leong Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Executive Summary:Wednesday, while trolling for bluefish in very calm water (about 1/4 miles out from Halibut Point, Rockport), I spotted a feeding blitz several hundred yards away. I started a high-speed sprint towards the action; suddenly my bow went up and I began to capsize. I did a high brace and my paddle hit something harder than water. I recovered from the almost capsize and saw a dorsal fin and gray mass in the water. At first I thought I went over a small whale (or a large and lazy shark). When I calmed down I realized that I had run over a large Mola Mola lying on its side. It was about 6X8 feet (probably about 500 - 1000 pounds). I watched it for a about 10 minutes, apologized and took digital stills and videos of this huge fish ... it didn't appear to have been hurt as a result of the collision.Rationale for this post: Under these circumstances should I have used a sculling or low brace instead? Or is this a sign that sea kayak fishing is not a sport suited to me?P.S. Skunked on this and the next day. But I did nail many decent sized blue fish last week and Monday of this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethany Posted August 31, 2006 Share Posted August 31, 2006 At last the secret to your success! You CLUB your fish. I think maybe rather than bracing, you should have grabbed the mola mola and invented a new Greenland roll... that would definitely take more skill than rolling with a rock. The Mola Mola maki. --b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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