LJ PM 8/21 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

bracks · 08-22-2020, 09:30 AM

Launched about 1:30 pm. Minor waves, a bit of a breeze which was nice as it cooled things down. Made 4 spanish and 1 greenback pretty quickly and arc'd my way out to the NW corner. Seemed to be very little current. No surface action but did see a school of small bonito swimming 10-15 ft down.

Had the greenback high and a spanish low with the sabiki also out, probably in 100 ft of water (no electronics) and was thinking about going shallower when the flyline twitched a little. Took the clicker off and gave it some line; love that feeling of the free spool when the fish takes off. Set the hook and settled in. Immediately starts to head to the shallows to presumably find kelp. I must have been out deep when I hooked it as I took quite the sleigh ride before it settled into a zone where the kelp was. Cleared the other lines which was quite the shit show; dunno how you all do that well.

Had it hooked on 30 lb fluoro leader with 65 lb braid. Worked it for probably 30 minutes total with kelp strands popping every 5 mins or so. It came up 3 times and never gave up. Final got the gaff in and the job was done.

Didn't see any other action besides bass. The fish gods smiled on me. Didn't get a weight but it measured 47 inches.

FullFlavorPike · 08-22-2020, 10:15 AM

good times on the afternoon bite -- hope you had a cold Model Zero with you for the Pm session

TCS · 08-22-2020, 12:20 PM

Nice!

TJones · 08-22-2020, 02:55 PM

and report too. Congratulations. Inspiration for the rest of us.

FISH11 · 08-22-2020, 03:22 PM

Congrats, on the nice yellowtail. Good size, haven't seen many homeguards caught lately. Most are younger and slimmer in the 15-17 lb range. See the marks on the FF Most trips, but haven't been"in the right place at the right time " lately.

globalwad · 08-22-2020, 03:48 PM

Nice report and awesome yellowtail! Congrats

RookieYakker · 08-22-2020, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TJones

and report too. Congratulations. Inspiration for the rest of us.

x2 Awesome!

JohnMckroidJr · 08-23-2020, 04:23 AM

Nice Looking Fish! Good narration, Congratulations!

iethinker · 08-23-2020, 07:24 AM

BOOM!

kayakfisherman · 08-23-2020, 12:32 PM

Absolutely love the pic!!! Nice job!

seaquinn · 08-29-2020, 07:46 AM

Thanks for the report. Sounds like fun!!!

chris138 · 08-31-2020, 03:32 PM

Cheeeew congrats.

08-22-2020, 09:30 AM	#1
bracks Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: La Jolla Posts: 52	LJ PM 8/21 Launched about 1:30 pm. Minor waves, a bit of a breeze which was nice as it cooled things down. Made 4 spanish and 1 greenback pretty quickly and arc'd my way out to the NW corner. Seemed to be very little current. No surface action but did see a school of small bonito swimming 10-15 ft down. Had the greenback high and a spanish low with the sabiki also out, probably in 100 ft of water (no electronics) and was thinking about going shallower when the flyline twitched a little. Took the clicker off and gave it some line; love that feeling of the free spool when the fish takes off. Set the hook and settled in. Immediately starts to head to the shallows to presumably find kelp. I must have been out deep when I hooked it as I took quite the sleigh ride before it settled into a zone where the kelp was. Cleared the other lines which was quite the shit show; dunno how you all do that well. Had it hooked on 30 lb fluoro leader with 65 lb braid. Worked it for probably 30 minutes total with kelp strands popping every 5 mins or so. It came up 3 times and never gave up. Final got the gaff in and the job was done. Didn't see any other action besides bass. The fish gods smiled on me. Didn't get a weight but it measured 47 inches. Attached Images

08-22-2020, 02:55 PM	#4
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	Solid Fish and report too. Congratulations. Inspiration for the rest of us.

08-22-2020, 03:22 PM	#5
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	Congrats, on the nice yellowtail. Good size, haven't seen many homeguards caught lately. Most are younger and slimmer in the 15-17 lb range. See the marks on the FF Most trips, but haven't been"in the right place at the right time " lately. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids ) Last edited by FISH11; 08-22-2020 at 06:24 PM.

08-22-2020, 10:15 AM	#2
FullFlavorPike Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 809	good times on the afternoon bite -- hope you had a cold Model Zero with you for the Pm session

08-22-2020, 12:20 PM	#3
TCS Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 478	Nice!

08-22-2020, 03:48 PM	#6
globalwad Junior Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Oceanside Posts: 13	Nice report and awesome yellowtail! Congrats

08-23-2020, 04:23 AM	#8
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,945	Nice Looking Fish! Good narration, Congratulations!

08-23-2020, 07:24 AM	#9
iethinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Inland Empire Posts: 370	BOOM!

08-23-2020, 12:32 PM	#10
kayakfisherman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 715	Absolutely love the pic!!! Nice job!

08-29-2020, 07:46 AM	#11
seaquinn wishin' I was fishin' Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Blossom Valley (near El Cajon) Posts: 148	Thanks for the report. Sounds like fun!!!

08-31-2020, 03:32 PM	#12
chris138 donkey roper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pacific Beach Posts: 968	Cheeeew congrats.