NorthWest Kayak Anglers
Regional Discussions => Alaska Kayak Fishing => Topic started by: kardinal_84 on August 16, 2011, 05:42:59 PM
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Took time off. Summer is short, kids are back in school.
Going to hit the derby again.
Anyone interested?
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Kard
Your killing me bro....aaaaaaggggghh
Go get em.........
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Kard
Your killing me bro....aaaaaaggggghh
Go get em.........
It's exactly that predictable (cuz that's how I'd react) reaction that makes you a good fishing partner. Keep a day open when ya get back. I know you are going to be busy packing!
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Ok. SO here's the report. It was SLOW. It's odd. Silvers should be getting better and better but its the reverse close to Seward.
So I launch at 8am. Nothing for what seemed like an eternity. Miss the first three hookups. I don't get it. Finally land a salmon...a pink. Argh.
I get bored so I go out to 300 feet and drop my gear down. After a few cod, I have a fish on that feels different. Definitely not a cod. Almost to the top, the fish gets off. I examine my gear and the bottom hook had broken off. Dogfish? About five minutes later I see an orange buoy floating towards me. I head to it and it's a yelloweye rockfish...with my hook in it. Lucky.
For salmon the tally was 3 fish (2 silvers and a pink) on 8 solid hook ups. I have to do something about not getting good hook ups. I think it's the braided line and the drag on the avet being too tight. We will see.
The other news is I saw another Hobie in Alaska! It was an Oasis.
I also ran into dudemandude. His buddy hooked a 8 to 10 pound halibut while I was there. That was cool.
Another 11 hours on the water! I can't believe I can walk...well barely walk.
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Rudy, I think I see your problem. It's very hard to hook those headless salmon. I'm amazed you can even do it! ;D
-Allen
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Rudy, I think I see your problem. It's very hard to hook those headless salmon. I'm amazed you can even do it! ;D
-Allen
What? Huh? The salmon you guys catch have a Mouth? Well heck, that makes it almost too easy doesn't it?!?! None of the fine specimens on display at Safeway had the heads...oops...lol
I am much more about Function than form. So I only worry about documenting the catch. I saw dudemandude who posts here on the water His buddy hangs a salmon head over the side and up comes a 10 pound halibut. So of course I had to try it. One major slam on the bait, but didn't hook it. Unfortunately in this case, size does matter and I didn't have appropriate halibut hooks.