Your biggest bestest fish of 09
 

Post em up! Fish Porn for those less fortunate :reel: and here's to catchin' in 2010!

Cool thread idea Andy
Is it ok if I google WSB
and post a pic?
Just so I can show the approximate size of the ones
I farmed?:farmer:

Don, I caught tons of bitchen sunrises from different points of view on the water and savored every soul searching moment I had on the big blue. No porn star this year!

Here is my biggest catch of 2009

57 lb WSB off La Jolla

Then I pretty much didn't catch anything afterwards in LA Jolla....the Curse?

http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegall...5/IMG_2420.JPG

WHOPPER, that is gonna be tough for anyone to top!:luxhello::luxhello::luxhello:

Andy as you know I've only been fishing La Jolla for a year and only really fished it seriously for a few months last spring before the white Seabass showed up, up here.

I caught bigger fish offshore this year, even got my first local Marlin which I've been chasing for years, but even counting my skiff fish I still got to go back to this La Jolla fish from last March as my favorite:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/8402/91709440.jpg

It's such a beautiful and pic, (thanks Josh) My second La Jolla Yellowtail (caught my first that morning) I was fishing alone and found my own fish (Josh was fishing Halibut at the time, and there was no-one else out there)

For me it just does not get much better then that.

Here's both my first and second La Jolla tail from that dayhttp://img413.imageshack.us/img413/9341/double.jpg
I remember at the time you told me doubles like that are one in a million. I imagine one of these days I'll get bigger or more tails on my yak, but that fish and that day is going to stick with me for a long time.

Jim

Great thread.
 

I am pretty proud of this one, towed me around for about a day and a half. He hit a Humboldt squid on a carolina rig I had in about 80 feet of water.:reel:

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Ok, seriously, I had this one this summer when I was just starting out.....beginners luck rears its ugly head (second fish from the kayak).

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41lbs.

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50 pound wsb march 3-28-09. That was fun!!

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Nice fish so far everyone...



http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegall...93/BigFish.jpg

Pretty much sums up 2009......Hope to do better in 2010!

-Steve

Whiz t secound fish from a kayak?

I hate you so much! :cheers1::you_rock:

Jim Day, Those Yt are massive how much did they weigh? Nice catch sir!:you_rock:

I'm still pretty stoked on this one that I got in July:

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_DwBj-_nPjYg/Sz...3WSB%20013.jpg

it was a pretty good year, fished the bays allot, won my first tournament [OEX night tourny], caught my first WSB [juve in the bay!] and enjoyed setting up and getting used to a new yak. The picture is a Miramar LMB. Not a huge fish, but I am learning the LMB scene and I find Miramar tough to coax fish from.
Happy New Year and tight lines everyone

120 lb Yellowfin Tuna from my kayak at Hannibal bank Panama. Took over three hours to land.
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I think I will have to pass on this one. If you combine the weights of all the "big" fish I caught this year the total does not come close to the monster WSB that Bigbarrels caught.

Maybe next year.

Bob

Perfect post to follow Jim...
 

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My first and biggest of '09. Let's just say my goals for '10 are obtainable.:cool:

Come on Bob - you gotta have me beat...

40-40 Club:cheers1:
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aw c'mon BOB it aint who got the biggest!
It's...lets wee what we all got!!!
I'm searching my photos now...

All right! You shamed me into it. It not very big by most standards but it is the biggest YT I have ever caught. Thank you Darkhorse.

Bob


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Ok...
this is like asking a parent to choose a favorite child...
it's just not fair...
this may be selfish of me...
but...
who cares!
I'm selfish!
too many good times this year to pic one winner...
they all win!


Three new personal best bass this year.
2 3/4 lb Newport Bay spottie
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...P6260519-1.jpg



6 3/4 lb Malibu calico
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...9/P7020561.jpg



7 lb 13 oz Malibu sandy
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...9/P2110966.jpg



all by myself in Malibu...
no one to take my pic...
laughing like a giggling idiot...
37lbs Malibu WSB
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...9/P7260624.jpg



and since this "IS" a La Jolla based web site...
here is my second LJ YT...
one of only two ever caught by me down yonder...
Josh takes great pics...
makes this 21 lber look much bigger...
http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t...P8200792-1.jpg


sorry if I bogarted this post....
I just couldn't resist...

Yakrider, we have a lot in common. Same boat, same size fish and Josh put us on both of them. Interesting.

Bob

I'm a tool but...
 

I'm just too amped about this New Year's eve fish to keep quiet. Thanks to Wade for the OTW shot!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y14...picture2pw.jpg

Thirties, forties not that big. The larger fish looks huge because it's really long with a huge tail but it was a very skinny fish so it didn't weigh that much for it's size.

Too Cool!! it reminds me of this ling I got on Iron:
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/4148/ling2tf8.jpg

I probably told you in person Matt but that bowling pin yellow of yours still just blows me away. I've never seen a yellow that fat. It looks more like a tuna then a yellow. I'm happy with my fish but that fish of yours has to be the coolest fish I saw caught this last year. Must of been just delicious on the table.

Jim

Not my biggest but probably one of my favorite.....one of many Dorado I C&R on 12lb P-Line on the EAst CApe in Sept 2009.....the Dorado were a blast on medium action tackle! I can't wait to return in Oct 2010 for more:)



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It was a wierd looking YT! 38 inches long and 40# 2oz. The guys at Dana Landing couldn't stop taking pictures of it on the scale. The meat was super fatty and some of the best sashimi I have ever tasted. I will post up what was in his belly.

Big fish are hard to come by....almost as hard as getting good on the water shots. Both take patience, skill and lots of hard work....the rest of us just get lucky.
My favorite pics from 09.
http:///www.aplussurplus.com/mirror/WSBlack1.jpg
http://www.aplussurplus.com/mirror/wdecYT.jpg
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Not the heaviest fish of the year but it was the longest and it won the Moyer tourney.

Scallywag,

Where did you manage to find a place to put your fish after catching it? Your kayak is about as loaded with gear as any I have ever seen.

Bob

hahaha, i do look like im having a yard sale but its mostly beer and food (sometimes, when i'm on a mission i also bring an extra set of peddles, they do fail). I need weight up front to keep the tandem trimmed so it rides smooth and doesn't take on water from the rudder holes. The blue box is a oversize bait tank, then the soft 30pack cooler and the floating ammocan FF(the transducer is clamped on the side), the only thing in the crate is a drybag, game clip and some flouro. When i catch fish the soft cooler goes in the crate and the fish goes on the deck, kinda like this.... :sifone:
http://www.aplussurplus.com/mirror/YT011.jpg

'09
 

My biggest from the yak this year was a 45lb.http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/i...es/bwe/wsb.gif caught in March. To bad water got in my camera and made it all blurry. No YT in 09 for me but im not complaining as i only made the trek a handful of times. This year i plan on breaking the YT skunk. Here is to a productive year.http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/i...ing-smiley.gif

My dad's 67# caught in DP in Ju-ly.
Another year blanked on the white kind for me.
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g1...IMG_8347sm.jpg

Didn't grego catch a halibut or something?

I got plenty of quality fish from my boat. But, this is a kayak forum. So, I've been hitting DVL this year in hopes of a lineside tow. But, all I was able to come up with is LMB. I got a few personal bests, but don't bring the camera too often. This is not my best but up there for me in fresh water.

This one was my biggest from the kayak in '09. A 49#er from last March

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...rick/49wsb.jpg

Can't wait to see what 2010 brings!
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