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Kayak Threshers:               Southern California is known as a nursery for all sorts of pelagic sharks and one of those seasonal (less so these days) species that visits are the Thresher Sharks! These nearshore pelagics are unique in that they tend to favor relatively shallow coastal water, putting them not only in reach of landbased anglers, but also making them a favorite and popular target for kayak fishermen as well. During the late Spring and Summer and continuing well into the Fall and early Winter months the juvenile and sub-adult Thresher sharks start to come within small boat and, more importantly, kayak range and for angler willing and prepared to do put in the work tracking these highly mobile and unconventional sharks, there is a real opportunity for some big game action from a plastic boat! Gear:               The average West Coast kayak angler is probably already set up for this fishery, as no heavy tackle is required. While the sharks may reach sizes upwards of 200lbs (and potentially larger if the angler feels up for the challenge!) 50lb line is more than adequate for targeting these fish from a kayak as the angler will find applying more than a dozen or so pounds of drag nearly impossible depending on the particular fishing platform. We recommend midsized lever drag reels backed with a quality braid and topped off with a short fluorocarbon top shot of 6’ or so. The idea is to have approximately 300yds of line available to play the fish. These sharks can and will go aerial and pull quite a bit of drag! As mentioned previously, 50lb line is more than adequate. Rigging:               As far as rigs go, there are really two ways to target these purple laser beams: Trolling and Drifting. Both methods work, but trolling is definitely the favorable methodology for larger fish or when searching for a bite in a new location. Once the fish are located, drifting can be a lethal way to keep the action going!               For trolling one can use either nat