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FISH11
05-06-2019, 09:35 AM
I've been trying to go out at least once a week, weather permitting. In a few of the last trips, I've seen some large fish caught but in-spite of doing all the same things and being in the same spots, no hook ups. Even had multiple days of throwing Irons into boiling Yellows about 15-17lbs and with other kayakers and boater all looking at each other with the look like "WTF" not a single hook up, strange. So yesterday (I usually don't do weekends) but wanted to beat out the rains, I went out and finally had a little more sunshine and fishing luck. At first pull it was a little slow, so I first thought, Seal. Then the clicker started the beautiful scream, fish on and I set the drag. It truly is "The Tug Is The Drug!. Man it was soooo good to hear that rod bendo and drag and braid screaming! When I got it to the surface and was getting ready to gaff it and saw it's size I decided to release it so it can get bigger. It was lucky that it wasn't closer to or over 30lbs. Here is a short clip from my first attempt at using GoPro Quick. https://youtu.be/8oDzH4NL6-w <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8oDzH4NL6-w" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>

summers in kuwait
05-06-2019, 10:13 AM
Nice Mark!

Congrats buddy on the fish and the release!

Cheers!

MikeLee
05-06-2019, 11:31 AM
Congrats! Nice fish!


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SoCalEDC
05-06-2019, 11:34 AM
nice YT, and good on you for releasing him to grow.

seaquinn
05-06-2019, 02:02 PM
Great job. That was still a nice-sized fish!

C. Cary
05-08-2019, 06:32 PM
Nice fish! Good job on the release.:you_rock::cheers1:

MITCHELL
05-08-2019, 07:03 PM
Mark....

GTboosted
05-08-2019, 08:19 PM
Congrats Mark.

Good on you for the release. My freezer has no yellowtail, ibwould have kept him

GregAndrew
05-09-2019, 02:25 PM
Well done on the C&R Mark!

h2ofishfo
05-09-2019, 08:01 PM
Sweet WTG mark definitely putting in the time