I keep fishing but not catching - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Amish Ed · 08-30-2017, 05:39 PM

Thanks for the report Harry. Day time tides suck this week. I'm seriously considering a 4am launch Friday morning, just to take advantage of the ok tide early on.

Harry Hill · 08-30-2017, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Amish Ed

Thanks for the report Harry. Day time tides suck this week. I'm seriously considering a 4am launch Friday morning, just to take advantage of the ok tide early on.

Dove season opens on Friday, I will be shooting birds. We should have been on the water by 7 this morning, 6 would have been better. If I hadn't hooked the trailer up last night I probably would have waited a day. Nothing felt right today, I should have gone with that and stayed home. It's a good thing I love fishing because catching doesn't seem to be on table lately.I did get a better idea on working with my FF today. I could tell the sand bottom from the eel grass, I just couldn't find the halibut. I should have gone over to vacation island and hit the channel but the day was getting away from us. I didn't even know Fiesta Island existed until today.

jbl_91762 · 08-31-2017, 04:05 PM

This season I've been skunked often and it is very, very discouraging as last year when I got into this hobby I caught fish almost every outing. Now 6 times out so far and 1 good day of fish.

Harry Hill · 08-31-2017, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jbl_91762

This season I've been skunked often and it is very, very discouraging as last year when I got into this hobby I caught fish almost every outing. Now 6 times out so far and 1 good day of fish.

sounds like my season

Denis_Ruso · 09-01-2017, 08:39 AM

"I keep fishing but not catching"

This my friend is what we refer to as the "skunk"

Just putting your time in. That's why they call it fishing not catching.

yemff · 09-01-2017, 09:51 AM

could have launched from the beach adjacent to the shelter island launch.

Harry Hill · 09-01-2017, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by yemff

could have launched from the beach adjacent to the shelter island launch.

that was where I wanted to go but google drive put me on Fiesta Island so we decided to give it a try.

TJones · 09-01-2017, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Denis_Ruso

"I keep fishing but not catching"

This my friend is what we refer to as the "skunk"

Just putting your time in. That's why they call it fishing not catching.

X2

Harry Hill · 09-02-2017, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Denis_Ruso

"I keep fishing but not catching"

This my friend is what we refer to as the "skunk"

Just putting your time in. That's why they call it fishing not catching.

I'm going to paint a white stripe down the middle of my boat

08-30-2017, 05:39 PM	#1
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Thanks for the report Harry. Day time tides suck this week. I'm seriously considering a 4am launch Friday morning, just to take advantage of the ok tide early on. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

09-01-2017, 08:39 AM	#5
Denis_Ruso Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 571	"I keep fishing but not catching" This my friend is what we refer to as the "skunk" Just putting your time in. That's why they call it fishing not catching. __________________ 2018 Hobie Outback 13 I do not fear the storm as it will teach me how to sail my ship.

08-31-2017, 04:05 PM	#3
jbl_91762 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 347	This season I've been skunked often and it is very, very discouraging as last year when I got into this hobby I caught fish almost every outing. Now 6 times out so far and 1 good day of fish.

09-01-2017, 09:51 AM	#6
yemff Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 75	could have launched from the beach adjacent to the shelter island launch.