jad2t
11-16-2014, 03:41 PM
I fished from 10 until after dark yesterday. My plan was to spend all day chasing Tilapia and Crappie and then the last hour or so I'd go after rockfish. Many of you know how badly I wanted to catch a "real" one instead of the couple small ones I've caught and especially to land one in my kayak. I caught short Crappie all day, no Tilapia and wound up with only one keeper slab. I was really just waiting for the sun to start going down...
Well I got what I wanted and had one of the best fishing outings of 2014! I landed 4 total, all on a KVD SexyDawg and also had several big blowups that missed. It kept my heart racing the whole time. Two smaller ones about 18 inches, one 26" that weighed about 8.5lbs. The biggest one I wasn't able to weigh because the guy with the scale was gone and I was alone out there. It was 34" but my guess from looking at it and looking at length/weight charts is about 15 pounds.
One of my goals this year was to land a big rockfish from my yak and this sure made for a memorable night. Now I understand why Chris spends most of his time chasing these beasts. I get it now.
I wish someone was around to get a pic of me with the biggest one, I tried to get one with my cellphone on timer mode in the cupholder of my yak and wound up with half of my face blocked by the fish. I needed to get her back in the water though so I just gave up.
I took home an 18 and 26 inch Rockfish for some fresh, tasty meals and hope to get after them again next weekend. Until then, tight lines and God bless.
Well I got what I wanted and had one of the best fishing outings of 2014! I landed 4 total, all on a KVD SexyDawg and also had several big blowups that missed. It kept my heart racing the whole time. Two smaller ones about 18 inches, one 26" that weighed about 8.5lbs. The biggest one I wasn't able to weigh because the guy with the scale was gone and I was alone out there. It was 34" but my guess from looking at it and looking at length/weight charts is about 15 pounds.
One of my goals this year was to land a big rockfish from my yak and this sure made for a memorable night. Now I understand why Chris spends most of his time chasing these beasts. I get it now.
I wish someone was around to get a pic of me with the biggest one, I tried to get one with my cellphone on timer mode in the cupholder of my yak and wound up with half of my face blocked by the fish. I needed to get her back in the water though so I just gave up.
I took home an 18 and 26 inch Rockfish for some fresh, tasty meals and hope to get after them again next weekend. Until then, tight lines and God bless.