Worldwide Kayak Fishing Records
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 58.5 lb Wahoo (Ono) Date - Saturday, May 17, 2008 Angler - Gareth Uyeda Kayak - Ocean Kayak Zest Two EXP (Tandem) Rod - Ugly Stik Reel - Penn 9500ss Main Line - 40# Power Pro Spectra Leader - 90# American Fishing Wire Surflon My brother (Gareth) and I (Kevin) aka The Uyeda Brothers in Hawaii are tandem kayak fishermen. We call wahoo "ono" in Hawaii.
The Uyeda Brothers Kevin & Gareth 42# Amberjack August 4, 2006 Landed by Hal Kirman of Seal Beach California on the August 2006 Kayakfishing.com Trip at Rancho Leonero Resort. In Hal's words..."It was our second day of kayak fishing at Rancho Leonero. I was reflecting over our first day, catching dorado and the great yellowfin tuna my son (David) caught, when my rod bent in two and my kayak took off. From there, it was a forty minute battle of give and take. Mostly take which ultimately resulted ina 42# kayak record amberjack. (Landed) on 30# test, this fish was the thrill of a lifetime."
52 lbs. 8 oz. I launched at around 4:45 am so I could make bait at Scripps
Pier and then head back across the canyon. I picked up a handful of greenbacks
at the pier and paddled back towards the point. Just before sun up I dropped a
greenie down on a 3-way swivel with an 8 oz. torpedo and a 2/0 ringed gorilla hook on 40#
mono. I didn't have to wait long before my bait got hit hard. I let it run for
a few seconds, set the hook, and I was on for a ride. The SE wind was up and the
wind chop was already pretty hectic, so the sideways ride in the choppy slop made it even
more fun. The fish made a couple sideways runs and then it was all up and
down. I finally got the fish up about 25 minutes later and had a big and chunky YT
on deck. I was thinking 30#-35# and was pretty ecstatic at this point. I
distributed some bait to a couple other yakkers out there and sent one of my last two
greenies out. I started paddling back to "the spot" when my bait took a
massive hit. This fish hammered my bait and spun me around taking line at an amazing
pace. I finally started getting some line back when the fish decided to head for one
of the many lobster buoys out there. Luckily, it didn't want to sit and circle
around the buoy rope, so I was able to clear the rope and continue the sleigh ride.
At this point I thought something was wrong with the drag setting on my Shimano TLD
15. Even with the drag buttoned down I couldn't horse her in. My arms and back
were tired from the first fish so I had to break a few times from the tug-of-war.
About 20 minutes later I got her to color and was amazed at the size of the fish circling
underneath me. With the one fish on my lap it made the gaff a little difficult, but
both the fish and I were tired by this point so there wasn’t much of a fuss. I
finally got her to gaff and threw her on top of the other fish that lay bleeding on
deck. After securing her with my other fish I bled her as well and thought this one
could be pushing forty+. With its head hanging over to my left, its tail was hanging
in the water much like the 43#er I caught in January - so I was stoked and ready to paddle
in. I was all alone on the beach upon landing - no one to share my
prize with and no one to take pictures. When I stuck the tape on the
"smaller" one it measured 44 inches from nose to fork. I got pretty
excited about then since the other was a tad bigger. I stuck the tape on her and I
was shocked to see it top out at just over 52 inches - and fat, too, with a 27 inch girth. I didn't bother weighing them on my handheld - I went straight
to the bait/tackle shop by my office for an official, certified weight. When I asked if
their scale was up and running he said yes, and could I bring the fish into the shop in a
bucket - a bucket I said? The first one hit the scale at a whopping 39 lbs. 14 oz. The second one floored me .... arne@hedgeassist.com
Spike & Falcon near the end of an epic day on the water. Brian "Falcon" Cambell of Newbury Park, California landed a 59 pounder.
29# Baqueta- Also called "gulf coney" and "red grouper". October 2004 launching off the beach at Rancho Leonero during a Kayakfishing.com trip. Fishing deep for tuna, "Anacapa Bob" Kirk from Newbury Park California landed this rare catch he hooked at about 200' on a Megabait iron. As big as they get at 29#, these fish don't come shallow and are not targeted by sport anglers. It didn't take long for commercial and recreational take to effect the viability of all the world's groupers. We strongly recommend anglers adopt a no-take policy on severly impacted species and release all you can. Follow this link for an easy release tool (bottom of page) to increase the mortality rate of fish with bladders.
Dave Robinson-Sarasotta Florida, Estimated 130#Tarpon "The
fish in the above picture was caught with my "back up" rig and took quite a bit
longer. This rig was really just one I use on the flats here and consisted of a St. Croix
med action 10-20 lb rod with a Shimano Calcutta 250 reel spooled with 30 lb. Power Pro
with an 80lb leader and baitbuster. This fish took 1 hour and forty minutes to bring
yakside. Our best guess is that it weighed somewhere around 130lbs. We take great pains in
resusitating the fish we catch and she swam off just fine after a bit of work. That is the
last time I brought the light outfit out for Tarpon as it's no good for fish or fisherman.
Tarpon are a gift from above and should be treated with the utmost care and consideration.
My thanks to Jeff Gaston for taking the picture."
"TANDEM RECORD CALIFORNIA HALIBUT-MONTY MOCK, KEITH JOHNSON" 53.8 LBS JULY 5TH 2002 - "CAMPING AT SAN ELIJO STATE BEACH CALIFORNIA, NEAR
CARDIFF REEF, MY FRIEND KEITH JOHNSON AND I (MONTY MOCK-CYPRUS,CALIFORNIA) WENT
FISHING JUST BEYOND THE KELP AT HIGH TIDE. I DROPPED A 12" LIVE MACKEREL
TO THE BOTTOM WITH MY 700XL CALSTAR GRAPHITER ROD WITH 25LB ANDE LINE ON A PENN JIGMASTER.
IN A COUPLE MINUTES MY LINE GOT VERY HEAVY. AFTER A COUPLE SHORT RUNS I GOT THE FISH UP
AND IT QUICKLY RETURNED TO THE BOTTOM. AFTER A FEW MORE MINUTES I GOT IT BACK UP. I OPENED
THE HATCH AND HANDED KEITH A LITTLE HOME MADE GAFF. I GUIDED THE FISH TO KEITH IN FRONT OF
THE KAYAK. HE HOOKED THE FISH IN THE MOUTH WITH ONE SHOT AND LIFTED IT UP WRAPPING HIS
OTHER ARM AROUND THE HUGE FISH. EVEN AFTER THAT THE HALIBUT WAS STILL HALFWAY IN THE WATER
GOING NUTS. THEN KEITH STUCK HIS HAND UNDER THE FISH'S GILL PLATE AND OUT ITS MOUTH. KEITH
TOOK MY KNIFE AND BLED IT, THAT SLOWED HIM DOWN. IT TOOK ALOT OF STUFFING TO FIT THAT
BEAST THROUGH THE HATCH. ONCE WE GOT IN WE TOOK IT TO BLUE WATER TACKLE IN SOLANO BEACH
AND IT WEIGHED IN AT 53.8 LBS AND MEASURED 50"."
Spotfin Croaker 7 Pounds, 26 Inches-12# test Shimano Corsair Reel, Abu Garcia Rod Jerry Giberti- Alhambra, California- July 4th, 2004
"....a full blown Dana Point (California) Fourth of July was underway. The bite (in the harbor) was unrelenting! A combination of small barracuda and herring.....On the next drop, the pole suddenly turned into a ninety degree bendo, and I put my feet back in the yak. this fish began to haul my yak around the harbor, with spectators looking on as the battle continued.....After about fifteen minutes I finally got the fish high enough to see..... then down he went again. About ten minutes later,I finally netted my fish. It barely fit in the net. I found out it was a spotfin (croaker)."
Select Image for larger view Mike Rager from Houston Texas landed this 35 pound King Mackerel fishing in the Gulf of Mexico off of Galveston Island on Sunday, August 4th, 2002. The fish was taken on an 8 inch live mullet on a plain wire kingfish rig using a Shimano Bantam 50 reel and a 6 foot Rhino rod with 17# line. According to Mike's account, "Since the reel only held 220 yards of line, I was nearly spooled on the fishes first run. I was pulled at least 1000 yards straight offshore. The fish fought for about 20 minutes before it quietly came to gaff." |
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