Monday was the only day with relatively light wind/good tide/time to fish this week.  The windward side was drizzling off and on but it looked like it was clearing so I headed out on the kayak.  The synthetic fiber clothing I wear shed water fairly well but it did get cold when I stopped paddling.

And paddle I did. I headed out to where I last hooked an awa awa, about a mile from the launch point.  I passed over some small fish on the bottom but nothing wanted to eat my oama.  Got to the area that had action before and it was holding bait and suspended fish.  It still took about 10 mins before I got a strike.  The fish hit, then jumped but this time it couldn’t shake the hook. Had I not seen that I would’ve hoped it was a papio by the way it took line. Instead it was a 3lb awa awa youngster that didn’t know how to pace itself. After pulling hard against a stiff drag it came up tired.

I decided to let it grow up a bit, and after taking this photo it popped off as it rubbed against the kayak.  Slack line really does allow the hook to wiggle loose even when it appears the fish is hooked well.

The rain fell harder closer to land and the wind was choppy at times.  Nothing else hit the oama or flat fall jig.