Aloha everyone! I'm not sure if I am posting in the correct thread and please do let me know if I am so I can post in the correct section. I wanted to share some of my fishing adventures that I go on here in Hawaii, I am a learning how to service and repair my reels and thanks to alan and all the members of this awesome forum for helping me gain information and the knowledge to do so! Because I am fishing off of my kayak, my reels take a beating from saltwater being so close to the water and occasionally getting drenched with saltwater time to time, so learning how to service my own reels is a big help on my wallet. I have tons of old kayak fishing vids on youtube that helped me land a few sponsors like Penn and Ocean Kayak so I apologize for the advertising and commercials in my new vids. I am not the best at editing videos and am also learning how to edit them better and would love feedback on what I should do or shouldn't do on any future vids to help improve them. Big Mahalo in advance for any tips and help!
aloha. Rob
I have tons and tons of footage I need to work on and finally had some time to work on footage of a fishing trip from early this year hooking and landing monster Ono's "wahoo's" from my yak on the Big Island of Hawaii. I'm gonna try and bang out a bunch more vids to catch up on recent video footage! I hope you enjoy it and Mahalo for watching!
http://youtu.be/V4DjgkX9p74
REMEMBER THE MOVIE, WITH SPENCER TRACY ?THE OLD MAN AND SEA. LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF FUN.
That is SICK Rob. I really want to try, but catching ono (wahoo) or kaku (baracuda) with their teeth, marlin or sail fish, and sharks really freak me out being so close to them on the water.
Mahalo. I love your videos.
Buy the way, I lost your post on the clicker problems you and you buddy's been having. Got it solved?
FREAKING AWESOME. Do you buddy up when you go out there. Are you paddleing from shore? Looks way cool.
Bob
Quote from: Bryan Young on July 23, 2013, 01:50:56 PM
That is SICK Rob. I really want to try, but catching ono (wahoo) or kaku (baracuda) with their teeth, marlin or sail fish, and sharks really freak me out being so close to them on the water.
Mahalo. I love your videos.
Buy the way, I lost your post on the clicker problems you and you buddy's been having. Got it solved?
Thanks B!!! Hit me up if you get out here one day bro! I'll love to take you out, I can promise you that it'll be safe and you'll come back in one piece but I can't promise you that your arms and back won't be hurting from pulling up some nice pelagics! lol
No I haven't figured out the clicker on the Penn 12vs yet...... It seems like when the drag is in freespool or barely engaged, the clicker works a little. But after engaging the drag up tighter it completely turns off....... Is it cause the spool gets pushed over to the left side plate and the clicker button cant reach the spool? It also has the adjustable clicker knob and I have it tightened all the way down so that I can have somewhat of a clicker in freespool to free line live bait. I'm not sure if this is how it's supposed to be or not. Thanks in advance for any help bro.
Quote from: BMITCH on July 23, 2013, 02:03:39 PM
FREAKING AWESOME. Do you buddy up when you go out there. Are you paddleing from shore? Looks way cool.
Bob
Thank You!!! I do have a partner most of the time I go out, but sometimes he can't get out and I go out alone. I do paddle from shore and back to shore unassisted by any power boat. I am entered in a year long tourney that prevents me to get any assistance from other kayakers and power boats so that I don't get DQ. Mahalo for watching, tight lines and safe fishing! aloha
Nice video Rob, I would last about a minute and go down like a sack op potatoes ;D.
Keep them coming though, I really enjoyed it...but be safe.
I still say you're nuts ;D.
BTW, can you tell me some more about that harpoon? did you purchase it or do you make your own?
Thanks, Sal
I really enjoyed the video. If I weren't so old and worn out, I'd love to give it a try. ;) Bob
QuoteFREAKING AWESOME.
x2! That's amazing Rob - well done and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Justin
Quote from: Alto Mare on July 23, 2013, 10:38:25 PM
Nice video Rob, I would last about a minute and go down like a sack op potatoes ;D.
Keep them coming though, I really enjoyed it...but be safe.
I still say you're nuts ;D.
BTW, can you tell me some more about that harpoon? did you purchase it or do you make your own?
Thanks, Sal
Thanks Sal, I made it at home with a piece of wood that was laying around and some 3/8" threaded rod. Drilled a hole on the bottom of rod and expoxyed the rod in. Really not that hard to make. I use it to dispatch or stun a fish on the first blow, then back it up with my gaff that is also homemade. It's a lot easier and safer to gaff a fish that's not moving and thrashing next to my yak, if I miss a gaff shot its possible to sink my gaff in the side of my yak and that will totaly suck. Haha
Rob, is that harpoon barbed or just like an ice pick? Seems to have some holding power.
Very cool Rob, thanks for the info.
Hawaii is my honeymoon spot, maybe one day you could take me out on that kayak....NOT! ;D
Be safe out there, and thanks for keeping us entertained.
Sal
Rob, I forgot to mention that mine is also made with some threaded rods.
This one is a little different, it was made by my buddy Bob ( Cone).
That man also has some talent, I'm always amazed on his work.
(http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t646/pescatore2/002_zpse657628d.jpg) (http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/pescatore2/media/002_zpse657628d.jpg.html)
Sal
Quote from: Bryan Young on July 25, 2013, 08:40:49 AM
Rob, is that harpoon barbed or just like an ice pick? Seems to have some holding power.
It's just threaded, I try to normally hit a fish in it's head to instantly dispatch them quickly without a struggle. Sometimes when I hit them hard in the head I can barely pull it back out and have to actually unscrew my spear back out of it's skull. If I miss and hit them in the body or belly area it's almost guaranteed to pull out from it thrashing.
Quote from: Alto Mare on July 25, 2013, 11:37:13 PM
Rob, I forgot to mention that mine is also made with some threaded rods.
This one is a little different, it was made by my buddy Bob ( Cone).
That man also has some talent, I'm always amazed on his work.
(http://i1318.photobucket.com/albums/t646/pescatore2/002_zpse657628d.jpg) (http://s1318.photobucket.com/user/pescatore2/media/002_zpse657628d.jpg.html)
Sal
Damn that looks crazy! I would hate to get on the bad end of that bad boy!
I went out yesterday and hooked my largest tuna ever...... After a battle that lasted almost an hour I finally get the beast up and realize how big it was and my jaw dropped!!! My biggest so far off my kayak was 114.5 and this tuna made my my 114 pounder look small. So I get it up closer with only about 10 feet of leader left out to stick my spear in it, but it started to swim in circles what felt like 60 mph and almost flipped me a few times! I reach for my spear and have it ready to give it the kill shot, but holding my rod with one hand while a 150 plus pound tuna is doing the circle of death at 60 mph was a little nutz! I did have a chance to spear it for a fraction of a second but held back knowing that if I didn't place a precise shot that the risk of flipping was very high. So I decided to wait for a better shot, all of a sudden the beast stops under my yak and turns his death circles in the other direction and gave a few head shakes and what I was praying for not to happen...... Happened!!!!!! Damn hooked popped out!!!!!!! I almost jumped in after but the current was ripping a little over 3 mph and if I did jump in I would of drifted away from my yak in a flash. I was so crushed watching a world record kayak tuna swim back down to the deep blue slowly.... I was so exhausted from the battle that I couldn't even yell at myself for what just happened! I regrouped and paddled back to shore with my tail between my legs and depressed. I did catch a 38# Wahoo in the morning but totally forgot that I did until I reached shore and unloaded my fish bag and yak. I hope these monster tunas are gonna hang out here for a while so that I can redeem myself....... I'm gonna rest up and go hunting for monster tunas in a few days.
Aloha, Rob
Rob
I have certainly enjoyed multiple viewings of your videos. You are doing a great job and I sent the link to my son and he thinks your crazy. A little risky but not crazy. Keep having yourself a blast and please keep sharing with us.
Dwight
Sorry to hear that Rob, I'm sure you will redeem yourself ;). Thanks again for sharing your adventures with us, can't wait for your next one.
Good stuff!
Sal
Your freakin crazy!! Go get a bigger one ;D ;D maybe you need a bigger yak? This is truly hand to fin combat. Biggest thing I ever got off my yak was a 15# striper. Can't imagine 150#of pissed off tuna. Keep at it you'll get it. Thanks for letting us in on a really cool sport.
Bob
Rob, too bad you lost the big one! I hope you get the chance for redemption. Maybe you should get a leash in case you flip. A record isn't worth your life! I've watched your other video's and you have got it going on! Stay safe brother, Bob
Thanks a lot brothers!!! All of your encouragements defiantly help boost my hopes to go after another beast! There is a big storm heading to Hawaii and is probably gone hit late tomorrow and last till Tuesday, I hope I have a few hours tomorrow morning to go monster hunting and redeem myself. I'll report back on the catch report as soon as I can. Big mahalo everyone! You guys are all solid!!!
That's a great idea from cone, a leash maybe to a belt on you. Not in the way but if for some reason your in the water you can't get to far away from your yak. Be safe.
Bob
Kau
You are pretty fearless but wise to let the tuna go. In 1994 Chris Bowie who was a mate on the Trophy Box in a tournament out of Morehead City, NC got jerked over when a 175 blue marlin got tagged and was never found. One mate jumped in after him but all he saw was a dot going away. He was holding the line waiting for the tag and had it wrapped wrong on his hand.
Stay brave and smart.
Dwight
Stay safe brother.....great fishing videos
Another great story Rob - thanks for sharing.
Good luck on the next mission.
All the best, Justin
There will always be another opportunity.
can we take up a collection and get him an inflatable pfd?
Quote from: alantani on July 29, 2013, 10:57:52 PM
can we take up a collection and get him an inflatable pfd?
I'll contribute. Bob
Quote from: alantani on July 29, 2013, 10:57:52 PM
can we take up a collection and get him an inflatable pfd?
Or a bigger boat :-\
Still, I love what you do Rob.
Rob is the Man! ;)
Thanks guys! Catch report...... Zero. I got out early before the sun came up, made bait and paddled out 3 miles to the grounds but nobody was home. The wind and rain came earlier than I expected and I had to get my butt in as fast as I could before I ended up at Tahiti! The storm is here and the state of Hawaii is hoping it passés by with no harm to the islands and its people. Mahalo brothers and I'll keep you all posted on my next journey out.
Aloha, Rob
Extreme fishing is one thing, but paddling INTO a tropical storm? To much for me, all that low pressure has chased them off anyway. I'm sure they'll be there next time.
Ron
WOW :o
Aloha Rob,
I hope you, your family and friends are safe and sound with little damage. It looked pretty bad from the photos I have received, with Maui's lightning strikes (which I have never seen in Hawaii before 1995 in Ewa Beach).
Bryan
Quote from: Bryan Young on July 30, 2013, 03:33:02 PM
Aloha Rob,
I hope you, your family and friends are safe and sound with little damage. It looked pretty bad from the photos I have received, with Maui's lightning strikes (which I have never seen in Hawaii before 1995 in Ewa Beach).
Bryan
Thanks B, I think the blunt of the storm is passed, I thank the Hurricane center, local news stations and radio alerts. They are the reason we can all prepare for a storm or disaster that is coming our way ahead of time and defiantly help keep people safe. From what I hear, no one got hurt and everyone is starting to get back to their normal daily routine, the winds is still pumping to much for a kayak to be out on the water still, but I am in no rush to get back out yet. Aloha and god bless.
Here's one of my favorite vids I like to watch to get me pumped up before I start paddling out! Aloha
http://youtu.be/dfiRnq3iNYg
Top Notch! Rob!! :P
I just bought me a Kayak. Its a Trident 13 Angler. I am mainly using this for yakking shark baits out from shore, but you never know. ;D
(http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag93/darondyer/Trident_zps07749c2a.jpg)
Sweet shark hunter!!! I am now using a trident 15 instead of my prowler big game this year and love it!!! Let me know if you need any help or info on rigging it to fish offshore for big game bro!
Hoe Wa'a!!!! (Paddle Hard)
Aloha, Rob
Great vids Rob. What camera system are you using? Great battery life!! Do you switch it on at hook up? You definitely have the routine down. Keep them coming.
Bob
Quote from: Kau Grown on August 01, 2013, 08:16:01 AM
Sweet shark hunter!!! I am now using a trident 15 instead of my prowler big game this year and love it!!! Let me know if you need any help or info on rigging it to fish offshore for big game bro!
Hoe Wa'a!!!! (Paddle Hard)
Aloha, Rob
Do you have a depth finder in your Trident 15? That is where I will probably start. What kind of battery do I need?
Quote from: BMITCH on August 01, 2013, 09:24:50 AM
Great vids Rob. What camera system are you using? Great battery life!! Do you switch it on at hook up? You definitely have the routine down. Keep them coming.
Bob
Thanks Bob! I use gopro cameras with a remote to turn all cameras on at once. I try to have the camera on at strike, but its hard to tell when a fish is gonna bite. If I see a nice mark on my ff shooting up then I'll turn my cameras on and get ready for the strike but most of the strikes hit when your not expecting it.
Quote from: Shark Hunter on August 01, 2013, 10:53:31 AM
Quote from: Kau Grown on August 01, 2013, 08:16:01 AM
Do you have a depth finder in your Trident 15? That is where I will probably start. What kind of battery do I need?
Yes, I use a humminbird FF/GPS combo and power it with a 12v, 12a/h rechargeble lead battery. A lithium ion battery is a whole lot better because of its size, weight and recharging life span but they cost an arm and a leg!
The Ocean Kayak Tridents come with a scupper hole that is built to fit a humminbird puck style transducer.
Aloha gang! Here's some footage of a guided kayak tour I did a couple of weeks ago. I'm starting up an Extreme Kayak Fishing tour buisness and record footage of the tour so the clients can take home their experience and share it with others like this guy named Bryan Young from Texas. Not the same Bryan Young on this forum but I thought it was until I met him on the beach. I was able to get Bryan hooked up to a 66# yellow fin tuna and he's a warrior to be able to fight a tuna that size and get it up, being that it was his first kayaking fishing trip and largest fish he has ever caught, it was a catch of a lifetime for sure! Bryan took the footage home and edited quick to share his experience with everyone on YouTube.
Aloha, Rob
http://youtu.be/27RyBV_hSw0
That was a really nice guided trip. Good luck on the business and thanks for the video.
How can I paste my face on his? lol
Quote from: Bryan Young on August 06, 2013, 11:24:10 PM
How can I paste my face on his? lol
Won't help, his hands are too small ;D
Rob, Very,Very cool. I noticed Bryan was paddling in a lot faster than going out. Even with almost 67# of YFT. You'll do great with this business. Best of luck.
Bob
Nice! Rob!
Good luck on your new endeavor. I'm sure you will do well. ;D
Quote from: Bryan Young on August 06, 2013, 11:24:10 PM
How can I paste my face on his? lol
Hahahahahaha..... I know yeah! I really thought it was you until we met, I was communicating with him by email! Don't worry bro, when you get back here we'll get out and catch a bigger one! Lol
Thank you very much brothers for the awesome replies, I'm hoping it will pay the bills since construction is very slow and I haven't worked in a while. My bills are starting to back up.... Life is hard, but only if we choose it to be! I hope I'm making a good decision so life can get a lil easier, especially for my kids. I can survive on practicly nothing but I can't put my kids and wife through that.
Aloha, Rob
Have two questions for you: Where do you launch from; and Where was the sashimi?
Quote from: Makule on August 07, 2013, 04:57:59 AM
Have two questions for you: Where do you launch from; and Where was the sashimi?
I launch from a bunch of different locations! From the south side of the island to the north side, it all depends on weather and surf conditions, but my home spot is in south Kona. I gave my client a big ziplock of filets and gave the rest to ohana and neibors.
You'll do well. It may take a little while but with your talent, people will have to book a trip well ahead of time soon! If you have to work it might as well be something you love doing. Best of luck! Bob
Aloha, here's a new vid of some old footage, hope you enjoy it.
Mahalo for watching!
Rob
http://youtu.be/ffS1TSXZr0Y
Great work Rob - spectacular stuff!
Cheers, Justin
Brother,
Not only are you a fantastic fisherman, but your shot angles and post production are spot on. Thanks for the flick!
Ron
Good Job Rob!
I never get tired of watching your videos! ;)
Big Mahalo brothers!!!
New yak...... New vid..... all action! enjoy and aloha
http://youtu.be/n11hO09dDKI
Thanks for the great entertainment. Always a pleasure to watch.
Another great clip Rob! ;D
Is that your new Trident 15?
Quote from: Shark Hunter on August 20, 2013, 10:43:33 PM
Another great clip Rob! ;D
Is that your new Trident 15?
Mahalo, Yes it is.... well kinda of new, I had it from march and have been using it hard this year but never had time to edit any vids of my catches off of it yet, I've been trying to catch up on all my old footage. It has done me well so far, not as stable as my other yak but defiantly a lot faster! I did break it in with a few hundred plus pound Ahi's on the first month I started using it, got 3 in a week actually.
I couldn't make up my mind on the right yak. I wanted something fast, but stable too. I saw a video of a guy chasing a pod of dolphins on a Trident 13 and he was keeping up with them!
Since mine will mainly be used for yakking big baits out for sharks, I decided that was the one for me.
Take Care Brother! and keep those videos coming! ;)
Quote from: Shark Hunter on August 21, 2013, 08:29:08 AM
I couldn't make up my mind on the right yak. I wanted something fast, but stable too. I saw a video of a guy chasing a pod of dolphins on a Trident 13 and he was keeping up with them!
Since mine will mainly be used for yakking big baits out for sharks, I decided that was the one for me.
Take Care Brother! and keep those videos coming! ;)
Yep, the Trident's speed is awesome! good choice bro!
I am heading south in two weeks to the Florida Panhandle. I set up my Kayak Carrier on my Truck this Holiday weekend. I am ready Bro!
(http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag93/darondyer/Thule3_zps1fcaa22b.jpg)
(http://i1300.photobucket.com/albums/ag93/darondyer/Thule4_zps59a1e5fd.jpg)
Cool...I like the look even though you won't catch me in one. Dominick
Come on Dom! ;)
I bet after a bottle of Zin, and the bite was on, I could talk you into kayaking some baits out.
Especially on a glass ocean with the white sand and clear blue water. You will have to keep that shirt buttoned up with the life jacket on! :D My youngest stepson is accompanying me on this trip. I am sure he will be doing most of the Kayaking. He is the Bear Grylls type. He hiked the Appalachian trail and is an avid climber and kayaker. I will be on the beach keeping the beer cold and tending lines. Wish me Luck my Friend! ;D
Yeh you probably could get him in one but if it was like my last shark trip last month the first time he went out and ran into a 9 foot free swimming Bull that decided the kayak looked like his girlfriend he would be done for the day.LOL :o :o :o ;D
Come on William! :D
You are kidding? Right? That's why I got the Trident. So I can get out and get back as quick as possible.
I have heard stories of Sharks bumping the Yak. Especially if you have a big ray hanging of the back.
Quote from: Shark Hunter on September 05, 2013, 02:09:21 PM
Come on William! :D
You are kidding? Right? That's why I got the Trident. So I can get out and get back as quick as possible.
I have heard stories of Sharks bumping the Yak. Especially if you have a big ray hanging of the back.
Good luck Shark Hunter, but Salty is right. Every month or so someone posts a picture with teeth marks in the bottom of the kayak. Sharks go for kayaks like kids go for popsicles on a hot day. Last year a newly retired couple took a morning kayak run out in the sea of Cortez and were never seen again. I don't mind risk taking but turning over in a kayak is too scary for me. Dominick the big chicken.
g, had an 8' bull follow me for two hundred yards even after leaving the bait behind. But it is the only way I would put out a bait today, when I was young and dumb I used to swim baits out and so did a lot of other guys. Tells ya just how little they really want a person, most of the time. ;)
I hear they Like Yellow too. :-\
SWEEEET ride shark hunter!!! both yak and truck!! ;) I honestly can say that sharks are more curious of what you are than actually looking at you as a meal or breeding partner! lol, but I did have a few close encounters myself, mostly from my mistakes tho! Reeling up a bait that a 14 foot tiger is going after is really not a great idea! It'll only wanna take it off your lap once you reeled it in! Sharks are always around and always gonna wanna check you out if your out alone with no other boats or yaks, I normally can hear them or see them before they get close. I keep my eye on them and study their behavior while they get close, if they are just floating about slowly and not swimming fast and moving side to side then most of the time they are just passing by and wanna check you out on their way pass. I would normally just let them do their thing and swim on by, most of the time they won't even touch my baits and keep going. But if its swimming erotically and fast, with quick head movement from side to side and keeps on surfacing and diving then it's a lot different!! Those guys are showing an aggressive behavior and will most likely be aggressive to you! You have 2 choices... paddle in as fast as you can... which in my opinion is a waste of time unless you can paddle faster than a shark or turn your yak straight to him and paddle as fast as you can straight for him and chase him away! I'm not recommending anyone to do this because we have different sharks here in Hawaii that act and respond different to sharks in the mainland but it works for me! About 90 percent of the time it does chase them away and they wont come back to bother me again. However I have had a couple of tigers that was very stubborn and resulting in me breaking a paddle on its head and having to spear it with my spear to have it swim off. I carry my "kage" or spear mainly for dispatching fish at leader but it's also there to defend myself against those stubborn tigers that won't leave me alone! I'm not giving it a lethal blow or spearing it to kill it, I hit him hard enough to make him not wanna come near me again. I feel like if you run and paddle away from a shark, they feel like its a game and will follow you and harass you until you feed them or until they get tired or bored. I NEVER toss out bait or chum in the water to avoid a shark encounter so I can paddle away from it, I feel like you will be training sharks that everytime they see a yak they will think of food. I do see tons of sharks and deal with them a lot so I have a lot of experience with the types of sharks we have here which is mostly tigers. I do wanna make it clear tho that my way of dealing with them will probably not work so good with whites and bulls and I pray that I really don't see those bad boys here cause I might have to figure out another way to deal with them instead of kissing my butt goodbye!
Please be safe and watch out for one another!
aloha, rob
Thanks for the compliments Rob! That means a lot coming from you. ;)
Hopefully I won't have any dealings with sharks in the yak. I guess I should make me a kage just in case.
A Mossberg Mariner should do the trick! ;D