crazy experience today

me and my friend went fishing today at Polnell point.  Water was flat calm, what some pretty good fast current. I was fishing on the east side of the point the water is fairly deep right off the edge and there is rock bottom structure. I sent down a herring artificial on a 2 ounce jig head. so I was just mooching it very slowly letting it bounce around, and all of a sudden I felt a very strong pull. so I reeled back set the hook and all of a sudden my kayak took off towards the shore I was moving at 5.8 miles per hour and then it stopped. So at this point I am so excited I don't know what is going on I really down start catching up to the fish or whatever it was. And just when I thought I was getting close he heads out towards the middle pulling me almost to the point where I could not control my kayak. And then it was pumping pumping pumping I could not gain anything my drag was all the way up and I was gaining no line it was just clicking. So I started to bill dance the fish up.I was lifting and reeling lifting and reeling I got over top of the whatever it was and then one more run. This went on for about 10 maybe 13 minutes. he took about 200 yards of line and I just decided to break off . I literally had to tie the line to the cleat on the back of my boat and paddle backwards as it was peeling line snapped my 30 pound braid. What a day,

Any ideas. I was thinking huge skate. Maybe sixgill snagged.  I dont know.

Right on!  Close encounters with the beasts of the depths!     Best part of a story like that is that the thing could have been whatever you wanted it to be and however big too!   

Something towed you at 5.8 mph???

Thats what my gps was claiming . I can paddle about.4 at max and this.was faster then i could ever paddle, i was leaving wake. I was boat to boat with my buddy and within seconds in was 20 feet away from him

I had to one hand the rod and use paddle as a rudder.. im still tripping out on it

That is insane! I really wish you would have captured a glimpse of the beast. I can't quite comprehend the size of something that could pull a man and kayak that fast.

Ive heard of sixgill shark reaching 10 foot or more, coming into the shallows at evenings. To eat or whatever they do. I.could have ran into one.  Idk its cool. I love the bottom of ocean, never know . I.think a shark could move me. I.was in about 45 50 feet

Skates don't shake their heads, just a steady pull.  They are crazy strong.  If the beast on the hook was doing anything that made the rod shake it was either a halibut or something else without "wings".

My guess ... sturgeon.

-Allen

I was in skagit bay, not sure if sturgeon hang in there, i dont see why not, its a big system, if they hang infront of Snohomish. And stilly, then they should be there. I didnt think of that, . Who knows, only the jighead does 

My guess ... sturgeon.

-Allen

+1

Wobbler

My guess ... sturgeon.

-Allen

could be. I have had monster sturgeon pull me insanely fast and break off my 80lb braid like it was thread. Always fun to have guys in PBs witness a good slayride

I was in skagit bay, not sure if sturgeon hang in there, i dont see why not, its a big system, if they hang infront of Snohomish. And stilly, then they should be there. I didnt think of that, . Who knows, only the jighead does

Absolutely they hang in there.  And your description of the fight, course changing, pumping, and long runs, fits with sturgeon.

-Allen

My guess ... sturgeon.

-Allen

could be. I have had monster sturgeon pull me insanely fast and break off my 80lb braid like it was thread. Always fun to have guys in PBs witness a good slayride

That's the funniest line in the thread!