PB YT = 43" and strongest fight ever! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

iethinker · 08-13-2015, 05:27 PM

I know....the YT reports are everywhere now-a-days so I'll keep it short & sweet. This guy beat my old PB (click here) by 5-inches and was 43-inches measured. The wound on the side is something it came with and is not a gaff mark. I used the game clip only to pull this thing onto the yak for a picture. Fish was released after the photo session.

PB YT @ 43" to fork - This is a far back as I can hold the camera and over my head. I admit my legs are not linebacker versions but you can get a sense of the size of this fish in comparison:

Matt

HobieScot · 08-13-2015, 05:29 PM

That's a damn nice YT right there! Congrats iethinker

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rossman · 08-13-2015, 06:51 PM

Very nice forkie. Good job on the release. As long as you are measuring, get a girth measurement. The formula for getting the weight from the length and girth is actually pretty accurate on those yellows.

Rav3n805 · 08-13-2015, 07:10 PM

Nice score, the other one looks way fatter !

Cadillyak · 08-13-2015, 07:35 PM

Nice fish. That one woulda made the trip home.

GregAndrew · 08-13-2015, 07:42 PM

Nice YT, and hats off for the release. But buy a lip gripper and tether it rather than a game clip. As gentle as you can insert it, it only takes one good thrash of their head to ruin their own gills.

08-13-2015, 05:27 PM	#1
iethinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Inland Empire Posts: 370	PB YT = 43" and strongest fight ever! I know....the YT reports are everywhere now-a-days so I'll keep it short & sweet. This guy beat my old PB (click here) by 5-inches and was 43-inches measured. The wound on the side is something it came with and is not a gaff mark. I used the game clip only to pull this thing onto the yak for a picture. Fish was released after the photo session. PB YT @ 43" to fork - This is a far back as I can hold the camera and over my head. I admit my legs are not linebacker versions but you can get a sense of the size of this fish in comparison: Matt Last edited by iethinker; 08-14-2015 at 08:21 PM.

08-13-2015, 06:51 PM	#3
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	Very nice forkie. Good job on the release. As long as you are measuring, get a girth measurement. The formula for getting the weight from the length and girth is actually pretty accurate on those yellows. __________________ "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!

08-13-2015, 07:35 PM	#5
Cadillyak Team Get $$ Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 841	Nice fish. That one woulda made the trip home. __________________ The "Y" is silent 2012 Olive PA 12 2011 Papaya Outback

08-13-2015, 05:29 PM	#2
HobieScot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 370	That's a damn nice YT right there! Congrats iethinker Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

08-13-2015, 07:10 PM	#4
Rav3n805 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 163	Nice score, the other one looks way fatter !

08-13-2015, 07:42 PM	#6
GregAndrew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 2,384	Nice YT, and hats off for the release. But buy a lip gripper and tether it rather than a game clip. As gentle as you can insert it, it only takes one good thrash of their head to ruin their own gills.