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09-12-2019, 10:11 PM | #1 |
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Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla
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LA JOLLA 9-12-19 YELLOWTAIL CATCH & RELEASE
Been trying to make it a weekly thing to kayak fish La Jolla and catch and release one or more Yellowtail per week. Last Thursday I though I had the run continue but ended up loosing one in heavy kelp in 49' of water at the end of the day, cut through a lot of kelp stringers but had the leader break right at the hook from pulling too hard trying to get it out of the giant loose kelp pile. This week's hook up happened in deeper water and outside the heavy kelp. Made it so much easier and had more fun allowing it to take line and make the Avet drag sing. Man I love that sound. So here is a short 59 second video I made using GoPro Quick. He got to go home after some video taken and a good luck, goodbye kiss. Hope to see it again when it's bigger.
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09-12-2019, 11:23 PM | #2 |
Junior
Join Date: Dec 2018
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Beautiful fish!!! Thank you for the video, definitely going to show a few people.
If you don't mind me asking, what kind of rod leash are you using? |
09-13-2019, 08:50 AM | #3 |
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The leashes are made of bungee cord with a velcro strap on the rod end and a small carabiner on the other to attach to the deck. I buy those on ebay and swap out the carabiner with one also bought on ebay that have a locking screw barrel on the opening for extra safety. They are great and saved me from loosing a $600 set up once. While fighting a 30+lb Yellow I was shifting position on the seat and got a little too relaxed and it took of to the left side and pulled the rod right out of my hand. I looked at the rod going into the ocean with a shocked stare and in a second when I realized what had happened, I grabbed the leash pulled the rod back to me from the ocean and proceeded to land the large Yellow. I use them the whole time I'm in the water, not just coming in through the surf. Here is a link I saved from the last purchase. https://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Kayaking-...d/281423212078
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09-13-2019, 11:16 AM | #4 |
Junior
Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Bay Ho
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Thanks for the report! I saw you guys out there, I was in the red hobie tandem island with the motor! Nice fish btw. Were you just fly-lining or deep dropping live mackerel? I was fly lining some mackerels but they may have been too big...(10 inch). I never got any bites other than the seals stealing my bait. I ended up fishing for rockfish and hooked and released a big shark. What VHF channel are kayakers on here? Sorry for all the questions, I just moved here from Santa Cruz. I'm used to fishing salmon!!!
I'll be out there again tomorrow. I need to catch a yellowtail! Thanks, David |
09-13-2019, 03:07 PM | #5 |
Junior
Join Date: Sep 2019
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Wow,incredible, fantastic release. Great catch 👍
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09-13-2019, 05:22 PM | #6 | |
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09-14-2019, 02:34 PM | #7 |
Olivenhain Bob
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Olivenhain, CA
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Great video
Now I know why you have all those cameras on your yak. Even though I was only a few feet from you when you fought and landed that nice YT, I think that the video was more fun than the live action. I missed you giving the fish a little goodbye kiss just before you released it. Nice gesture.
Bob |
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