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As a new member to the forum I just wanted to introduce my self and what a better way then with a fish story.
Late sat evening I decided to do some sunday fishing, just getting into the saltwater side of the house so I decided due to the wind maybe I should keep my 11' non-hobie kayak somewhere in a freshwater protected area. Mattawoman creek, "up the creek" canoe launch, done. A few weeks before I had caught some schoolie stripers in the channel so I thought, bass, snakehead, then drift some bait in the channel. Check.
But what happened was nothing I was ready for, I was drifting some bait down the channel on a fish finder rig about 1/4 downstream of the mattingly launch when WHAM! Rod goes down, ok nothing our of the ordinary, circle hook let him get it. But then the back end of the kayak started to shake..haha, reached for the rod and the 12lb test screamed off the reel. Nice..
After the second run I knew it wasnt a striper, must be a cat, a decent one at that - shook like a dog. 20 minutes later and about 300 yards from where I started, I found my self being toed past a guy fishin in a bass boat, guy was laughin as he saw my doubled over rod and me getting pulled past him. Luckly this guy was there, after the fished surfaced HOLY____! He helped to keep the yak straight as I fish gripped it. The kind gentleman promptly weighed it.
Topped out at 34lbs, blue cat, a tad bigger than my 8lb channel cat record.
I never knew how challenging a fish like that is in a kayak, bout flipped me. "We're gonna need a bigger boat" syndrome kicked in.
So now that I'm officially addicted to yak fishin, I figured I'd join - now I'm on the hunt for a hobie revo.
CB
Late sat evening I decided to do some sunday fishing, just getting into the saltwater side of the house so I decided due to the wind maybe I should keep my 11' non-hobie kayak somewhere in a freshwater protected area. Mattawoman creek, "up the creek" canoe launch, done. A few weeks before I had caught some schoolie stripers in the channel so I thought, bass, snakehead, then drift some bait in the channel. Check.
But what happened was nothing I was ready for, I was drifting some bait down the channel on a fish finder rig about 1/4 downstream of the mattingly launch when WHAM! Rod goes down, ok nothing our of the ordinary, circle hook let him get it. But then the back end of the kayak started to shake..haha, reached for the rod and the 12lb test screamed off the reel. Nice..
After the second run I knew it wasnt a striper, must be a cat, a decent one at that - shook like a dog. 20 minutes later and about 300 yards from where I started, I found my self being toed past a guy fishin in a bass boat, guy was laughin as he saw my doubled over rod and me getting pulled past him. Luckly this guy was there, after the fished surfaced HOLY____! He helped to keep the yak straight as I fish gripped it. The kind gentleman promptly weighed it.
Topped out at 34lbs, blue cat, a tad bigger than my 8lb channel cat record.
I never knew how challenging a fish like that is in a kayak, bout flipped me. "We're gonna need a bigger boat" syndrome kicked in.
So now that I'm officially addicted to yak fishin, I figured I'd join - now I'm on the hunt for a hobie revo.
CB
I think you need an Outback.
) the tenured kayak community. It looks like you guys really have your knowledge and gear tight - pun intended.
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