Double Jeopordy - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

chris138 · 09-26-2014, 02:40 PM

There are things I learn every time I fish La Jolla. This trip I learned 2 important lessons:

1. When doing the standing double yellowtail pose on the water, stand with your shoulders perpendicular to the yak, NOT parallel as demonstrated below.

2. Don't do something stupid just because Sharon Kayak tells you how easy it is.

She did make it look easy though... (note the proper perpendicular form)

This was on Wednesday. Slow fishing in the morning gave way to a hot YT bite around 11:00am. I had a very cool experience. I was trolling a 1oz carolina rigged greenback about 50 feet back, and another pmac way out the back flylined...

So I'm working deep bait schools in about 120' depth. Lots of little plover birds on the surface picking at copepods or some tiny plankton. There's also lots of greenbacks working the plankton and I think I am seeing the yellows pop up sporadically. My carolina rig gets rocked and she runs out to deeper water. No need to rush her, and she ran straight down pretty much. I decided to leave my flyline out whilst fighting the first fish, which is generally a good way to lose a hookup. As soon as i got the first yellow boated and bled, my flyliner gets crushed and its round two. This one tied up in the kelp a bit, but with a little fancy technique, had the second fish to gaff in short order. Landed both YT within about 20 minutes!

09-26-2014, 02:40 PM	#1
chris138 donkey roper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pacific Beach Posts: 968	Double Jeopordy There are things I learn every time I fish La Jolla. This trip I learned 2 important lessons: 1. When doing the standing double yellowtail pose on the water, stand with your shoulders perpendicular to the yak, NOT parallel as demonstrated below. 2. Don't do something stupid just because Sharon Kayak tells you how easy it is. She did make it look easy though... (note the proper perpendicular form) This was on Wednesday. Slow fishing in the morning gave way to a hot YT bite around 11:00am. I had a very cool experience. I was trolling a 1oz carolina rigged greenback about 50 feet back, and another pmac way out the back flylined... So I'm working deep bait schools in about 120' depth. Lots of little plover birds on the surface picking at copepods or some tiny plankton. There's also lots of greenbacks working the plankton and I think I am seeing the yellows pop up sporadically. My carolina rig gets rocked and she runs out to deeper water. No need to rush her, and she ran straight down pretty much. I decided to leave my flyline out whilst fighting the first fish, which is generally a good way to lose a hookup. As soon as i got the first yellow boated and bled, my flyliner gets crushed and its round two. This one tied up in the kelp a bit, but with a little fancy technique, had the second fish to gaff in short order. Landed both YT within about 20 minutes!