Yellowtail Release - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

taggermike · 03-23-2017, 07:45 AM

Great video and well done with the release.
A few asked about handling and lipping YT. Basically YT have no teeth. They have a sand paper feeling similar to large mouth bass. They do have strong jaws but can't hurt you. Their gill plates aren't sharp either.
Like all jacks they have 2 small, but sharp, spines tight in front of their anal fin.

YT are easy fish to release and have an extremely high survival rate.

Personally I very rarely put fish in the freezer. I eat it or give it away. But I don't feel like I have to feed the whole neighborhood either. I've certainly failed at this but I don't keep alot of fish cause I'm confident I'll catch more soon. Mike

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03-23-2017, 07:45 AM	#10
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Great video and well done with the release. A few asked about handling and lipping YT. Basically YT have no teeth. They have a sand paper feeling similar to large mouth bass. They do have strong jaws but can't hurt you. Their gill plates aren't sharp either. Like all jacks they have 2 small, but sharp, spines tight in front of their anal fin. YT are easy fish to release and have an extremely high survival rate. Personally I very rarely put fish in the freezer. I eat it or give it away. But I don't feel like I have to feed the whole neighborhood either. I've certainly failed at this but I don't keep alot of fish cause I'm confident I'll catch more soon. Mike