My day finally came...

[alfsteur]

My first ever YT cherry popping day that is, glad to have my buddy Bolocop with me.... here's the short report:

Saturday 9/20
Launched in the dark 0615
Gentle swells but got hit with 3 giant waves nevertheless, soaked by 0620
Bait hunt = 1.5 hour for 8 Spanish, 1 bonus 2lb Bonito that swallowed my 3 oz sinker on sabiki
1st drag screamer @ 0815 ..... swing & missed... damn....
rebait.... troll.... 2nd hit around 0900... let it run, let it run (repeat 10 times), swing and hook set... fish on!
total fight time = ETERNITY!!!! aka... probably 5-10 minutes, i couldn't tell with all the adrenaline rushing!

OTW photo shot
http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s499/alfredhsieh/photo4.jpg (http://s1054.photobucket.com/user/alfredhsieh/media/photo4.jpg.html)

Dressed weight = 20lbs
Fork length = 38.5 inches
Memory = Priceless....

[Teambcw]

Congrats! The first one always taste the best. :cheers1:

[Cbad Mike]

Congratulations on getting that first one out of the way!!!
:cheers1:

[jorluivil]

If you don't take a wave to the face/chest it doesn't count.


P.s.
Congrats

[da22y]

No blood on that super white t-shirts?
I said it's fake..:)

Just joking, congrats!

[the dude]

needs more blood. :cheers1:

[Cadillyak]

Nice first one. Sure there are many more to come. Did u get him on the coffee grinder?

[crazywakeboarder]

Congrats!

Is that a 2015 outback?

[FISH11]

Congrats on popping that Yellow cherry!

[alfsteur]

Thanks y'all... took me 9 months to finally nail an yellow, as I'm skill-less and less persistent than most, had to rely on dumb luck to fall upon me to catch such a magnificent fish!

and just to answer some comments & questions:
- wave to face & chest - definitely! so yes it does count then! :)
- blood on t-shirt / need more blood - should've seen me after carrying that fish to my car, my entire right sleeve is red....
- love to hit more... but i'm not sure what's a coffee grinder? if you mean a conventional reel, then yes... Daiwa BCG40H
- 2015 outback? nope.. it's a 2012 or 2013 that I bought used from a gentleman on BWE, but i put a stadium seat in it instead of std issued seat.

YT are still around, lots of actions yesterday... know at least 1 other kayaker scored YT.... go get them!
:cheers1:

[YakDout]

The coffee grinder comment refers to the spinning reel you have up front.

Coffee grinder=spinning reel.

I don't own a single coffee grinder myself.

But I do have a Keurig

[alfsteur]

The coffee grinder comment refers to the spinning reel you have up front.

Coffee grinder=spinning reel.

I don't own a single coffee grinder myself.

But I do have a Keurig

a-ha, thanks!... yes spinning reel... use it for sabiki!

[YakDout]

Congrats on the fish man! Nice job. I'm sure you paid your dues out there. Don't down-talk your fishing skills. It takes skill to catch yellowtail on a kayak. Take what you learned on the water today, get back out there and kill some more!

[ful-rac]

Congrats on the fish man! Nice job. I'm sure you paid your dues out there. Don't down-talk your fishing skills. It takes skill to catch yellowtail on a kayak. Take what you learned on the water today, get back out there and kill some more!


Id take dumb luck over skill any day...

Nice first yellow by the way! :luxhello:

[svendawg]

nice fish, way to keep after it till you got it done

[bolocop]

Nice one! I was pretty happy something other than rockfish finally got pulled up!