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Prof. Salt
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 23 Aug 2011
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Location: Offshore on a kayak
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 Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 11:15 am Post subject: Cold water didn't stop the action |
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The bane of surf fishers all along the coast is a different issue a little farther offshore. Yesterday at a rockpile off of PINS we had cool and minty green water, lots of topwater action for kings and Spanish mackerel, and a surprising variety of very large and very frisky sharks. A few red snapper, twenty five kings and over thirty Spanish along with a variety of reef fish kept things fun. The sharks stole a few fish beside the kayak, but were not overly aggressive or making contact with the kayak. Bulls, tigers, blacktips and several hammers all kept me honest as I watched for the right moments to pluck fish out of the water. The day was warm and still (tempered nicely by the cold water), we shared a wild place with apex predators and the fishing was busy all day. It was perfect!
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CaptinAcademy
Flour Bluffian in training
Joined: 01 Oct 2009
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Location: Flour Bluff
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 12:30 pm Post subject: |
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That's a crazy variety of sharks for sure!
Is there a plan other than Run! if the bulls and tigers start to get overly aggressive?
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Prof. Salt
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 23 Aug 2011
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Location: Offshore on a kayak
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| Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2023 2:12 pm Post subject: |
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| CaptinAcademy wrote: | That's a crazy variety of sharks for sure!
Is there a plan other than Run! if the bulls and tigers start to get overly aggressive? |
The most aggressive I have seen is when landing a fish they can bump the kayak and rip the fish away from you. These sharks were turning away if the fish was close enough to reach, and only stealing those fish six or more feet away. Still, having a big shark shooting towards you and turning away at the last second does come with a bit of a "pucker factor". When I would grab a fish it would be after looking around, and then the fish would quickly be removed from the water until released.
If they get too feisty I just stop fishing and eliminate the attraction (and calmly leave the area), but I've only ever seen it come to that point when fishing near bait balls during the baitfish migration up to now. |
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jnd1959
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Joined: 26 Aug 2012
Posts: 137
Location: Weatherford, TX
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 7:40 am Post subject: |
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Sorry to harp on this but I really like the look of that boat. And that picture shows your rudder configuration. Kayaks have come along way from the Wilderness Systems barge I've paddled for ages.
Congrats on a good day. I won't make it down to PINS until October. Hopefully this high pressure and cold upwelling mess will be done by then. But then, so will the kings probably. |
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Prof. Salt
Full Grown Flour Bluffian
Joined: 23 Aug 2011
Posts: 1253
Location: Offshore on a kayak
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| Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2023 8:59 am Post subject: |
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| jnd1959 wrote: | Sorry to harp on this but I really like the look of that boat. And that picture shows your rudder configuration. Kayaks have come along way from the Wilderness Systems barge I've paddled for ages.
Congrats on a good day. I won't make it down to PINS until October. Hopefully this high pressure and cold upwelling mess will be done by then. But then, so will the kings probably. |
Thanks and yes kayaks have improved by leaps and bounds in features and efficiency. The factory rudder extended nine inches below the hull, but I made my own using starboard and 10mm stainless all-thread, then used a grinder for shaping. It works well offshore and even better in the shallows when chasing redfish. |
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