i get no love in la jolla - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

T Bone · 01-14-2009, 12:40 PM

The one that missed my hook.This guy was to my left about 8 ft both of us fishing dropper loop mackrel.This fish went 84.4#.If it was eating better I think it would have broke 100#...
It wasnt a bad trip for a 7 day,I just daydream sometimes about what it would have been like for that fish to have hit MY bait.All of us will get our shot.

Dennis · 01-14-2009, 01:09 PM

That yellow is huge! I would love to pull on those fish... How many days was that trip?

T Bone · 01-14-2009, 01:27 PM

7 days.5 days of great fishing.I want to catch a few of these guys out of the Yak.This is not meant to be a hijack to the post just that at the time the guy had that monster YT all I had in the hold was a few smallish YT and I was kinda bummed.The next day I was rewarded.I keep reminding myself that everytime I make the 110 mile trip to LJ.

yakrider · 01-14-2009, 01:33 PM

now I see why they do the

...

F'n Arne!!!!!

is there a story behind that? do tell....

or is it that he is just a YT magnet...like Josh...

ezcompany · 01-22-2009, 10:05 AM

at least you spend time on the water!
living in Los Angeles and only using a temporary kayak rack on my leased car, its too difficult for me

taggermike · 01-22-2009, 05:56 PM

LJ is tough this time of year. Hell, fishing is tough this time of year. Most fish are deep, or have lock jaw, or have migrated out of the area. How often does a cold blooded animal need to eat in 55 degree water. And to compound that the fish that are around are closed to take. So that means that the available fish in LJ are basicly YT, halibut, sand dabs, calico/sand bass, sculpin and sheephead. And these species are not in feeding mode generally until the squid show up. So what to do? Like one poster said, you can stay home. You can learn to target halis, sheephead, or deep water calicos. You can keep grinding away on the yo-yo with an optimistic attitude until the YT decide to eat. Or you can go some where else to fish. It wasn't trophy fishing but I caught 8 or so spotties and 2 bairly not legal halibut way in the back of south bay 2 days ago. 6lb test, 4 feet of water, it was fun. In December down there I caught my first bone fish after fishing SD bay for almost 40 years. Not as fun as a big LJ YT, but still fun. Get creative. Just keep the faith and keep fishing. When things do start to happen you will be diled in and ready. Mike

Matt · 01-22-2009, 07:22 PM

Iron time math..... a good friend once told me you will get a shot at a big fish on iron once out of every eight times you yo-yo, fortunately or unfortunately I have found this to be very true!

01-14-2009, 12:40 PM	#1
T Bone Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Redlands CA Posts: 871	The one that missed my hook.This guy was to my left about 8 ft both of us fishing dropper loop mackrel.This fish went 84.4#.If it was eating better I think it would have broke 100#... It wasnt a bad trip for a 7 day,I just daydream sometimes about what it would have been like for that fish to have hit MY bait.All of us will get our shot. Attached Images __________________ Barachit Baralah,Elohim-In the beginning,God-Genesis 1:1 "Who among you,if your son asked for a fish would give them a serpent " Jesus Matt. 7:10

01-14-2009, 01:09 PM	#2
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South of La Jolla... Posts: 1,193	That yellow is huge! I would love to pull on those fish... How many days was that trip? __________________ Hmmmm.....

01-14-2009, 01:27 PM	#3
T Bone Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Redlands CA Posts: 871	7 days.5 days of great fishing.I want to catch a few of these guys out of the Yak.This is not meant to be a hijack to the post just that at the time the guy had that monster YT all I had in the hold was a few smallish YT and I was kinda bummed.The next day I was rewarded.I keep reminding myself that everytime I make the 110 mile trip to LJ. Attached Images __________________ Barachit Baralah,Elohim-In the beginning,God-Genesis 1:1 "Who among you,if your son asked for a fish would give them a serpent " Jesus Matt. 7:10

01-22-2009, 07:22 PM	#7
Matt Support your local pangas Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lj Posts: 976	Iron time math..... a good friend once told me you will get a shot at a big fish on iron once out of every eight times you yo-yo, fortunately or unfortunately I have found this to be very true! __________________ Thanks Matt F.

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01-14-2009, 01:33 PM	#4
yakrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 611	now I see why they do the ... F'n Arne!!!!! is there a story behind that? do tell.... or is it that he is just a YT magnet...like Josh...

01-22-2009, 10:05 AM	#5
ezcompany Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 30	at least you spend time on the water! living in Los Angeles and only using a temporary kayak rack on my leased car, its too difficult for me

01-22-2009, 05:56 PM	#6
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	LJ is tough this time of year. Hell, fishing is tough this time of year. Most fish are deep, or have lock jaw, or have migrated out of the area. How often does a cold blooded animal need to eat in 55 degree water. And to compound that the fish that are around are closed to take. So that means that the available fish in LJ are basicly YT, halibut, sand dabs, calico/sand bass, sculpin and sheephead. And these species are not in feeding mode generally until the squid show up. So what to do? Like one poster said, you can stay home. You can learn to target halis, sheephead, or deep water calicos. You can keep grinding away on the yo-yo with an optimistic attitude until the YT decide to eat. Or you can go some where else to fish. It wasn't trophy fishing but I caught 8 or so spotties and 2 bairly not legal halibut way in the back of south bay 2 days ago. 6lb test, 4 feet of water, it was fun. In December down there I caught my first bone fish after fishing SD bay for almost 40 years. Not as fun as a big LJ YT, but still fun. Get creative. Just keep the faith and keep fishing. When things do start to happen you will be diled in and ready. Mike