La Jolla - 12/27/17 - Should auld acquaintance be forgot

[summers in kuwait]

Greetings all,

Its been a bit since I have posted anything, so I thought I would share a recent trip.

The launch was flat and glassy and the weather was mild with some decent fog and the moon was in a Waxing Gibbous phase. There was tuna crab scattered around, the water visibility was great and water temp was ~62°F.

I made half a dozen greenbacks fairly quickly and headed out.
In about ~75 ft of water I sent down one greenback on the dropper loop and flylined another behind the kayak. The bait on the bottom was getting a little spooked when all of the sudden the flyline started screaming.

I adjusted the drag on the flyline and reeled in the dropper loop. Right away I knew it was a yellow, based on the run and head shakes. The fish went straight for a nearby lobster pot and then we had a nice back and forth. After a couple solid runs, I buttoned down the drag and got the fish to color. A solid yellow wrapped in rope. I waited for my shot and sank the gaff.

After pulling the fish aboard, I noticed the hook was set through the mouth and next to the gil plate. I immediately bled and gutted the fish and threw it on the back of my Revo 16 and headed in.



I landed before 8am, took a couple pics and was home early to surprise the wife and kids.



The fished ended up at 32lbs after being bled and gutted. I pulled off some thick collars, cut some fresh chunks for dinner and vac/sealed the rest off.

Here is some video action, if you'd like to watch!

Wishing everyone out there a healthy, happy and hopeful 2018!

Cheers,

Todd


Setup Details:

Rod - Lamiglas BL 6640C
6´6˝ 20-40 lb
Reel - Saltist 30

65 lb Braid to 40 lb Fluoro (SPRO Swivel)
2/0 Ringed J Hook
Bait: Pacific Mackerel "Greenback"

[blitzburgh]

DOOOOOOOOD!!!! What a toad! Happy New Year!

[bolocop]

Thanks for the details! I always wanted to use a swivel to reduce line twist. I assume that's why you use one? My braid is all twisted up now.

Congrats on the fish!

[LEEZO]

Nice yellow there, great end of the year post!

[Tigermidge]

Nice fish. Congratulation.

Mark

[NICKWORN]

So after talked to you and headed back over towards weather buoy I made a bunch of bait and dropped a dropper loop n flyline, 20yds out of the preserve I started marking, and boom dropper goes off! 2 hours late and half way back to the spot we chatted I surface an easy 150-200lb BSB! Safely revived as I cut my line a foot from his mouth and he slow decended back to the depths! First BSB, unfortunately phone was in truck due to waterproof case being broke( I’ve ruined 2 phones-$200 each in insurance so no pics I was trying to radio you but was a lot of static!

I’m setting up my GoPro for next trip! I’ll give u a shout when the wifey will let out next( toddler time next weekend )!!!

Here’s mine from the 22nd.

Cheers on a big brother.

[Phishphood]

Congrats! Nice way to end the year.

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[(a D u B)]

What a way to end the year.. Great catch

[Rav3n805]

Nice fish and great gaf shot w the rope and all.

[steveooo]

Heck yeah! Love wintertime YT

[dpasinli]

Epic!! Way to close out the years. Here's to Healthy and Meaty New Year all!

[Dirty Curti]

Nice Video, Way to end the year with a health yellow.

[Richardh30]

What an amazing looking fish! Congrats and cheers to a happy New Years!!

[Baja Marty]

Wow! What a nice yellowtail, and a great video. Congratulations!

That's a huge fish to catch on a yak. It's interesting to see how you flung it across the back deck of your Revo 16 behind the bait tank. I'll keep that in mind for my 13.

[summers in kuwait]

Thanks everyone for the congrats!

Originally Posted by bolocop

Thanks for the details! I always wanted to use a swivel to reduce line twist. I assume that's why you use one? My braid is all twisted up now.

Congrats on the fish!

I do find that I get a little less line twist with a swivel, but I really like being able to quickly switch rigs and just cut the spectra and then attach a pre-tied setup. I just attach the spectra to the swivel. You can also switch from a flyline to carolina rig really easily.

I also like have the shorter leader vs a long top shot, so i can saw through the kelp.

Cheers!

[JamesM]

Nicely done! Hopefully I could make a trip to LJ in 2018. If anyone comes up to the bay area for kayak salmon and lingcod I am happy to show around.

[Valek]

Congrats on the nice catch, way to end the year.
Thanks for the gear details.

[kayakfisherman]

Wow!!! You guys are just killing me!! Sounds like so much fun!!