Ok... I need some advice

swordfish · Post by **swordfish** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 12:33 am

I am REALLY interested in taking my yak out to DEEP water as soon as I get it. I specially wanna go for TUNA, I have been told that I might get lucky around the 150-200' mark? Where is a good launch point where I will be able to get into those kinds of depth with the minimum amount of paddling.

I guess what I am asking is where is the closest point to deep water in the miami and the keys or even further up north? Also what do you think I would need and what kind of bait and tackle is good for this? I am planning on doing this, Ive even had dreams about it. I will settle for a reef a bit offshore, maybe 60-80' but want to hit that deeper water... Maybe need a fishing buddy? In case of mishap? I wanna learn anything and everything about this so I dont mess up and have a wonderful fun day on the water!!!

kyfisherman · Post by **kyfisherman** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:20 am

Hey sword, I'd spend plenty of time closer to shore first. takes some getting used to especially when hoooked up on a fish. If you'd hook up with a good tuna in that yak you'd be a giant bobber lol .

swordfish · Post by **swordfish** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 9:22 am

Me likes that Idea... SO I need a sail and PLENTY of dry food/vacuum sealed food. I am used to getting by with very little supplies! Anyway, lol I got you, I will practice at shore, try and catch some poons, I am thinking that is a powerful fish so, when I land a few on the yak then Ill move on to offshore, I would still like to find out the spots though. To start learning the bottom topography wherever it is that I intend on fishing. Therefor increasing greatly my chances to outsmart a big fish. Whats the biggest tuna caught from a yak? Finally, how far offshore is the 100'-200' mark on say, miami beach? Is it closer in the keys?

swordfish · Post by **swordfish** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:45 pm

Yep, see you then, work work work!

kyfisherman · Post by **kyfisherman** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 3:55 pm

well sword, the last time i was in miami i went up to haulover park and went out through the jetty with therapyIV charters, i went with them 2 seperate occasions. On the last trip we were in the last hour and some people on the boat wanted their pics taken with there fish/captain/mate, they wanted to do it at sea and so he asked me to pilot the boat. i tried to keep it from 90 to 120 feet of water over the reef. It was probably 4 to 6 miles out depending on the location. As far as fishing in deeper water than that, it seemed to drop of just across the reef, so in some paces I'd say you can go out in deep water within 6 miles. I'm sure you can probably find places where it comes closer but that was my experience.

sarge · Post by **sarge** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 1:06 pm

www.kayakfishingstuff.com is very informative. launch locs,rigging,etc.

cudaman · Post by **cudaman** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:15 pm

Miami is not close by that depth you would have to go to Lakeworth or Jupiter, as you went to Jupiter today you may have notice the blue water line is with in sight, wow that's close, it takes 20 minutes on the Reward charter boat from Miami to see the water color change that's going at a full 10 knots. Well from Lakeworth to Jupiter those are the places where the continental shelf is closest to the shore and you may experience some big fishing in Sailfish alley there, how that sounds? Awesome, I have been thinking about Kayaks too but with my weight it is something to realy think about, you've seen me I am not small.

swordfish · Post by **swordfish** » Mon Aug 21, 2006 10:59 am

Ok, lol thx for info, I had kinda figures that, since from the pier they catch sails n smokers, Jupiter might be a good place to try. BTW as far as you gettin a yak and weight, not to worry I weigh close to 265 and there is a yak that is 12' long and holds 600 lbs!!! SO not too long, super stable and hold MUCHO weight! That would mean that you could even get a livewell, go out on the bait and do what the boaters do, lol then head out to deeper water! So look into it, its the best, must be a rush to land a sail from a yak!!!!

www.cobrakayaks.com fish n dive xf 12' SOT

cudaman · Post by **cudaman** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:15 am

Thanks dude!

swordfish · Post by **swordfish** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 12:21 am

Ull have me as a fishing partner, cuz soon i get mine!

EFC fishing · Post by **EFC fishing** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 2:30 pm

There is an article in the Palm Beach Post today talking about this subject. The paper-copy has a couple pictures in it, but I will post the link to the web address for the article. True, it talks about a trip running from Lake Worth Beach up to Phipps Beach, but it may also give some some ideas in formulating a gameplan of similar nature:

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/sports/con ... ISH24.html

Peace.

Frank
CF fishing

swordfish · Post by **swordfish** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:23 pm

Cookinman · Post by **Cookinman** » Sat Nov 11, 2006 11:03 pm

swordfish wrote:I am REALLY interested in taking my yak out to DEEP water as soon as I get it. I specially wanna go for TUNA, I have been told that I might get lucky around the 150-200' mark? Where is a good launch point where I will be able to get into those kinds of depth with the minimum amount of paddling.

I guess what I am asking is where is the closest point to deep water in the miami and the keys or even further up north? Also what do you think I would need and what kind of bait and tackle is good for this? I am planning on doing this, Ive even had dreams about it. I will settle for a reef a bit offshore, maybe 60-80' but want to hit that deeper water... Maybe need a fishing buddy? In case of mishap? I wanna learn anything and everything about this so I dont mess up and have a wonderful fun day on the water!!!

Just saw this-
Lake Worth Pier - NO QUESTION. At times the gulf stream dips in as close as 3 miles. Closest gulf stream access on th east coast.

Also if you were going forTuna, only one way to get downthat far. Butterflu or Speed Jig. I recommend you also use braid because of the smaller Diameter.

I target kings in 120-225 of the pier sometimes drifting to or from Boynton inlet in summer. Yopu can use mono - some do, but I ootcatch em 4/1 using braid - also the lighewr resistance in the current allows you to walk the dog up the water column better. For kings I'll go Jig to 6 inches knottable wire leader to the smallest strong barrell swiver I can find. Buy quality here as it is important. I use 70#ers.

Bonita and smaller Blackfin are quite common in summertime ( have never dome it in winter ) Almost a nuisance as I am usually trying for amberjack and kings. Oh yea, be prepared for an expensive habit as these jigs go for like $15 each....and you WILL get cutoff.
http://fish.shimano.com/publish/content ... rfly0.html

Shimano's are the most $$

I found a guy on e-bay that sells for much, much cheaper.

Speed jigs or Butterfly jigs were developed by Japaneese Tuna Fisherman that could mark large schools deep, but due to fishing pressure would not hit the normal baits presented with the huge bulky weights necessary to get them down. Also by the time the bait got THAT far down, current had it far off the mark.

A Knife, speed or butterfly jig is weighted at the back end and slices down quickly. you walk the dog up the watercolumn and believe me they DO work. I deep fish with nothing else now......Have caught snapper, grouper Bonito, tuna kind mac, blues and wuite large triggerfish with em.

In fact there is s group from the FS Board there today (1st day seas were 2' and less in quite a while....)

This guy has been doin this in PB County for years - I really look up to him. Check out his yak - BADASS!!

http://outdoorsbest.zeroforum.com/zerothread?id=533964

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