Thanks y'all... took me 9 months to finally nail an yellow, as I'm skill-less and less persistent than most, had to rely on dumb luck to fall upon me to catch such a magnificent fish!
and just to answer some comments & questions:
- wave to face & chest - definitely! so yes it does count then!

- blood on t-shirt / need more blood - should've seen me after carrying that fish to my car, my entire right sleeve is red....
- love to hit more... but i'm not sure what's a coffee grinder? if you mean a conventional reel, then yes... Daiwa BCG40H
- 2015 outback? nope.. it's a 2012 or 2013 that I bought used from a gentleman on BWE, but i put a stadium seat in it instead of std issued seat.
YT are still around, lots of actions yesterday... know at least 1 other kayaker scored YT.... go get them!