La Jolla AUG 4th. EPIC

[Kaleb]

Had the most amazing day yesterday, conditions were rough, but using my sabiki chum bucket with a squid made 8 greenback macks really quickly. Then set out West where I hooked into my first yellow. Gut hooked him so not much of a fight, eventually caught up to two other kayakers who were going out far like I was. Joined up with them and we ended up in a pod of at least 500 dolphins. After those, i saw these huge spouts in the distance, 4 HUUUGE whales really really close, makes you feel tiny when something the size of a house goes by and your in a tiny little kayak. We hit 7-8 miles out and had a hammerhead steal our bait and turned around to head back in. Ran into another massive pod of dolphins, this is where I hooked up on the yellowfin tuna. Two fish on-board. Getting closer to shore trolled a Mac through a little field of kelp pattys, no dorado but this FAT yellow! 3 fish on board. At this point I broke down all my rods ready for the last couple miles till landing. No way I could store another good sized yellow on-board. This is where I departed with my new kayak fishing friends and realized I was fishing with Jim Sammons the entire time. Im truely blesssed for such an amazing time. What an EPIC day.

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[WARRIORMIKE]

ummmmmmm pics??? :yt: :drool5:

[mclanea]

Great report, such a good day!

[Zed]

ummmmmmm pics??? :yt: :drool5:

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[Murray]

Yo Kaleb,

Glad you got em. Tried keeping up with you guys after we left the pier but you disappeared into the distance. I only had 1 greenie so was not prepared to make the long trip. Glad to see you got em. Good job.

[ful-rac]

NIIIIICCCEEE!!!


You Lucky DAWG!!!!!! :luxhello:

[Geno Machino]

Awwwwwwwwesome!!!

[FARRIER]

Great report man!

[HELLSTER INC.]

Landed a yellowfin and fishing with the man himself...epic!

[RedSledTeam]

Nice job Kaleb!

[JohnMckroidJr]

Congrats on the great catch, nice report and photos also.

[StinkyMatt]

Major stoke.


How will you top this ? Not gonna be easy.


:cheers1:

[DanaPT]

Great job. lesson here... it Pays to follow strangers to the deep blue water (apparently).

[Dennis]

That's a good day! Congrats!

[chris138]

So rad nice job man. :cheers1:

[Sully1]

Heck yah!!!

[FISH11]

That is one hell of a haul. Way to stick it out and pedal that far out there. But how do you fish for a while and not know you're with Jim Sammons. I have seen him out there and trolled by, heading south as he and possibly a client were trolling north on their way back in. I can easily tell by the hat, etc., maybe I have watched too many of his TV shows. That is a trip you will remember forever and be talking about it endlessly. Congrats on all the beautiful fish Kaleb.

[JeffB]

Very cool! Nice!

[Aaron&Julie]

That's a great day, congrats to you!

[seaquinn]

Wow.... that photo of you holding the yt, with yft on the back, with La Jolla in the background..... that is an all-time classic! Thanks for posting!

Imagine, a million-plus people on land, with no idea what is happening right now off the coast.

ps... I've been out on a pb several times lately and run into kayakers waaaaay out there, like 5+ miles. Just everyone be sure to know which way the current is going. That makes a BIG difference when coming back. This is not for everyone.

I've been challenged coming back from several miles out against current..... a few times..... it can be no fun. Don't forget the basic safety tips in pursuit of a fish.

[Jim Sammons LJKF]

It was great to meet you and fish together. I got my first ever La Jolla YFT that day as well. I have caught tons of tuna off my kayak but this one was special for sure. What a crazy year we are having. Thanks again for the Gatorade, with the gong show of a morning I was having I am surprised I caught anything that day. Thanks Rod for being the photo bitch.