First YT! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

bmercury · 09-13-2014, 07:26 PM

Got out to a late start today at LJ. Think I had to park half a mile away! Also got off to a rough start by tearing my waders on my gaff while entering the water

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Made some bait just past the reserve, a few greenbacks and some jack mackerel. One of the jack mackerel was just massive! Trolled some live baits while slowing making for the far NW corner of the kelp. No take on the live baits at all...

But I did whip out a small

on the bass gear and within a few casts I hooked up to my first YT. It was fairly small maybe 5-7lbs? Still a YT and still great catch! Released it so I could keep fishing for the rest of the day looking for its bigger brother.

Didn't ever find any bigger YT, but lots of bonito. I did break out the sabiki again later and I was pulling up a few small jack mackerel and a YT followed them all the way up to my yak and zoomed off as soon as we locked eyes

Most of my live baits managed to swim into a rogue kelp stringer and get hung up... One of them did have something pick it up briefly and make a short run, maybe a dog?... But my line happened to be wrapped up around my rudder. Couldn't even get the line off my rudder until after I landed. It was stuck in there in a real interesting way.

the dude · 09-13-2014, 07:49 PM

the young ones are yummy. Good job on your first.

Cbad Mike · 09-13-2014, 09:06 PM

Congratulations on getting that first one out of the way.
Wait till you hook one 30 pounds heavier!!!

09-13-2014, 07:26 PM	#1
bmercury Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 103	First YT! Got out to a late start today at LJ. Think I had to park half a mile away! Also got off to a rough start by tearing my waders on my gaff while entering the water . Made some bait just past the reserve, a few greenbacks and some jack mackerel. One of the jack mackerel was just massive! Trolled some live baits while slowing making for the far NW corner of the kelp. No take on the live baits at all... But I did whip out a small on the bass gear and within a few casts I hooked up to my first YT. It was fairly small maybe 5-7lbs? Still a YT and still great catch! Released it so I could keep fishing for the rest of the day looking for its bigger brother. Didn't ever find any bigger YT, but lots of bonito. I did break out the sabiki again later and I was pulling up a few small jack mackerel and a YT followed them all the way up to my yak and zoomed off as soon as we locked eyes Most of my live baits managed to swim into a rogue kelp stringer and get hung up... One of them did have something pick it up briefly and make a short run, maybe a dog?... But my line happened to be wrapped up around my rudder. Couldn't even get the line off my rudder until after I landed. It was stuck in there in a real interesting way.

09-13-2014, 07:49 PM	#2
the dude Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Valley Center Posts: 271	the young ones are yummy. Good job on your first. __________________ The dude abides.

09-13-2014, 09:06 PM	#3
Cbad Mike Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Carlsbad Ca. Posts: 1,206	Congratulations on getting that first one out of the way. Wait till you hook one 30 pounds heavier!!! __________________ [SIGPIC]