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PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 1:17 pm    Post subject: Biiiiiig Fish Story Reply with quote

This morning's Peninsula Daily News had a wonderful story about a man from Edmonds, WA who was fascinated by stories and videos of folks catching fish, even Halibut, from Kayaks. He took lessons, bought a Kayak, practiced fishing in Lakes and May 14 he made his dreams come true. After a long ordeal which saw him in the water 5 miles off Macaw Bay, He pulled a 124 pound Halibut aboard his Hobie. Kayak and pedaled to shore!!

The Kayak was his only boating experience as he was born and raised in a land-locked state in Mexico.

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PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 2:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good story. I think our very own Starcraft Tom could do this too.

He has the kayak and he fishes lakes out of it (he took this pic on Tuesday from the kayak). He probably fishes sand dabs out of the kayak already.


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PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 3:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kayak fishing is popular in Hawai'i too. They fish in the open Pacific for tuna, mahi mahi etc...even marlin. We used to use our kayaks to troll with spinner reels/rods, but only caught small papio aka amberjacks. This halibut catch is quite an accomplishment.
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PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 5:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote



As you can see, there was not much room left to pedal the boat!
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PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 5:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A 124 # Halibut is good sized in any small boat--let alone a Kayak. I wonder how he killed the halibut before brining it aboard? Clubbing, the laws of physics tend to favor the halibut! Shooting--from a Kayak? Vodka into the gills?--again--difficult.

Kayak fishing is very common in Pensacola. We even see them in back of our house regularly. We have had large sharks, grouper, tuna--but a 124# halibut is probably larger than 99% of the "large fish"!

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PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 5:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Article said he harpooned it then another kayak fisherman used a knife to dispatch it. It still gave him a good thrashing.
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PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 8:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you haul in a fish you cannot consume,
you are satisfying nothing but your ego.

Aye.

Grandma used to say, "Some fish should
not be caught."

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PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 10:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow! I rolled my Hobie a couple of weeks ago looking at potential dive sites.

I can't imagine what it must of been like fighting that sucker.
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PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 10:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Foggy wrote:
If you haul in a fish you cannot consume,
you are satisfying nothing but your ego.

Aye.

Grandma used to say, "Some fish should
not be caught."


We call that a good eating sized one in AK Wink
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PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2016 10:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

4 times in the last 15 years of sea kayak fishing up north myself (twice) or someone in my group (twice) has brought in lingcod between 40 and 50 inches and I really don't know what weight as we can't lift them while on the water. Three out of four catches were after hooking a smaller fish that was then bit by the larger lingcod and the lings hang on until you get them to break the surface or soon after. We have fought them up to 30 minutes if the gear is light, them pull them up to take a look gathering around to confirm the catch then plier/pull them loose and let them go. We just don't have a way to deal with those big fish when out on wilderness trips. Fun fighting and sometimes quite tough when close to rocks and in the swell!

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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2016 5:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pretty cool stuff. Here's an article of as fella catching a Goliath Grouper (says 500 lbs, but I dunno).

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/29/florida-man-goliath-grouper_n_7468864.html

I was looking at going from some tarpon off Anna Maria Island in the kayak this year...maybe. It's pretty common now a days to see people kayaking offshore. Sailfish, marlin, Amberjack...all doable.

I like being at the top of the food chain though and sharks around here have gotten pretty "smart". They sit under your boat and then once the fish is tired then they thwack 'em.

For the first time in 10 years I lost one to a shark this year.

Here's a sample...skip to 1:40 if you want. This fella didn't free spool the poon and then drive the boat over the shark, but you get the idea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI5UGaouMAY

Supposedly the shark numbers are up...some big boys out there at that. 12-14' Hammerheads. 8' Bullsharks are not unusual either.


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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2016 6:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.peninsuladailynews.com/article/20160526/NEWS/305269994

Here's a link to the full story.

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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2016 7:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

If you catch a fish, keep it on your line as a
shark attacks and eats it, please explain how
this qualifies as sportsmanship.

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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2016 8:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

wow, I am available for the fish fry
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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2016 11:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Foggy wrote:
If you haul in a fish you cannot consume,
you are satisfying nothing but your ego.

Aye.

Grandma used to say, "Some fish should
not be caught."


I would agree but this is a food fish and an edible size. I personally don't agree with killing anything for ego, sport or trophy etc. If one chooses to take an animal's life, it should be respected. I don't have a problem with taking an animal for food, however. There is also the issue of maintaining a species for the long haul. Hence, we don't take females or breeding stock. But I've seen people that don't give a rat's ass about the future. Totally stupid.
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