Well guys, I had so much fun on my family vacation at Lake Casitas, I now fish in my sleep, I am even more obsessed about getting my fishing kayak than ever. If it wasn't for the fact that my wife had what was probably a bass on the line, it shook out the hook after uh 10-15 seconds, but she was stoked and could feel my pain. I'm saving ever penny. ETA 3 weeks till funds are in order. Now for the report Fri nite. full moon, threw the zara spook and soaked a night crawler for about1.5 hours-nothin Sat All day nothin but I learned a lot about chad. I had bass take my worm in his mouth for about 6" then spit it out, right there in front of me, damn Then I met a very smart Father and Son team from Santa Paula. Dave and Brian. They shared their shad and I caught a 9" bluegill. Brian a bass. Sun, rented a boat and went around to a few places, no luck, so I actually went to a hole I knew of right near the fishing dock Within 5 min. POW!!! 20" sweet trout Quick rebate and even quicker POW!!!! 15" BASS No mas for an hour then I take fish to camp, lunch etc Where to go on round 2-back to hole of course Get this-and remember I'm very new to all fishing in general Within 5 min I hook what the concensus is a very large catfish For exactly 35 min I battle the beast in front of a jam-packed fishing pier Even made a phone call for advice. BUT-DUE TO MY LACK OF EXPERIENCE- the line broke at 35 min. Clean beak right above the palomar knot of the hook-carolina rig Oh yea this was all on an Ugly Stick my Mom gave me a year ago , less than 6 feet tall with very light, 4 or 6 lb line-its hard to tell I knew the line was light and was being careful but, CCCRRRRAAAAPPPP !!!!!!! Man did that stick look like the letter U Then Tues another 9" bluegill at a different location So thanks for hearing my new guy fishing story it great to tell it to others who are on the same page as you Am I not the only one to lose a fish after a fairly long fight Is that what they call a mystery fish Thanks for letting me post here in Kayaks as that truly is my goal It seems like rougher and tougher fishing, Self suffitency fishing. I raced mountain bikes for ten years and that was also the deal-being prepared.Now lets see if I can add my pics. Might have to wait till tonight for my wifes help Stay tuned
