Saturday 12/1 Yak Trip

[Longshot]

Headed down to WesternPort on Saturday Morning after work for a quick Fish,
Baywind told me that the wind was currently light (3knots) but was going to pick up in the Early afternoon, (15-20knts) So I guessed if i was on the water about 11am I'd get a bit of Fishing in. Turns out by early afternoon they meant 12:01pm

Pretty bumpy and ugly at anchor, but in the 45 mins I was out there, I picked up 3 Gummies, 2 Baby Schoolies, 2 good runs to a bite off (in succession) and a 35cm Pinkie. All put back except the Pinkie. Non-stop action, but it was getting too dicey so I pulled the pin.

Nearly tipped twice on the way back, with nasty cross waves in the chop. I wont be in a rush to head out again when its like that.

I've now picked up 15 Sharks in 3 trips on the Kayak. Its turned out to be a wonderful investment!

[Raulfc7]

Great work Longshot sounds like a productive period of fishing. Gotta watch those conditions though safety first fish second :thumbsup:

[Fish-cador]

Nice work!. Looks like sharks love you. careful not to call on the big white.

you can buy (or make) kayak outriggers to make it more stable and eliminate tipping risks. A pair of PVC pipes sealed at both ends attached to aluminum cross bar should do the job.

[nhillboy]

Well done Longshot sounds like you had a great little session. :cheers:

[davek]

15 sharks in 3 trips, gotta love that in any sort of boat, good work mate, cheers davo.

[poppy62]

gotta be happy with that effort so far :reel: :reel:

[Biggame]

Hey longshot what sort of kayak are you using I have been thinking about buying one but have no idea what's good.

[Longshot]

Thanks for the comments Guys, Its been a great few weeks
For Biggame:
I started off with a Lil Seak Swift (anaconda cheapie) which I cut some holes in and mounted a few rod holders, worked well enough, caught fish and I still have it as a spare.
Bought a Haswing Manta-Ray, electric motor kayak which was a disaster and promptly returned.
I've now got a 2010 Hobie Outback Fish, and I couldnt be happier.

Its pretty much the mid grade Hobie. Not as full on as the Pro-Angler models, but holds its own nicely.
None of them are cheap though, and I'd recommend trying them out before buying one.

[cheaterparts]

what area in WP have you been targeting - sounds like Jam Jerrup allway plenty of gummies around there for a kayaker

I sat out on quail bank for a while looking for some whiting but it got a little bumpy and headed back inside rutherford inlet
only I whiting for the trip - I did manage to foul hook a 600 cm eagle ray on a whiting rod that took a bit of work to get up to the yak so I could set it free