Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

     

Left Nav S-B Home Register FAQ Members List S-B on Facebook Arcade WEAX Tides Buoys Calendar Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Right Nav

Left Container Right Container
 

Go Back   Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating » Main Forum » Kayaking

Kayaking After the frequent attempts at Bribery, beatings, and simply getting towed at Sunrise - S-B opens the Kayak Forums Also see http://www.ultimatekayakfishing.com

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 07-07-2010, 09:38 PM   #1
Rockport24
President - S-B Chapter - Kelly Clarkson Fan Club
iTrader: (0)
 
Rockport24's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Rowley
Posts: 3,781
Macs and Yaks!

Well I heard we had some macs around, so I grabbed myself a sabiki rig and off I went. Picked up a few macs, tossed one behind me and BOOM, ZZZZZZZZZZ fish on! I'll tell ya what live lining is a rush from the kayak! Didn't land any monsters, but good times. I trolled and lobbed them into the rocks. Trolling was cool because the rod tip would go insane, I would look back and see the mac dancing on the service then watch it just get nailed by a nice fish!

It was kinda funny, I would go jig up some macs, then liveline one to a fish, but the other ones I tossed in the yak were dead, so I would go jig up another and live line that one, then repeat! Lot of paddling, but I just couldn't resist, once I got a taste of the macs I had to get more!

I'd love to figure out how to keep them alive in the yak, maybe tow a bait well, or anchor one somewhere close to the fishy spots? I don't think a 5 gallon bucket in the yak would do it.

couple of pics..
Attached Images
File Type: jpg DSCN3412.jpg (107.4 KB, 25 views)
File Type: jpg DSCN3413.jpg (112.6 KB, 28 views)
Rockport24 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-08-2010, 06:11 AM   #2
mtejo
Bazinga
iTrader: (0)
 
mtejo's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Franklin, MA
Posts: 27
Here is a link to a great bait tank ...
Bait Tank How-To .. Live bait fishing is a rush....
mtejo is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-08-2010, 12:14 PM   #3
nightfighter
Seldom Seen
iTrader: (0)
 
nightfighter's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2001
Posts: 10,389
Nice post, Matt. Glad you got into them.

“Americans have the right and advantage of being armed, unlike the people of other countries, whose leaders are afraid to trust them with arms.” – James Madison.
nightfighter is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-08-2010, 12:49 PM   #4
tattoobob
Soggy Bottom Boy
iTrader: (0)
 
tattoobob's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Billerica, Ma.
Posts: 7,260
Matt get a round close basket, either a ring of styrofoam or inner tube any thing to make it float then rig some kind of cover, I use an old towel Then just tow the basket around with you should hold about 20 macs

Surfcasting Full Throttle

Don't judge me Monkey

Recreational Surfcaster 99.9% C&R
tattoobob is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-08-2010, 12:58 PM   #5
Slick Moedee
Registered User
iTrader: (0)
 
Slick Moedee's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Gloucester, MA
Posts: 404
Sounded like a blast. I went by a few yakers this past weekend and one was towing a milk crate with one of those noodles tie-wraped to it. Couldn't see what they were using on top, but defiantely a low budget idea.
Slick Moedee is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-08-2010, 04:02 PM   #6
Sea of Atlas
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Maine
Posts: 173
Looks like you had a good time. I don't fish from a yak but I think one possibility might be the floating-collapsible fish baskets that bass pro shops sells for about $15.
Sea of Atlas is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 07-12-2010, 04:07 PM   #7
MarshCappa
Marcia! Marcia! Marcia!
iTrader: (0)
 
MarshCappa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Marshfield
Posts: 2,608
Very cool report!



"Sunshine Day Dream"
MarshCappa is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:27 PM.


Powered by vBulletin. Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Please use all necessary and proper safety precautions. STAY SAFE Striper Talk Forums
Copyright 1998-20012 Striped-Bass.com