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 Post subject: Re: 20lb King
PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:03 pm 
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:cheers: Yippppeeeeeee!

Good job Mike.....Nice Fish!
A little surprise from a fighting-fish to break up all that running around... :lol:

NOTE: :study: gotta add "small gaff" to boating checklist :study:

It looks like you were using some light rod/reels...What did you catch em on???

Keep up the good work! :thumbleft:

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 Post subject: Re: 20lb King
PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 9:13 pm 
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Your wife gives you phone reports on pogy pods being busted??? Damn lucky bastard....


Nice feesh Mike!! :razz: :razz:

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 Post subject: Re: 20lb King
PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:09 pm 
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Sweet King. :cheers: Great Job. :thumbup:

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 Post subject: Re: 20lb King
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Kayak Mike!!1111!!!! My hero,I want to be just like you when I grow up.Nice fish :cheers:

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 Post subject: Re: 20lb King
PostPosted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 11:21 pm 
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KayakMike wrote:
He ate a live pogie on one of my tarpon rigs. A cajun thunder with 80lb fluoro and a 14/0 circle hook :toothy7:

He was mouth hooked so long as I had pressure on him his teeth didnt touch the leader. It was a bit abraided. If I was hunting for kings I'd use a wire rig with some trebles, not what he hit.


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Caught a few Kings that size from a boat only landed one half that size from a Yak but used a lip grip in all cases or a tail loop if lucky learned in NC in the Outer Banks used for toothy fish! Do you really need to gaff that size from a Yak? Not questioning your many many years of Jax Fishing experience just curious? Would 60lb braid hold up or destroy your gear :lol: Way too many break offs this year on Mono...

Thank you for all the great fishing tips Mike
The website is top notch.

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 Post subject: Re: 20lb King
PostPosted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:01 am 
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Awesome fish, Mike! Congrats. :smoke: :-B :smoke:

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 Post subject: Re: 20lb King
PostPosted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:07 am 
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Sweet fish Mike!

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PostPosted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 1:43 pm 
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Well done Mike.


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 Post subject: Re: 20lb King
PostPosted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 12:49 pm 
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I have a hand gaff but didnt bring it as I wasnt targeting kings. That is actually the gaff from the Nutt Deep boat that came up on me. I traded them the king for some pics so they gaffed it. I wouldnt have a gaff that large on a yak ;)

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 Post subject: Re: 20lb King
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somewhere on here I believe Capt Ken posted a DIY on making a "flying gaff". It's a hook with a line attached to it that comes off the end of a pole after you gaff the fish. It allows you to gaff the fish and tie it off on the yak, with the ability to release it if things get out of hand. A hand gaff could pull you in if you have it attached to your wrist and the fish is greener than you thought.


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 Post subject: Re: 20lb King
PostPosted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 7:36 am 
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Nice catch Mike! :clap: Overweight are you kidding me! I must be....... :snorting: Your still in the no shirt zone bud.

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 Post subject: Re: 20lb King
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KayakMike wrote:
Lord am I overweight - I have been advised to wear a shirt next time :)


Overweight, no way Mike. I was lying on the beach earlier this week and fell asleep due to the heat on the water's edge. Next thing I knew I was being lifted up by several of the Save the Whales volunteers and they were trying to get me back in the water! :D

Great story and pics. I saw a couple of yaks way offshore on the south side of Amelia Island yesterday afternoon and one looked like he had a good fight going on.

Nice fish!

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