LJ 7/29 AM - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

madscientist · 07-29-2006, 01:32 PM

Took a friend out for her maiden kayak adventure. Launched around 5:30 into minimal surf but a steady drizzle and onshore breeze. Got up to the pier to find the bait very thin. Unfortunately, the slight chop sent Crystal's stomach through a loop and she spent the next 15 minutes trying to turn herself inside out. Figured it best to paddle in at that point, not all that bummed since the bait situation was looking bad anyway. Got in the reserve and heard the "Baaaaahhhhhh". Damn. Then double em hooked up. Then Sterling. Then Patrick. Then double em again. Sounded like a trained monkey could have caught tail out there.:lol:

Get Crys back on the beach and she implores me to go back out. Don't have to tell me twice, so I leave her a sandwich, a drink, a dry shirt, and a radio and charge back out. Made a few baits and started trolling. Not even to the hotel the flyline sings. Fish rips a good amount of line then tries to play dead on the bottom. Steady fun fight brought this bad boy to gaff.

Cruised over to donate a bait to Razor; he got bent shortly thereafter.
Not what he was looking for, though some out there would have been thrilled.

Headed in when Crystal came back on the radio saying she was heading out to give it another go. Gotta like this girl's spunk.

Got some donated baits (Thanks Matt) and met her at the buoy. Headed over the spot where I got bit but as soon as we started drifting she began to resemble kermit the frog. Decided to cut the losses and call it a day. Handed off the bait on the way in and landed to a zoo at the beach. Not sure if the new round-a-bout system is really helping anything down there, but at least the lifeguard has been nice to me lately. Shame I couldn't get Crystal on a YT but she certainly did her best to overcome what looks like a brutal case of seasickness.

07-29-2006, 01:32 PM	#1
madscientist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,906	LJ 7/29 AM Took a friend out for her maiden kayak adventure. Launched around 5:30 into minimal surf but a steady drizzle and onshore breeze. Got up to the pier to find the bait very thin. Unfortunately, the slight chop sent Crystal's stomach through a loop and she spent the next 15 minutes trying to turn herself inside out. Figured it best to paddle in at that point, not all that bummed since the bait situation was looking bad anyway. Got in the reserve and heard the "Baaaaahhhhhh". Damn. Then double em hooked up. Then Sterling. Then Patrick. Then double em again. Sounded like a trained monkey could have caught tail out there.:lol: Get Crys back on the beach and she implores me to go back out. Don't have to tell me twice, so I leave her a sandwich, a drink, a dry shirt, and a radio and charge back out. Made a few baits and started trolling. Not even to the hotel the flyline sings. Fish rips a good amount of line then tries to play dead on the bottom. Steady fun fight brought this bad boy to gaff. Cruised over to donate a bait to Razor; he got bent shortly thereafter. Not what he was looking for, though some out there would have been thrilled. Headed in when Crystal came back on the radio saying she was heading out to give it another go. Gotta like this girl's spunk. Got some donated baits (Thanks Matt) and met her at the buoy. Headed over the spot where I got bit but as soon as we started drifting she began to resemble kermit the frog. Decided to cut the losses and call it a day. Handed off the bait on the way in and landed to a zoo at the beach. Not sure if the new round-a-bout system is really helping anything down there, but at least the lifeguard has been nice to me lately. Shame I couldn't get Crystal on a YT but she certainly did her best to overcome what looks like a brutal case of seasickness. __________________