My First Bluefin in my yak! And first lawndart in waves..no exclamation point

[summers in kuwait]

Congrats! Very nice catch.

[kayakfisherman]

More than Jealous!!!!

the food looks outstanding!!!! Nice job!

[TJones]

Great report . Now you got me Jonesn to get out . .

[HobieScot]

Great report and congrats on the BFT


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[T-Rex]

Congrats and thankks for the report!

[ptn]

Congrats Ryan! You deserve it and thanks for the read. More credit for eating the heart and keeping the tradition going.

["jjcawjj"]

congrats!!!

[kjsdad619]

Originally Posted by buddha

Did you get it on the spinning reel? What reel is it?

Sure did, the Shimano Baitrunner 12000..love this reel..22# of drag and all of the fish I have caught were worn out quick. The secondary drag is super light, I place it on the lowest drag and the fish just run which gives me time to get situated before I engage..love it

[kjsdad619]

Originally Posted by FISH11

That is soooooo Awesome Ryan!. I can't believe the great luck you are having. What a year you picked to start kayak fishing LJ. I am sooooo stoked for you, it is so well deserved. Maybe it's the new shirt and hat that gave you the BFT so close to shore. Hope I have some of that luck on Tuesday.Tight Lines Ryan.

Mark, good luck on Tuesday!!..i was blown away..water temp was 75 and I was in 150 feet of water but after that guy caught it in 90..who knows!

[kjsdad619]

Originally Posted by YTHunter

You can afford to flip and still look good when you've got a Blue Fin on board. Congratulations!

LOL! My thoughts exactly..they prob thought what a goon..then I unleashed the BFT from my hatch...drop mic, exit stage left!

[Fishin Phil]

Nice report and pictures. Congratulations.

[tamddo714]

Awesome job!!!!!!!! Hope to see you on the waters soon


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[Deamon]

Good stuff there Ryan, big congrats! Jim

[buddha]

Originally Posted by kjsdad619

Sure did, the Shimano Baitrunner 12000..love this reel..22# of drag and all of the fish I have caught were worn out quick. The secondary drag is super light, I place it on the lowest drag and the fish just run which gives me time to get situated before I engage..love it

I have an ancient shimano baitrunner 4500B which holds 200 yards of 20 lb. mono which is about the same as the new baitrunner 8000.

It is an excellent reel for live bait fishing. My shimano repair technician says that most kayak fisherman should use spinning reels since they resist the saltwater more than conventional. Guys is Florida use them all the time for inshore fishing. I like using both especially levelwind reels but they are more susceptible to the saltwater environment. Also since I have to use left handed reels for years I only used spinners but now there are more options for left handed conventional.

[1morehobby]

Who's the man?

Better than imagined. Congrats on another trophy. Thank you for writing it up. It's great fun reading about the catch and seeing the photos.

[GregAndrew]

Good stuff there. As long as you jumped up after the crash and yelled "Ta Da" with your arms held up high? Might have been a good thing losing your Greenback early, the Tuna seem to prefer the Spanish at LJ.

[Kardinal_84]

Bluefin?!?! Nice!!! Trade a pound of bluefin for ten pounds of halibut any day! Jelly! Great catch!

[kjsdad619]

Originally Posted by chris138

Insane! Awesome dude... Best sashimi ever.

Chris hell yeah it is! and got a question for you. I want to get WSB next and was curious, after checking out your pics..how did you catch yours? Same was as trying for YT?

[kjsdad619]

Originally Posted by kayakfisherman

More than Jealous!!!!

the food looks outstanding!!!! Nice job!

Thank you Yani, just trying to get on your level!

[erinoo]