What would you do? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

skrilla · 07-25-2016, 12:14 PM

Free ride home?

tacmik · 07-25-2016, 02:12 PM

oooh! I like the whip.

jorluivil · 07-25-2016, 02:59 PM

Find someone that lives near that has a quality sealer/chamber, ask them to allow you to use the sealer/chamber and split the fillets with them. Seal it right and it will last months

Iceman · 07-25-2016, 03:31 PM

wet towel is great. Frozen water bottles in a small cooler to throw in the towel even better!

katchfish · 07-25-2016, 04:59 PM

Man, some guys just have one thing on their mind..............

And there is only one cure!

GregAndrew · 07-25-2016, 07:12 PM

I took a large drybag rolled up and six or 8 frozen water bottles in a small soft sided cooler last year. Bled the fish, stuffed it into the dry bag and positioned the water bottles all around it. The bottles still had about 20% ice in them when I got back to the beach (10+ hours later) and the fish stayed cool. Of course I had a paddle yak with a big hatch that I was able to keep the fish inside and out of the sun. The drybag I took would probably have maxed out at under 40#s, luckily my fish was only 33. Seems to me, that unless you have some kind of insulation around the fish, that you are better off keeping the outside cool. It is more susceptible to heat gain than the inside. I have to agree with the other guys though, if I were not prepared to keep the fish fresh, I would have to release it. Wasting a fish for bragging rights is poor sportsmanship at best.

maquinapescado · 07-26-2016, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by jorluivil

Find someone that lives near that has a quality sealer/chamber, ask them to allow you to use the sealer/chamber and split the fillets with them. Seal it right and it will last months

That is for sure. I really want a Vacmaster. I think I kill enough shit to justify it. And if I don't kill enough shit now, I'll definitely have to start hunting again to make sure I don't unjustifiably buy something.

taggermike · 07-26-2016, 07:46 AM

Maquinapescado; that's the best tuna filleting video I've ever seen. I learned to cut tuna in a much different way, removing 4 loins off the fish and I always thought it was a PITA.
The techniqu in the vid is easy. I practiced on a few bonito then cut a dozen tuna and it worked great from the first fish. I showed 2 buddies that style. 1 has little experience cutting fish and he picked it right up. The other worked on and ran local sports boats for 10 years and has cut 1000s of tuna. He tried it found it superior. I like that many of the cuts are away from me. This is safer, especially on a moving boat. Mike

FullFlavorPike · 07-26-2016, 01:31 PM

If I didn't think I could handle the fish, I don't think I'd try to catch it in the first place.

chris138 · 07-26-2016, 02:09 PM

Never mind how you will store the fish... You will never get the thing in your yak without a kage. How many people here have gaffed an 80#+ tuna? 30# nearly capsized me. These fish don't come up to the surface exhausted like yt. They EXPLODE when stuck with the gaff. And they always have another big run in them the first, and sometimes the second, time you get them to gaff.

A 100#+ BF cant be landed with a single gaff, especially not a kayak sized gaff. It usually takes two gaffs and 2 full grown men to keep the fish under control when gaffed. And the first gaff shot typically happens about 2-3' below the surface. Either a flying gaff, or a well placed shot with the kage is the only chance at landing that kayak cow. I also thought a slip tip pole spear could work. Never mind that the pole spear and kage are illegal when angling in socal waters if I'm not mistaken. So before you decide how to fillet your giant bluefin OTW and how many pounds of ice you're bringing... I'd just focus on getting a bite first and go from there haha.

If you get one of these badboys to color... I'd be radioing for help asap

07-25-2016, 02:12 PM	#2
tacmik Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: East County Posts: 914	oooh! I like the whip. __________________

07-25-2016, 02:59 PM	#3
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	Find someone that lives near that has a quality sealer/chamber, ask them to allow you to use the sealer/chamber and split the fillets with them. Seal it right and it will last months __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

07-25-2016, 03:31 PM	#4
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	wet towel is great. Frozen water bottles in a small cooler to throw in the towel even better! __________________

07-25-2016, 04:59 PM	#5
katchfish Paddle for Mahi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doing the happy paddle! Posts: 849	Man, some guys just have one thing on their mind.............. And there is only one cure!

07-25-2016, 07:12 PM	#6
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	I took a large drybag rolled up and six or 8 frozen water bottles in a small soft sided cooler last year. Bled the fish, stuffed it into the dry bag and positioned the water bottles all around it. The bottles still had about 20% ice in them when I got back to the beach (10+ hours later) and the fish stayed cool. Of course I had a paddle yak with a big hatch that I was able to keep the fish inside and out of the sun. The drybag I took would probably have maxed out at under 40#s, luckily my fish was only 33. Seems to me, that unless you have some kind of insulation around the fish, that you are better off keeping the outside cool. It is more susceptible to heat gain than the inside. I have to agree with the other guys though, if I were not prepared to keep the fish fresh, I would have to release it. Wasting a fish for bragging rights is poor sportsmanship at best.

07-26-2016, 07:46 AM	#8
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Maquinapescado; that's the best tuna filleting video I've ever seen. I learned to cut tuna in a much different way, removing 4 loins off the fish and I always thought it was a PITA. The techniqu in the vid is easy. I practiced on a few bonito then cut a dozen tuna and it worked great from the first fish. I showed 2 buddies that style. 1 has little experience cutting fish and he picked it right up. The other worked on and ran local sports boats for 10 years and has cut 1000s of tuna. He tried it found it superior. I like that many of the cuts are away from me. This is safer, especially on a moving boat. Mike

07-26-2016, 01:31 PM	#9
FullFlavorPike Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 811	If I didn't think I could handle the fish, I don't think I'd try to catch it in the first place.

07-26-2016, 02:09 PM	#10
chris138 donkey roper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pacific Beach Posts: 968	Never mind how you will store the fish... You will never get the thing in your yak without a kage. How many people here have gaffed an 80#+ tuna? 30# nearly capsized me. These fish don't come up to the surface exhausted like yt. They EXPLODE when stuck with the gaff. And they always have another big run in them the first, and sometimes the second, time you get them to gaff. A 100#+ BF cant be landed with a single gaff, especially not a kayak sized gaff. It usually takes two gaffs and 2 full grown men to keep the fish under control when gaffed. And the first gaff shot typically happens about 2-3' below the surface. Either a flying gaff, or a well placed shot with the kage is the only chance at landing that kayak cow. I also thought a slip tip pole spear could work. Never mind that the pole spear and kage are illegal when angling in socal waters if I'm not mistaken. So before you decide how to fillet your giant bluefin OTW and how many pounds of ice you're bringing... I'd just focus on getting a bite first and go from there haha. If you get one of these badboys to color... I'd be radioing for help asap