Homer Winter King Nov 24, 2013 report & video

I got back Saturday afternoon from Seattle and scrambled to get studs put on the truck.  Managed to get everything done so I set the alarm for 4:30 am and get out the door by 6am.  Drive down wasn't too bad...normal winter conditions unlike the black ice we have been having lately.  Get to Homer around 10:00.

I immediately notice there is no bait where I have been fishing.  I search around and discover all of the marks on my sonar are not shallow anymore but at least 50ft down in 80 to 120 ft of water.  So I go back to the truck to install my down rigger.  Definitely helped...with the pollock.  After not hooking anything for an hour or more, I start consistently hooking pollock deeper down.  At least its something.  After getting tired of dealing with the pollock, I try to shallow up to avoid the pollock and final get hit.  really the only good hit of the day.

Fish didn't even know it was hooked until it was right up to the boat.  Not that it had any chance with 65lbs spectra and 50lbs fluorocarbon leader.  Not taking ANY chances!!! LoL.  The gear is actually more to insure I don't break off a halibut and the thicker leader imparts more action to the hooch's I was using anyways.  It was just a hair over 8lbs on my handheld scale.  As many of these sub 10 pound kings I have caught this year, next year should be a BANNER year for these kings!!!

Nice vid! I love the take down.

Fred "True" Trujillo

You are the king of the kings, Rudy. That's great! I am, right this minute, smiling the biggest smile I've been able to manage in quite a while.  Thank you, kind sir!

Nice! Looks like a blast.

You da Man Rudy!!!! 

You gonna buy your SO a new reel for Christmas?   

-Spot-

 Thanks all.  I have been extremely lucky and fortunate this year.  12 kings and one chum so far in 5 kayak trips this fall/winter.  And to think I never fished this fishery in over 40 years of fishing Alaska until just recently.  I will say the entire key is the kayak.  Without it, it would have been a charter or bum a boat ride...both things I rarely do.

Pam, I bet your smile would be bigger if you had one on the end of your line!

I'm looking at some of the yurts and cabins across the bay.  I'd love to get one trip in where there is no question it is winter time out.  Maybe even stay over in Halibut Cove.  Maybe a post a trip planning thread.  It will be tough to organize because it will be so weather dependent.

On another note...I am thinking icefishing with the kids on Friday and a run down for Sat and/or Sunday!!!  Air temp expected to be decent at around 20deg over the weekend

KACHEMAK BAY
400 AM AKST WED NOV 27 2013
.TODAY...VARIABLE WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 10 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FREEZING SPRAY.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

Awesome job on the fish!!!! Hope everyone has a safe Thanksgiving! Good food, good company all that!

Nice job Rudy! I'll bet it tasted incredible.