New Video: Yellowtail at La Jolla

[Salty]

Go my first Yellowtail on the kayak in La Jolla last weekend and happened to capture the whole thing on the GoPro from hookup to gaff. So I figured I might as well edit a video with the footage for fun and thought a few of you here might enjoy the result. It was a fun fight with a couple good runs! Didn't realize it was all filmed in 4:3 aspect ratio unfortunately, but I'll be sure to double-check that in the future!

Whole video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHybsMVZ2Mw


And for those of you that want to skip the BS and see the good parts, here you go:

Hookup: https://youtu.be/SHybsMVZ2Mw?t=90

Big run(my favorite part of the vid!): https://youtu.be/SHybsMVZ2Mw?t=167

Powerful head shakes: https://youtu.be/SHybsMVZ2Mw?t=235

Landing: https://youtu.be/SHybsMVZ2Mw?t=280

Final clips in the video are from a different day because my GoPro battery died while filming the actual beach landing, but I don't think anyone really cares. Unless you spot yourself on the beach, but weren't there on 9/20!

Anyway, thanks for watching!

[ProfessorLongArms]

[mrlar13]

Nice work Salty, both on the fish and the video!!

[Salty]

Originally Posted by ProfessorLongArms

Originally Posted by mrlar13

Nice work Salty, both on the fish and the video!!

Thanks man! If you're going out again this Sunday, I'll probably see you there!

[Sakana Seeker]

So sweet!! Sound of the drag is intense!
Looks like you were trying a yoyo (surface?) but the live one got bit. Flyline or did you drop it down?

[Salty]

Originally Posted by Sakana Seeker

So sweet!! Sound of the drag is intense!
Looks like you were trying a yoyo (surface?) but the live one got bit. Flyline or did you drop it down?

Yeah, I love that sound! Never gets old... And yes, I had that heavy rod rigged with a 4oz Tady, but it really should've been a surface iron in that moment.
Was putting it away and reeling in my flyline Spanish to swap it for a fresh one when it got bit. Opened up the drag a little to let it take it all the way, then tightened it up again to let the circle hook work it's magic