Halibut Help San Diego/Mission Bay - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

beef78 · 04-09-2013, 08:30 PM

Nailed it! Thanks everyone. Fun fight, I think I need to get a gaff if I am going to land anything bigger than this one. I think it was right about keeper size, but I forgot my measuring tape and didn't want to risk having a short fish.

theluckypig · 04-09-2013, 08:34 PM

Biggameaddict · 04-09-2013, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by beef78

Nailed it! Thanks everyone. Fun fight, I think I need to get a gaff if I am going to land anything bigger than this one. I think it was right about keeper size, but I forgot my measuring tape and didn't want to risk having a short fish.

Feels good dont it

FishNinjaY · 04-09-2013, 09:18 PM

Well, that didn't take long.. congrats!

What technique/location/spell ended up working for you finally?

Nice pic..

beef78 · 04-09-2013, 09:33 PM

I didn't really have to change much, I was just letting the wind push me instead of going with the current. When the tide was going out, the wind was blowing me inland. I just had to paddle against the wind so my bait would approach the fish at their heads instead of sneaking up on them from behind. Fish face into the current so your bait needs to go into the current.
I was using a dropper loop with a trap hook. I caught this nice one, two smaller ones and had a really nice one on the line, but he shook the hook before I even saw him.

04-09-2013, 08:30 PM	#1
beef78 Large Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: San Diego Posts: 316	Nailed it! Thanks everyone. Fun fight, I think I need to get a gaff if I am going to land anything bigger than this one. I think it was right about keeper size, but I forgot my measuring tape and didn't want to risk having a short fish.

04-09-2013, 08:34 PM	#2
theluckypig Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: San Pedro Posts: 694

04-09-2013, 09:18 PM	#4
FishNinjaY Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Seal Beach, CA Posts: 428	Well, that didn't take long.. congrats! What technique/location/spell ended up working for you finally? Nice pic..

04-09-2013, 09:33 PM	#5
beef78 Large Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: San Diego Posts: 316	I didn't really have to change much, I was just letting the wind push me instead of going with the current. When the tide was going out, the wind was blowing me inland. I just had to paddle against the wind so my bait would approach the fish at their heads instead of sneaking up on them from behind. Fish face into the current so your bait needs to go into the current. I was using a dropper loop with a trap hook. I caught this nice one, two smaller ones and had a really nice one on the line, but he shook the hook before I even saw him.