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  • 15 Knot Winds

    Went out yesterday yak fishing in W. Bay. Spent the whole time fighting the wind and waves for 0 fish. I had the gigging gear in the truck so I decided to give it a shot against better judgment since I was already halfway down the island.

    Thanks Coe for letting me ditch the yak at your place for a few hours.

    The clarity on the S. shore was great despite the wind. Luckily the tide was up as you could only gig a few dozen feet away from the shore before the wind chop made it too hard to see.

    I walked around for 2 hours, saw a really big ray right off the bat. Towards the end I started seeing what I like to see... Clusters of fresh beds from keeper fish. Stuck 3 decent ones and passed on one that was ~15".

    I guess high winds are pretty workable if you are in a protected area and the clarity is still good. At least it made the skeeters work harder too


  • #2
    Nice. I need to get out there gigging soon!

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    • #3
      Solid fish,congrats
      Beer,its not just for breakfast

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      • #4
        Looks like a 17, 19 and a 20"...yum!
        Winds should change from a pumping south to a light north starting Friday but I have the day shift this weekend.
        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBLbrJxGtro
        Not that much different than a Karankawa indian hunting the shallows at night with a torch and a spear.

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        • #5
          Thanks Bert, but the biggest went 18" max. "Decent" fish... bigger than "keeper", but not "good" or "bragger" sized.

          I may go for a second dose this evening, I've been forgetting the thrill of seeing that flounder shape appear out of the darkness.

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          • #6
            I guess I must be hurling. It's nice to see the big one and think that's a common size in relation to the tailgate but then again it's a product of my sustained close point relation with a prized flesh I love to take but yet so wrongfully denied by Kahuna winds this spring!
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBLbrJxGtro
            Not that much different than a Karankawa indian hunting the shallows at night with a torch and a spear.

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            • #7
              Holy Guacamole, after re-reading that, I've ascertained that's some DeeP Sheit!
              http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBLbrJxGtro
              Not that much different than a Karankawa indian hunting the shallows at night with a torch and a spear.

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                • #9
                  Nice flounder. Sounds like it's time to get out there and do some gigging.

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                  • #10
                    Similar experience last night. I have today off, and didn't want to fight the winds to fish so I did a late trip last night.

                    Winds were 20 knots and the tide was down but it was still manageable. Gigged protected shoreline and got 4 to 18", passed on one that was close.

                    I'm less concerned about high winds now since I know I can just find the right areas. It is still more effective on calm nights, but I may just go to sleep early now in favor of fishing the surf the next morning.

                    No pics. They just looked like 4 flatties with holes in their gillplates.

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                    • #11
                      Let's munch!
                      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBLbrJxGtro
                      Not that much different than a Karankawa indian hunting the shallows at night with a torch and a spear.

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                      • #12
                        You heat up the grease and I'll bring over the fillets

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                        • #13
                          It's hot...
                          http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBLbrJxGtro
                          Not that much different than a Karankawa indian hunting the shallows at night with a torch and a spear.

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