No the right kind - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

svendawg · 09-14-2014, 04:45 PM

I hit La Jolla in an attempt to get my first Calif. Yellowtail on my kayak, but the Yellowtail karma was not with me. Two guys fishing close to me (Mikey and I forgot the other guy name) each got nice yellowtails.
The only thing I could come up with was this WSB. Not that I’m complaining.

I hit the water at 0600 and made bait rather quickly. Out of the first 10 baits I caught 9 were greenbacks, so I went fishing. I started slow trolling a flylined mac and I put another one on my Halibut rig and set it on the bottom. About 0730 I got something big on my top rig but it came unbuttoned before I saw what it was.

Trolled till about 0830 when both lines got tangled and I spent about 15 minutes sorting it out. Then I sent a fresh mac to the bottom on the Halibut rig. As soon as it hit bottom the line started peel of my reel and it was Fish-ON.
After about 10 minutes I had this WSB on my game clip and in my PA with a big grin on my face. I trolled around for another hour with no love so I headed to so I could get my fish on ice.

I made my typical underwater landing, but nothing was lost. Great day on the water.

WSB 52" 42 pounds

SLYACKER · 09-14-2014, 04:51 PM

Awesome. Nice catch.

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LBKayakDude · 09-14-2014, 04:56 PM

Wow nice fish! 👍

FISH11 · 09-14-2014, 04:58 PM

Awesome catch, good eats. That smile on your face says it all. Tight Lines

buddha · 09-14-2014, 05:13 PM

Hopefully you landed that fish without your 'cheap bastard' gear.

Nice job.

rossman · 09-14-2014, 05:11 PM

Way to go Sven. I'll take one of those any day.

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Irishman · 09-14-2014, 05:14 PM

Great catch! I was out there today too. All I got was a bonito. Stoked for you

walrus · 09-14-2014, 05:17 PM

You got those WSB wired, that makes two this year. Way to go!

rossman · 09-14-2014, 05:13 PM

That surf looks a little sketchy in the background.

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kayakfisherman · 09-14-2014, 05:51 PM

Just like that: drop to the bottom and up comes a WSB!!

Wow Sven, what a surprise!! Beautiful fish, and
I'm jealous you could end your day so early.

captnblood34 · 09-14-2014, 06:20 PM

Right on dude!

ful-rac · 09-14-2014, 06:21 PM

Right on sven!!!

Who needs a yellowtail?!

Why so wet by the way?!

GregAndrew · 09-14-2014, 06:42 PM

schweeeet. Love LJ bycatch.

kaya_one · 09-14-2014, 07:21 PM

Nice. Good to meet you last weekend during the HOW tourney. Nice that this weekend paid off NICELY. You and those WSB go well together. As Tony said...who needs yt when you got wsb.

09-14-2014, 04:45 PM	#1
svendawg Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wildomar, Ca. Posts: 331	No the right kind I hit La Jolla in an attempt to get my first Calif. Yellowtail on my kayak, but the Yellowtail karma was not with me. Two guys fishing close to me (Mikey and I forgot the other guy name) each got nice yellowtails. The only thing I could come up with was this WSB. Not that I’m complaining. I hit the water at 0600 and made bait rather quickly. Out of the first 10 baits I caught 9 were greenbacks, so I went fishing. I started slow trolling a flylined mac and I put another one on my Halibut rig and set it on the bottom. About 0730 I got something big on my top rig but it came unbuttoned before I saw what it was. Trolled till about 0830 when both lines got tangled and I spent about 15 minutes sorting it out. Then I sent a fresh mac to the bottom on the Halibut rig. As soon as it hit bottom the line started peel of my reel and it was Fish-ON. After about 10 minutes I had this WSB on my game clip and in my PA with a big grin on my face. I trolled around for another hour with no love so I headed to so I could get my fish on ice. I made my typical underwater landing, but nothing was lost. Great day on the water. WSB 52" 42 pounds Attached Images

09-14-2014, 04:58 PM	#4
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	Awesome catch, good eats. That smile on your face says it all. Tight Lines __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

09-14-2014, 05:11 PM	#6
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	Way to go Sven. I'll take one of those any day. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!

09-14-2014, 05:17 PM	#8
walrus Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Baja fish camp Posts: 478	You got those WSB wired, that makes two this year. Way to go! __________________

09-14-2014, 05:13 PM	#9
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	That surf looks a little sketchy in the background. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!

09-14-2014, 04:51 PM	#2
SLYACKER Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Corona, ca Posts: 100	Awesome. Nice catch. Sent using Tapatalk

09-14-2014, 04:56 PM	#3
LBKayakDude Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 193	Wow nice fish! 👍

09-14-2014, 05:13 PM	#5
buddha Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: chula vista Posts: 907	Hopefully you landed that fish without your 'cheap bastard' gear. Nice job.

09-14-2014, 05:14 PM	#7
Irishman Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 306	Great catch! I was out there today too. All I got was a bonito. Stoked for you

09-14-2014, 05:51 PM	#10
kayakfisherman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 715	Just like that: drop to the bottom and up comes a WSB!! Wow Sven, what a surprise!! Beautiful fish, and I'm jealous you could end your day so early.

09-14-2014, 06:20 PM	#11
captnblood34 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Otay Posts: 704	Right on dude!

09-14-2014, 06:21 PM	#12
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Right on sven!!! Who needs a yellowtail?! Why so wet by the way?! __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

09-14-2014, 06:42 PM	#13
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	schweeeet. Love LJ bycatch.

09-14-2014, 07:21 PM	#14
kaya_one Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Encinitas Posts: 257	Nice. Good to meet you last weekend during the HOW tourney. Nice that this weekend paid off NICELY. You and those WSB go well together. As Tony said...who needs yt when you got wsb.