Mr. October - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

globalwad · 10-24-2020, 04:32 PM

Landed my first YT on the Kayak this morning at LJ! Picked up my Outback back in June and have been fishing LJ pretty much every Sat since. Lots of great fish have been caught since then, but this was my first yellow. He was a fatty too.
I had two Spanish mackerel on fly lines behind me on a very slow troll, but I was getting a little bit bored and threw a salas 6x down on the bottom blindly. Didn't even see anything promising on my Garmin at that moment. As I got maybe 10' off the bottom I hooked up with this guy. I was almost straight west of the condo in 110' of nice clear 68 degree water.
Really nice conditions for late October.

Here is a quick video of the fight and landing. I fought him for a little more than 10 minutes, so I trimmed the video down.

https://youtu.be/Pu6HQliIzbU

rdahl · 10-24-2020, 04:54 PM

Congrats! I was impressed by your calm demeanor on your first yak YT. Nice job.

FISH11 · 10-24-2020, 05:56 PM

Congrats on the first kayak Yellowtail. That first one on the kayak, is always special and tastes even better. Love the sheer power they have and the sound of the reel drag and braid screaming.

NiksYak · 10-24-2020, 08:30 PM

Congrats. I also appreciate the calm demeanor while landing this beautiful fish. You displayed appreciation and respect for that creature.

Salty · 10-25-2020, 12:51 PM

Nice fish, great job! Thanks for sharing the video. You're right, it's a beautiful fish. Hook him on the drop or the retrieve?

JohnMckroidJr · 10-25-2020, 01:35 PM

Well done! The persistence paid off, Congratulations!

SoCalEDC · 10-25-2020, 05:14 PM

Nice fish dude! Congrats!

10-24-2020, 04:32 PM	#1
globalwad Junior Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Oceanside Posts: 13	Mr. October Landed my first YT on the Kayak this morning at LJ! Picked up my Outback back in June and have been fishing LJ pretty much every Sat since. Lots of great fish have been caught since then, but this was my first yellow. He was a fatty too. I had two Spanish mackerel on fly lines behind me on a very slow troll, but I was getting a little bit bored and threw a salas 6x down on the bottom blindly. Didn't even see anything promising on my Garmin at that moment. As I got maybe 10' off the bottom I hooked up with this guy. I was almost straight west of the condo in 110' of nice clear 68 degree water. Really nice conditions for late October. Here is a quick video of the fight and landing. I fought him for a little more than 10 minutes, so I trimmed the video down. https://youtu.be/Pu6HQliIzbU Attached Images

10-24-2020, 05:56 PM	#3
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,642	Congrats on the first kayak Yellowtail. That first one on the kayak, is always special and tastes even better. Love the sheer power they have and the sound of the reel drag and braid screaming. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

10-25-2020, 05:14 PM	#7
SoCalEDC Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 609	Nice fish dude! Congrats! __________________ IG: @blackflag_fishing Youtube: Blackflag Fishing 2014 Ocean Kayak T13 SOLD 2020 Hobie Outback SOLD 2021 Stealth Fisha 500 #StealthTribe

10-24-2020, 04:54 PM	#2
rdahl Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 48	Congrats! I was impressed by your calm demeanor on your first yak YT. Nice job.

10-24-2020, 08:30 PM	#4
NiksYak Junior Join Date: May 2019 Location: Arizona, relocated from N. CA Posts: 16	Congrats. I also appreciate the calm demeanor while landing this beautiful fish. You displayed appreciation and respect for that creature.

10-25-2020, 12:51 PM	#5
Salty Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 433	Nice fish, great job! Thanks for sharing the video. You're right, it's a beautiful fish. Hook him on the drop or the retrieve?

10-25-2020, 01:35 PM	#6
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,933	Well done! The persistence paid off, Congratulations!