7/22 Tuna Fishing with Yanni - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Iceman · 07-23-2015, 05:18 PM

Yanni and I have logged some miles off Dana Point and La Jolla. Finally we score, such a cool feeling to cross a new species off the list. 73 degree water off Dana Point had the blue fin turning to yellowfin. We launched at 5:30 and passed the parking lot of boats waiting to load up on sardines at the bait barge. Tough bait making but we got a few greenbacks and spanish and headed west.

Only 2 miles out and I got bit and spit. Greenback looked like it had tuna marks on it. Second bait gets picked up by a hammerhead and after he removes the greenback he charges after my bare hook all the way to the kayak. At 3 miles I think I see a boil and get bit again pulling the bait out of the tuna's mouth. Decide to change to the spanish that were a couple inches smaller. We come across a nice little boil of YFT and I toss right into them por nada, see them light up my meter and wait to get picked up, never happened. Moving on at 4 miles we see a boil here and a boil there. I see a couple right behind Yanni and thought for sure he was about to get picked up. Then my clicker goes off. Fun tuna battle on the kayak.........stoked!

Now just need one for Yanni. He gets picked up an hour or so later and gets chewed off. I recommend heading in a mile and trying one more drift. Yanni gets picked up on the slow troll and gets his. Huge hammerhead wants to be Yanni's friend after bleeding and gutting his fish. Perfect day both going in with fish. Pretty sure this is the first time YFT have been caught off the kayak outside of Dana Point. Viva El Nino, can't wait to see what comes our way next.

momo fish · 07-23-2015, 05:21 PM

Way to go Andy and Yanni!

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cesar74 · 07-23-2015, 05:28 PM

That's awesome! Great job guys.

Cadillyak · 07-23-2015, 05:32 PM

And that ladies and gentlemen is what time on the water will do! Well deserved Andy!!

FlyFishinYakr · 07-23-2015, 05:36 PM

Congrats Andy & Yanni!

DoDo's next on the list? Just a matter of time (wait 'til August).
Can't wait to see if the Tuna get close enough off the Ventura County Coast, too far out right now.
FFY

Dennis · 07-23-2015, 05:52 PM

Nice ones, Andy and Yanni! I'm diggin' that pfd!

surfisher · 07-23-2015, 05:54 PM

The intro to the video was awesome! Congrats

Geno Machino · 07-23-2015, 05:54 PM

Whouhoooo!!!

WTG Andy!!!

Persistence my friend...Persistence.

Fantastic!!!

Matt_Magnone · 07-23-2015, 05:59 PM

RAD! I know you've been chompin' at the bit for one!

kurt · 07-23-2015, 06:04 PM

You guys earned those fish! Can't wait to see what recipe Yanni is going to come up with.

cell128 · 07-23-2015, 06:02 PM

Good job guys!! Great effort!! Saw that u guys didn't give up after the first few tries and it paid off!!! Definetley first report I've seen of tuna out of Dana!!...

rossman · 07-24-2015, 06:55 AM

Nicely done guys. Hard work pays off. What's next Andy? Wahoo? As long as you are tackling these hard jobs, why don't you see what you can do about this ISIS thing or the economy in Greece. Might be easier than your first yak tuna.

Silbaugh4liberty · 07-24-2015, 08:25 AM

Nice job on the tuna guys! Truly deserved!

HobieScot · 07-25-2015, 09:09 AM

Gutting and bleeding a fish while a hammerhead is that close? You have bigger balls than I do sir!

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lambadmin · 07-26-2015, 05:07 AM

Big time congrats!!!

I know that kept you up at night!

Look at Yani in that pic, wondering how that hammerhead would taste, and what would be the best way to prepare it

JJ · 07-26-2015, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by lambadmin

Look at Yani in that pic, wondering how that hammerhead would taste, and what would be the best way to prepare it

Ha ha ha ... that's exactly what I was thinking Adi.
I can just hear Yanni now ... "I'm gonna marinade you"
"I'm gonna throw you over the coals"
"You're gonna taste so good with some greens from my garden"

Classic Yanni!
Cheers.

-JJ-

Aaron&Julie · 07-27-2015, 11:18 PM

Way to hang in there you veterans of the kayak world and glad to hear you both finally got yours after the previous long failed efforts

katchfish · 07-28-2015, 02:45 PM

Well earned and so pitted!!!

Smoke on the water!

Iceman · 07-22-2016, 08:27 AM

Bump! get motivated!

Silbaugh4liberty · 07-22-2016, 09:49 AM

Haha, after talking to you yesterday, I thought this was a fresh thread! Good motivation to get out there!! I know you guys will get em again this year. Checking out temp break, I see 75 degrees right off oceanside beach right now, so I think I might try my luck there.

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07-23-2015, 05:18 PM	#1
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,943	7/22 Tuna Fishing with Yanni Yanni and I have logged some miles off Dana Point and La Jolla. Finally we score, such a cool feeling to cross a new species off the list. 73 degree water off Dana Point had the blue fin turning to yellowfin. We launched at 5:30 and passed the parking lot of boats waiting to load up on sardines at the bait barge. Tough bait making but we got a few greenbacks and spanish and headed west. Only 2 miles out and I got bit and spit. Greenback looked like it had tuna marks on it. Second bait gets picked up by a hammerhead and after he removes the greenback he charges after my bare hook all the way to the kayak. At 3 miles I think I see a boil and get bit again pulling the bait out of the tuna's mouth. Decide to change to the spanish that were a couple inches smaller. We come across a nice little boil of YFT and I toss right into them por nada, see them light up my meter and wait to get picked up, never happened. Moving on at 4 miles we see a boil here and a boil there. I see a couple right behind Yanni and thought for sure he was about to get picked up. Then my clicker goes off. Fun tuna battle on the kayak.........stoked! Now just need one for Yanni. He gets picked up an hour or so later and gets chewed off. I recommend heading in a mile and trying one more drift. Yanni gets picked up on the slow troll and gets his. Huge hammerhead wants to be Yanni's friend after bleeding and gutting his fish. Perfect day both going in with fish. Pretty sure this is the first time YFT have been caught off the kayak outside of Dana Point. Viva El Nino, can't wait to see what comes our way next. __________________ Last edited by Iceman; 07-26-2015 at 03:03 PM.

07-23-2015, 05:32 PM	#4
Cadillyak Team Get $$ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 841	And that ladies and gentlemen is what time on the water will do! Well deserved Andy!! __________________ The "Y" is silent 2012 Olive PA 12 2011 Papaya Outback

07-23-2015, 05:52 PM	#6
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South of La Jolla... Posts: 1,193	Nice ones, Andy and Yanni! I'm diggin' that pfd! __________________ Hmmmm..... Last edited by Dennis; 07-23-2015 at 05:57 PM.

07-23-2015, 05:59 PM	#9
Matt_Magnone Junior Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Winchester, Ca Posts: 21	RAD! I know you've been chompin' at the bit for one! __________________ Last Chance Bait and Tackle 3356 Wentworth Dr Hemet, CA 92545 (951) 658-7410

07-23-2015, 06:04 PM	#10
kurt Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: 2 inches above sea level Posts: 502	You guys earned those fish! Can't wait to see what recipe Yanni is going to come up with. __________________ "All I got was a rock"

07-23-2015, 05:21 PM	#2
momo fish Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Camarillo Posts: 1,491	Way to go Andy and Yanni! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07-23-2015, 05:28 PM	#3
cesar74 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ventura,CA Posts: 81	That's awesome! Great job guys.

07-23-2015, 05:36 PM	#5
FlyFishinYakr Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Nor Cal...30 min from Bodega/Tomales Bay, 1hr from Clear Lake, 2+ hr to Berryessa & the Delta Posts: 729	Congrats Andy & Yanni! DoDo's next on the list? Just a matter of time (wait 'til August). Can't wait to see if the Tuna get close enough off the Ventura County Coast, too far out right now. FFY

07-23-2015, 05:54 PM	#7
surfisher Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 388	The intro to the video was awesome! Congrats

07-23-2015, 05:54 PM	#8
Geno Machino "Relax" Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: O'side Posts: 552	Whouhoooo!!! WTG Andy!!! Persistence my friend...Persistence. Fantastic!!!

07-23-2015, 06:02 PM	#11
cell128 lizard king Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lakewood Posts: 520	Good job guys!! Great effort!! Saw that u guys didn't give up after the first few tries and it paid off!!! Definetley first report I've seen of tuna out of Dana!!...

07-24-2015, 06:55 AM	#12
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	Nicely done guys. Hard work pays off. What's next Andy? Wahoo? As long as you are tackling these hard jobs, why don't you see what you can do about this ISIS thing or the economy in Greece. Might be easier than your first yak tuna. __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!

07-24-2015, 08:25 AM	#13
Silbaugh4liberty Fishing Patriot Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,121	Nice job on the tuna guys! Truly deserved! __________________

07-25-2015, 09:09 AM	#14
HobieScot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 370	Gutting and bleeding a fish while a hammerhead is that close? You have bigger balls than I do sir! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07-26-2015, 05:07 AM	#15
lambadmin Spam Sanitation Dept Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,374	Big time congrats!!! I know that kept you up at night! Look at Yani in that pic, wondering how that hammerhead would taste, and what would be the best way to prepare it __________________

07-27-2015, 11:18 PM	#17
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	Way to hang in there you veterans of the kayak world and glad to hear you both finally got yours after the previous long failed efforts __________________ "Never say die"

07-28-2015, 02:45 PM	#18
katchfish Paddle for Mahi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doing the happy paddle! Posts: 846	Well earned and so pitted!!! Smoke on the water!

07-22-2016, 08:27 AM	#19
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,943	Bump! get motivated! __________________

07-22-2016, 09:49 AM	#20
Silbaugh4liberty Fishing Patriot Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,121	Haha, after talking to you yesterday, I thought this was a fresh thread! Good motivation to get out there!! I know you guys will get em again this year. Checking out temp break, I see 75 degrees right off oceanside beach right now, so I think I might try my luck there. Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk __________________