First time fishin the salt, and man was it memorable

I finally got a chance to try my Outback in the salt yesterday. Anthony (Ling Banger), Langston (Langcod), Antoine. (Yakidyak) and I launched from the DB boat launch around 8 am. Swells and wind varied throughout the day but thankfully the weather cooperated.
I would just like to say that kayak fishing in the ocean is AWESOME. There is nothing like it. I learned alot about safety such as the importance and proper use of a VHF radio and some basics about how the tide/swells behave.
We caught a ton of lings. Not sure how Langston did as he fished way south of us but Antoine, Anthony and I all limited on Lings with Anthony and Antoine catching a Cab each. Anthony also caught a bunch of rockfish.
After hooking into a huge Ling, my 30 lb braided line on my main setup cinched back on itself with a fish on and snapped my line. The line was so tangled there was no salvaging the spool. So on to my backup rod a medium/heavy 7 foot one piece lamiglas rod with 15lb braid. (btw I'm never fishing this light for lings in the future, lesson learned)
First hookup on this setup and I'm into a monster.  First time in the salt and I get a free sleigh ride.
I couldn't horse the fish up due to my light setup and after just shy of 2 hours fighting him he felt like he was just under my boat. With whatever energy he had left, once he saw my boat he dove hard one last time and snapped my one piece rod in half. Gone. I still don't know what type of fish it was since I didn't get a look. It could have been a big salmon, monster ling, or a halibut. Even with a lost monster fish, broken rod, and almost 2 hour fight it was still a fantastic experience. No regrets.
It was very cool of Anthony to offer to take a couple newbies out into the salt and volunteer his time. It was an experience I wont soon forget and a great introduction to ocean fishing.
Paul



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That sounds like a hell of an adventure!  Way to get out there and discover yakking on the salt.  I think you likely had a halibut on as a big ling or salmon would've eventually tired more easily than a finned piece of plywood.  You'll think of that fish for a long time.   

You're ruined now. 

Trout fishing won't mean the same to you ever again. 

Nice job Redneck! Its sounds like you guys a had a great time putting the smack down on some fish . Kudos to Ling Banger for showing you guys the ropes at Depoe Bay.

F'n sweet. 

Paul,   that is sweet!  I had no idea about your sleigh ride or breaking your rod.  Talk about going out with a bang! 
It was nice seeing and meeting you guys out there.  I bet you loved the stability of that outback out there.  Even with them big fish attached it must have been pretty stable.  A couple times on the adventure, I would get tipped a little when the fish would take off to the side.   It caught me off guard a little, but was easily recovered.
First time on the Salt for my 16 year boy as well!  When he hooked into the second ling he was shaking when he finally lip gripped him. It was some amazing excitement for him and I as well.  It kind of reminded me of the video of Ron catching that big king on his Adventure.  At least it looked like Ron was shaking.    I know I would have been.   My kiddo is a fishing natural.   It was great to finally get him out there.  Ocean conditions were great!  We showed up on the water a little later on, somewhere around 11:30.  (Missed some windy conditions I here. )Would of been there earlier but we had to get together a few safety Items, to help insure a successful trip. 
For whatever reason,   I could not catch a single black rocky, but my boy was catching them like no bodies business.  We were using medium sized big hammers and some medium sized plugs. Even when we were fishing side by side, he would hook into the blacks and I would hook into the lings.  I tried to figure out why but had no success with it.  Maybe it has something to do with how fast or slow the lure is dropping?  Maybe it was the slight differences in color of the lures?   Funny thing is I have been on the salt now at least a half of a dozen times and still have yet to catch a Black.   
Thanks again for the use of your mesh catch bag Anthony.  That was very helpful.  I'll get it back to you at the next meet up or ORC. 

Sean's first catch fishing in the ocean from a kayak,




Yes he out fished me again,

Awesome stuff guys!!

DTS, that's really cool you got your son out there and into some fish.  I bet he's hooked now!

Paul, that's a pretty exciting first day on the salt!  You'll get 'em next time!

 Hey, DTS,I've gotten Lots of Black's on Large White and Red Rooster Tail, Found that out one time As My Little Girl Hated messing with Bait, Spent the whole Day removing Her fish 25 in 3 hrs..Sence Then I Allways Carry a few.. We Should Start a new Feed , POST PICS of YOUR FAVORET SALT JIGS..

Nice fish, pics and stories!

The salt is awesome indeed. I can't wait to do some fishing on the Oregon Coast later this year!

Nice job boys! Looks like a really nice day out there! Who landed biggest fish? Langcod got one cabbie but had to get off the water a bit early.

Way to go Sean!  DTS, now you gotta sign him up for the ORC.   

Awesome reports guys.  DTS that is awesome your boy got into them.  Now we need to get him a sturgeon.  I can't wait for my kids to get a little bigger so I can get them out.

Awesome stuff guys!!

DTS, that's really cool you got your son out there and into some fish.  I bet he's hooked now!

Paul, that's a pretty exciting first day on the salt!  You'll get 'em next time!

Your not kidding!  I will be hard pressed to get him to go to Hagg lake again. 

Hey, DTS,I've gotten Lots of Black's on Large White and Red Rooster Tail, Found that out one time As My Little Girl Hated messing with Bait, Spent the whole Day removing Her fish 25 in 3 hrs..Sence Then I Allways Carry a few.. We Should Start a new Feed , POST PICS of YOUR FAVORET SALT JIGS..

Cool! I'll give that a try next time.

Nice job boys! Looks like a really nice day out there! Who landed biggest fish? Langcod got one cabbie but had to get off the water a bit early.

Not sure about the others but I picked up a nice Cabbie at 23.5"  and a Ling at 27.75.

Way to go Sean!  DTS, now you gotta sign him up for the ORC.   

You kidding me?  If I get him hooked into that then not only will I loose but so will everyone else on the forum.   

Awesome reports guys.  DTS that is awesome your boy got into them.  Now we need to get him a sturgeon.  I can't wait for my kids to get a little bigger so I can get them out.

Oh man that would be awesome!

Thanks for coming out Antoine and Paul, that was a fantastic day, except for the gusty AM.

I'm thinking Paul's mystery fish was a big king, it gave him a number of good rides. His rod was too light to begin to give that fish a serious fight.

Couldn't find many big ones. Got a cab at 22", and all 6 legal lings I pulled were pretty dinky. The blacks have some growing to do too, they were all 14" and under. I came up 2 blacks short on my limit. They were all hiding in the kelp, and there's lots of it that hasn't popped yet, or broke off from winter storms. Lots of hang ups.

Hope you're having a good time at the Redwoods Langston, you need a PFD for your pooch so he can come out with you.

Nice going Paul!!!! I'm coming next time for sure!! Sounds like a great day!!

Derek