May WSB and April Yellowtail

[Pescavore1]

Having targeted and caught a pair of halibut and yellowtail in the last couple of months, I decided it was time for a croaker. I haven’t been out much this year because of work, maybe once every 3 or 4 weeks, but I’ve had pretty good success. It turns out, this past Monday was no different. Couple of hours after I got settled in, I have another trophy on board. Here’s a cheesy back-yard shot.




Oh yeah, here is a video from my previous outing in April. These are my first and second yellowtail using a jigstick, thanks to Josh. I might as well be blind – I’m nearsighted in one eye, far sighted in the other without any depth perception, so I couldn’t see the school of fish that was practically in front of me until it was pointed out to me. He can teach a blind and deaf to fish. About a minute after hooking up, I got into a tug of war with a seal. I had to yank the yellowtail out of the seal’s mouth then reel like crazy and bounce it as the seal was chasing it.



Jay

[Dennis]

Awesome Jay! You got to ditch the backyard shot though... . Just kidding.
-D

[newguy01]

that a cool video thanks for sharing

[The Kid]

that vid is bitchin

[deepdvr]

Sweet double there!!! Looks like Don needs to hone his gaffing skills.

[dorado123]

very nice wsg and nice video ......
Thanks to sharing ....

[wade]

that video is off the richter Jay!!!!Nice 1!!!!!

[blitzburgh]

That video is awesome!

[dmrides]

Damn, those underwater shots are sick. Sweet video, nice fish.

[j mo]

sick vid. way to horse that yt in and away from the fur burglar and into the yak, out of the frying pan and into the fire!

[driftwood]

Hooking up multiple Yellowtail one big seabass and making fun videos. WOW!! Life is good. Very nice...

[GunWall Flint]

excellent video!

[bigbarrels]

very nice

[lamb]

Great going, congrats!

cool video!

[Fishhawk]

Way to go! Great fish and awesome video!!

[Harry]

Nice job Jay

[wavster]

Nice fish(es). The video looks great.

What kind of camera did you use for the underwater shots? Great piece!

[Pescavore1]

Glad you all enjoyed the video. I can't wait to make another one, hopefully I won't have to wait months.

Dave, of the two underwater videos, the nicer one was taken with GoPro HD Hero. I also used Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 for some of the other videos.

[wavster]

Thanks for the info Jay. I have a GoPro HD Hero that I've taken out a couple
of times, but murky water and no decent catch made for a boring video. LOL.

The shot from the other kayak of your YT at the side of your yak made for
a great sequence. Water clarity was nice. Red tide has killed that for this
week... Again, nice job on both the fish and the video.

[THE DARKHORSE]

Catching that first surface-iron Yellowtail is a special moment. It's hard to describe the mix of emotions involved. Everything from that peace inside we feel while simply soaking up the solitude a kayak provides. To that adrenaline when you see your target swimming in the distance. Then make that controlled cast, followed by almost getting pulled out of your seat!

I can only speak for myself, but these are the times when I feel, well, alive! Breaking in that new jig-stick properly with drag ripping Adrenaline, fear of loss to the ever present Sea lion---it's all there and then some. Then to share your day of success in Hi Def---It just doesn't get much better, Jay. I'm sorry I missed your second Yellowtail with the camera (I thought I hit record ). Ya' know, the one that almost pulled you out of your seat a few times? For a one day shoot, though--- that video is nothing short of epic! Let me know when you're ready to shoot the sequel.