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La Jolla - 12/27/17 - Should auld acquaintance be forgot
Greetings all,
Its been a bit since I have posted anything, so I thought I would share a recent trip. The launch was flat and glassy and the weather was mild with some decent fog and the moon was in a Waxing Gibbous phase. There was tuna crab scattered around, the water visibility was great and water temp was ~62°F. I made half a dozen greenbacks fairly quickly and headed out. In about ~75 ft of water I sent down one greenback on the dropper loop and flylined another behind the kayak. The bait on the bottom was getting a little spooked when all of the sudden the flyline started screaming. I adjusted the drag on the flyline and reeled in the dropper loop. Right away I knew it was a yellow, based on the run and head shakes. The fish went straight for a nearby lobster pot and then we had a nice back and forth. After a couple solid runs, I buttoned down the drag and got the fish to color. A solid yellow wrapped in rope. I waited for my shot and sank the gaff. After pulling the fish aboard, I noticed the hook was set through the mouth and next to the gil plate. I immediately bled and gutted the fish and threw it on the back of my Revo 16 and headed in. http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegall...2/IMG_0942.jpg I landed before 8am, took a couple pics and was home early to surprise the wife and kids. http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegall...2/IMG_0951.jpg The fished ended up at 32lbs after being bled and gutted. I pulled off some thick collars, cut some fresh chunks for dinner and vac/sealed the rest off. Here is some video action, if you'd like to watch! Wishing everyone out there a healthy, happy and hopeful 2018! Cheers, Todd http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegall...2/IMG_0966.jpg Setup Details: Rod - Lamiglas BL 6640C 6´6˝ 20-40 lb Reel - Saltist 30 65 lb Braid to 40 lb Fluoro (SPRO Swivel) 2/0 Ringed J Hook Bait: Pacific Mackerel "Greenback" |
DOOOOOOOOD!!!! What a toad! Happy New Year! :cheers1:
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Interesting
Thanks for the details! I always wanted to use a swivel to reduce line twist. I assume that's why you use one? My braid is all twisted up now.
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Nice yellow there, great end of the year post!
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Nice fish. Congratulation.
Mark |
Hell yea brotha
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So after talked to you and headed back over towards weather buoy I made a bunch of bait and dropped a dropper loop n flyline, 20yds out of the preserve I started marking, and boom dropper goes off! 2 hours late and half way back to the spot we chatted I surface an easy 150-200lb BSB! Safely revived as I cut my line a foot from his mouth and he slow decended back to the depths! First BSB, unfortunately phone was in truck due to waterproof case being broke( I’ve ruined 2 phones-$200 each in insurance so no pics :( I was trying to radio you but was a lot of static!
I’m setting up my GoPro for next trip! I’ll give u a shout when the wifey will let out next( toddler time next weekend )!!! Here’s mine from the 22nd. Cheers on a big brother. |
Congrats, really nice fish. Went out on the 26th but bait was hard to find after the first greenback With all the pesky dogs around I mostly trolled a Rapala greenback for nada. Saw some good Hali marks but the dog close by made me not want to loose the only live greenback I had.
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What an inspiring post to lead into 2018. Congratulations!
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:notworthy::cheers1:
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Congrats! Nice way to end the year.
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What a way to end the year.. Great catch :cheers1:
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Nice fish and great gaf shot w the rope and all. :luxhello:
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Heck yeah! Love wintertime YT :yt:
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Epic!! Way to close out the years. Here's to Healthy and Meaty New Year all!
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Nice Video, Way to end the year with a health yellow. :yt:
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Fantastic!
What an amazing looking fish! Congrats and cheers to a happy New Years!!
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Right on! Nice way to end the year with a fatty yellow.
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Good to see.....
Some quality yellow :yt:
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Wow! What a nice yellowtail, and a great video. Congratulations!
That's a huge fish to catch on a yak. It's interesting to see how you flung it across the back deck of your Revo 16 behind the bait tank. I'll keep that in mind for my 13. |
Thanks everyone for the congrats!
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I also like have the shorter leader vs a long top shot, so i can saw through the kelp. Cheers! |
Nicely done! Hopefully I could make a trip to LJ in 2018. If anyone comes up to the bay area for kayak salmon and lingcod I am happy to show around.
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Congrats on the nice catch, way to end the year.
Thanks for the gear details. |
Wow!!! You guys are just killing me!! Sounds like so much fun!!
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