LJ 7/11

[taggermike]

Launched at 6:30 in to warm water n tiny waves. Stopped just passed the reserve bouy to cast the jig stick and get the line wet. Hooked a small bonito and while grinding it in a 4-5' mako nailed it right next to the kayak. Bit the bonie in half and missed the iron thankfully. I could not make bait. Saw a few macks caught but all I got was bonito. Put a bonie on the hook and started out about 50 yards out side the kelp. Saw a few cormorants diving with 1 gull over them. Saw the gull dip fast but no boil or cormorant under it. Gull saw some thing. Got a surface iron passed the gull, maybe 4 cranks, and huge boil. Some yt are just extra mean, and this was one. An ulua 93h is a lot of jigstick on a kayak. Fish kicked my ASD for a while. Got it to gaff, bled n in the hatch. Tried for bait some more with no luck and headed in. Mike