Just show me a sign...
 

Today started off pretty standard with the goal of catching Yellowtail, and take in the beautiful warm glassy conditions on a floating piece of plastic. Good thing the car was packed already, because by the time I make a couple of sandwiches and brew some coffee I launch as some guys are heading in. I like to launch late and soak up whatever info the morning crew has to offer, not to mention I love to sleep in. The truth is I'm a little lazy, but my theory about launching in the dark and killing myself to do so doesn't exactly work in my favor most times. I'd prefer to get a full eight hours of sleep and make sure I'm alert when that sign I'm looking for presents itself. That one fish who makes that mistake, a little surface disturbance in the distance, or that perfect meter mark on the sonar. Sure, sometimes the bite is early, pre-greylight hours can be wide open, and most all squid bites are over by eight in the morning...no sign of squid yet. Thank goodness the squid haven't shown up, and who knows if they will. As much as I love catching a fish everytime I drop a live squirt to the bottom, that parking lot of boats and huge tangles of lost fish I can do with out. Today was nice, perfect glassy warm conditions with tiny surf and a nice crew of kayaks. Two boats quietly patrolled the area all morning, and it was starting to look like a dead day. I went way out west, then way north, then back west, and to the kelp a couple of times. I stayed focused (coffee), and kept my eyes in the bino's most of the day. I just kept thinking "show me a sign", just one sign is all I ask for.




















http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegall...YT_HERE_1_.jpg

Then I found it.
I was so focused looking around that I wasn't looking on the meter, and by the time I looked at my screen a perfect school of Yellowtail had swam through. I made one drop with the yo-yo, but I knew they had passed and kept moving. I was ready for battle now, and made a loop back in that same direction with my yo-yo rod in hand. I watched the sonar with my hand holding the spool, and waited for those beautiful marks in the perfect depth. Five minutes later the screen went from blank to heavenly, and I watched my iron drop down to the fish and I'm rocked on the sink!
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegall...02089_1_00.JPG

Nice work man!

Huge YT!! Eric and I will be out there Saturday looking to hook one of those up!:)

Got to love your reports :notworthy:
Good job on another yellowtail

WTG on the jello!

Few weeks and the :wsb: will unlazy ya quick......

Awesome! Thanks for the report...hoping to get out there Tues

Weren't you supposed to catch that Sunday, ya know, YT sandwiches?:biggrinjester:

Nice catch anyway....persistence pays off.

Not too shabby......:D

nice catch! is that a Lowrance finder? been debating on which brand to buy.

Way to go Josh,:cheers1:
was the "Yellow Tail Here" sign with the red arrow actually that big?
now i see what to look for :captain:
thanks for the heads up

Nice one....:cheers1:

I always look for that sign but havent found it yet. Nice fish!:D

Seems to me that the sign is pointing to the wrong end of the kayak!
Nice fish Josh.

That's a sign that can only be seen with the special sunglasses. That's why he goes out after sun rise.

Always a pleasure to read your posts.
I still think you should put them all together in a book.
Possible title ideas:
"Fear and Loathing on the Hunt for Yellow Tail"
"Diary of a Fish Slayer"
"The Angler With The Magic Shoes"

very nice...
can't wait to get down there again...
unfortunatley for me...it won't be for a couple weeks...
plans are inked for the next two weekends...:(
I hope that sign stays out there 'till the next go 'round.....

Great report...as usual...

I love it when a plan comes together. Nice fish.:cheers1:

Another great job on the YT.

I'm going to put your theory to the test and try launching a little later. For the past year I've been launching earlier and earlier and am getting tired :rolleyes: of trying to function on 2-3 hours of sleep. Makes the drive home pretty tough!

Nice fish,,,,but how the hell are you holding that thing up....IT looks like a sign. Did you hook it in the back with the iron and use the iron as your handle. Looks like youre holding a freakin fish mount!

Nice yella!

PhotoShop...:cool:

Lowrance...go West Marine.
 

The unit is a Lowrance 527 GPS/sonar combo, go West Marine.




And yes, being new to the computer I just started to figure out this photo shop thing...catching fish has never been so easy. I thought the hole on the other side caused by a piercing piece of steel was an appropriate handle :p.