Caught a thief at LJ

[FISHIONADO]

He was trying to steal my bait.
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/500/Happy_Paddle.JPG

Don't give me any crap about stiff arming....
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/500/YT_Cropped.JPG

It went 50.2 lbs at OEX, I shouldn't have bled it on the water but I was estimating/hoping for 40lbs out there.
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/500/scale.JPG

I launched at 7:00am, planned to troll a rapala out to deeper water and then work the irons and knife jigs. I dropped a dorado colored cd-14 about a 1/4 mile after the buoys and then got hit 2 minutes later. Ripped line like crazy on a brand new TLD-15 with 50# dark green power pro braid tied directly to the rapala. My gps showed he was towing me about 4 mph for several minutes, then started an up and down fight. It could hold it's depth so well that I was starting to get bummed it would be a bsb. I only needed one gaff shot, I noticed it had a couple other wounds, this fish was someone elses heartbreak recently. On the beach at 8:00am, how sweet is that?

[kurt]

WOW:luxhello: :you_rock: :cheers1: :yt: :kayak-surfer: :yt: :party: :party:

Congrats on a fantastic fish!

[Dan]

WOW. Dave, you are the man!

[Corey]

Holy Crap!!! Nice one Dave!!! :you_rock:

Well deserved. You've been putting in alot of time- glad to see it pay off.:cheers1:

[reel fishy]

WOW!

Good job Dave!

Glad you caught that beast now instead of when WCW rolls around...that would be a probable JP contender. 10 cases of YT Pale Ale. I'm just sayin'.

Congrats on a trophy fish. I hope to catch a local YT that big sometime in my lifetime.

Still shaking my head after looing at the pictures again. Just awesome man!

Enjoy your weekend, you must be completely stoked!

:notworthy:

[Holy Mackerel]

:notworthy: that's all I can say...

Was out this morning, late... nice day, other than turdrollers, nada going on for me, good seeing the am crew...

[lamb]

NICE DAVE!!!!

:luxhello:

[dmr]

That thing is huge. I was confused for a second looking at the pic of it on deck. It dwarfs your legs and everything around it. Too bad you day was cut short at only 1 hr.

[tylerdurden]

:you_rock: :yt:

I heard about this on the water today. Nice. Good thing wcw hasn't started yet.

[nmbrinkman]

Speachless... Nice fish!

[esdees]

Nice! Good job Dave, you earned this.

-Patrick

[madscientist]

Helluva fish. Congrats!

[ratdog]

awesome fish, congrats

[OB Paddler]

Wow...nice fish man :notworthy:

[wavster]

Way to go Dave! That's close to Larry's whopper. If you didn't bleed it, who knows? It sounds like we're talking a difference of 3.2 oz...

Congrats!

[freediver]

Big battle scarred toad. Good job. I want to see the fillets off that bad boy!

[Pat]

Way to go Team Qualcomm!:eek:

:yt: Grande

Nice job Dave! Not many with a 50# local yellow under their belt!
:paddleersmilie:
:cheers1:

[fishin steve]

Nice!

[Bloodydecks]

Just sick!

[T-Rex]

SWEET :yt:

Congrats on a toad of a fish!

[Arne]

FIDDY!!!!:yt:
Saweeet Dave ... Congrats
Arne

[Dennis]

:eek:... Very nice, Dave.

[aclozer]

Outstanding. Fish like that keep me out there. One day....one day....

[dos ballenas]

oh my god, i hate work!!!!!!!!! nice job out there.

[ski]

What a BEHEMOTH :notworthy: :notworthy: :notworthy:


Dave, E me your addy so I can send the pics I took>
Just got called into work and will hopefully get them to you tonight.

Congrats again!
Mark

[prowler]

Nice fish:you_rock:

[esdees]

What was its length?

[Handymansd]

WOW DAVE!!!!!!!:you_rock::luxhello::luxhello::luxhello ::luxhello::luxhello::luxhello::luxhello::luxhello ::luxhello::luxhello::luxhello::luxhello::luxhello ::luxhello::luxhello::luxhello::luxhello::luxhello ::luxhello::luxhello::luxhello::luxhello:NICE JOB!!!!

[tylerdurden]

So the 50# kayak yt club now has three members. Larry, Arne, and now Dave. What is the LJ record for boaters? I heard a rumor the spearo record at LJ is 60#. Anyone have any hard data on either of those other records?

And congrats again Dave. This is about the 5th time I've checked this post just to look at those unreal pics :cheers1:. That thing looks photoshopped in your lap becuase the proportions are all wrong:eek:.

[Iceman]

definately well deserved. Stoked for ya Dave!!!:luxhello: :luxhello: :luxhello: :luxhello: :luxhello: :luxhello:

[bluesquids]

Holy Mother of Seriola! Congrats..Nice work.

[gary sullivan]

Nice payoff after a bummer Wednesday. Good thing you left the wife's small peddle Hobie at home because it looked like you needed all of the Prowler to haul it in.

[Spinal Tap]

I believe the spearo YT record for LJ is 68#.

[rastrev]

WOW! That's one nice YT!

:cheers1:

[Calcutta]

Congrats, what a fish!! :cheers1:

[tattuna]

:eek: What a friggin TOAD!!!! Congrats on one helluva fish man! Incredible!!!!:cheers1:

[blackcloud9]

I know that must have been quite an event sinking a gaff into that fish. What a rush. Fifty pounds is quite a beast.

Congrats on the catch of a lifetime, from a kayak!

[FISHIONADO]

Thanks everyone, still stoked. Already invited all the neighbors over for a bbq tomorrow. Here's an otw shot from Ski.

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/500/Old_Yellar_005.jpg

[esdees]

Hey you made the front page: Let's Talk Hookup (http://www.hookup1090.com/)

[joe tuipala]

Hey FISHIONADO good job on that monster. I was the Samoan Dude that said that fish was 50 LBS. That fish was so large it looked fake on the water, also it had huge lips and a two foot tail. SICK!:yt:

[scwafish]

Super nice fish!!!

[dgax65]

What a monster. :yt:

That's going to be one heck of a BBQ. :you_rock:

[umoa]

:eek: andy told me about the fish today as i picked up my yak and i found it!
:you_rock:

[Bloodydecks]

So the 50# kayak yt club now has three members. Larry, Arne, and now Dave. What is the LJ record for boaters? I heard a rumor the spearo record at LJ is 60#. Anyone have any hard data on either of those other records?

And congrats again Dave. This is about the 5th time I've checked this post just to look at those unreal pics :cheers1:. That thing looks photoshopped in your lap becuase the proportions are all wrong:eek:.

51.5 by Mot's Sr. just north of LJ. I have a pic but it would be rude to put on his thread.

[katchfish]

That’s just awesome Dave!

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!:yt:

Ken

[jscott]

:notworthy: Wow! :eek: :luxhello: :you_rock:

That doesn't even cover it! I thought it was a WSB in your lap by the size-- had to look again to see it was YT!

-jason

[Brian Sanner]

Awesome fish!! Being able to get out and catch a yellow is an accomplishment in itself, but to get out and land a 50# yellow,....totally awe inspiring. Thanks for the post and picture:you_rock: . Seeing is definitely believing:notworthy: .

[LocoKayako]

WOOWWWWW! Nice Fish.

Congrats

[JOTO]

wow fish of a life time WTG:notworthy:

[spongebob_82]

oh my f*#king god. that thing is giant! nice :yt: !

[mark kleiter]

Nice fish! Saw you as we were going out. 50#s wow. No luck for myself, but my partner had one about 20#. Great job.:luxhello:

[aguachico]

WOW. that's a HUGE YT.
Congrats.

[Earl E. Retire]

Dave, that YT is a monster! Congrats on landing the giant mossback!

John

[Tman]

Very nice :yt: .... congratulations.
Huge friggin' homeguard...

[Lit-up1]

WOW:luxhello:

Way to go Dave-

[fishinhb]

:eek: :yt: :you_rock: :luxhello: :luxhello: :luxhello:

[Fritz]

What a toad! Congrats!

[steveooo]

Nice friggen fishy!!!!

[lamb]

Did you see the prop on that thing?!? :eek:

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/500/Old_Yellar_005.jpg

Nice friggin fish Dave!!!! :D

It would have been nice if WCW started... Something is telling me that fish would have those cases of beer all over it! :cheers1:

[FISHIONADO]

Damn, I'm still amazed by that fish, I had the TLD drag set at 10lbs at "strike" and had to move the lever past that to about 75% to slow that beast down, didn't stop him for several long violent runs. I've got to admit I had a lot of respect for that scrappy old dude, but after my quad bypass 6 months ago the doc said I should eat more fish. So, basically, it was either him or me...

I remember thinking a couple of things while my rod was bent in half and line was peeling off the reel in big spurts, especially the first couple minutes. Is it knothead the dog? Is something big and angry going to come out of the water and make me its bitch? Do rapalas have a solid wire between the connection ring and the hook? Did I double over the spectra before I tied a uni-knot? At one point I had to put my legs in the water because it was towing me towards the reserve so fast.

It cooked up really well on the bbq. I ended up having Mario at Sportsmen’s Seafoods fillet it. I usually fillet myself but that thing was bigger than my table and I had a busy weekend. I'm having 1/2 a loin jerkied there. A tip from Mario, ice down a larger fish for 18-24 hours so that it gets stiff and makes it easier to fillet, otherwise it's hard to get clean fillets on soft or mushy flesh.

If you've never tried Sportsmen's Seafood near Seaforth you are missing out. They have a restaurant and fresh fish market. They will clean and vacuum seal your catch for $.75 per lb. or turn it into jerky for $1 per lb. Try a sample of their tuna jerky, good stuff.

I've put in 150 hours with bait in the water since my last 8lb yellowtail in September. Time on the water and a lot of luck pays off.

[Nepptune]

:eek: :eek: :eek: UNREAL fish Dave, Congrats mate, that is frickin amazing!!!! You must have been , and probably still are, on a serious buzz from that beauty!!!
Nice work on putting in the hours and getting just rewards!!!:you_rock:

[Aaron&Julie]

Holy, moly. What a sight to see. Congratulations, Dave on a monster.

[Eric C. Meins]

Nice to see your pay off after the many hours on the water. :) Fish of a lifetime. Sportsmens Seafood is a great place to get your fish smoked as well. Tuna jerky is the best!

:yt: :yt: :yt: :yt: :yt:

Thanks for the early season inspiration!

Eric

[Sebastian]

Dave- beautiful fish! Really a great story and worth all the time on the water!

[silverbullet]

WOW :luxhello: :you_rock:

What a fish and in only one hour! ?:eek:
My hero....:kayak-surfer: