Caught my first yellowtail yesterday! 5/8/2016 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

1lastcast?94 · 05-09-2016, 10:44 AM

My third time out in La Jolla yesterday, very new at kayak fishing so still learning the in and outs of it all. Launched at about 0600, calm easy launch and made bait by around 0730. No fish finder yet so I was pretty much just going on instinct and wherever birds seemed to be hanging out. Started trolling a fly line and BAM drag started screaming, let her run for about a 5 count and then engaged. The drag of my Penn Jigmaster 500l seemed worthless at some points but did the job. She made a run for the kelp but my 40lb mono stood up to it thank god, after about 20 minutes finally got her to the surface along with 15 pounds of kelp to get in my way! Deffinitly the best fishing experience of my life and I'm now addicted!

05-09-2016, 10:44 AM	#1
1lastcast?94 Junior Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 11	Caught my first yellowtail yesterday! 5/8/2016 My third time out in La Jolla yesterday, very new at kayak fishing so still learning the in and outs of it all. Launched at about 0600, calm easy launch and made bait by around 0730. No fish finder yet so I was pretty much just going on instinct and wherever birds seemed to be hanging out. Started trolling a fly line and BAM drag started screaming, let her run for about a 5 count and then engaged. The drag of my Penn Jigmaster 500l seemed worthless at some points but did the job. She made a run for the kelp but my 40lb mono stood up to it thank god, after about 20 minutes finally got her to the surface along with 15 pounds of kelp to get in my way! Deffinitly the best fishing experience of my life and I'm now addicted! Attached Images Last edited by 1lastcast?94; 05-09-2016 at 10:53 AM.