a pair of jacks

[salty pirate]

la jolla 8/18/12
not the biggest fish but thought I should post a timely report since I get so much info from here.

got em in about 90' of water, temp was 72, air temp hot, visability not that good, both cought on spanish mac's. cuda's are out in full force so make lot's of bait!

again sorry for the yard shot.
:cheers1:

[lowprofile]

shoulda flylined them back out. :D

nice tacos.

[kayakhunter]

Oh no.....the rats are back.

[jorluivil]

No pleasing the crowds:mad:

[Drake]

No pleasing the crowds:mad:

Amen

[Drake]

la jolla 8/18/12
not the biggest fish but thought I should post a timely report since I get so much info from here.

got em in about 90' of water, temp was 72, air temp hot, visability not that good, both cought on spanish mac's. cuda's are out in full force so make lot's of bait!

again sorry for the yard shot.
:cheers1:

Is that a flare gun under your front hatch?

[danjor]

First glance thought they were rainbow trout. Not worth killing them in my opinion

[seriola_killer]

Hmmm... Let's see here...

Yakker drives a long distance to have the chance to get into some fish, then he posts a timely, factual report (the same report that far too many on this site have bitched incessantly about NOT GETTING) with depth, bait, water temp, and he get's critiqued about it.

[Aaron&Julie]

First glance thought they were rainbow trout. Not worth killing them in my opinion

Hey, congratulations, don't listen to negative feedback. You caught a couple of YTs and that's good in our book.

Small fish equals better eating. And even those small guys can put up a tussle. Beats being skunked.

Besides, the experts say the big ones are the better breeders, so why throw the small ones back?

Yellowtail reproduce just fine, so taking some that size isn't going to hurt ANYTHING no matter what anyone else says. In fact, the tuna boats live and die with yellowtail that size at times.

Enjoy your meals. Good job, and thanks for the timely report. It's more than what some of the negative crowd will do for the rest of us fishermen/women.

[danjor]

Hmmm... Let's see here...

Yakker drives a long distance to have the chance to get into some fish, then he posts a timely, factual report (the same report that far too many on this site have bitched incessantly about NOT GETTING) with depth, bait, water temp, and he get's critiqued about it.

I did not say anything about the report except i personally would not have killed them. I enjoy the timely report as do others i just belive that sometimes fish should be catch and release if there too small. Dont tell me if someone posted showing a bunch of 4 inch calicos someone woulnt have complained. I just belive in letting the fish grow up and get a chance to breed so our kids and our kids kids will get a chance to catch a offspring of that fish.

[bubblehide]

Hmmm... Let's see here...

Yakker drives a long distance to have the chance to get into some fish, then he posts a timely, factual report (the same report that far too many on this site have bitched incessantly about NOT GETTING) with depth, bait, water temp, and he get's critiqued about it.

:notworthy:
You can please some of the people some of the time, but you can piss off some of the same people all the time. :eek: :biggrinjester:

(This comment is intended to be humorous, it is not intended to be directed toward anyone, or meant to be offensive in any way)

[steveooo]

My wife tells me that size doesn't matter :cheers1:

Legal catch, enough fish to make a couple meals, a double on :yt::yt: to make the drive worth it :luxhello: Congrats :cheers1:

[Gigafish]

Cool pic, Nice catch. Jackpot on most of these cattle herd boats. Thanks for the report.

[Aaron&Julie]

I did not say anything about the report except i personally would not have killed them. I enjoy the timely report as do others i just belive that sometimes fish should be catch and release if there too small. Dont tell me if someone posted showing a bunch of 4 inch calicos someone woulnt have complained. I just belive in letting the fish grow up and get a chance to breed so our kids and our kids kids will get a chance to catch a offspring of that fish.

You apparently don't know a lot about the breeding habits of our local fish.

First, it is legal to catch and keep 5lb yellowtails. They reproduce at an alarming rate which is why the Tuna sportboats are putting hundreds of yellows in their daily counts.

Second, it is illegal to keep calicos under 12", so that post will never occur, unless by a total moron. It takes years and years for calicos to become legal. Those yellowtail are maybe a year old.

You can keep 5 yellowtail of that size, the next 5 have to be longer than 24". 4" calicos are illegal.

Thanks, Danjor for releasing your small yellowtail. Maybe we'll catch them on our next trip and have some fresh hamachi to look forward to.

[Drake]

I did not say anything about the report except i personally would not have killed them. I enjoy the timely report as do others i just belive that sometimes fish should be catch and release if there too small. Dont tell me if someone posted showing a bunch of 4 inch calicos someone woulnt have complained. I just belive in letting the fish grow up and get a chance to breed so our kids and our kids kids will get a chance to catch a offspring of that fish.

With the charters hitting the 163 the past few days, limiting out on small guys like these two. It's really not a problem. We're spoiled with larger YT coming through our waters, but for the most part these 12lbers are the majority. I saw a photo of the kelp patty from this week and they're just riddled with them. As steve said, legal catch and Aaron said, the smaller fish taste better. The meat is more tender and flavorfull. On the East Coast we used to toss the Trophy Stripers back after a good photo and keep the just barely legal ones.

Congrats on the haul, I'm sure they're going to taste great.

[lowprofile]

well you guys cant complain about him killing any "breeders" :p

oh wait, thats only t sharks. :rolleyes:

[Aaron&Julie]

well you guys cant complain about him killing any "breeders" :p

oh wait, thats only t sharks. :rolleyes:

No, it's pretty much all fish (and sharks).

[Drake]

shoulda flylined them back out. :D

nice tacos.

Oh no.....the rats are back.

First glance thought they were rainbow trout. Not worth killing them in my opinion

I did not say anything about the report except i personally would not have killed them. I enjoy the timely report as do others i just belive that sometimes fish should be catch and release if there too small. Dont tell me if someone posted showing a bunch of 4 inch calicos someone woulnt have complained. I just belive in letting the fish grow up and get a chance to breed so our kids and our kids kids will get a chance to catch a offspring of that fish.

well you guys cant complain about him killing any "breeders" :p

oh wait, thats only t sharks. :rolleyes:

http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/haters-gonna-hate-7.jpg?w=500&h=375

[lowprofile]

No, it's pretty much all fish (and sharks).

except yellows and seabass... of course.

[carbonbass]

flylining or egg sinker?

[andrewtp]

Hmmm... Let's see here...

Yakker drives a long distance to have the chance to get into some fish, then he posts a timely, factual report (the same report that far too many on this site have bitched incessantly about NOT GETTING) with depth, bait, water temp, and he get's critiqued about it.

Like.:cheers1:

[MrM]

Thanks for the report, and congrats on the double YT. That's two more than me!

:cheers1:

[packeryakker]

Congrats! Putting in time and doin work, good on you. Enjoy!

[Poxy Boggards]

Nice to meet you, and congrats on scrathing up a couple! That PA12 sure is one sweet ride.

[salty pirate]

Is that a flare gun under your front hatch?

yep, waterproof velcro is good stuff

flylining or egg sinker?
flylined


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[drseiler]

Congrats. You earned those fish and thank you for the report. :cheers1:

[jorluivil]

Tiny, big, small, gigantor, coloso-mega-lilweiner-size, who cares.

Goes down and out of your body just the same

[h2ofishfo]

Love love love theses posts so so entertaining when douche bags hate legal is legal there will be 30 guys tomorrow trying to catch rats why... Cause they are there and it beats catching turdrollers. Uuh duuh

[dorado50]

Nice catch kid....those two yt will just add to your fishing experience.

[theluckypig]

:cheers1::cheers1:

[October]

Hey man, good catch either way! Im coming from Menifee/temecula too and it takes me a good hour+ just to get down there not to mention load and unload times, etc. I probably would have kept them as well even though im an avid C&R guy.

maybe we can group some time, I need more people out here to go with. Actually, I just need to get out there first!

[frugalfisher]

Yum

[bigbarrels]

congrats on the double:cheers1: Sure beats what I was doing today(work) and better than a sharp stick in the eye

[Iceman]

I'll take 2 that size please! TASTY! :luxhello:

Thanks for sharing.

[rpd]

id take a pair any day. Congrats!

[JohnnyCope]

Tiny, big, small, gigantor, coloso-mega-lilweiner-size, who cares.

Goes down and out of your body just the same


Way to go putting it down Team Sewer style !

[Bennyblanco]

Great catch:you_rock:Wish I would of got even one.i have to settle eating my bait ( mackerel ) .

[boxturtle]

You apparently don't know a lot about the breeding habits of our local fish.

First, it is legal to catch and keep 5lb yellowtails. They reproduce at an alarming rate which is why the Tuna sportboats are putting hundreds of yellows in their daily counts.

Second, it is illegal to keep calicos under 12", so that post will never occur, unless by a total moron. It takes years and years for calicos to become legal. Those yellowtail are maybe a year old.

You can keep 5 yellowtail of that size, the next 5 have to be longer than 24". 4" calicos are illegal.

Thanks, Danjor for releasing your small yellowtail. Maybe we'll catch them on our next trip and have some fresh hamachi to look forward to.

x2 I use to keep calicos too until i learn how slow they take to mature those are rat size yellow lol Hella fun on ultra light gear and I would have no problem keeping those.

Hey if anybody has some good post on actual biological background on the local fishes like growth rate, population, and reproduction rate of our local species please post and ask admin to make permanent post. That will be very useful (MLPA members here is a chance for you to shine and do something useful :sifone:)

Please keep it short and to the point report facts only please

[steveooo]

x2 I use to keep calicos too until i learn how slow they take to mature those are rat size yellow lol Hella fun on ultra light gear and I would have no problem keeping those.

Hey if anybody has some good post on actual biological background on the local fishes like growth rate, population, and reproduction rate of our local species please post and ask admin to make permanent post. That will be very useful (MLPA members here is a chance for you to shine and do something useful :sifone:)

Please keep it short and to the point report facts only please


http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/showthread.php?t=13022

[Hightide]

If DFG calls it a legal size then it's a keeper.
Nice catch bro

[taggermike]

Well done with the double. And thanks for the timely report. I love YT. It's great to see other year classes move in to our area. Huge home guards are great but a show of smaller fish is good news for the resource and the future. Those smaller YT, don't call them "rats", are often ready biters and lots of fun. Now I can start bringing a lighter out fit with out worrying about getting my ass kicked. Mike

[CurtyL]

I'd have released those two, but thats just me. Not sayin anything. I hope they tasted good. Man it's been a slow summer,. Fish on..

PS it's not hate to disagree with keeping these size YT's, it's class. It's being there and having done that. But thats just my opinion....which can't even buy a cup of coffee. I get it.

[Drake]

it's class.

:hmpf:


Your location is "where the college girlz r"
You just scream class act. "Been there, done that" I throw the college girls back.

[Limits]

Congrats on the yellows!


Hey, congratulations, don't listen to negative feedback. You caught a couple of YTs and that's good in our book.

Small fish equals better eating. And even those small guys can put up a tussle. Beats being skunked.

Besides, the experts say the big ones are the better breeders, so why throw the small ones back?

Yellowtail reproduce just fine, so taking some that size isn't going to hurt ANYTHING no matter what anyone else says. In fact, the tuna boats live and die with yellowtail that size at times.

Enjoy your meals. Good job, and thanks for the timely report. It's more than what some of the negative crowd will do for the rest of us fishermen/women.


Couldn't have said it better myself. :cheers1:

[October]

I'm sure you'll be sorely missed. The kayak community will mourn your loss.

i love when someone deletes their post but the quoted evidence is still there.

for a moment, i thought this was a site sent from God himself. No trolls? No d bags? How can this be true!?

then this dude proved me wrong.... ah well. Watch out for his wake everyone. we have a badass here

http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/9097/brtkyt.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/834/brtkyt.jpg/)

[tptrench]

You actually kept those babies? Jeez!!!!!!!!!

[GR6RR]

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[Kailolo]

THANKS for the report! It's encouraging to hear about catches, as well as how!. Last two times out for me (including Aug 19th) it was el skunko. You start to doubt yourself. So keep the reports coming! Ignore the flamers.

[Drake]

THANKS for the report! It's encouraging to hear about catches, as well as how!. Last two times out for me (including Aug 19th) it was el skunko. You start to doubt yourself. So keep the reports coming! Ignore the flamers.

How many times have you fished? It took a year to get my first yellow, and I fished twice a week at least. It takes time, but you'll get there!

[bus kid]

congrats on the catch.

No pleasing the crowds:mad:
and thats why some choose not to post reports, not that I know any of them.

crap just read thru 3 pages of this thread and burned the dang popcorn again!

[Iceman]

maybe we need to weed out all the chest pounding trophy hunters and keep the "fishermen" who get it. :rolleyes:

[manini]

Hi, I'm not new to the forum, but new to posting on it. I grew up in San Diego, but live in Hawaii now. I fish on a hobie out of E. Hawaii mostly. Congrads on your fish! They are legal and they weren't caught using dynamite, but human power instead. You should be proud of it and not feel ashamed in the least.

I didn't want to pipe in, as I'm new, but I figured now is the time.

The reason I left So.Cal was from the same A$$holes that I see posting on here......"My truck is bigger than yours, my fish is better than yours...BS" Don't listen to the negative comments, they are probably jealous. When I saw them, I thought...."Am I on the right forum? Fishing, right? Not some Forum where little girls talk stink about each others less than GI-nourmous catch...." Yes, I guess the haters always find a way to hate.

Well, Shaka to the comments that were from fisherman who you may actually want to be around, fish with, drink beers with and spend time with ( I do already!). Someday, some of the fisherman here will realize (like the rest of the world) that some of the best tasting fish on the planet, and the most fun to catch, are the smallest fish in the sea~ Hanapa'a

[undrH2Ohntr]

They all eat the same way....two smaller grade fish beat a skunk any day.
Congratulations.

[Drake]

They all eat the same way....two smaller grade fish beat a skunk any day.
Congratulations.

Your avatar makes me :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[YakMedic]

I was going to stay out of this post but its still here so my contribution is this...

:you_rock: Nice catch.

I just got off a San Diego sportboat yesterday, we killed 175 Yt and only a handful broke 10lbs. Enjoy your fish, thanks for the report.

[Gigafish]

Holy tail, How big was the Jackpot fish?



I was going to stay out of this post but its still here so my contribution is this...

:you_rock: Nice catch.

I just got off a San Diego sportboat yesterday, we killed 175 Yt and only a handful broke 10lbs. Enjoy your fish, thanks for the report.

[salty pirate]

Thanks for reading my post and for all the replies. beside the report I hoped it would inspire someone to reply with 3 of a kind or better.


I'd have released those two, but thats just me. Not sayin anything. I hope they tasted good. Man it's been a slow summer,. Fish on..

PS it's not hate to disagree with keeping these size YT's, it's class. It's being there and having done that. But thats just my opinion....which can't even buy a cup of coffee. I get it.

for someone who's not sayin anything you sure like to flap ur yap. first you crap on my thread then you quit fishing from a kayak cause someone craped on you. oh well.

Hi, I'm not new to the forum, but new to posting on it. I grew up in San Diego, but live in Hawaii now. I fish on a hobie out of E. Hawaii mostly. Congrads on your fish! They are legal and they weren't caught using dynamite, but human power instead. You should be proud of it and not feel ashamed in the least.

I didn't want to pipe in, as I'm new, but I figured now is the time.

The reason I left So.Cal was from the same A$$holes that I see posting on here......"My truck is bigger than yours, my fish is better than yours...BS" Don't listen to the negative comments, they are probably jealous. When I saw them, I thought...."Am I on the right forum? Fishing, right? Not some Forum where little girls talk stink about each others less than GI-nourmous catch...." Yes, I guess the haters always find a way to hate.

Well, Shaka to the comments that were from fisherman who you may actually want to be around, fish with, drink beers with and spend time with ( I do already!). Someday, some of the fisherman here will realize (like the rest of the world) that some of the best tasting fish on the planet, and the most fun to catch, are the smallest fish in the sea~ Hanapa'a

yo cuz, no need to get all hopping irish mad. most of the replies were good!
p.s. the little yt taste the same as the big yt imo


http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/showthread.php?t=13022

thanks steveooo, don't know how I missed that one. 21.5" and 25" and dude will get the 2 fin sample's from me.

[yaky yak]

My personal best is over 35lbs. The fish that I'll always remember though was my first yellow at la jolla, 8lbs. That photo is on the mantle.

[Fiskadoro]

I'd have released those two, but thats just me. Not sayin anything. I hope they tasted good. Man it's been a slow summer....


".....and the Bronze goes to......."

Actually fishing has been fantastic this summer, maybe you just need to get some time on the water.

As to the size, those small ones make terrific sashimi. If it was a slow day and larger fish were not around I might take one or two but I'd be tempted to slice one up on the water.

This debate reminds me of something that happened years ago.

We were fishing a skiff off of Redondo during El Nino~ looking for Dorado near the ship channel and found a paddy loaded with hundreds of tiny Yellows 10 to 18 inches long. By far the smallest yellows I've seen, and I've never seen so many in one place, it was like a huge micro yellowtail baitball.

It was slow day flat calm and we had not found any other fish, so we broke out our bait outfits and started catching them on 4 pound spinning gear. Totally wide open, just catch and release a total blast but we did keep a few that swallowed the hook. Pretty soon we see the Redondo Special a sportboat that was also looking for Dorado coming our way.

We fired up and moved hoping they wouldn't find that paddy but they did anyway, and they just slaughtered them catching more of them then we could of counted. Needless to say it kind of pissed us off.

A few days later we went out again and caught maybe three Dorado in the channel off paddies, and since we ended up near the west end of Catalina we decided to anchor up at Arrowhead point and fish them a second day.

In the morning I woke up, started tossing the dead dines out of the bait tank, when suddenly there was a big splash off the stern. I looked over the side and in the crystal clear Cat water saw a huge school of tails in the 10 to 15 lbs class. Wide open doesn't do it justice. My then girlfriend Jenny who had no idea how to fish caught maybe half a dozen just hooking baits on 40 pound, and dangling them out on three feet of line and watching the yellows smash them right in front of her.

I have no idea how many we kept. After a while my buddy and I just went to Iron and released them. The limit was ten a piece. We filled our ice chests and then the fish hold. Then we just sat around drinking beer tossing dines in the water watching the show as the fish chased them around the boat. On the way back we caught and released several more Dorado, just an amazing trip.

Later I posted a report of our trip online there were some bashers that said stupid things like guys like us were going to ruin Yellowtail fishing forever , others that knew what was going on and had a real concept of just how many fish had come up from Mexico were like: "Yeah Dude!!! Epic fishing!!! Congrats!!!"

The reply I remember most though was from a guy who was obviously stoked and said he'd just had an epic trip too. Turns out he was on the Redondo Special the day they found our paddy, and to him that trip was amazingly epic. They might of been small but to him wide open yellows were wide open yellows, if you get my drift, and all he saw was wide open fishing for good eating fish.

It really made me think. Ultimately though our trip was more respectable since we had better quality fish, those guys on the special taking home sacks of firecracker yellows probably did not do any more damage to the resource then we did, and considering how rarely most of those guys had caught yellows to them their day was probably just as epic if not more so then ours.

Everyone only sees their particular perspective. For me something like seeing guys taking little Threshers under ten feet seems kinda stupid and sick, but to them it's a big deal, and maybe the best fishing they ever had.

Small butts, little yellows, a just legal seabass, may seem like nothing to some but to others they are personal bests or even trophies. Everyone likes to catch big fish, everyone likes to show them off, but not everyone can consistently catch them. The idea here is to encourage others, not give them a hard time or say their fish don't measure up in some ways.

In that light as long as laws are not broken, I'd say lighten up. It's just two fish, no doubt he ate them, and it's just kayak fishing not the some rod and reel Olympics :D

[undrH2Ohntr]

Your avatar makes me :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

thank you:D:D:D:D:D see you out there:cheers1:

[THE DARKHORSE]

You Temecula fish killer, you. :D


Boy, I haven't seen one of these in a while. That comment's two fold. Directed towards the grade of fish and some of the replies on this here post.

Anyway,it's cool to see. That grade of fish is a direct result to the ridiculously warm water hanging right off the Coast.

Just to give some perspective for everyone on the outside looking in (from a guy who's on the water five days a week): I haven't seen any fish this size caught in La Jolla---in a few years. Not one. Being the betting man I am, I'd say, these fish are from a paddy that slammed into the beach. I'd also be willing to bet that same paddy had Dorado alongside those smaller grade tails.

Regardless, congrats on catching a couple beautiful fish.

I'm certainly not about to break out the Bass-outfits, but even a five pound Yellowtail will kick your butt. For a spell anyway...:p

[Fiskadoro]

That grade of fish is a direct result to the ridiculously warm water hanging right off the Coast....

No doubt those fish are up from Mexico just like the Dorado, and with these warm water conditions you could easily run into huge schools of them. It's not like taking them will have any impact on our fishing down the road.

I'm just waiting for someone to post the first LJ Dorado this year. Last time I saw water this warm we caught some off El Segundo :D

I've a friend with a skiff that found a paddy holding them less then six miles from the point last week. You might want to reconsider that bass gear. One thing about dorado is they can be pretty line shy at times. He caught a few, but he said they only bit on 15lb fluoro, and I've seen days were you had to drop to 12lb to get bit when they come all the way up here.

Jim