7/22 Tuna Fishing with Yanni

[Iceman]

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Yanni and I have logged some miles off Dana Point and La Jolla. Finally we score, such a cool feeling to cross a new species off the list. 73 degree water off Dana Point had the blue fin turning to yellowfin. We launched at 5:30 and passed the parking lot of boats waiting to load up on sardines at the bait barge. Tough bait making but we got a few greenbacks and spanish and headed west.

Only 2 miles out and I got bit and spit. Greenback looked like it had tuna marks on it. Second bait gets picked up by a hammerhead and after he removes the greenback he charges after my bare hook all the way to the kayak. At 3 miles I think I see a boil and get bit again pulling the bait out of the tuna's mouth. Decide to change to the spanish that were a couple inches smaller. We come across a nice little boil of YFT and I toss right into them por nada, see them light up my meter and wait to get picked up, never happened. Moving on at 4 miles we see a boil here and a boil there. I see a couple right behind Yanni and thought for sure he was about to get picked up. Then my clicker goes off. Fun tuna battle on the kayak.........stoked!

Now just need one for Yanni. He gets picked up an hour or so later and gets chewed off. I recommend heading in a mile and trying one more drift. Yanni gets picked up on the slow troll and gets his. Huge hammerhead wants to be Yanni's friend after bleeding and gutting his fish. Perfect day both going in with fish. Pretty sure this is the first time YFT have been caught off the kayak outside of Dana Point. Viva El Nino, can't wait to see what comes our way next.

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[momo fish]

Way to go Andy and Yanni!


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[cesar74]

That's awesome! Great job guys.

[Cadillyak]

And that ladies and gentlemen is what time on the water will do! Well deserved Andy!!

[FlyFishinYakr]

Congrats Andy & Yanni! :luxhello:
DoDo's next on the list? Just a matter of time (wait 'til August).
Can't wait to see if the Tuna get close enough off the Ventura County Coast, too far out right now.
FFY :sifone:

[Dennis]

Nice ones, Andy and Yanni! I'm diggin' that pfd!

[surfisher]

The intro to the video was awesome! Congrats :luxhello:

[Geno Machino]

Whouhoooo!!!

WTG Andy!!!

Persistence my friend...Persistence.

Fantastic!!!

:cool::cool::cool:

[Matt_Magnone]

RAD! I know you've been chompin' at the bit for one!

[cell128]

Good job guys!! Great effort!! Saw that u guys didn't give up after the first few tries and it paid off!!! Definetley first report I've seen of tuna out of Dana!!...

[kurt]

You guys earned those fish! Can't wait to see what recipe Yanni is going to come up with.

[Zed]

Yeehaw. Bout damn time.

[DanaPT]

Sweet. Hope one day to get to do that.

[HobieScot]

Great fish and cool vid Andy. Congrats you guys!

[FISH11]

Awesome, you guys have been working hard to locate and catch the elusive tuna. Congratulations. Glad this trip worked out for both you guys. Can't wait for latest Yanni recipe to post. Love the video super and constant bendo.

[dmrides]

You guys are members of a very elite club. Congrats on a trip for the books. Nicely done

[JeffB]

Nice, congrats!

[Caden]

Good stuff Andy time on the water paid off WTG

[Chuck D]

Great job Andy, u da man!!!!

[iethinker]

Andy...congratulations. I know you worked at this. See you back at the shop soon to rent another tandem and get my son interested in the sport.

[Rambo]

:you_rock::you_rock::you_rock::you_rock::you_rock: :you_rock::you_rock:

Great job out there. Thanks for sharing the video and entertaining us. At the same time, many of us is envious of your mission and catch. I'm not afraid to admit it. I'm sitting here planning a journey to catch some tuna due to your inspiration.

:reeling::reeling::reeling::reeling::reeling::reel ing::reeling::reeling::reeling:

[capntim]

Nice job guys!

[gabe]

My favorite part of the video is the strike and your "woohoo, yeah, YEAH, I'm on!"

I kept replaying that. Stoked for ya

:you_rock:

Gabe

[theluckypig]

killer!:cheers1:

[bigbarrels]

Great job Andy!!

[StinkyMatt]

Holy Tuna!

:cheers1:

[ctfphoto]

Great job guys, your very hard work and devotion to getting a Tuna paid off.

Dodo Time?

[octico]

Amazing job! I wish I could get out, work has me so busy right now.

[rossman]

Nicely done guys. Hard work pays off. What's next Andy? Wahoo? As long as you are tackling these hard jobs, why don't you see what you can do about this ISIS thing or the economy in Greece. Might be easier than your first yak tuna.

[Silbaugh4liberty]

Nice job on the tuna guys! Truly deserved!

[ashmoz]

tooooo freaking cool. Great job.:cheers1: Can't wait for more.

[Sully1]

Nice Edit!

[Iceman]

The biggest reason I do not venture any distance offshore with out a wingman.........2 heads are always better than one, especially if there is a shark in your head! Mako last week harassing Gabe and this big ol hammerhead this week.

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[radastaff]

hot damn

I was out there too
I headed north
mistake fish were right in front

I came up empty for the day
13 hours
and a lot of mi

biggest whale I have ever seen
and a huge school of those smaller dolphins

wasent able to make bait out there like I thought
never found any bait balls

gratz
u guys prob all ready in when I got back to the fleet 5 mi out

long day

P

[driftwood]

The biggest reason I do not venture any distance offshore with out a wingman.........2 heads are always better than one, especially if there is a shark in your head! Mako last week harassing Gabe and this big ol hammerhead this week.

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Look at Yani's hands. He is gutting his fish in shark infested waters. Tell that crazy Greek to stick his feet inside his kayak and quit feeding the sharks!!

Both you and Yani have super size huevos Rancheros. :cheers1:

[kobra]

Congrats guys!!! :cheers1:

[Vikingj]

Mucho congrats on both of your YFT and thank you for the great video and report. Very exciting times at DP and don't need to drive an hour south to do a surf launch at LJ at 0500! I paddled out w four others and arrived just as you and Yani were leaving. We lost a couple hrs waiting for boat to deliver new bait after the bait barge ran out of bait and then making macs along way. Didn't see any boils but random hookups were occurring every 15 min or so by pb's and a couple of yaks in our party. I only got a few short bites and short hookup w a shark so will be out again next week. Thanks for sharing.

[Iceman]

Saw you guys from a distance.was surprised to see 4 other yaks out there. Hopefully this just keeps getting better and better!

[HobieScot]

Gutting and bleeding a fish while a hammerhead is that close? You have bigger balls than I do sir!


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[lambadmin]

Big time congrats!!! :cheers1:
I know that kept you up at night! :)

Look at Yani in that pic, wondering how that hammerhead would taste, and what would be the best way to prepare it :D

[JJ]

Look at Yani in that pic, wondering how that hammerhead would taste, and what would be the best way to prepare it :D

Ha ha ha ... that's exactly what I was thinking Adi.
I can just hear Yanni now ... "I'm gonna marinade you"
"I'm gonna throw you over the coals"
"You're gonna taste so good with some greens from my garden"

Classic Yanni!
Cheers.

-JJ-

[sanomick]

Way to go!!! Persistence, ability and knowledge paid off.

[Razorback]

Hold on to your hats my fishing Brethren . The GODZILLA of all El Ninos are eminent. WE will witness inshore as it's never been seen in our lifetime Andy.:cheers1::cheers1::cheers1:

[Murray]

Hold on to your hats my fishing Brethren . The GODZILLA of all El Ninos are eminent. WE will witness inshore as it's never been seen in our lifetime Andy.:cheers1::cheers1::cheers1:

Totally agree. Sept and Oct should be epic

[cabojohn]

Remember that summer back in 2015 when tuna were caught from kayaks out of So Cal?

Talk about pointing to the fence and belting it out of the park. FN insane!
You guys just did things manly men only dream of. Congratulations on the TUNA! Epic.
:notworthy::notworthy:

[King Saba]

CONGRATS on finally nailing one! Persistence and a nice mirage drive pays off. :D

[Aaron&Julie]

Way to hang in there you veterans of the kayak world and glad to hear you both finally got yours after the previous long failed efforts :)

[katchfish]

Well earned and so pitted!!!

Smoke on the water!:sifone::sifone:

[Iceman]

Bump! get motivated!

[2-Stix]

Boom! Thats the action guys. Kick ass.

[Druko]

Killer! Nice job boys!!

[joefish808]

Simply awesome

[MrPukaShell]

I am speechless. Congrats

[Hunters Pa]

I saw the post and thought it was for today.

Back to reality

[Silbaugh4liberty]

Haha, after talking to you yesterday, I thought this was a fresh thread! Good motivation to get out there!! I know you guys will get em again this year. Checking out temp break, I see 75 degrees right off oceanside beach right now, so I think I might try my luck there.

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[Zed]

See..

[Iceman]

Ha..............selective sight, people see what they wanna see. :D

[jbl_91762]

wow great job. If you guys are saying it will be epic Aug Sept then I hope I can put in enough time to learn and get experienced so I too can head out in deeper water and have some fun....except for the damn sharks!

[kayakfisherman]

It's totally doable!! Just like Aesop taught, it's determination
that brought the tortoise to the finish line...

So go forth my brethren and remember, Eat or Be Eaten!
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[Sully1]

What a blast!

[Dee84cali]

That's awesome!

[HobieOneCanoebe]

Nice video! You guys have some serious guts going out that far on a stormy looking day like that!!

[GBF]

Nice going Andy!!

[Ro12]

Nice
Congrats guys

[erinoo]

Way to go Andy.

[Ramos23]

Great catch