La Jolla 1/31
 

I had my first challenging surf launch today out at the shores, it was a pretty damn bumpy ride. The water conditions were way too rough for me but the weather was lovely. I decided not to make any bait because the launch had me a little woozy. Paddled out to 100 ft of water and tossed the iron:jig:. First cast, nada. Second cast, fish on! :reeling:After my last failed attempt at landing a fish, I was determined not to let this baby go. She kicked my ass and we did our little dance for 15 minutes. She took me too close to a boat and tried to move the fish to the other side of my yak... bad idea. I pissed her off, she started running hard and I didn't want to fight back and then she shook the hook :mad: Still determined I paddled back to the area where I hooked into her. Three to four more casts and bam! First yellowtail! 49 inches 32# on the bathroom scale. My brother also hooked into one around the same time. 47 inches 35# Guess I'm bringing hamachi to the Superbowl party.

http://i791.photobucket.com/albums/y...yellow1313.jpg

dude u where tear n it up there every time i looked at u...u where hooked up seems like the yts just wanted the irons

Nicely done guys!

Way to go!

Great job on your first yellow!

thanks guys, hope I can catch and release some now. dinner time :p

Perseverance paid off. :cool:

yoyo or surface? NJ btw :you_rock:

nice catch guys!

Nice yellowtails!!
Im new to kayak fishing and wanted to know where everyone launchs and is allowed to fish in la jolla....

Yoyo. We both used blue and white pattern. Special thanks to cbad mike for the tips.

Nice goin. way to hang in there. It paid off big time.

so dumb question.. still new to the whole fishing scene esp the kayak fishing stuff what exactly is the yo yo method just dropping straight down and reeling in then dropping back down?

I'm an amateur, but that is the pretty much it. I think the difference is you will need a yoyo iron because they are made of zinc and have different density properties. There's a good article on yoyo techniques somewhere on bwe that explains reels, retrieve speeds and how to work the column. Ill look it up and pm ya when I find it.

Fantastic guys! I am jealous. :luxhello:

Janine

Good luck on your surf launch Janine. Land a big one for us beginners!

I'm gonna do my best. Hopefully I can find someone to go with me! I really feel like I am ready to try this. Thanks to all for all the encouragement.

Janine:D

congrats:luxhello: