LJ 8/22...the Force was with me!

[DarthFisherman]

First, let me apologize for posting my report almost a week late. Between work, school, wife, and an optometrist appointment, I have been absolutely beat! Now that the apology is out of the way...on with the report.

I had the privilege to enlist the services of Josh Pruitt this past Wednesday August 22nd. Given that I am still relatively new to the kayak scene, let alone fishing in general, I figured it best to heed the advice of many BWE members who highly recommend his service's for someone in my situation. Let me start by confirming every positive thing that his been said about him; knowledge, experience, ability to coach/teach, etc., it is all true.

Wednesday proved to be a pretty challenging but highly rewarding day. Bait was extremely difficult to come by, but the pieces that we (I really mean Josh) made were put to very good use. We hit the water by about 6 am with the first real bite of the day coming well into the afternoon, far past all other yakers leaving the scene. My first epic fish battle with a real non-batray-in-the-bay fish produced this guy below, MAN WAS I PUMPED!!!
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The next bite came a few hours later. This monster will probably be my PB for quite sometime. It is unfortunate that I didn't have a scale for an 'official' weight, but several have said high 30# low 40#. This was the fish that I have dreamed and obsessed about since I discovered the wonders of kayak fishing and the La Jolla scene. I really never thought that I would be one of those guys in the image gallery or sharing a post with this species, let alone this caliber. I am super proud of myself for staying on target, keeping in the fight, and getting this guy to the boats. That said, thank you big time Josh for putting me on this gorgeous fish that I will never forget. My first yellowtail and a whopper at that!
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[Journeyman]

Nice job man!

Having been out with Josh a couple of times, I know you worked for those fish! You and your freezer have to be stoked on the two species day.

A nice WSB is the next on my list, unless a chance for a Dorado comes up.

[Cbad Mike]

AWSOME! Good for you! Congratulations! I don't think you can really ask for or expect a better day on the water! Nice job!


Mike

[roby]

"Fish you are holding is nice."

...in my yoda voice of course.

[ful-rac]

Originally Posted by roby

"Fish you are holding is nice."

...in my yoda voice of course.

I think.....yoda would say more like..."nice....is the fish you are holding...is."

[Gigafish]

2 of the right kind. Nice Kodak moment.

[drseiler]

Nice work. Congrats. You had a killer day out there.

[wiredantz]

Damn the FORCE!!! its not working for me anymore

[blitzburgh]

Darthfisherman teams up with the Darkhorse = epic catches. Congrats!!!

[Dirty Curti]

Well done my man, well done!

[DarthFisherman]

Originally Posted by wiredantz

Damn the FORCE!!! its not working for me anymore

Just make sure that you are staying away from that sissy light side crap. It's only good for losing your temple and getting your friends killed!

[Aaron&Julie]

Great double catch! That'll load up the freezer quick.

[Sully1]

Epic yellow, what a fish! Great double species day!

[bellcon]

A couple of beautiful fish right there

And no need to apologize about the "late" report
Most of us don't care if it is a "timely" report
some even prefer a well aged fishing story


Thanks for sharing

[kobra]

Most excellent! Great double.