First Day out new kayak, skunked...

Bit the bullet and made the trip down to the bay pick up a T13 yesterday and had to take it out today.  Now normally I'm a spearfisher, but I'm letting some barotrauma heal up right before I get back in the water.  Buddy and I launched out of Russian Gulch and dropped down to Jack Peters.  The current was not in my favor and I came back empty handed.  Buddy pulled in a decent haul (spearfishing), 25-26" ling and some decent blues.  He said the fish were out enjoying the good weather but not a whole lot on the large size.

Cheers!

Congrats on your T13.  At least you got to enjoy mother nature.  Maybe your buddy could have put your swimbait in front of some lings...

Tight lines

At least you got to enjoy mother nature.

I will never complain about a day out of the office

At least you got to enjoy mother nature.

I will never complain about a day out of the office

Here! here! It goes without saying "worse day of fishing, still better than the best day at work" 😉 Congrats on the T13!

Barotrauma?  Is there an interesting story behind that?

Barotrauma?  Is there an interesting story behind that?

Nope, just diving when I shouldn't have been. 

BBQ to celebrate the kayak food porn:

-Lingcod w/ a funky thai style marinade, tamarind, soy, sesame, sriracha, olive oil, rice vinegar, lemon

-Abalone wrapped in pineapple and bacon with a shot of bbq sauce and bacon grease

-Seared Skipjack

-Figs stuffed with goat cheese, honey, hot sauce, bacon

We live good, brew 

Yum!

I would drive for that food porn yum!!

You might need a guide with a "no skunk guarantee". 

You might need a guide with a "no skunk guarantee". 

I can concur on this!

You might need a guide with a "no skunk guarantee". 

Agreed. I have no idea what I'm doing when angling on "above water days." I could use plenty of guidance diving as well. Since I went to the trouble of stitching some GoPro clips together, here's some footage of all the fishies that weren't biting:

BBQ to celebrate the kayak food porn:

-Lingcod w/ a funky thai style marinade, tamarind, soy, sesame, sriracha, olive oil, rice vinegar, lemon

-Abalone wrapped in pineapple and bacon with a shot of bbq sauce and bacon grease

-Seared Skipjack

-Figs stuffed with goat cheese, honey, hot sauce, bacon

We live good, brew 

Oh yeah!! 

 

Sincerely,

Jim