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Old 03-03-2020, 05:04 AM   #1
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La Jolla Solo Skiff Yellowtail 2.28.2020

Launched my Solo Skiff from La Jolla Shores around 630am last Friday February 28th 2020. Searched for bait at the pier and throughout the kelp but was unable to catch any; so I played with some dolphins and whales before throwing on the Nomad trolling lure. 10 minutes later I get slammed by a 30 pound yellowtail in front of the condo. I am so blessed. Thank you all.

Here’s the video: https://youtu.be/AGs92T_aiCc
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Old 03-03-2020, 07:12 AM   #2
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Nice fish, glad they are around!
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Old 03-03-2020, 07:36 AM   #3
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Heck ya Mikey! StevieLikesIt
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Old 03-03-2020, 07:53 AM   #4
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Yeah Mikey! So glad to see you caught a homeguard. I was all over that area the day before trolling a nice large Rapala greenback mac deep diver and saw good marks on the FF, but never got hit. Congrats man.
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Old 03-03-2020, 09:06 AM   #5
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Solid unit👍🏻
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Old 03-03-2020, 09:57 AM   #6
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nice set up and video. congrats on the YT!
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Old 03-06-2020, 06:22 AM   #7
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So awesome that’s a stud tail right there. Congrats!


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Old 03-07-2020, 02:28 PM   #8
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���� Who sings the track on the video ?
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Old 03-07-2020, 05:00 PM   #9
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Love it! Missed you buddy.
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Old 03-09-2020, 10:46 AM   #10
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Nice video. Great stuff for sure
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Old 03-18-2020, 07:25 AM   #11
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Yellowtail on the Repala! Congratulations!
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Old 03-30-2020, 11:38 AM   #12
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Thank You.

Thank you all for the compliments. I love hearing from all the legends that helped make me the fisherman I am today.

Here are my replies to the comments:

1) The lure I was trolling was a Nomad DTX Minnow 8". I've attached a photo.

2) I have a 2.5 gallon external tank inside the Solo Skiff that is hooked to the Mercury 6hp outboard motor (i had a Mercury 5hp but burnt it out). I get about 20 miles per gallon. The max I've gone in a day is 70 miles.

3) The Penn jigmaster is an amazing reel. I got it used from SquidCo years ago and it is one of my favorite reels for the Solo Skiff.

4) The song is called Savor by Chris Berry. It came up on my Spotify release radar and I really liked it.

5) I land the Solo Skiff by motoring in all the way through the surf till I have to kill the motor and pull it up. I have a paddle in case my motor goes out but I do not use it for launching or landing



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Old 03-07-2020, 06:44 PM   #13
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���� Who sings the track on the video ?
There's a link in the description.

The song is called Savor, and it's by Chris Berry featuring Matt Williams and Satsang. I don't know how to embed videos here, so here's the link.

https://youtu.be/OJ-oUEmsI1Q
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Old 03-09-2020, 10:28 AM   #14
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The first thing I noticed was your Penn jigmaster, love mine and use it all the time. Congrats on the yeller.
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Old 03-09-2020, 03:29 PM   #15
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There's a link in the description.

The song is called Savor, and it's by Chris Berry featuring Matt Williams and Satsang. I don't know how to embed videos here, so here's the link.

https://youtu.be/OJ-oUEmsI1Q
cool thanks 🙏🏽
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Old 03-09-2020, 09:10 PM   #16
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Hell yeah Mikey! Nice setup! Tight lines homie!
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Old 03-11-2020, 06:39 AM   #17
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I have pretty much the same set up. You can run around LJ without any extra gas tank? You only use the one that is internal in the Merc? What size merc is that? i have a 6.
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Old 03-11-2020, 06:38 PM   #18
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Nice one man! Let’s see a picture of the plug you were trolling



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