Your "Go To" Surface and Yo Yo Iron - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

dorado50 · 04-14-2012, 01:16 PM

Try live bait ....it works.

seriola_killer · 04-14-2012, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by dorado50

Try live bait ....it works.

Yes indeed it does. I think I'll start a topic about your favorite "go to" live bait at a later date.

NextBite · 04-14-2012, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by dorado50

Try live bait ....it works.

No way

kantstudien · 04-15-2012, 12:09 AM

Tady A1 or AA light and Candy Bar 150 or 200 light. Good luck finding them

GHOSTHUNTR · 04-15-2012, 10:45 AM

The smaller irons work great in La Jolla sometimes, but you really need a lighter setup to fish them properly and get distance on your cast. 45's and 7x's have caught me many yellows in LJ. Fish the 7x when the wind and current are to much for them lighter 45's. I always throw the 45 if conditions allow. Color is the least important thing to consider, they all get bit. Some of my favorite irons have no paint at all left on them. The most important thing is how the iron swims. If you can find one that will "kick-out" every 4 or 5 handle turns, look out cause a lot of times those yellows will just follow that lure and not eat until the plug kicks-out to the side. Remember, these jigs are all hand finished and no 2 are exactly alike, learn to know the differences in shape and when you find a jig that catches try to pick additional jigs that are the same shape. When you find one that works, DO NOT LOSE IT

. I use fresh forty and rarely have any problems. Good luck out there cause there is nothing in the world as fun as catching big yellows on the surface iron.

04-15-2012, 10:45 AM	#5
GHOSTHUNTR Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Poway Posts: 160	The smaller irons work great in La Jolla sometimes, but you really need a lighter setup to fish them properly and get distance on your cast. 45's and 7x's have caught me many yellows in LJ. Fish the 7x when the wind and current are to much for them lighter 45's. I always throw the 45 if conditions allow. Color is the least important thing to consider, they all get bit. Some of my favorite irons have no paint at all left on them. The most important thing is how the iron swims. If you can find one that will "kick-out" every 4 or 5 handle turns, look out cause a lot of times those yellows will just follow that lure and not eat until the plug kicks-out to the side. Remember, these jigs are all hand finished and no 2 are exactly alike, learn to know the differences in shape and when you find a jig that catches try to pick additional jigs that are the same shape. When you find one that works, DO NOT LOSE IT. I use fresh forty and rarely have any problems. Good luck out there cause there is nothing in the world as fun as catching big yellows on the surface iron.

04-14-2012, 01:16 PM	#1
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	Try live bait ....it works.

04-15-2012, 12:09 AM	#4
kantstudien Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 55	Tady A1 or AA light and Candy Bar 150 or 200 light. Good luck finding them