It's DEFINITELY NOT officially
 

YOYO SEASON

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It's been a while so I figured I'd do the normal routine - early launch, bait at the pier, and then back out to the point for some yoyo time while dragging some bait. Incredible visibility and no surf at the launch. Gin-clear. So clear I had to hide from the bait at the pier - ended up with a mix of big greenies and smaller spanish. Chatted with Aaron & Julie at the pier before heading off. While paddling over the canyon the sealions and porpoise were going nuts on bait. Something was up today. Very nice morning with a little breeze from the SE, water about 61, got to see the sunrise and moonset at the same time. The breeze turned off around 7ish.
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Met up with this old time Tree Fisherman who was on the hunt - turned out to be my new good luck charm ... :)
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Got out to the Tree Fisherman's secret spot and dropped a greenie down while trying that goldarn yoyo thing. Found a spot of squidly looking marks in about 112 feet, so I set for a couple minutes when my clicker did a quick chirp, then nothing. Figured it was the PStar greenie on the end of the line, but then another chirp and then a big run - straight for a set of lobster buoys. I fed it some more line, set the hook big time and immediately got some line back. Boney? Then another big run, a few more clicks on the drag and another big run - NOT a boney. Soupfin? Finally got to the buoys and I started getting lots o' line back but also felt the rub of mono on rope. Uggh! But it's probably just a soupfin - so I thought. No tail thumps, but lots of circling. Circling ... I've been there before ... a circling fish is a GOOD thing.

I loosened the drag and hoped it would swim out of the buoy rope, but it was totally wrapped. I tried loosening the drag and buttoning down a couple times (almost birds-nested the reel) and finally started making a little headway - and then I was just totally stuck. Couldn't budge it. I looked over the side of my yak and this big ol' WSB was floating there about 10 feet down, airbladder shooting out it's mouth, and just waiting to get gaffed. I made a couple final pulls, praying the line wouldn't break - and BAM ... it floated to the surface nice and neatly where I quickly put it out of its misery.

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Ran just over 35# - tried to stick around until OEX opened for an official weight, but I had to get to the office. Thanks for pic Pat - and the scale.
Arne 8)

Nice one Arne :nemo: ! The report I've been waiting for out of LJ for a few months now.

niiiiiice one Arne.

Great photo Pat.

great fish, great pix and great report!

Arne, it seems you're the December fishfinder for prized fish off La Jolla. I kept the article from your last years yellowtail bonaza for inspiration. Let the catching begin. :D

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F'n Arne

Nice Catch!

Bravo...

:king:

Did it really hit on sausage?? :lol:

something about pornstars and kielbasa :lol:..............F'n jealous 8)

Good ol' boy gets them again..........I love it!! :salut:

Love that feeling when they are doing the death spiral! :D

Very nice catch Arne!

And the contents of the belly were.................????

Ken

PS that stranger takes a great photograph. :wink:

Unbelievably ... empty. Thought for sure I'd find some squid. Soon.

If she wasn't so busy choking on the sausage she could've got away ... didn't even see me coming. :roll:

Love the Powershot, Andy. Thanks for the advice.

And yeah Gary - let the catching begin! It's been too long.
Arne

Nice way to kick off the winter bite. Congrats on that.

Figures, I'm out of town for a week and this happens. Fn'Arne!

Congrats. Let's hope it's the start of something good. At least, come next Wednesday. 8)

Way to go :cheers:

thats always the best way to start off!! love those kinds of mornings

great fish Arne

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Congratulations Arne! Very nice to see a quality fish caught.

It seemed like a diver's paradise out there.

We should have followed you south yesterday, as staying north did us no good.

I swear I haven't seen you in a while, and then you do this. I heard the news this morning while launching into the fog with Adi and Pat. Had my hopes up... Nice one, Arne.
-D

What type of setup do you use and how much weight when fishing that deep?

Thanks- excellent report!

It's about time
 

:roll: F'N Arnie :roll:
Way to get it going-somebody had to do it.
Now us Bay fisherman can morph into real fisherman :wink:

Dave

Arne made a pact with Old King Nepture himself a long time ago for WSB's.

Remember,, the first trip he ever made a a few years back, on a used kayak he bought from Jim Sammons, he came back with two WSB's.

Nice fish arnie
8)