Boatless Fishing Forum, Reports, Info

This thread is for fish caught from saltwater and while using a human powered vessel.

This is a GREAT Idea Tom - Let me helkp to get it started....

Small Mac trolling a live pilchard off the Pompano Pier last August.



MINISCULE Tellowtail - Gulp shrimp Drifting over the reef same area... Same time.




Decent sized Bonito in 120' off Lake Worth inlet - Caught w/Speed Jig.

lookes like a great day to be out there.

This past Sunday In Boca next to Gumbo Limbo on my 14ft Kayak

& Friday by Deerfield Pier also on my Yak

nice little jack, but what is that other fish?

very very ugly fish I wouldnt wana catch one... looks like he snagged it

never mind that barb on its back.
not snagged, it looks that way cause the other hook came out.
but I Agree They are UGLY!

never mind that barb on its back.
not snagged, it looks that way cause the other hook came out.
but I Agree They are UGLY!

Caught this 21"Jack in December in Lantana ICW with Rapala X-Rap




This Cuda last May by Little Munyon on a Wht. Gulp Shrimp


Ocean Kayak Drifter or The Green Machine!!

Hey Cookinman, those pictures look cool, must have been a real pro who toook them.

Welcome Yak-Attack and got to love the Xrap Ghost, thanks for your post

I definitely gotta get some x-raps when I go to the snook nook, wanna have some fun use that lizard fish for some snook candy! lol

Yak-Attack wrote:
Hey Cookinman, those pictures look cool, must have been a real pro who toook them.

Yessir they sure do !!!

I'm Glad you found your way here Yak Attack - The folks are great and very helpful. Let's both of us ( with some help)
see if we could expand the Yak Section a little bit.

I look forward to taking some more of those professional shots this summer and also reciprocating as well.

Man, that was a really, really nice day at Pomp Pier and also Lake Worth when we went together huh ?

I am tryin to get Tom ( boatless Fisherman) into a yak soon.
Dunno - He just bought a new 9/0 so maybe the yak to drop sharkbaits is soon to come.

Little jack caught on a DOA Terror Eyz Last Sunday in Palm Beach and my friend John caught this snook on a Spook Jr.

Hi all,

I live in Gainesville and have been fishing the St. Augustine area in my friend's canoe for about 5 mos. We have had some really good days with 15 redfish and 5 flounder being the best.

Below is a pic taken with a cell phone camera of a 26.75 in. red I caught in December.

It was caught on a jumbo dead shrimp on 6 lb. test, 10 lb. fluoro leader, couple of small split shots, and a 2/0 circle hook.

Nice fish on 6lb, also Welcome to the forum Cyrinn

Bonito from 90' off Boynton Inet. Ate a white bucktail tipped with a lillipop sized pilchard. Landed on Sahara 4000/ Redbone spinner combo 20# pp.....took like forever.




15-20# Cuda from 120' off Boynton Inlet. Ate a 2# runner freelined behind the yak rigged on tygerwire. Sealine 3/0 W some no name mutt custom rod I bought at a pawn shop 20 yrs ago ( my favorite heavier stick...lol )

Nice fish. I'm investing in a yak. I'm hoping to pick one up this year. Do you know any good places with good deals to buy one?

isnt summer the best time weather wise for yak fishing. calmer waters and what not. i could of sworn i read something like that on here. i would like to give it a try but i dont want to do it alone and there is no way that my dad will get in one.

First, I caught this 23" speckled sea trout, using a cajun popping cork followed by a 4" white Gulp! shrimp:



Then, while I was putting the trout on a stringer, this guy (5' bull shark) grabbed my ladyfish head - on a circle hook, 30 lb Power Pro braid with 3' of single strand 40 lb. wire on my Penn 650 reel:



I caught them fishing from one of my 2 nearly identical sea kayaks - 17 1/2' long x 22" wide:



Your can see the "rocket launcher" on the rear deck - here's how I rig the rod holders on the front deck:



Click on the link below for the video. Tight lines!

Don

You are a gnarly dude... Bull+kayak... bad convo, if u flip I can guarantee u he will come back man, from simply being pissed off! LOL
Good job.

-Swordfish

Hey, Swordfish -

It was a lot of fun - especially the sleigh ride. He was pretty tuckered out when I pulled him onto the deck for the picture, but came back to life when he went back in the water - it didn't take long.

If he was any bigger than 5', you can bet I wouldn't have done anything like that. They gain a LOT of weight, growing from 5' to 6' and up.

I've been kayaking in skinny sea kayaks for over 15 years, so tipping isn't much of a problem, especially in flat water like Pine Island Sound, where I caught this bull. Kayak fishing is a relatively new thing for me. I like the speed and long-distance capability of my sea kayak. I can't stand in it to fish, but then again, I don't fly fish either. It works for me!

Don

Awesome job all around!

Woodkayaker:

Great job on those fish, but that is a lemon shark, not a bull.

That's right. That fact was pointed out to me, and that's why I changed the You Tube title several months ago. It is now re- titled:
"Shark in a Kayak - Catching a 5-foot Lemon Shark".

Don

this pic is from 2007 ( recently scanned it), and sadly this is the biggest tarpon i have caught and brought to the boat from my canoe. Not my biggest though, I did catch a 25-30 lb'er from JF creek bridge last year. Anyways, this was at the mouth of Cuthbert Lake in the everglades. it was just a baby

that was a really big lizzard fish off da deerfield pier

and that's a cool little tarpon that you got up to da yak

20 lbs Kingfish caught last summer from my Hobie Mirage Outfitter out of Delray Beach, FL. I was trolling a dead ballyhoo about 300m from the beach.

Looks like a ton of fun.. havn't done much fishin off my kayak.. gotta put in the rod holders.

Nice Kingfish there, kayakeno. I'll bet that puppy gave you a good ride!

Woodkayaker wrote:Nice Kingfish there, kayakeno. I'll bet that puppy gave you a good ride!

Hi Woodkayaker,

to tell you the truth this was my first big fish out of a kayak so I was a bit scared to tighten the drag and let him give me a sleigh ride . When he started running like crazy I was looking at my spool in horror as I was about to be spooled out. So I pointed my Hobie kayak in the direction of the run and I peddled like crazy while gaining line. I’m so happy I could do that on this kayak. However, next time something big hits I’ll probably tighten the drag and go for a ride. I saw your lemon shark video. Awsome!