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04-06-2016, 12:04 AM | #1 |
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Encinitas, Ca
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1st YT La Jolla 4/5/16
First report. Been fishing for a bit now but admittedly a complete noob to kayak fishing. 4th trip to La Jolla in about three weeks since picking up my kayak.
Headed out with my brother just before 6:30. Fog was very thick. Past the buoy marker bait was easy to make. Slow trolled and sent down the dropper loop a few times but mostly just fed the sea lions most of the morning. Finally around 11:30am my line takes a short run. I grab my reel thinking its another seal but still hoping for the best. Put the spool in gear and almost instantly feel a pop in the line and it goes completely slack. Thought to myself, "there goes another bait to the dogs". Immediately start reeling in thinking I'm going to have to move again and just as fast as it went slack I feel the rod load up and...bendo! line starts screaming and I know I'm hooked up. Took a few solid runs but got it to the kayak after about 10min. My brother finally sets the gaff and I was STOKED! First fish ever caught off my kayak (other than bait) Last edited by m7vasque; 04-06-2016 at 09:09 AM. |
04-06-2016, 12:43 AM | #2 |
Junior
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: San Marcos, CA
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Way to go!
Congratulations! I have yet to take my kayak out to La Jolla. I have had it out of Oceanside, and Mission Bay to paddle only. I now have my gear ready, rack ready, and my fishing license, so I hope to get out there one of these days. Again, congrats on your 1st, and may there be many more to come.
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04-06-2016, 04:36 AM | #3 |
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Vista
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Congrats. Looks like you have an awesome rig. Fish beware!
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04-06-2016, 07:16 AM | #4 | |
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Location: Yucaipa, CA
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04-06-2016, 07:34 AM | #5 |
Island Blood
Join Date: May 2013
Location: Murrieta
Posts: 237
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Nice fish on lake la jolla.
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04-06-2016, 07:37 AM | #6 |
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Agoura Hills
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Awesome!
Still waiting to tag my first YT from my kayak, hope they get busy soon in the Santa Monica/Malibu area. Andy |
04-06-2016, 08:28 AM | #7 |
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Location: Menifee
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Nice! You set the bar high for a YT to be your first fish off the yak. Congrats!
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04-06-2016, 11:52 AM | #8 |
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Lancaster
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Congrats on your first YT in LJ. That water is glassssy.
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04-06-2016, 03:38 PM | #9 |
We all Stink Sometimes!
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: San Diego
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Atta boy!
Great pic and very nice fish. Nanny Comment I can't tell from the pic....but we're you wearing a *PFD* ? Read some horror stories on this forum, so I wear mine with the radio clipped. I know the water is calm tho, but just sayin'........ |
04-06-2016, 03:42 PM | #10 |
Fishing Patriot
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 1,121
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Congrats on the fish!!! My goodness, it does look like a lake that day!!
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04-06-2016, 03:51 PM | #11 |
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Congrats!!
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04-06-2016, 04:08 PM | #12 |
fisha
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: carlsbad
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Nice fish. Im jealous,I let one go after a good fight for a minute or two when then it decided to release himself off my line and i got my bait back smashed and it had my hook in its tail when I nose hooked the bait originally. Thanks for posting and hopefully we will meet out there on the water.peace
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04-06-2016, 10:01 PM | #13 |
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Encinitas, Ca
Posts: 36
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All: Thanks for the congrats, definitely addicted now
That's no PFD sir, what you see there in the pic is my beer belly LOL. Totally feel ya' tho, safety first. Being a knucklehead I had the PFD in the front hatch (guess that wouldn't help much if a situation arose huh ) |
04-07-2016, 09:13 PM | #14 |
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Location: Carlsbad Ca.
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Congratulations and thanks for the post.
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04-07-2016, 10:26 PM | #15 |
"Relax"
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Location: O'side
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WTG!!!
Nice fish! Geno
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04-07-2016, 10:48 PM | #16 |
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: Coronado
Posts: 179
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Nice job! That ones gonna taste good.
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