First Yellowtail and First 20+# Fish

[Viper3173]

My 4th time out at La Jolla and got lucky! Launched around 5:45, just behind fishnfool. Bait was surprisingly easy to come by, I filled up with an assortment of 12 macs in about 10 mins.

I headed out to open water and threw a greenie out on a flyline and immediately got hit with back to back 5-6# bonito. Since I really wanted a Yellow before the bite is gone this season so I paddled a few hundred yards further, away from the bonito, dropped another mac back and 15 mins or so later, zzzzzzzzz!

The fight was on, and he was a brute. 4 nice long runs and ~10 mins later I landed this beauty. My first yellow and first fish over 20# ever, I am stoked.

It was only 7:55 when I landed it but I was spent and had to get home early so I headed in with my prize. Came in at 29# on my bathroom scale (not sure how accurate that is). If I wasn't hooked on yak fishing before, I definitely am now!


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[Cbad Mike]

Right on! Congratulations!
:cheers1:

[Cadillyak]

Nice catch!! You catch him on a spanish or greenie?

[Deamon]

Sweet! Seems easy sometimes and sometimes you'll think you're the worst fisherman in the world...nothing better than being towed around. Well earned. Jim

[blitzburgh]

Congrats! :cheers1:

[addicted2sp33d]

:cheers1:

[ashmoz]

sweet fat jello! Congrats :cheers1:

[crazywakeboarder]

I think hooking that first yellow embeds a hook in us as well. Being hooked on kayak fishing. Glad you could share in the feeling!

[LBKayakDude]

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[jorluivil]

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[Racksticker]

Well done on the 1st YT!

It's encouraging to guys like me, who are really *greenies* in kayak fishing, to hear about other new guys being successful. This is my 1st year at it and I have only been out in the bay so far.

Good Job and keep at it!

[Viper3173]

Thanks everyone!

Cadillyak I caught him on a probably about 8" greenie on flyline about 100ft back.

Racksticker I'm glad I could encourage you, the guys on this forum are so helpful and informative it really makes the learning process extra fun.

[FISH11]

Congratulations. Wow only the 4th time at La Jolla, now that's really good. I think I saw you comming in yesterday near the north corner of the kelp. I though you must have had an early launch and great luck to head back that early. Good for you, you missed the crazy 25+mph winds that kicked up after 11am. I didn't have the luck yesterday and called it a day after loosing all the bait to seals and fighting the wind chop. Left around 2pm but I had started late around 7:15 am. Tight Lines

[skrilla]

4th times a charm.

[Dannynguyen]

Congratulations

[min-va]

Congrats!! Nice yellow!

I can see how excited you were, to a point that you needed to repeat your story in one post.. lol

[wrxkid]

Great job man. I am definitely not giving up on LJ. looks like one must take their licks and keep on fishing there.

[captnblood34]

Good going man

[fishnfoool]

congrats patrick. should of stuck with you instead of going out deep. I got picked up around 9, but mr. yellow did not want to stick around and play. Will be back at it on friday.

[lbsurf2ca]

My 4th time out at La Jolla and got lucky! Launched around 5:45, just behind fishnfool. Bait was surprisingly easy to come by, I filled up with an assortment of 12 macs in about 10 mins.

I headed out to open water and threw a greenie out on a flyline and immediately got hit with back to back 5-6# bonito. Since I really wanted a Yellow before the bite is gone this season so I paddled a few hundred yards further, away from the bonito, dropped another mac back and 15 mins or so later, zzzzzzzzz!

The fight was on, and he was a brute. 4 nice long runs and ~10 mins later I landed this beauty. My first yellow and first fish over 20# ever, I am stoked.

It was only 7:55 when I landed it but I was spent and had to get home early so I headed in with my prize. Came in at 29# on my bathroom scale (not sure how accurate that is). If I wasn't hooked on yak fishing before, I definitely am now!

My 4th time out at La Jolla and got lucky! Launched around 5:45, just behind fishnfool. Bait was surprisingly easy to come by, I filled up with an assortment of 12 macs in about 10 mins.

I headed out to open water and threw a greenie out on a flyline and immediately got hit with back to back 5-6# bonito. Since I really wanted a Yellow before the bite is gone this season so I paddled a few hundred yards further, away from the bonito, dropped another mac back and 15 mins or so later, zzzzzzzzz!

The fight was on, and he was a brute. 4 nice long runs and ~10 mins later I landed this beauty. My first yellow and first fish over 20# ever, I am stoked.

It was only 7:55 when I landed it but I was spent and had to get home early so I headed in with my prize. Came in at 29# on my bathroom scale (not sure how accurate that is). If I wasn't hooked on yak fishing before, I definitely am now!

13794

Damn look at camel hump on that thing... Nice fish congrats

[Jremmie]

Congrats on the first Yellowtail! It might have something to do with that kayak i sold you! I can see you're already enjoying it. :reel: Hope to see you out on the water one of these days.

[Viper3173]

Haha good to see you on here Jeremy, the kayak has been great. A lot harder than I thought to land a YT on a yak than I thought it would be. I hope your shoulder is healing up well.