North Beach Trip

So I made it to the beach today with a friend...This friend of mineworks as a commercial crab fisherman and is somewhat oldschool when it comes to fishing...He thinks Kayak fishing is cool but you could never get him in one...So we brought the zodiac and my new OK Trident...hadnt gotten to use it much because I got it late last season...Its a bit barebones still but would do the beach trip just fine...
We launched about an hour before high slack on an absolutely gorgeous day both for seas and for skies...I paddled out of the river and began trolling the sandy bottom at 20 feet...There was 0 wind and small swells...After one hour I had lost one fish that I didnt even feel for long...So I was discouraged a bit...but my bud was skunked still to so I was par...lol...Once I hit about 45 feet I started to get some action...I lost another fish and some bait and then I nailed a 20 lber...

I was using a tandem hook system with some big herring...Basic I know but it works for me.. :)I try and stay just off bottom and occasionally bounce the bottom at slow trolling speeds...I had a bit of pause and then another 20+ lber...I had my bud pissed now cause he hadnt caught anything

He booked off to the depths because he was sick of my hassling him...I trolled out towards him and as I got close I nailed a bigger fish...47 incher...Not sure the weight but it was a nice fish...see for yourself

I heard they set a limit of one per day per license until june when its 2 a day...So I released the smallest one that was around 20 lbs and kept the two biggest for a feast I shall fry tomorrow

So I fished a bit longer and as I met up with buddy again he tells me he caught and landed a small bullhead...Not sure if thats even true...lol...I never saw it So safe to say...Kayak Fishing ROCKS!!! and buddy if your reading this I have a spare yak for you anytime...Thanks for cleaning my fish

Those are some nice Hali's WWQCI, congrats. I know probably not hogs by QCI standards but nice by mine! How big of a weight did you use to keep you rig down?

Z

Nicely done Jeff ... can't wait to get my butt up there.

47" puts it around 50#.  46" would be 46 pounds and 48 inches would be 52.8 pounds.

-Allen

I used an 8 ounce inline weight...Pretty basic and easy when your fishing shallow like that...Anything over 50# Im a happy dude...The average here are the size of the other ones...But still no 100 lber....Gonna get one soon though I cant feel it more pics


lol...Pass the cavier and patee...Dont I look so proper


I cant wait to take you out Allen...We will pound the momma butts out on the West coast...Should get a bunch of these sized ones...

Holy crow!  You did it again Jeff!  Way-ta-Go Man...

I have no doubt you'll catch that 100lb butt soon...lol   

Great photos, keep em coming

VP

Wow!  Those are some nice butts.  Way to make it look easy!

Very nice, Jeff. Way to rub it in!

BTW, are you getting ready for the summer heat?

lol...Easy...she sat there next to my yak looking at me a few times saying come on #$%hole ty and get me in...I normally have a lasso and a spear but I left it at my buds that I would be going out with...Relied on my friend to bring one...he shows up with nothing...So we had a chicken Hali net I use for twenty pounders and no gaff and no spear and no gun...lol..It wasnt easy...Learning as I go that the bigger halis will get you when you least expect it...so bring your gear...

lol...heat is just starting here....rub that in why dont ya
Im going out and finally being able to stick my bootie feet in the water :)Where are you again ? California or something

I'm in the US Okanogan, just south of the border.

The last of the snow in our yard finally melted out last week.

I had a haircut like that, when you were about....two.

lol...lovin it...gotta love living so far from civilization that you can get away with the mohawk at 30
Extreme is the middle name!!! lol
I bet you werent as cute as me at 2...lol
Was that back when Doctor Marten shoes first came out? lol
Oh I see your calling me on because your finally getting out of the snow shovelling...lol...got news for ya bud...lol...Theres more than 1 50# around these parts...lol...why dont you go icefish for a bluegill...lol

I think the main advantage of living on the fringes, is the easy access to the fat flatties.

Yeah, it was back when the squishy soled Docs came out, not that I could afford them, then.

I'll stick to the perch, since I'll earn more points with them.

lol...Play the system eh...Smart dude...Definate plus livin in the middle of nowhere...thats why Im still here man...That and remote pay