Get'in buzzed in the kelp - NOW IN HD!!!
 

Some days are batter than others, and after weeks of chasing school after school lockjawed (for me anyway) breezers and then blowing two shots in a row one afternoon to poorly maintained spectra (and getting kelped) that was frayed above the knot I remembered why I hate spectra and was always so anal about inspecting my line.

So after a long peddle back to the launch beating my self up about not re-tieing those frayed rigs, I stayed up late that night making sure everything was right...about a week later I got another chance.

It's no secret that YT are structure orientated fish, and in the past you could usually target them 100yrd or so away from the structure/kelp so you would have a chance at landing a fish you hooked. This spring it seems the kelp has died off a little and the YT have been putting on a show directly over/in the kelp which has led to alot of heartbreak I'm sure.



This morning was no different than any other except maybe alot less people on the water. By the time I got infront of the condo I knew there was a good chance I would get another shot at those YT...or maybe more than one shot.. so I dug out the camera, quadruple checked my bait set-up and jig stick's spectra, and got ready to roll film.


Not to long after that I found these fish chewin in about 70-80' of water with submurged bull kelp everywhere, if you watch the videos in HD you can actually see it on the FF, the second video was in about 65' of water with kelp everywhere.....not the position you want to be in without spectra.





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I shot some more good film very recently, but I still need to pull it off the camera.... stay tuned.:bandit:

Nice........I feel your pain, i lost a hog to unknown structure a month back, it was near the kelp but felt rigid, abandoned lobster trap maybe.

Good job dude.

gill rippin'! Nice work..

yeah Scally!! Nice fishes. That was one of those days.

Many heart breaks indeed. F the bull kelp!:the_finger:

Great vid... and nice fish... is that a parasite on the first fish?

Save me a gill raker for DNA next time por favor!:cheers1:

Nice work Jeremiah! :cheers1:

Those vids just got me so pumped up! :luxhello: Love the sound of spectra peeling!

Awesome footage! :cheers1:

Nice vids and great catches!

great vids!! looks like redemtion to me!!

Will do, I've seen these on YT before. I carefully cut this off the fish and took a closer look....after carefully cleaning the fish's flesh away from the head of this thing i exposed what looked like a suction cup type mouth...looks like some kind of lamprey eel but not sure....I thought about taking pics but figured nobody would really be interested. It also discolored the meat a little in that area and also part of an organ, but still tasted great Kama style :D

Next time I'll just leave'um on there for a little added flavor/protien.

Double Dose Focker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cheers1::yt::yt:

Very nice video and gaff shots too.

yup, I know the kind... they seem to like pelagic fish. I first saw them on swordfish caught in Monterey Bay, then Dorado, and Yellowtail from Socal. But I've never never seen them in a tuna or inshore caught yelowtail... interesting, and thank you

Great work on the fish and videos. Got me into the garage to retie most of my rigs!:D

Nice
 

Awesome video. Got me stoked fir next week!

That was an Epic Morning!!!!!!!!

nicely done! I like how you just rip the gills out!

Dear Mr. Red Hand,

The HD is insane, the report is top notch, the conditions
look epic, the fisherman is still way too lucky, but most
of all that spectra looks and sounds so good...

Thanks for sharing.:luxhello:

awesome! nice work and great footage....

damn im itching to get back out there! looks like ill be fishing tuesday.

Don't watch this late at night, in the dark, with the sound turned up...
 

...unless you want to get accused of watching porn that is! Damn, all this time I thought you were a pro...you're breathing like it's your cherry popping Yellowtail Scally! :D



Very well written post with great action packed footage, though. Watching the bloody hands and disgusting deck really reminds me of the good old days. These days, my deck is always clean as a whistle and I try not to even touch the fish if I don't have to. Which really helps if your fishing for Tuna as soon as you get off the water!

I don't know about you, but I'm always fishing! :sifone:

Nice YT & video!

I notice a theme in your vids ...

A cup with "coffee"?? in your lap each time you catch a feesh...
C'mon, what's Really in the cup? Vodka or chum?

LOL Sounds like you have fished with the scallywag before!!:sifone:

That cup is called the "COLIN BOMB":eek:

Did you hear that jerry, how you're "way too lucky"? :rolleyes:

Gracias para el jurel amigo! Buen trabajo!!

!!Chingón!!:you_rock:

Sweet videos Scally, the soundtrack is awesome.

Awesome post Scallywag
:cheers1:

I miss the sound of Spectra doing its thing