The Bite You Almost Never Heard About - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

The Kid · 08-16-2011, 04:00 PM

A true bendo shot. Not wasted on a T-shark, ray, or BSB.

Though several of you guys may have thought that fishing has been slow or that fishing in LJ has not been good for the last 2 months well you have been sorely been mistaken. It’s been really nice to not deal with the flotilla, the squid armada, the plastic navy for weeks now and just enjoy some good old fashion summer fishing as it should be.

Well, I wish I could say it has been wide open for YTs last month this simply has not been true. It was a grind, a steady and productive string of fish. However, the lack of quantity definitely was made up for in quality. For the most part the fish were uncooperative and frustrating, but persistence paid off on the long days.

So last month I had been doing what I love to do most. Yep, you know what I’m going to say! SURFACE IRON!!!!! Forget the bait rod, forget about making bait, no more squid, no more cold nights it was almost too good to have been true. Just my 2 favorite jig sticks and big jig striking yellows! Could a yak fisherman wish for anything better? Oh wait, there is nothing better!
Oh, but it did get better! Within “the bite” I had two of the most explosive, close range jig strikes I have ever had! Ever! The first fish I will write about bit so close to my boat that it… well just read my stories:

Strike 1- With an abundant amount of fish around myself, Whizzbang, and sharonkayak I had just made my cast with my choice jig #1 and got blow up on by at least 3 fish. After getting outside of the school I burned my jig back to get ready for an instant second chance bendo. Being very careful to make sure my line was going on tight and level I kept my eyes on the spool. When I got to right about where I pick up my line and make my next hurl I felt the line tighten. Within the millisecond that the line tightened I thought WTF? There is no way! A piece of kelp probably or the jig is at the tip. But when I jerked my head up a wall of water met my face and a flash of silver, moss green, bright yellow dazzled my eyes. A YELLOW HAHAHAHA!!!!! No f****** way! I screamed so loud out of pure joy and surprise I scared Sharon out of her on the water pajamas. I mean the yellow bit literally on my bow, not off my bow. On my bow! C’mon!

Strike 2- Ok, this one was almost as good, maybe slightly better because I got to see into the souls of these fish before I hooked up. I briefly saw a loner and moved into the direction from where it had gone out of my view. I chased her down and she was joined by another one of her house wife friends and they were in a hurry to get to the salon. I chased them down and they finally were running across my frame. I made the presentation and they turned on the jig so hard I almost pissed myself. So here they come running and they are right on my jig, bumping each other out of the way to get the best seat at the dinner table. “Ok, here we go! ……..Ok any second now………C’mon hit it already!” I was saying in my head the entire time the jig was followed. Within 20 yards they were getting really close so I pulled a momentum change and they were getting really excited, literally an inch off the jig and within ten feet from me one makes a lunge for jig#2. But before it could eat it the other bumps her out off the way and swallows the jig and creates the flurry of white I look forward too with every cast and within the same proximity as strike#1.

(The secret to surface irons is the glasses).

Damn I love Irons!

So the moral of these stories; “Don’t get stuck on squid!” While all of you guys were trying your hand at the seabass mantra, a handful of us were having a blast alongside some monster Makos.

Let’s hope that the fishing gets better.

Like I said, "Quality!"

deepdvr · 08-16-2011, 04:11 PM

Doing what you do best!!!

Dan · 08-16-2011, 04:12 PM

nice man. good grade.

radastaff · 08-16-2011, 04:13 PM

awsome
and
inspiring

mtnbykr2 · 08-16-2011, 04:15 PM

wow nice post, wall hangers

-R&B- · 08-16-2011, 05:16 PM

Sea Samurai has done it again!

jorluivil · 08-16-2011, 05:22 PM

Man how I wish I didn't live 97.5miles from LJ

RedSledTeam · 08-16-2011, 05:26 PM

Saweeeettttt!!!! That is sick! Nice fishes, Kid.

"jjcawjj" · 08-16-2011, 06:19 PM

Dude!!!!!

Sweeeett !!!! Great Job!

Killer Fish!!!!

undrH2Ohntr · 08-16-2011, 06:55 PM

Damn....................

that's quality for sure. Nice job.

Handymansd · 08-16-2011, 07:36 PM

OK... beautiful fish!

but ya gotta get some sun screen, or some wildlife guy will nail your ass for poaching coons! Or it could be the glasses just work too well...

Congrats on a nice pair!

The Kid · 08-16-2011, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Handymansd

OK... beautiful fish!

but ya gotta get some sun screen, or some wildlife guy will nail your ass for poaching coons! Or it could be the glasses just work too well...

Congrats on a nice pair!

Hahaha I went to Phil's the other day and the hostess was saying something similar.

There's more than a pair in this thread.

T-Rex · 08-16-2011, 07:49 PM

On the iron - Nice!

StinkyMatt · 08-16-2011, 08:11 PM

Damn this guy.........he messes with me sleeping at night!

Another sleepless night tossing and turning, imagining what it feels like.

I love living inland!!!!

Dean Machine · 08-16-2011, 08:15 PM

Sweet! Nice job! Nothing like a nice quiet calm day on the water. Just you and the fish.

ODOGFISH · 08-16-2011, 08:32 PM

damn and here I was hoping for a tenderlion T shark shot

nicely done

hook1fred · 08-16-2011, 08:38 PM

Nice Job.

GBF · 08-16-2011, 09:43 PM

On the Iron no less...............

Too Sweet!!

GBF

Billy V · 08-16-2011, 09:53 PM

Omega-3 rich belly meat.
Your cholesterol must be 150

Caden · 08-16-2011, 10:07 PM

damn bro can u show me how to catch

appreciate it, nice catch bro

08-16-2011, 05:22 PM	#7
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,855	Man how I wish I didn't live 97.5miles from LJ __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

08-16-2011, 06:19 PM	#9
"jjcawjj" Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Vista, California Posts: 174	Dude!!!!!Sweeeett !!!! Great Job! Killer Fish!!!!

08-16-2011, 07:36 PM	#11
Handymansd Ancient Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: On The Water Posts: 935	OK... beautiful fish! but ya gotta get some sun screen, or some wildlife guy will nail your ass for poaching coons! Or it could be the glasses just work too well... Congrats on a nice pair! __________________ All men are equal before fish. -Herbert Hoover

08-16-2011, 08:15 PM	#15
Dean Machine Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Clemente Posts: 162	Sweet! Nice job! Nothing like a nice quiet calm day on the water. Just you and the fish. __________________ "Good luck and tight lines!"

08-16-2011, 08:32 PM	#16
ODOGFISH Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: HAVANA , CUBA Posts: 64	damn and here I was hoping for a tenderlion T shark shot nicely done __________________ Don't want to hear about it Every single one's got a story to tell Everyone knows about it Oscar

08-16-2011, 04:00 PM	#1
The Kid Loves Surface Irons Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 455	The Bite You Almost Never Heard About A true bendo shot. Not wasted on a T-shark, ray, or BSB. Though several of you guys may have thought that fishing has been slow or that fishing in LJ has not been good for the last 2 months well you have been sorely been mistaken. It’s been really nice to not deal with the flotilla, the squid armada, the plastic navy for weeks now and just enjoy some good old fashion summer fishing as it should be. Well, I wish I could say it has been wide open for YTs last month this simply has not been true. It was a grind, a steady and productive string of fish. However, the lack of quantity definitely was made up for in quality. For the most part the fish were uncooperative and frustrating, but persistence paid off on the long days. So last month I had been doing what I love to do most. Yep, you know what I’m going to say! SURFACE IRON!!!!! Forget the bait rod, forget about making bait, no more squid, no more cold nights it was almost too good to have been true. Just my 2 favorite jig sticks and big jig striking yellows! Could a yak fisherman wish for anything better? Oh wait, there is nothing better! Oh, but it did get better! Within “the bite” I had two of the most explosive, close range jig strikes I have ever had! Ever! The first fish I will write about bit so close to my boat that it… well just read my stories: Strike 1- With an abundant amount of fish around myself, Whizzbang, and sharonkayak I had just made my cast with my choice jig #1 and got blow up on by at least 3 fish. After getting outside of the school I burned my jig back to get ready for an instant second chance bendo. Being very careful to make sure my line was going on tight and level I kept my eyes on the spool. When I got to right about where I pick up my line and make my next hurl I felt the line tighten. Within the millisecond that the line tightened I thought WTF? There is no way! A piece of kelp probably or the jig is at the tip. But when I jerked my head up a wall of water met my face and a flash of silver, moss green, bright yellow dazzled my eyes. A YELLOW HAHAHAHA!!!!! No f****** way! I screamed so loud out of pure joy and surprise I scared Sharon out of her on the water pajamas. I mean the yellow bit literally on my bow, not off my bow. On my bow! C’mon! Strike 2- Ok, this one was almost as good, maybe slightly better because I got to see into the souls of these fish before I hooked up. I briefly saw a loner and moved into the direction from where it had gone out of my view. I chased her down and she was joined by another one of her house wife friends and they were in a hurry to get to the salon. I chased them down and they finally were running across my frame. I made the presentation and they turned on the jig so hard I almost pissed myself. So here they come running and they are right on my jig, bumping each other out of the way to get the best seat at the dinner table. “Ok, here we go! ……..Ok any second now………C’mon hit it already!” I was saying in my head the entire time the jig was followed. Within 20 yards they were getting really close so I pulled a momentum change and they were getting really excited, literally an inch off the jig and within ten feet from me one makes a lunge for jig#2. But before it could eat it the other bumps her out off the way and swallows the jig and creates the flurry of white I look forward too with every cast and within the same proximity as strike#1. (The secret to surface irons is the glasses). Damn I love Irons! So the moral of these stories; “Don’t get stuck on squid!” While all of you guys were trying your hand at the seabass mantra, a handful of us were having a blast alongside some monster Makos. Let’s hope that the fishing gets better. Like I said, "Quality!"

08-16-2011, 04:11 PM	#2
deepdvr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 591	Doing what you do best!!!

08-16-2011, 04:12 PM	#3
Dan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,053	nice man. good grade.

08-16-2011, 04:13 PM	#4
radastaff Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 314	awsome and inspiring

08-16-2011, 04:15 PM	#5
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	wow nice post, wall hangers

08-16-2011, 05:16 PM	#6
-R&B- Junior Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 8	Sea Samurai has done it again!

08-16-2011, 05:26 PM	#8
RedSledTeam Daddeo Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: OC Posts: 660	Saweeeettttt!!!! That is sick! Nice fishes, Kid.

08-16-2011, 06:55 PM	#10
undrH2Ohntr Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 115	Damn.................... that's quality for sure. Nice job.

08-16-2011, 07:49 PM	#13
T-Rex Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita Posts: 770	On the iron - Nice!

08-16-2011, 08:11 PM	#14
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,168	Damn this guy.........he messes with me sleeping at night! Another sleepless night tossing and turning, imagining what it feels like. I love living inland!!!!

08-16-2011, 08:38 PM	#17
hook1fred Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 143	Nice Job.

08-16-2011, 09:43 PM	#18
GBF Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Huntington Beach CA Posts: 323	On the Iron no less............... Too Sweet!! GBF __________________ "Just keep going out....it's better than staying Home"

08-16-2011, 09:53 PM	#19
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	Omega-3 rich belly meat. Your cholesterol must be 150 __________________

08-16-2011, 10:07 PM	#20
Caden Homeless will fish 4 food Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: rosemead Posts: 171	damn bro can u show me how to catch appreciate it, nice catch bro

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