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Went out about 4 miles and all around with my buddy on Wednesday. Found a few paddies, not much action. On the way back in, less than a half mile outside the harbor and in 50 ft of water I land this guy. My first yellow tail ever and from a kayak. Scale said 24 lbs but it felt heavier... :) He inhaled a mostly dead greenback. 65# braid to 40# mono leader on a 3/0 circle hook. Stoked :)

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Hell ya! I saw you in the morning and later on the 405 north. We got skunked fishing Salt Creek. Killer day out there congrats! :luxhello:

Sweet!!! Great job! Thanks for the report

Nice DP Yellow! You scored :cheers1:

That's a nice fish, and plate.

Well done.

Very cool!

Congrats on your first. A DP beauty! Looks heavy!:cheers1:

That's some pro looking sushi prep… shit I'm hungry now.

Thanks y'all. Can't wait to get back out there. Some seared yellowtail for lunch! Yum
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That is a sweet catch for DP. I am hoping to see them show up in S. Santa Monica bay soon.

AWESOME! How do you get it seared like that?

Thanks. I just do the less is more approach. Lightly salt and pepper a filet. And sear only up to 30 secs on each side and that's it. Lest it rest then slice thin :)

Congrats! Thanks for report and great pics. Definitely looks bigger than 24lb - get a friendlier scale!

Great catch and awesome plates

On the searing I cheat and use a torch. Wet down the cutting board you will be using anyways and hit the loin with the torch. The one I have is the orange one from harbor freight. Works great for creme brûlée and evening up the browning on a turkey too. Searing in a pan, for me at least, is too easy to overcook

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X2 on the torch...

Hey ya that's a pretty cool idea I'll have to try the torch. I used to always over sear in a pan so I go really quick probably less than a minute for the whole filet. Torch sounds fun though :)