The Catch of a Lifetime! MONSTROUS Wahoo off the Yak!
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- čas přidán 5. 09. 2024
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We almost decided to not even launch this day because it was dumping rain at the launch in the pre dawn hours. Luckily, there was a brief gap in the weather so we quickly unloaded the yaks and dashed out to the grounds. Live opelu are incredibly hard to catch this time of year because they are breeding and under constant attack by pelagic predators, so I was super stoked to catch one bait right at sunrise. After an hour or so with my single live opelu out on the line,
I finally found some fish and managed to hook a shibi ahi (yellowfin tuna). It seemed like that would be all the action for the day because I was unlikely to find more live bait, so I threw a dead opelu out and started heading in. Not long after, I came across a huge bait ball too tempting to pass up, so I dropped my sabiki rig through the pile and was actually able to hook another opelu.
Soon after sending out the fresh live bait, the fish of a lifetime decided to stop by for a bite...
Kayak: 2015 Hobie Revolution 13 "Shark Magnet"
Fish Bag: Hobie Large soft cooler
Fish Finder: Garmin Striker 4
Main and backup rods: Shimano Trevala 6'0 XXH, Ugly stik tiger elite jigging 6'6 MH
Bait rod: Tsunami Trophy Slow Pitch 6'0 MH
Reels: Penn Spinfisher VI LiveLiner 8500, Shimano Spheros 14000 XG, Shimano Spheros SW Inshore 4000, Avet MXL 3/6 two speed
Line and terminal tackle: 65 lb spiderwire, 40lb PowerPro, 40lb Berkeley Vanish Fluorocarbon, Sakura 60lb Flurocarbon leader ,35 lb Knot2Kinky Titanium wire leader, Gamakatsu 5/0 live bait hooks, Gamakatsu 5/0 Octopus J hooks, Gamakatsu 6/0 Octopus circle hooks, Promar LED "Disco"
home made sabiki rig for bait: 12lb Ande monofilament (main), 10lb Flurocarbon (branches), size 8 gold limerick hooks, Mar-Mellow Lures 1.5" glow strips, Tylah Lures 1.5" glow strips, HiPerformance Lures "fish sticks", 4 oz bank sinker
Camera: Gopro Hero 8 Black, GoPro Hero 9 Black, GoFish Camera, GoFish Cam trolling camera
This is why I watch your channel. That was an awesome catch! It had a fat belly! When we catch Salmon that big in Lake Michigan (Off the shores of Chicago) they're usually female and full of spawn. Then we cure the spawn in sacks and use them as bait. Wow, what a nice fish! Congrats man! That will be enough fish for dinner for quite some time!!!!!
Thanks man! She definitely had huge egg sacs that are gonna make amazing eats later! Tons of filets too 🤙🤙
Hey Buddy, I’ve just discovered you. Kia Ora from New Zealand. Awesome fish, love your channel. I was in Hawaii 4 years ago and had the delight of going for a fish. Blessings from the furthest South Pacific.
Hey thanks man! New Zealand is really high on my bucket list for places to visit too 🤙🤙🤙
The yak sitting very low on the water " ok, I'm paddling home" I thought it was a joke..😅😅😆😆🤣😂👀👀👀👀👀Dude!
No choice haha just gotta do it sometimes 😂
“That might be an ono” 😂😂😂 Reel was singing like you hooked a missile! Love that first run that ono make. More addicting than anything else. The tug is the drug! 🤙🏼
73lbs what a bruiser!
Lol yeah man no mistaking that run! Talk about a rush 🤙🤙
yeeeee congrats my dude. always enjoy your vids. keep em coming.
Thanks braddah 🤙 As long as the fish keep biting!
Awesome Bro. Congrats! You should do a video of you filleting that Ono.
Thanks dude! I gotta filet all my fish before sunup because so many flies and wasps!
Bruh, congrats 🎉 on that munstah! Yessah!
Yessah thanks bradda! 🤙🤙🤙
Dat gaff aim is amazing
Makes it easy when the target is big 😂
What a massive ono to catch on a kayak, put in your lap and paddle home with the closed mouth inches from your chest! Everything about this catch is impressive Shea. Hats off, well done my friend.
Thanks Scott! Definitely feels like it's gonna be hard to top this one. Maybe a legit Ahi would do it...
The title is right on.. that's a giant, especially off of the kayak. Congrats Shea what an awesome catch and great patience.
Mahalos braddah keep on slayin over there 🤙
Congratulations what a fish!
Mahalos braddah 🤙
Congrats that was crazy cool.
Thanks man!!
Congrats thats a beast for sure
Wahooooo😂 congratulations, THAT'S a Monster definitely 🎉🎉🎉 happy for you and thanks for sharing 🙏
Thanks man super stoked!
Yeah you! Congrats bro! 🔥🔥🔥
Chee thanks!! 🤙🤙🤙
Monster! Nice one!
Yessah! Thanks dude! 🤙🤙
THAT IS A BEAST! And then you paddled home 😮!!!
Haha yeah so worth the long paddle back 😂
Wow! That’s a big ONO! You Da-man!
Congratulations 🎉
Mahalos braddah super stoked 🤙🤙🤙
Congrats my friend that was an awesome fish! Big bait= big fish. You are a beast and i've enjoyed watching all of your videos. Keep up the great work and keep the awesome fishing videos coming!
Thanks! I'm really glad folks still enjoying the vids 🤙🤙
So stoked for you! Seen you guys when we were headed out. Some lumpy conditions that morning for sure. How you managed to get that ono to shore is beyond me🤯
Mahalos braddah 🤙🤙 Hope they were biting down around the point too! Was a long paddle home haha
That’s one hammer Ono amazing
Thanks braddah! Just so lucky for even hook dat buggah 🤙🤙🤙
@@AffordableWahoo c I guys once in a while down milolii I’m the Braddah with the gray 4 runner white boat with green trim 🤙🏾
Raja dat maybe see you out there sometime 🤙🤙🤙
Awesome video. Congratulations Shea! You earned this one, my friend 👊
Thanks sistah! Keep slayin em from the shore 🙌
Yessah my braddah get action! 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼 once in a lifetime catch on da yak, big buggah!
Yessah mahalos braddah hope u get chance hit the water soon 🤙🤙🤙
Yessah my braddah hopefully soon. Unfortunately encountered a immune system problem that made half the hair on my head fall out, still being treated so hopefully under wrap sooner than later. You'll be the first I contact to hit the water🤙🏼🤙🏼
Congrats Shea on your PB ono!!! That thing was a beast!!!! That day when I saw you coming in, I watched you paddling with your paddle for a long time and thought to myself that he either broke his drive or he has a huge fish!!! Then as you got closer, I was like holy ----- 🤣🤣 Sam and I were both amazed. Anyways!! Congratulations again
Haha thanks man! Also that tarp came in super handy I bought a ton of ice and wrapped the fish up so I could get G's huge Yeti since there was no chance it'd fit in my little Aussie 😂
Unreal, catch of a lifetime!! Congrats
That's one monster. Awesome catch my braddah!!!
Mahalos braddah 🤙🤙🤙
An absolute BEAUTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love it!! Such a weird ono fight with the digging deep and extra late runs. I never caught one that big so I never new the tanks could fight like shibis 😅
Thanks braddah! Was really an ono fight at the start then a shibi fight at the end! Was starting to doubt it was even an ono 😂
One day, I will be as calm as you are catching these big onos....great video bro!
Just a matter of time before you get your chances tight lines braddah 🤙
Wow
Watched again and again. Mamma Opelo caught a mamma Ono! You too good!🎉
haha yeah big bait = big fish sometimes!!
Jackpot!!!🎉
Yessah!! 🤙🤙
You are catching all the fish of my dreams. I wish i can break that wahoo curse of mine.
@@princefireside5344 I know the pain! It took me over a year of missing a bunch to finally land my first one it can be a super frustrating fish! Just gotta keep trying 🤙🤙
@@AffordableWahoo I had 2 chances to catch a wahoo in Vera Cruz, Mexico. Un-fortunately I was. defeated because I forget to bring my wires.
@princefireside5344 Ahh thats a bummer! Good reason to go again though!
Amazing Catch. I just started kayak fishing, I'd be happy with a ono half that size.
Thanks man! You'll definitely have lots of shots at 35- 40 lb ono if you're fishing in Hawaii. Tight lines 🤙🤙
WoW!
Nice wahoo brah
Thank you my broda🤙
Congratulations! That is a Beast of an Ono! 🤙🏼
Thanks! Definitely gonna remember this one 🤙🤙🤙
Thats a monster bro!! Great fishing composure, and GoPro underwater vid, considering the size. Big congrats \m/
Thanks! Definitely got so lucky with this one!
Yeahhhhhhsahhhhhhh!!!!!💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾👇🏾🐟
Aurite!! 🤙🤙🔥🎣💪
Just wanted to hear that spinner..Gotta chk the drag washers..😜
@Jason Palacol LOL it's the spool from my old 8500 washers are more than 2 years old and been through dozens of good fish so yeah probably due for a change 😂
most underrated video on CZcams!
Lol thanks man too kind 🤙🤙🤙
Killah!!!!
CheeepONO🤙🤙
Congratulations!! Amazing to watch. Love your work.
Thanks! Tight lines man 🤙🤙
Hey man, I'm Devan's friend, my name is Nando. Congrats man that's the fish of a lifetime. Now i understand why you use those AMAs lol. Easy to flip trying to get that thing on board lol
Thanks dude! Yeah man most of the time the AMAs don't do anything but they're a life saver for times like these! Seems like the bites on over there fish on braddah 🤙
WOW!!! Way to go man! You'll be eating good for weeks 🙂
Thanks dude! Monster filets from this fish for sure!!
That is an absolute monster! Congratulations! What an accomplishment. Looks like that reel went for a little dip during all the excitement haha! I've definitely done that before. Awesome video!
Thanks man! Yeah I took the reel apart after to make sure salt water didn't get in and spent like an hour figuring out how to get the liveliner part back together properly 😂
@@AffordableWahoo Haha thats funny! I've taken apart spinners but never a live liner before. Hopefully i never have to 🤣
Nice work!!!🤙🏻
The little shibi had a big heart and a fighter till the end. Wow what a toad of an Ono😮 73# congrats on that one. I’ve said it before the color brakes are our friends. Nice job braddah 🤙🏻🤙🏻
Thanks man! Yeah couldn't believe how strong that little guy was! Great things really do happen on the color change that's 2 onos for 2 times fishing it so far 🤙🤙🤙
@@AffordableWahoo have you ever looked into Penn 30-40 2 speed. I’ve bought a few of them lately to fish San Diego Bluefin and think they would fit your needs on the yak. Pretty reasonable prices too. 🤙🏻
The coffee grinder’s probably a bit more convenient on the yak as well. Keep up the awesome work and great content 🤙🏻
@@JoeDogoutdoors I was looking into a Penn Fathom for a bit then decided to go with the Avet MXL 2 speed instead because I got a deal from a friend. It has handled 50-70 lb Yellowfins easily so far but I wonder how it'll do against a 100+. I do like running the spinners because I can cast easily with them but it sucks hooking big tunas on them!!
@@AffordableWahoo the 40N Penn 2 speed easily handles 100# bluefin. Inexpensive for a speed in that size and drag class. Enjoy your videos Aloha 🤙🏻
@@JoeDogoutdoors Mahalos braddah I gotta check that out!
Dam thats a beautiful fish. It sucks that you had to paddle back with it lol.
Thanks man at least it was totally worth the long paddle back! Got dumped on by rain too so helped cool off 😂
If its not to much to ask, whats you base settings on your striker 4. I have the same fish finder i bought new about a year ago and didnt really get it setup well enough to use it. Ive been fishing blind ever since lol. Any help much appreciated!
@@davidglipa7020 I have the gain on maximum and auto range depth. Split screen traditional sonar + waypoints so I can follow my tracks and points.
awesome fish it's a beast nice job
Thanks man!
Holy moly... that was an amazing catch! My heart was pounding watching you struggle to get it into the kayak. Congrats!
I did have one question about your technique though... I see that you often hold your rod why trolling instead of putting it in a rod holder behind you. Why is that? Do you do that to detect bites and/or slow down when they occur?
Thanks! I think this big one cursed me though because I haven't been able to land another one in the 16 weeks since 😂
It does help to hold the rod in hand while drifting / slow trolling live bait to react as quickly as possible. It also feels really good to have the rod in hand when the fish strikes!
Wow thats fucking unreal great catch!
Thanks! Better to be lucky than good haha
Catch and cook!
Absolute monstrous beast of a thing! Well done on a superb fun hard catch!! Loved the fight and thank god you’d brained it by the time you had that gaping jaw near your chest and throat … what a happy paddle home that would have been!! Great stuff mate and you’re so lucky to have such productive waters so close to you. We have to drive 5+ hours to get to good yakking waters like that this time of year (our winter down in Western Australia) or a decent powered boat! What a great feed too. (An islander question for you: Did you get to enjoy the head too?)
Thanks dude! Definitely tough to be totally safe ok such a cramped kayak sometimes! Definitely blessed to have some nice grounds right down the road. I thought I had it bad with my 5 hour round trip to one of the further spots here! Sometimes my friend makes soup out of the head but whenever I try it I get a stomach ache so I must be doing something wrong...
Holy BLEEP!! How long did it take to land that beautiful ono?
I think it took just a little over 30 minutes. Not nearly as hard as a shibi of the same size bit still crazy fight for an ono!
Nice one! How much did it weigh? Years ago, my friend Reggie Pare, caught a 56# ono that was on the cover of Hawaii Fishing News. I found that mounting the ama kit right behind the seat, as Hobie suggests, makes it very difficult when you have to paddle -- only short choppy strokes because the iako are in the way. I installed a second mounting kit farther back so that I have two options for locating the iako.
Thanks man! Came in at 73 lbs doing the old "hold the fish and step on the bathroom scale" method. I just looked up that HFN cover and wow he got a great picture of his fish! My partner and I got separated this day so I was pretty much fishing solo lol. I like your idea of having options for the AMAs. I gonna just redesign my rod holders so I can access my tank well better and actually use my pedals I think...
Off topic but, where you fish, is it near the active volcano? I see on the news here that it's erupting again.
The eruption is something like 25 miles from where I fish. Sometimes closer depending on what spot I go. Youd never guess it was going on though.
WOW !! now thats and AFFORDABLE WAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOO now what did you do with all the wahoo meat
Yessah!! Can't get better than free 😂 Plenny meat for the friends and family and some for the next rainy day meal
@@AffordableWahoo I'm your friend 😁 now ship some of that to san Diego California 🐟🐟🐟🤣
@@AffordableWahoo how much a pound do they sell that there?
@JDM I think its between $6-$8 / lb whole
Brah, it's been a couple weeks and haven't seen any new videos? If you need me to write a letter for your wife to let you go fishing, let me know. Your viewers need your videos. LOL😁
3 bacterial infections, bad weather, and a junk backup spot!! In the last 21 days I've only had bait in the water for a total of 6 hours so it's been tough 😂
@@AffordableWahoo Hey Bro, sorry to hear about that bacterial infections, hope you're on the way to recovery. Always enjoy your videos!
@captb6724 Thanks man 🤙 I went yesterday and tiny 3 lb mahimahi killed my live baits can't catch a break 😂
what did it weigh in at lol, Monsta
Came in at #73 when I carried it on the bathroom scale!
Brahh holy shit…. Really? 🤣🤣🤣. Brahh yiu rock balls the size of a moose! Some day….. I have my
Kayak I’ll shut up now …. Some day…. I’m on Oahu so let
The fishing begin.
Aurite!!! Go gettum braddah 🤙🤙🤙
Cheeeeeeeeee!
Yessssahhhhhhh