La Jolla 3-23-15 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

FISH11 · 03-23-2015, 09:16 PM

Hit La Jolla today. Once a week is all I have been able to do since having to go back to work last October. I miss the parts of 2014 when I could go there 2 or even 3 times a week. Even with less trips 2015 has been a good year so far. Got a late start as was in the water at 6:50am. The forecast had 2' to 3' swells on launch the waves where at least 3 feet and I took 3 right on the chest, one was strong enough to break one of the strap buckles on the front hatch. I thought not a good start. Making bait looked easy after spending 15 minutes to untangle the sabiki (f'nsabiki), I set the rod on the rod holder while turning on the bait tank motor, and there fish on the line. I pull it up and there are 3 macs that tangled up the sabiki (f'nsabiki). after a couple of minutes I realize there is no hope for untangling it, so I continue using it with 2 usable hooks. It is much slower catching bait. I finally make it out too 140'+ and I meet AQUAHUNTER, nice meeting you man. He already had 1 Yellow and I'm thinking man I should have made it out here earlier. I continue SW to deeper water while trolling a waxwing and a flyline greenback mac. For the next 3 1/2 hour I go all over the areas that have been productive. Sometimes I see great looking marks on the FF but no love from the fish. I start trying the Yo Yo Iron on the marks and finally get a hit and fight it for 15 minutes before it comes off. I try Yo Yoing a couple more times and was wondering why the line with the drop loop and 15' up from the bottom is being ignored when all of a sudden the reel starts screaming and after a 20 minute fight I see color and get to gaff it. Sweeeeeet! Tried all for a couple more hours, but no mas. When I get to the launch I got the yellow stashed inside the yak and all the tourist are asking the same old questions. Then the Fish and Game guys comes up and asks if if caught anything so I ask him if he can wait while I go get the car. When I get back he ask me all the normal questions and if he can measure and weight it I forget how many cm he said it was but I remember 22lb. Yessss a PB yellow on the kayak, just what I had hoped for earlier in the day. After he was finished taking all the numbers I asked him if he could take my picture with my camera. so here is the picture he took at the launch. All in all another great trip to La Jolla.

YakDout · 03-23-2015, 09:24 PM

Nice one Mark. I am envious!

wiredantz · 03-23-2015, 09:25 PM

Great job

Deamon · 03-23-2015, 09:30 PM

yeah YEAH!!! Way to get some!

Mike scales · 03-23-2015, 09:32 PM

Right on, Mark!!! knew you where due soon! Cheers mate!!

Cbad Mike · 03-23-2015, 09:40 PM

Congratulations! Nicely done and thanks for sharing!

Cadillyak · 03-23-2015, 09:47 PM

Nice fish Mark. Wish I was out there with you! And that is one mean goatee you have going on sir!!!

momo fish · 03-23-2015, 09:31 PM

Nice going and good effort!

chancy94 · 03-23-2015, 09:48 PM

Damn nice one man! I needa get my fish finder and start looking for them out there I'm jealous!

blitzburgh · 03-24-2015, 07:55 AM

Nice!

5-20 · 03-24-2015, 08:31 AM

Nice fish man. Saw you chatting with Aquahunter way out in the distance when you were paddling west. I managed to find two yellows and keep them away from the seals. The bigger one went 24# on the DFG guy's spring scale.

FISH11 · 03-24-2015, 09:56 AM

Awesome, looks like just about all the kayaks I saw out there brought home some yellows. That, is a great kayak fishing day.

ashmoz · 03-24-2015, 11:03 AM

there we gooooooooo... sweet fish.

Aaron&Julie · 03-31-2015, 12:32 AM

Nice job getting a yellow when it may have looked grim.

03-23-2015, 09:16 PM	#1
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,642	La Jolla 3-23-15 Hit La Jolla today. Once a week is all I have been able to do since having to go back to work last October. I miss the parts of 2014 when I could go there 2 or even 3 times a week. Even with less trips 2015 has been a good year so far. Got a late start as was in the water at 6:50am. The forecast had 2' to 3' swells on launch the waves where at least 3 feet and I took 3 right on the chest, one was strong enough to break one of the strap buckles on the front hatch. I thought not a good start. Making bait looked easy after spending 15 minutes to untangle the sabiki (f'nsabiki), I set the rod on the rod holder while turning on the bait tank motor, and there fish on the line. I pull it up and there are 3 macs that tangled up the sabiki (f'nsabiki). after a couple of minutes I realize there is no hope for untangling it, so I continue using it with 2 usable hooks. It is much slower catching bait. I finally make it out too 140'+ and I meet AQUAHUNTER, nice meeting you man. He already had 1 Yellow and I'm thinking man I should have made it out here earlier. I continue SW to deeper water while trolling a waxwing and a flyline greenback mac. For the next 3 1/2 hour I go all over the areas that have been productive. Sometimes I see great looking marks on the FF but no love from the fish. I start trying the Yo Yo Iron on the marks and finally get a hit and fight it for 15 minutes before it comes off. I try Yo Yoing a couple more times and was wondering why the line with the drop loop and 15' up from the bottom is being ignored when all of a sudden the reel starts screaming and after a 20 minute fight I see color and get to gaff it. Sweeeeeet! Tried all for a couple more hours, but no mas. When I get to the launch I got the yellow stashed inside the yak and all the tourist are asking the same old questions. Then the Fish and Game guys comes up and asks if if caught anything so I ask him if he can wait while I go get the car. When I get back he ask me all the normal questions and if he can measure and weight it I forget how many cm he said it was but I remember 22lb. Yessss a PB yellow on the kayak, just what I had hoped for earlier in the day. After he was finished taking all the numbers I asked him if he could take my picture with my camera. so here is the picture he took at the launch. All in all another great trip to La Jolla. Attached Images __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids ) Last edited by FISH11; 03-23-2015 at 09:50 PM.

03-23-2015, 09:25 PM	#3
wiredantz Currently @ MLO Territory Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Under the Shadow Posts: 2,290	Great job __________________ Team: Disbanded You only have one chance in this life...make the right decision(s)...so you don't regret it

03-23-2015, 09:32 PM	#5
Mike scales Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 327	Right on, Mark!!! knew you where due soon! Cheers mate!! __________________

03-23-2015, 09:40 PM	#6
Cbad Mike Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Carlsbad Ca. Posts: 1,206	Congratulations! Nicely done and thanks for sharing! __________________ [SIGPIC]

03-23-2015, 09:47 PM	#7
Cadillyak Team Get $$ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 841	Nice fish Mark. Wish I was out there with you! And that is one mean goatee you have going on sir!!! __________________ The "Y" is silent 2012 Olive PA 12 2011 Papaya Outback

03-23-2015, 09:24 PM	#2
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	Nice one Mark. I am envious!

03-23-2015, 09:30 PM	#4
Deamon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,972	yeah YEAH!!! Way to get some!

03-23-2015, 09:31 PM	#8
momo fish Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Camarillo Posts: 1,491	Nice going and good effort!

03-23-2015, 09:48 PM	#9
chancy94 Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 62	Damn nice one man! I needa get my fish finder and start looking for them out there I'm jealous! __________________ Explore More http://voidventure.blogspot.com/

03-24-2015, 07:55 AM	#10
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Nice! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

03-24-2015, 08:31 AM	#11
5-20 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 241	Nice fish man. Saw you chatting with Aquahunter way out in the distance when you were paddling west. I managed to find two yellows and keep them away from the seals. The bigger one went 24# on the DFG guy's spring scale.

03-24-2015, 09:56 AM	#12
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,642	Awesome, looks like just about all the kayaks I saw out there brought home some yellows. That, is a great kayak fishing day. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

03-24-2015, 11:03 AM	#13
ashmoz 192.168.0.1 Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 397	there we gooooooooo... sweet fish.

03-31-2015, 12:32 AM	#14
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	Nice job getting a yellow when it may have looked grim. __________________ "Never say die"