him, knows he doesn't get up early unless he has to. And more often than not he's fashionably late too

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We launch about 9 to a beautiful day. Our game plan was to catch a big, White Sea Bass first.....then go pull on some yellows!!!
Once we were around the bend we gathered up a few " just in case" baits. You know just in case we couldn't get the Yellowtail to
eat our damn irons? We put a few pieces into the tank and up comes Jay (Pescavore 1). Apparently he got the call, too. I have
seen him several times on the water but, he's headed at us like a steamroller! Saying "Ive got a fish report"....with a monster
still flopping in his lap!!!

There's blood everywhere and it looks like a crime scene on 48 hours. Jay's face is plastered with a glowing smile as Josh starts the photo shoot. Darkhorse turns into a studio manager and clears all the clutter from Jay's deck and cleaning up blood like a janitor....F'n perfectionists sheesh!!

Anyone who has been through this torture knows it can take .....well, as long as it takes!! So I'm watching this all start and I say, "Jay, where did you get him"? Jay Points to an obscure place in the ocean between here and Hawaii. He says "right over there"....so I went. I go right to the scene of the crime and send out a bait, amongst a lot of nervous bait around me. Less than 5 minutes later, still holding the rod I felt the bait get thumped....I'm on!!! Josh comes flying back over to watch me sweat. The fight was intense and something to remember. I didn't do as well controlling my boat as I would have last year, being a little rusty and all.

Fifteen minutes of huffing and puffing later we are gaffing this spectacular fish!

I'm not one to let my fish cook on deck and I was prepared with a game-bag. Josh was so confident on this day he brought the
kayak loaded with ice!! If I'm going to kill a beast I'm going to show her proper respect. So I went back in and gave her a
proper burial in 40 lbs of ice....it was the least I could do. Then launched again to find those yellows!

I met back up with Darkhorse and he brought me to the scene of the crime from the previous day. Once there, I kid you not, it took him five minutes to locate a school of Yellowtail. I pulled out my brand new jig-stick (thanks Fishaholic!!!)...and made a cast.
This was followed by Josh saying it was perfectly placed and five seconds later....there's a huge explosion on my jig!!
A Yellowtail rolled on it and drag is ripping off the reel!! How many guys have hooked a Yellowtail on their first cast
with a brand new jig stick? After a couple of minutes while full bendo.....the hook pulls!!! Any other day I would have
been pissed off, but with a fish already on ice who cares? After further inspection of my iron I had straightened out a hook.
Giving one lucky Yellowtail it's freedom. Josh reminded me that I got to enjoy the best part of the fight and I would have
to agree. Sh^* happens when you're having fun!!!

tomah · 04-06-2011, 12:26 PM

jeez, la jolla is going off!!!

tunaseeker · 04-06-2011, 12:35 PM

Great post Hypoxic! Can't wait to get my screen saver too...

driftwood · 04-06-2011, 01:33 PM

Looks like all of Josh's fishing school graduates (including me) are hooking up! I really don't know why more people don't enroll with this guy.

Gaff?
water?
near the kelp?
hook?
jig stick?
Between La Jolla and Hawaii?

OH, I got it!! call Josh...

SSSSSNAP picture time!!

fishaholic · 04-06-2011, 01:41 PM

Chris...I sure am glad that rod got a little taste of what's to come...Thanks again and enjoy it...John

deepdvr · 04-06-2011, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hypoxic1

If I'm going to kill a beast I'm going to show her proper respect.

Maybe its just me but I think I'll give the big 'gay' whale more respect than a dead WSB.

Welcome back bro!!!! You got the gay whale.....errrr....I mean monkey off your back.

steamroll · 04-06-2011, 02:27 PM

Bravo

04-06-2011, 04:31 PM

Classic story!! Beautiful fish Chris...
Save a few for me. See you guys on
the water.

BigWaterOmeez · 04-06-2011, 04:56 PM

Put it on ice and paddled back out! Niiiiiiice!

That's pretty inspiring...seriously.

roadx · 04-06-2011, 05:02 PM

very nice! beautiful fish, you'll get that yellow next time.

they just dont make treble hooks like they used to

The Kid · 04-06-2011, 07:58 PM

ya chris get some! I love the title of your thread haha and totally agree except when the whales look like seabass congrats

old_rookie · 04-06-2011, 08:04 PM

Nice catch!! But I still can't figure out what the title has to do with your catch.

bellcon · 04-06-2011, 08:13 PM

get em Chris
great story

PapaDave · 04-06-2011, 08:21 PM

And how does one enroll in Proessor Josh's classes?

467echo · 04-06-2011, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PapaDCh

And how does one enroll in Proessor Josh's classes?

http://inshorekayak.com/

Josh rocks!

PapaDave · 04-06-2011, 08:56 PM

Thank you thank you thank you...

bigbarrels · 04-06-2011, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 467echo

http://inshorekayak.com/

Josh rocks!

x2

Money well spent! Went out with Josh in hopes of gaining some insight to LA Jolla Fishing and to what I have been doing wrong for three years. If I caught a fish, so be it

driftwood · 04-07-2011, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PapaDCh

Thank you thank you thank you...

Can't wait to see your first picture with your 60lb WSB.
Josh will make it happen.

pistolitas 13 · 04-07-2011, 09:25 PM

Nice catch buddy

THE DARKHORSE · 04-09-2011, 10:08 AM

And to think, if we only swapped out the hooks on that iron.

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What's up with the thread jack, Tom (bigbarrels)? I guess that's a great way of getting out of writing a full post, though.
And on second thought, since the boards are lively enough---good job on holding out!

Even though, Tom, literally makes ten times more than I do---he showed up with a reel on his jig-stick
that screamed like my high school girlfriend

. The good news was that he could cast, though.

So I let him barrow one of my jig-sticks; a Seeker Ulua---the good kind of pain!

04-06-2011, 12:15 PM	#1
Hypoxic1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 215	Whales are gay!!! Like many I'm sure, I noticed the incredible weather and was itching to fish. Combine that with the low down I received from friends and my skin was practically crawling! This would be the second ride in my plastic battle-ship since that Whale flipped me in December. Strangely enough, late Thursday night Darkhorse calls me and says "it's on!!" Having done some drinking myself and not really in the mood for a gray-light launch......fishing with Josh sounded perfect. Since anyone who knows him, knows he doesn't get up early unless he has to. And more often than not he's fashionably late too . We launch about 9 to a beautiful day. Our game plan was to catch a big, White Sea Bass first.....then go pull on some yellows!!! Once we were around the bend we gathered up a few " just in case" baits. You know just in case we couldn't get the Yellowtail to eat our damn irons? We put a few pieces into the tank and up comes Jay (Pescavore 1). Apparently he got the call, too. I have seen him several times on the water but, he's headed at us like a steamroller! Saying "Ive got a fish report"....with a monster still flopping in his lap!!! There's blood everywhere and it looks like a crime scene on 48 hours. Jay's face is plastered with a glowing smile as Josh starts the photo shoot. Darkhorse turns into a studio manager and clears all the clutter from Jay's deck and cleaning up blood like a janitor....F'n perfectionists sheesh!! Anyone who has been through this torture knows it can take .....well, as long as it takes!! So I'm watching this all start and I say, "Jay, where did you get him"? Jay Points to an obscure place in the ocean between here and Hawaii. He says "right over there"....so I went. I go right to the scene of the crime and send out a bait, amongst a lot of nervous bait around me. Less than 5 minutes later, still holding the rod I felt the bait get thumped....I'm on!!! Josh comes flying back over to watch me sweat. The fight was intense and something to remember. I didn't do as well controlling my boat as I would have last year, being a little rusty and all. Fifteen minutes of huffing and puffing later we are gaffing this spectacular fish! I'm not one to let my fish cook on deck and I was prepared with a game-bag. Josh was so confident on this day he brought the kayak loaded with ice!! If I'm going to kill a beast I'm going to show her proper respect. So I went back in and gave her a proper burial in 40 lbs of ice....it was the least I could do. Then launched again to find those yellows! I met back up with Darkhorse and he brought me to the scene of the crime from the previous day. Once there, I kid you not, it took him five minutes to locate a school of Yellowtail. I pulled out my brand new jig-stick (thanks Fishaholic!!!)...and made a cast. This was followed by Josh saying it was perfectly placed and five seconds later....there's a huge explosion on my jig!! A Yellowtail rolled on it and drag is ripping off the reel!! How many guys have hooked a Yellowtail on their first cast with a brand new jig stick? After a couple of minutes while full bendo.....the hook pulls!!! Any other day I would have been pissed off, but with a fish already on ice who cares? After further inspection of my iron I had straightened out a hook. Giving one lucky Yellowtail it's freedom. Josh reminded me that I got to enjoy the best part of the fight and I would have to agree. Sh^* happens when you're having fun!!!

04-06-2011, 02:27 PM	#7
steamroll Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 385	Bravo __________________

04-06-2011, 05:02 PM	#10
roadx . Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,155	very nice! beautiful fish, you'll get that yellow next time. they just dont make treble hooks like they used to __________________

04-06-2011, 08:13 PM	#13
bellcon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Pedro Posts: 999	get em Chris great story __________________

04-09-2011, 10:08 AM	#20
THE DARKHORSE Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Seven minutes from the launch! Posts: 987	Way to show those fish who's boss, Chris! And to think, if we only swapped out the hooks on that iron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . What's up with the thread jack, Tom (bigbarrels)? I guess that's a great way of getting out of writing a full post, though. And on second thought, since the boards are lively enough---good job on holding out! Even though, Tom, literally makes ten times more than I do---he showed up with a reel on his jig-stick that screamed like my high school girlfriend . The good news was that he could cast, though. So I let him barrow one of my jig-sticks; a Seeker Ulua---the good kind of pain! __________________

04-06-2011, 12:26 PM	#2
tomah Junior Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 23	jeez, la jolla is going off!!!

04-06-2011, 12:35 PM	#3
tunaseeker TB Metal Art Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 651	Great post Hypoxic! Can't wait to get my screen saver too...

04-06-2011, 01:33 PM	#4
driftwood Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SAN DIEGO Posts: 1,086	Looks like all of Josh's fishing school graduates (including me) are hooking up! I really don't know why more people don't enroll with this guy. Gaff? water? near the kelp? hook? jig stick? Between La Jolla and Hawaii? OH, I got it!! call Josh... SSSSSNAP picture time!!

04-06-2011, 01:41 PM	#5
fishaholic Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 867	Chris...I sure am glad that rod got a little taste of what's to come...Thanks again and enjoy it...John

04-06-2011, 04:31 PM	#8
yani Guest Posts: n/a	Classic story!! Beautiful fish Chris... Save a few for me. See you guys on the water.

04-06-2011, 04:56 PM	#9
BigWaterOmeez Junior Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 11	Put it on ice and paddled back out! Niiiiiiice! That's pretty inspiring...seriously.

04-06-2011, 07:58 PM	#11
The Kid Loves Surface Irons Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 455	ya chris get some! I love the title of your thread haha and totally agree except when the whales look like seabass congrats

04-06-2011, 08:04 PM	#12
old_rookie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Santee Posts: 904	Nice catch!! But I still can't figure out what the title has to do with your catch.

04-06-2011, 08:21 PM	#14
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,455	And how does one enroll in Proessor Josh's classes?

04-06-2011, 08:56 PM	#16
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,455	Thank you thank you thank you...

04-07-2011, 09:25 PM	#19
pistolitas 13 Junior Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Santa Ana Posts: 15	Nice catch buddy