b'KAYAK CLASSIC Catching tuna from a yak is common off the Naki and with rough conditions forecast for venturing wide, the organisers decided to pull this species from the contest.Waves are exceedingly difficult toMoving to the harbour and navigate when they travel faster thantargeting John dory on livies paid you, so its 50/50 if a big one gets you.off for the writer, scoring 4 fish The line of hopefuls out the back of thein calmer conditions.breakers were having a giggle watching people get smoked on the way in. Each of us had to roll the dice sooner or later though. I got on with the job, waiting for two lurking monsters before I powered in. Somehow, I was able to keep the speed up enough to get in without a wave catching up. Possibly the best entertainment of the weekend followed. Out of 20 kayakers, about 70% of them turtled. Turtling refers to the shell of the kayak, and the poor angler flailing underneath as he or she is flipped.PLAN BHARBOURWith plenty of the day still to fish, weAfter securing 6 tasty livies I put themJDs usually bite for a short period of headed back to the shelter of the Newdown to the bottom. I have fished a lottime and it pays to be waiting for them Plymouth port. The plan here was tofor dory over the past 4 years, testingwith two live baits swimming around secure a big John dory and sneak outdifferent hook styles and placements. Icreating commotion. The first bait got a bit wider for some bottom fishing.have finally settled on a 6/0 circle hook,picked up quite quickly and I soon had Unfortunately, the weather neverand nose hooking mackerel. The theorya grunting flying saucer in the net. dropped enough to leave the harbour.is the hook will flatten down on the wayThe next few hours went by with baits March is an excellent month for Johnin and roll better as I tighten up intountouched. I made sure to keep a steady dory fishing because baitfish numbers arethe large parachute like mouth. A hooktrail of berley in the water, to keep the at their height compared to other timesplaced into the back of the mackerel isschooling mackerel underneath me. John of the year. Jack mackerel were not hardharder to separate on the strike and indory will always be found with their food to find on the sounder, with thousandsmy experience is worse for trying to get aand I was picking my panicking livies schooling right throughout the harbour.roll strike out of a circle hook.would be the next target.56FISHING IN GODZONE MAY/JUN 2021'