Great Way To Cap It Off!

[NEWKID 27,359]

So today was our last day on Guernsey, after a great couple of weeks.

The kids have kayaked, swam and fished a lot, saw dolphins in the yaks, a sun fish yesterday whilst having a paddle about, and today a massive seal came up and snorted at us..

I hooked and lost the huge tope right alongside the kayak and caught some nice pollack and a nice bass... All in all great fun!

We headed off to the west coast today, a beach called Vazon, it's a typical surf beach, very slightly shelving and lovely sand..

I couldn't resist on more go in the yaks, so at 2pm with a 4-15 high tide, me and fin set off with cousin john and his daughter in the other yak.

I set up a real light spinning outfit, braided line and a 5" savage lure..

It was flat calm as we paddled out into the bay, we headed for the far headland and a big reef with huge boulders that came right up just under the surface ( this is perilous for boats, but great on the yaks). The tide was pushing hard, and the water was boiling around the rocks, I had a good feeling, it looked fishy!!

3rd cast right into the boil and a couple of turns the rod arched over, the fish instantly took line and I knew it was a bass. I got it under control and past the rod to Fin, he played the fish well and was beaming when a decent bass broke surface alongside the kayak, it was the perfect end to the holiday.

We had a small pollack next chuck and bumped a fish the one after, then it went dead..

All was revealed when with a snort a huge male seal head came out if the water about 30 yards away, it was great for fin to have a good close up view, but I was a bit gutted cause I think a few fish were about until his arrival..

We bobbed about for a bit in the sun and had a yap in peace ( without the girls lol)...

I can't wait to get back out here next year for more of the same, I'm toying with the idea of an autumn trip for some big bass...

Edited August 7, 2014 by NEWKID

[jonah. 775]

Great write up kev but, a picture really does speak a thousand words. Priceless photo mate.

[NEWKID 27,359]

Cheers Clive,

The lad loves it, was nice to be out there with him today, he talks a lot but keeps me entertained lol..

 

Hoping we can find you a few fish like this when your down in a few weeks!!

[jonah. 775]

Cheers Clive,

The lad loves it, was nice to be out there with him today, he talks a lot but keeps me entertained lol..

 

Hoping we can find you a few fish like this when your down in a few weeks!!

Make the most of him while he's yapping kev.....

 

It'll be grand if we can mate but, I've been fishing long enough now to expect fook all an any more is a bonus, ill be happy if the weather is good enough for some yak time, that said, don't rain in the boozer

[Guest OutdoorFanatic]

Great going - that's a great fish !

[King. 215]

That's a cracking fish new kid. The young lad looks made up I spent a week in cornwall 3 weeks ago and the amount of kayaks in the sea was quite impressive. It's seems that the sport of kayaking is really taking off. I would love to give it a go myself maybe next summer I will buy 1. Have you got the long type of kayak or the short type.

[johnny boy68 11,726]

Cracking stuff again Kev.

[NEWKID 27,359]

Cheers lads,

 

King:

I was using my cousins kayak, we were using a 2 man long yak, Malibu XL,

Very stable and nice to fish from.

[Flacko 1,755]

Great days to look back on cant beat them atb Flacko.