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12-26-2012, 01:35 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
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Merry Christmas!
Wife and kids went to visit her family this week and I had to stay around for work...so rather than sit around by myself on Christmas day I figured I'd give La Jolla another chance. Launched about 1030 am, beautiful day. I was all alone although I met the Tinhman a little later in the day. There was a huge pod of dolphins but not a lot of bait in the water...so I started out just bottom fishing with frozen squid. Caught a little baby octopus that I put on the dropper loop...about an hour later the line started screaming and pulling the kayak sideways. After about 3 minutes, whatever it was popped off and I thought for sure I had blown my opportunity for the day. A school of baitfish came by and I caught a greenback mackeral and fly-lined it. There were some birds sitting on the water and I trolled around the edge of them...about 10 min later I hooked into this monster, first yellow tail that I have successfully landed. When I got him to the boat he was actually hooked in the side...whatever, I'll take it. Measured 4.5 feet long and weighed 52.4 pounds on the bathroom scale. |
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12-26-2012, 01:54 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Under a bridge
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Holy Crap!
Dude, one post 52 pound YT....... Wide open LJ yellowtail bite going on.....we are all coming!  Congrats on an incredible catch. 
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12-26-2012, 01:57 PM
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Hell of a catch!!!! Good job!!!
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12-26-2012, 02:02 PM
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That's a hell of a lot bigger than any yellowtail I've ever caught! Congrats!
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12-26-2012, 02:45 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
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WTG! Awesome Christmas Present
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12-26-2012, 03:08 PM
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"Holy shit" is all I can say man!
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12-26-2012, 03:21 PM
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What a Christmas present! Strong work!
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12-26-2012, 03:36 PM
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Location: South OC
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Hooked on the side. .. .
Hmmmm.
Not sure that fish will taste the same as if hooked in the mouth. Anyone can side-hook a YT. Catching one the proper way, well that can take time. As you know I'm just jealous. Congrats on the monster.
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12-26-2012, 03:49 PM
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I don't think it gets much merrier than that!
Double awesome and triple cool! I can only imagine how that thing pulled belly hooked! 
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12-26-2012, 03:54 PM
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It makes that game clip look tiny. I'm pretty sure that's the one I hooked the other day. Lol
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12-26-2012, 04:16 PM
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Nice man that things a beast! Great first post.!
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12-26-2012, 04:47 PM
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WOW!! Nice catch I guess you will be going out again next Christmas.
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12-26-2012, 05:22 PM
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That is one magnificent fish
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12-26-2012, 05:25 PM
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Holy Crap!!!
That thing is as big as my......nevermind. Awesome catch and first post!!!!
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12-26-2012, 05:30 PM
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Heard tihn got a fatty too....or was that yours?
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12-26-2012, 05:37 PM
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Junior
Join Date: Jul 2012
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Tihn actually caught two yellows...here's a pic of me holding his fish
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12-26-2012, 05:48 PM
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Farck yea guys! Nice!
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12-26-2012, 05:57 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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Solid fish! You have made alot of guys that have been doing this a while very very jealous with that fish
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12-26-2012, 07:52 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Carlsbad,,Halfway up the Hill
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Very nice grasshopper
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12-26-2012, 08:17 PM
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holy crap man... thats HUGE!
4.5ft huh? seems they grow length wise then fill out instead of being proportionate the whole time. mine have all been in the 42-47" range and not that thick or heavy. way to go!
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