Helluva consolation to spending Christmas alone :luxhello: :notworthy: :D

i must have had a brian fart. i was stuck on the idea 4.5ft was 48" :D

still a great way to spend christmas!

Wow very nice job on a great YT.

WOW... That's HUGE. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Thanks for the informative post!

:cheers1:

DAAAAAAAYYUUUUUUMMMM!!!!:luxhello::luxhello::luxhe llo:

Unbelievable...no really unbelievable. Great fish man congrats.

First YT landed is 50#.....where do you go from there???????

holy smoke:cool: & Merry Christmas:)

amazing fish man!! Congrats!

50# club...check. Nice going. Superb elephant hunting technique.

Great job Erik! That is one home guard YT! A YT over 50lbs is hard to top.
Time to start looking for a barn door halibut!

Damn, that would of fought like a beast if hooked in the lip and must of fought like a freight train foul hooked. My PB was a 40lber on a boat and that thing kicked my ass. Congrats!

That is one hell of a fish! :luxhello: Now that is the type of gift I like to get on Christmas!:yt::you_rock:!! Way to go!!

HOLY YELLOW BATMAN!
MERRY NEW YEAR!
:cheers1:

Merry Christmas Indeed!
 

Fish of a LIFETIME! Great Job!

It has been a long, long time since I have posted. I have long since lost the touch when it comes to the keyboard, but here I go. I heard about this fish and had to check the site myself...

Holy crap!!!!! Eric that thing is a pure beast of a fish!!! You have successfully nailed the two hardest critters to catch in La Jolla. A white seabass and oh ya a 50 lb yellowtail! People are foaming at the mouth for a shot with one of those bad boys, and I am one of them.

Simply put,"Damn!!!!"

Congrats dude! A true wall hanger. :notworthy:

Thanks a lot everyone! And Kevin I really appreciate everything you taught me! For those of you who are getting into this awesome sport, you really need to check out seasamurai.com and book a trip with him. The experience you'll gain is invaluable and the techniques he teaches really do work!

That being said, it feels really good to finally got this one under my belt. My wife said she was jealous that a fish made me smile that much. I would have been ecstatic to catch a 15 pounder...but a belly-hooked 52 pounder...a little luck never hurts I guess.

Holy COW! Nice catch man!!! I hit LJ the other day and landed a couple sculpin. Paddling out with the dolphins was fun though. Nice!

you can hang up your rod. You have seen the top of the mountain and it is good. Many on this board will fish LJ all their lives and not catch a 50# YT. :cheers1:
-td