La Jolla Thursday-Saturday great fishing! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

matthew7! · 07-04-2020, 06:43 PM

To start off don’t know what changed but something did and it was amazing.
Thursday: got a late start 7am-7pm found good bait and trolled around got some big bites from threshers. Broke off two times buddy littered one nice Leopard. Did find a very very big shark swimming in the surface and got him to take a surface iron. craziest two minutes ever till he spit the hook probably from a bad hook set. Most likely for the better. Landed my first legal White Sea bass at 30” very pretty fish.

Friday. Next day did the same thing mad baits and trolled around couple thresher bites and break offs. But did get the first yellow tail of the season also my buddy first yellow. Measured in at 52” beast of a fish!

Saturday. Did the same thing made baits and trolled saw some yellows busting and some fly underneath the kayak. Crazy sights finally landed a thresher just had to keep going up in hook and litter size. Ended up using 65lb litter that was 10’ with a 4/0 thick shank circle hook. Overall amazing weekend sometimes your just lucky.

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TJones · 07-04-2020, 07:35 PM

Wow. That’s all I can say. Epic pictures. Tri fecta? Well, kinda. Congrats. Again, your pictures are worth a thousand words. Wow. Love it. Be safe.

matthew7! · 07-04-2020, 07:43 PM

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matthew7! · 07-04-2020, 07:43 PM

Also caught this not sure what it is exactly other than it’s a slate?

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BenCantrell · 07-04-2020, 09:05 PM

Wow, those are some fish!! That last one is a banded guitarfish.

FISH11 · 07-04-2020, 10:32 PM

WOW, see it pays off when you put in time on the water. Congrats on the really nice Yellowtail, your fist legal WSB and your first Thresher. Thanks for sharing, Mark.

YakDout · 07-05-2020, 06:39 AM

52” to the fork? If so that’s a monster yellow. I had one that was 49” to the fork and it was 44lbs.

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matthew7! · 07-05-2020, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by YakDout

52” to the fork? If so that’s a monster yellow. I had one that was 49” to the fork and it was 44lbs.

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Total length was 52” don’t have a scale but it was definitely heavy.

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Oolie · 07-05-2020, 10:10 AM

When it rains, it pours!

govomit · 07-05-2020, 01:36 PM

Restless fishing pays off. Happy barbecuing !

jbl_91762 · 07-05-2020, 04:58 PM

Congrats on successful fishing. Price on the beach is epic with shark pic and dude in back looks so jealous. Shoot Im jealous looking at your pics.

daperrin · 07-05-2020, 10:21 PM

Thats awesome man. Congrats to you and your buddy.

Jxjones · 07-06-2020, 07:48 PM

Congrats on the fish! Traded in my PA14 and am waiting for the new 360 to arrive. See you out there soon.

JohnMckroidJr · 07-10-2020, 04:46 AM

Congratulations on the nice catches!

07-04-2020, 06:43 PM	#1
matthew7! Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 183	La Jolla Thursday-Saturday great fishing! To start off don’t know what changed but something did and it was amazing. Thursday: got a late start 7am-7pm found good bait and trolled around got some big bites from threshers. Broke off two times buddy littered one nice Leopard. Did find a very very big shark swimming in the surface and got him to take a surface iron. craziest two minutes ever till he spit the hook probably from a bad hook set. Most likely for the better. Landed my first legal White Sea bass at 30” very pretty fish. Friday. Next day did the same thing mad baits and trolled around couple thresher bites and break offs. But did get the first yellow tail of the season also my buddy first yellow. Measured in at 52” beast of a fish! Saturday. Did the same thing made baits and trolled saw some yellows busting and some fly underneath the kayak. Crazy sights finally landed a thresher just had to keep going up in hook and litter size. Ended up using 65lb litter that was 10’ with a 4/0 thick shank circle hook. Overall amazing weekend sometimes your just lucky. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07-04-2020, 07:35 PM	#3
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	Wow Wow. That’s all I can say. Epic pictures. Tri fecta? Well, kinda. Congrats. Again, your pictures are worth a thousand words. Wow. Love it. Be safe.

07-04-2020, 10:32 PM	#7
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	WOW, see it pays off when you put in time on the water. Congrats on the really nice Yellowtail, your fist legal WSB and your first Thresher. Thanks for sharing, Mark. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

07-05-2020, 10:21 PM	#13
daperrin www.TheKayakLaunch Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Orange County Posts: 237	Thats awesome man. Congrats to you and your buddy. __________________ David P YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thekayaklaunch https://www.instagram.com/thekayaklaunch

07-04-2020, 07:02 PM	#2
matthew7! Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 183	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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07-04-2020, 09:05 PM	#6
BenCantrell Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Sebastian, Florida Posts: 238	Wow, those are some fish!! That last one is a banded guitarfish.

07-05-2020, 06:39 AM	#8
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	52” to the fork? If so that’s a monster yellow. I had one that was 49” to the fork and it was 44lbs. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07-05-2020, 01:36 PM	#11
govomit Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 77	Restless fishing pays off. Happy barbecuing !

07-05-2020, 04:58 PM	#12
jbl_91762 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 347	Congrats on successful fishing. Price on the beach is epic with shark pic and dude in back looks so jealous. Shoot Im jealous looking at your pics.

07-06-2020, 07:48 PM	#14
Jxjones Member Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 47	Congrats on the fish! Traded in my PA14 and am waiting for the new 360 to arrive. See you out there soon.

07-10-2020, 04:46 AM	#15
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,945	Congratulations on the nice catches!