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Kayak fisherman hauls in 110-pound shark, with a little help
Fishing has slowed some due to changing seas, but there was a fair bite for yellowtail, white sea bass and thresher sharks off La Jolla last week. Derek Grant and Pam and Bill Moore, aboard the boat Gut Barge, saw some of the action on Christmas Day. A kayaker, Wade Griffith of Riverside, had been fighting a huge fish for an hour before getting some assistance from Grant and the Moores.... Read full article An epic day - One to Remember
By Gabe Martin TEAM MALIBU
Sometimes you happen to come across a day that you will always remember. Monday, 12-21-09 was one of those days.
*New for 09* - Malibu Kayaks Stealth-12 Check-out Current Online Specials
The S-12 offers our brand new patented casting platform and center live well storage system. This 3-hatch center deck offers extra storage capacity and convenient mid-ship bait tank system. Various plumbing options, all self-priming.... Malibu Stealth-12 specifications & details >> *New for 09* - Malibu Kayak Stealth 14
The S-14 offers our brand new patented casting platform/center live well storage system. This 3-hatch center deck offers extra storage capacity and convenient mid-ship bait tank system. As with all our kayaks, the spacious hull can fit almost anything along with your fishing rods completely out of the elements when necessary... Malibu Stealth-14 specifications & details >> *Newly Designed* - Malibu Kayaks X-13
Malibu X-13 specifications & details >> Malibu X Factor Kayak Stable 14' kayak that's incredibly stable and offers a dryer ride than most sit on top kayaks. Huge carrying capacity with plenty of storage space. If you fish or dive Hard Core the "All New" X-Factor can't be beat! The large front hatch can be upgraded with our new child seat... "Gator Hatch".
Malibu Kayaks X-Factor is "The Ultimate Fish & Dive Kayak".
Malibu X Factor specifications & details >> Malibu Pro Explorer Kayak
Stable sit on top model, perfect for Easy Paddling on the sea & inland waters. Pro Explorer's are stackable for easy storage. The Pro Explorer is designed for easy paddling, stability, fishing, diving, and is stackable for easy storage. It features dry seating, a cup holder, large storage capacity and moulded multi-foot rests make getting comfortable easy for every paddler.
Malibu Mini X Kayak Mini X is Malibu's compact fishing/diving sit on kayak, generously equipped with storage & fishing features. If you fish or dive Mini-X can't be beat! With flush mount rod holders, round hatches, and a large center hatch it's the best fishing kayak in its class.
Malibu Mini X specifications & details >>
Malibu eXtreme Kayaks Excellent stable 15ft sit on top kayak, well equipped for fishing. Fast sleek design suitable for covering larger distances. The sleek Extreme earns its title with unparalleled stability, exceptional speed, tons of storage, a carefully designed deck layout, and spacious cockpit seating designed for performance. The Extreme truly is the ultimate combination of a fishing kayak, diving platform and touring boat.
Malibu Pro 2 Tandem Kayaks
An ultimate versatile tandem sit on top kayak suitable for day touring, fishing, diving, camping and much more. Designed for all-around ocean, lake and flat-water paddling, fishing and scuba diving, the Pro2 Tandem is exceptionally stable and easy to paddle for one person or two.
Malibu 3.4 Kayak
Fast sleek sit on top kayak, perfect for fitness training. The 3.4's versatile design also makes it an ideal recreation and fitness boat for lighter paddlers in most waters. Paddlers will find the same quality fit and finish and the patented foil rail features integral to the 4.4. Malibu 3.4 specifications & details >> Malibu 4.4 Kayak
Fast sleek sit on top kayak, perfect for fitness training. The 4.4 was created to meet the demands of every paddling enthusiast. Thanks to "Straight Glide" (the patented hull design and low windage profile), , the 4.4 is effortless to paddle in a straight line -- even in windy conditions. The "Foil Rails" and contoured seat make the 4.4 an extremely fun kayak.
Proper Catch & Release of Musky, Pike and other Esox
Now I know these fish can be intimidating to a new angler but it is your responsibility to understand the proper techniques used in handling them if they are targeted by you and your friends. These fish often seem spunky and resilient but in fact they have a high mortality rate after release. There are different theories on a lot of this but these are based on my thoughts and experience:
Catch and Release with Esox: Get yourself some long needle nose pliers to get into the depths of the mouth, hook cutters if they are buried deep and you cant get them out without killing the fish, jaw spreaders for emergency use only and a bit of courage to get up close and personal with these toothy critters.
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Malibu Mini-X, Not Just for Fishing
Sleeping Bag, Not Included
A very large fish
Giant White Sea Bass, Caught on a Malibu X Factor in Portugal
Athabasca River Adventure
Navigating the Athabasca River in Northern Alberta I would like to share with you my experience on the Athabasca River in northern Alberta. The Athabasca is the 13th longest river in Canada with a length of 1234 kilometres. After it was 'discovered' by Europeans, it became a major transportation waterway during the fur trade of the 1800's and later years, the forestry industry. Due to the importance and history of the river, it has been named an official Canadian Heritage River. The Athabasca originates in the Rocky Mountains at the Columbia Icefields near the town of Jasper, Alberta. At the headwaters, the river ranges from a very slow, meandering, easy paddling stream to a raging, white-water experience for only the most advanced paddlers. My experience took place much further downstream near the city of Fort Mcmurray. I was managing a fly-in fishing lodge on Lake Athabasca when we purchased a fleet of new aluminum boats and outboards. The boats were taken by tractor trailer up to Fort Mcmurray and delivered to our office on the shores of the Clearwater River; one of the estimated 80 tributaries of the Athabasca. From here, it was my job to assemble a crew and navigate the rivers up to Lake Athabasca, then across the lake to the old uranium mine site of Gunnar, just south of Uranium City. We had originally estimated this to take two longs days and hopefully one night......originally being key. Team Malibu with Another Fine Specimen
Dave Harper of Team MaLibU on his Malibu Stealth 12 with 7' Black Tip Shark |
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Add a tether strap of about 6-7 feet, and clip this to the side handle (with good knots at both ends). This is a good insurance policy, and also allows you to give a larger fish that is still "green" a little more room.
The BogaGrip allows you to safely release fish in the water with the tools noted above in the first comment, and keeps yours fingers away from those nasty teeth and sharp hooks.
Steve Wickens (strike_zone)