jlabs63
07-06-2015, 02:20 PM
So I had to get it on. Launched the boat around 6:30 on 7/5 and made bait. My Spanish / greenback ratio was literally 20/1, not including the 18" greenback that I released. I thought it was a good sign when a yellowtail scurried out of the kelp chasing the Spanish macs on my sibiki. I pinned on my sole greenback and hooked up this guy around 9:30 off the 2nd condo. I missed the first gaff because a freaking seal grabbed him by the tail right under my boat and I almost popped my boat on the second attempt. He weighed in at 20#. Hooked one more on a Spanish, but lost him in the kelp.
The weather went from lake like conditions to a white squall within about an hour, so lots of respect to everybody out there on kayak.
I guess I will throw this out there. I was out on 7/2 and after losing two in the kelp I was trolling a 4-5" Spanish mac in and got absolutely hammered. The fish ripped off about 100 yards of line and then broke off. When I reeled in, the line was raked pretty good. Im not sure what kind of self respecting yellowtail that size would have eaten that mini Spanish. Bluefin????
The weather went from lake like conditions to a white squall within about an hour, so lots of respect to everybody out there on kayak.
I guess I will throw this out there. I was out on 7/2 and after losing two in the kelp I was trolling a 4-5" Spanish mac in and got absolutely hammered. The fish ripped off about 100 yards of line and then broke off. When I reeled in, the line was raked pretty good. Im not sure what kind of self respecting yellowtail that size would have eaten that mini Spanish. Bluefin????