Re: [Paddlewise] Kayak Fishing

Geez, I have a lot of good stories from fishing in Kleppers from my Baja 
days. We would basically troll all day, focus on casting near points,
and often buy from the locals!

But...I finally have a folding net to use to get them in the boat. I
secure the rod under my leg or a bungy while I do the dirty work of
killing it - I like the knife method the best as it seems quick and
whatnot. 

Then of course you have to store it somehow. I've seen in the boat,
dangling from the side by strings through the gills, and in bags over
board (sharks?).

I did catch a big trigger fish one day (food is food!) and after doing
all the dirty work went to get the rod and lo-and-behold it had slipped
out from under my leg and disappeared. I was particularly bummed as my
boss had just gotten me a new reel. When I got back to shore it was made 
more apparent when one of my clients joked "wow, how much did that
cost?"

Andree

PS Some baracudas are ok! 
Baja had two kinds...


On Thu, 8 Oct 1998 Jeanine_Langvik_at_moh.govt.nz wrote:

> Re fishing from kayaks.... Has anyone (fishermen and women) got any good
> tips on how to fish  successfully from a seakayak, (ie without doing stupid
> things like losing the fishing rod, getting constantly tangled up in
> seaweed, catching inedible fish like baracudas... etc etc). We're planning
> an extended kayak trip in remote areas of Fiordland, New Zealand, and would
> be really keen to get better at catching those fish!

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