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05-15-2010, 08:31 PM
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Kayaker
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Big Rock, WindanSea, La Jolla
Posts: 413
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Double Hookup ZZZZ South LJ
and paddled 50 yards out to about 100' of water. Lots of bait pushing around all over. Beautiful conditions - glassy with very clear water. Dropped the first hooked mack into the water for a drift, and picked up the jigstick and fired off a long cast. Terns were looking around hard. Five minutes later all hell broke loose as the bait got eaten ..... AND my jig got slammed simultaneously. Rod in each hand, fish burning off drag in different directions. Classic .... bull kelp stringers too. I set the lever drag to moderate on the bait fish, stuck the rod butt under my leg and started short pumping the 8' jigstick and winding like a madman. Somehow I wedged the bait rod into the back trolling rod holder to prep for the gaff shot on the first fish. Finally got the jigstick fish in ... gaffed and clipped ... and went straight to work on the bait fish which was still battling my rod holder on auto- pilot. Wow what an epic battle for two 18# class fish, I swear they fought really really hard for their size. Got them securely onto the game clip and saw an eruption of yellows like I have never seen. 20 seconds of crashing splashing yellowtail and baitfish mayhem. My boat was full of 40 pounds of slimy fish so I didn't even make a cast. I watched until the frenzy ended, smiled, then headed for home. THEY are hungry.  
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05-15-2010, 08:37 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Rancho Cucamonga
Posts: 753
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Very nice.....
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05-15-2010, 08:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Carlsbad
Posts: 591
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Thats pretty sick Larry. Now go back to bothering the rock fish.
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05-15-2010, 08:52 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: San Pedro
Posts: 999
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I actually had that dream more than once over the last couple of months... Congrats for living the dream 
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05-15-2010, 09:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,053
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killer! doubles are dreamy. this is one seriously crazy spring!
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05-15-2010, 09:37 PM
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Leo
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: La Jolla, CA
Posts: 482
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Nice! that's good they went different directions.
Congratulations. |
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05-15-2010, 09:43 PM
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Olivenhain Bob
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Olivenhain, CA
Posts: 1,121
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Larry, please tell us about the Big Rock launch option. I have not tried it. What about parking, surf, etc.
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05-16-2010, 12:13 AM
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Rolly
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: San Diego
Posts: 245
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sweet yellows!!! Congrats!
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05-16-2010, 04:29 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 84
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big rock
nice fish but that big rock is not visible in the shoreline photo!
lol looks suspiously like avenida la playa! |
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05-16-2010, 04:53 AM
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Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 51
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wow and only 50 yards out damn
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05-16-2010, 06:19 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Menifee
Posts: 2,509
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That is an awesome story!
Last edited by blitzburgh; 05-16-2010 at 06:22 AM. Reason: grammar |
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05-16-2010, 06:23 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Escondido
Posts: 154
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Dropped the first hooked mack into the water for a drift, and picked up
the jigstick and fired off a long cast. . [/QUOTE]Good job Larry!! When you drop your bait stick in, do you put it in free spool with the clicker on, or use the drag. Thanks |
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05-16-2010, 08:25 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: torrance
Posts: 155
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nice outting.. guess u need more room
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05-16-2010, 08:33 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Rancho Cucamonga
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05-16-2010, 11:34 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 116
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Nice double! so did you slime the inside of your yak for the ride in or were they under each leg? Your wife was probably surprised to see you back so soon!
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05-16-2010, 03:30 PM
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Larry I got one that size on Friday. It fought
just as hard as a winter home-guard 30lber. Unbelieveable. This upcoming season could be epic!! Nice way to keep your cool with screams drags and "mind of their own" rocketships. But what I hate, is the minimum time you put in. Congrats. |
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05-16-2010, 06:44 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Carlsbad
Posts: 591
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Unfortunately for all of us, that new south La Jolla SMR will eliminate any gain of launching from that location vs. LJ shores. 
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05-16-2010, 08:25 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 1,921
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Nice Double!
 
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05-16-2010, 10:27 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Seven minutes from the launch!
Posts: 987
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Bob, Bob, Bob...like you've said to newbies before: use the search function. The other La Jolla launch options have been talked about before. Then Larry has to spend time posting up satelite pictures and links to maps, again. There's quite a few other nice launches in La Jolla, too. These other spots require a little knowledge of the local reefs, though. The beauty of them is that there's not anybody launching there. And that's a good thing. Oh yeah---that sticker is freakin' huge, Larry.
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05-16-2010, 10:34 PM
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Loves Surface Irons
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: San Diego
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