LJ Shark Fishing 4/28
 

Went shark fishing with Trob and my neighbor on Monday. It was Glassy out with lots of bait around. Trolled Rapalas out to a current break 4+ miles on the outside then turned south. Searched for sharks forever and saw only 1 swirl next to a small kelp. Landed my Tady 45 on it which erupted into a spot of whitewater. Unfortunately it wasn't the "Right Kind".



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Bled out to 29-15 on the Certified Scale. Empty stomach, but he had some potential. Big head, big tail, small body. Caught on a mint/white 45 with my newly wrapped 9' Kencor (something about freshly wrapped rods that attract fish). Newell 338 and 40lb Izorline.

One of the best YT fights ive ever experienced. Just about kicked my butt with a 9' stick. The reel was super loose on the rod, Luckily a Torpedo Sinker helped to tighten a little bit and stop some of the wobbling.

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KayakTanks, Not just for keeping bait:

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Was the current break a color break too? That looks nice. And a patty-ish yellow in April? You can't do that, can you?

Cool.

Z

Nicely done man. Thanks for the report and info. That water looks like friggin glass.

Very cool CJ, ya picked the right day for an exploratory! Where was I on Monday the 28th........oh yeah WORKING!:D

Water wasnt much cleaner on the outside. There were defiantly other fish sitting with this one, When I saw the swirl it looked like a 75+lb mako So im thinking there were 3 or 4 fish under the patty. No others bit though, maybe if we had made bait. You never know when a fish is going to be on a kelp. Last year on the Blue Horizon we swung on the outside on every local trip just to see if there might be some fish out there.

them pesky YT can really screw up a day of shark fishing.:)


nice :yt: btw

Nice forkie CJ :cheers1::yt:

nice job...dat chure don't look like no friggin' chark...

Way to go on the fork-tailed thresher. Very nice.

Thatza beaut of a tail CJ!!! :cheers1:

WTg CJ, you sure picked the one day it looked flat in LJ.

BTW, the rack on your truck, had one. It will rust at the bottom and break.

Thanks Art. Yours must have broken, How old was it? Ive been keeping a close eye on it and plan to sand it down and do Spray on bed liner soon. Maybe ill weld on some supports while im at it just to be safe...

Water was VERY flat however the launch in the morning was kinda interesting. Not difficult however my timing was horrible and the sets were very close together.

That was classic had me looking for the shark photo. Nice report.

Love the shot of the tail sticking up.

JP

Nice job on the yellow CJ. Now how come you didn't catch that on the Tiburon blanks you got from day at the docks?lol

Nice bycatch.

you just gotta :paddleersmilie:




...............luckiest shot in the world........:yt: :you_rock:

Nice...:cheers1:

That's a good one...! :yt: Now where is my hatch buckle thing?

chris

AAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!!
These reports are killing me!:the_finger::the_finger::the_finger:

The Tiburon blanks havnt been wrapped yet, Have to finish Bretts 690j first.

Chris Ill shoot MO an email right now and see what I can come up with.