02/01/13 Yellow Fever - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Zfish03 · 02-04-2013, 12:15 PM

Hit the beach at 0600, and what a nice morning it was! There were at least 4-5 other cars already there. Low tide and lake conditions at the launch.
We made our way to the grounds to look for some squirts, had some fresh dead just in case. After a few hours with no luck finding bait, a large school of fin bait came through around 0800. Perfect size mini macks and dines!
As I was making bait had a large whale breach about 15-20ft next to me,

pooped myself a little when I could make out the sillhouette under me as I struggled to give it the right of way, then it breached again another 20ft away!
I've lived by the ocean my whole life and it never ceases to amazing me...

At approximatley 0930-1000 it was on! The school was hungry, in a matter of minutes a few yakers and boats hooked up. Wade was next to me and watched him get slammed then taken for a sleigh ride. I had just put a fresh mini mack on the dropper loops and sent it down a few cranks off the bottom. Within a minute I felt the chew got a solid hook set and off I went on my sleigh ride!
My first yellowtail from a kayak! Stoked!

Just as quick as they came, the school was gone.
Invited my new friend to have sushi and watch the superbowl!

Happy catching everyone.

lamb · 02-04-2013, 01:17 PM

Big time congrats on your first!

Chunky fish for the maiden one

I'll quote one of the LJ old-timers - "cathing these big yellows never gets old"!

To many more to come

TJones · 02-04-2013, 01:27 PM

to the season. congratulations .

.

wade · 02-04-2013, 01:48 PM

FIRST BLOOD!

Way to Go Zac!!!!!!

BIG Congrats for popping that

off your target list.
You really horsed in that girl in record time!
Flatties Round Two..

Picked up my brand new 2013 PA 12 @ Oceanside Dive & Kayak just the other day, where Rik made sure to pick me a PA with some serious Juju. I quickly made another batch of custom wooden side boards and the clear coat barely dried in time for Zac's trip.
No Dom was necessary, as i cracked open a prime vintage 2002 Seriola

to pour her spirits all over my sparkling polyethylene.

Headed out with Zac, as he wanted to descended upon the reefs for some local Yellowtail action for his Superbowl fiesta. I had asked my plastic partner in crime to meet up an hour earlier than I originally expected, so we would be well prepared canvassing the area. The Crown Jewel didn't disappoint, as we were soon spooled several times into the abyss. Being entered into several tournaments at the same time proved to be a little bit challenging to juggle this day. We decked the two beasts in record time, and therefore I was only alloted three Halibut drifts before heading in for ice as we ended our glorious day with a Kayak first for Zac & a solid 'Opening Day' first submission for Kayak Wars for myself & Team SD REEF RIDERS!..

RUN IT NORTH COUNTY!

S.D.R.R.

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carbonbass · 02-04-2013, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wade

FIRST BLOOD!

Way to Go Zac!!!!!!

BIG Congrats for popping that

off your target list.
You really horsed in that girl in record time!
Flatties Round Two..

Picked up my brand new 2013 PA 12 @ Oceanside Dive & Kayak just the other day, where Rik made sure to pick me a PA with some serious Juju. I quickly made another batch of custom wooden side boards and the clear coat barely dried in time for Zac's trip.
No Dom was necessary, as i cracked open a prime vintage 2002 Seriola

to pour her spirits all over my sparkling polyethylene.

Headed out with Zac, as he wanted to descended upon the reefs for some local Yellowtail action for his Superbowl fiesta. I had asked my plastic partner in crime to meet up an hour earlier than I originally expected, so we would be well prepared canvassing the area. The Crown Jewel didn't disappoint, as we were soon spooled several times into the abyss. Being entered into several tournaments at the same time proved to be a little bit challenging to juggle this day. We decked the two beasts in record time, and therefore I was only alloted three Halibut drifts before heading in for ice as we ended our glorious day with a Kayak first for Zac & a solid 'Opening Day' first submission for Kayak Wars for myself & Team SD REEF RIDERS!..

RUN IT NORTH COUNTY!

S.D.R.R.

•

Like the custom boards, do they just provide more support?

wade · 02-04-2013, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by carbonbass

Like the custom boards, do they just provide more support?

Yea, especially when dispatching a Halibut..HELLO! HELLO! HELLO!
I just like the Big Ship feel, but being closer to the Big Waters Edge ...

MVC · 02-04-2013, 02:31 PM

How do you like the PA 12 compared to the 14? I bought a 12 last summer when they first came out and I really like it.

bigbarrels · 02-04-2013, 03:47 PM

Nice one! Congrats on the cherry popper.....Joining the North County crew in 1 week

Dannowar · 02-04-2013, 03:54 PM

So rad wtg guys!!!!!

blitzburgh · 02-04-2013, 04:24 PM

Nice work fella's!

sanjuancapokayak · 02-04-2013, 04:39 PM

Congrats on them there big ol' yellers! Never caught one off a yak either. Big Congrats! Nice fat one for the first one! Ya must like em' large! J/K Way to go!!!

Cbad Mike · 02-04-2013, 04:52 PM

NICE JOB GUYS!!!!!!!!

Mike
S.D.R.R.

dos ballenas · 02-04-2013, 06:55 PM

Nice feeshes

Damn those conditions look horrible!

I might have to break out the yak and

dwntwnall4u · 02-05-2013, 01:19 PM

Congrats on your 1st YT. Was a nice day out, I only managed to watch you guys 9n the sleigh rides. No biters for me.

fishing-kayak · 02-05-2013, 01:59 PM

Perfect day with a perfect end. Big time congrats on your first!

slobslayer · 02-05-2013, 03:39 PM

I hooked up near you but i was one of the guys that "lost" theirs. Not very funny at the time lol. I was in the olive PA14. Nice talking with you and wade

chris138 · 02-05-2013, 04:22 PM

YA!!! Nice forkie... they say the wintertime yellows are just a little sweeter and more flavory -_-

JeffB · 02-05-2013, 04:56 PM

Very nice YT's!

RobFish · 02-06-2013, 10:42 AM

Job well done Zac, well done indeed.

Zfish03 · 02-06-2013, 09:27 PM

Thanks fellas! Persistance payed off! See ya on the water!

02-04-2013, 12:15 PM	#1
Zfish03 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Oceanside Posts: 197	02/01/13 Yellow Fever Hit the beach at 0600, and what a nice morning it was! There were at least 4-5 other cars already there. Low tide and lake conditions at the launch. We made our way to the grounds to look for some squirts, had some fresh dead just in case. After a few hours with no luck finding bait, a large school of fin bait came through around 0800. Perfect size mini macks and dines! As I was making bait had a large whale breach about 15-20ft next to me, pooped myself a little when I could make out the sillhouette under me as I struggled to give it the right of way, then it breached again another 20ft away! I've lived by the ocean my whole life and it never ceases to amazing me... At approximatley 0930-1000 it was on! The school was hungry, in a matter of minutes a few yakers and boats hooked up. Wade was next to me and watched him get slammed then taken for a sleigh ride. I had just put a fresh mini mack on the dropper loops and sent it down a few cranks off the bottom. Within a minute I felt the chew got a solid hook set and off I went on my sleigh ride! My first yellowtail from a kayak! Stoked! Just as quick as they came, the school was gone. Invited my new friend to have sushi and watch the superbowl! Happy catching everyone. Last edited by Zfish03; 02-04-2013 at 01:34 PM.

02-04-2013, 01:17 PM	#2
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,568	Big time congrats on your first! Chunky fish for the maiden one I'll quote one of the LJ old-timers - "cathing these big yellows never gets old"! To many more to come __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

02-04-2013, 01:27 PM	#3
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,526	good start to the season. congratulations . .

02-04-2013, 01:48 PM	#4
wade Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,214	"The Christening of the O.S. #5." FIRST BLOOD! Way to Go Zac!!!!!! BIG Congrats for popping that off your target list. You really horsed in that girl in record time! Flatties Round Two.. Picked up my brand new 2013 PA 12 @ Oceanside Dive & Kayak just the other day, where Rik made sure to pick me a PA with some serious Juju. I quickly made another batch of custom wooden side boards and the clear coat barely dried in time for Zac's trip. No Dom was necessary, as i cracked open a prime vintage 2002 Seriola to pour her spirits all over my sparkling polyethylene. Headed out with Zac, as he wanted to descended upon the reefs for some local Yellowtail action for his Superbowl fiesta. I had asked my plastic partner in crime to meet up an hour earlier than I originally expected, so we would be well prepared canvassing the area. The Crown Jewel didn't disappoint, as we were soon spooled several times into the abyss. Being entered into several tournaments at the same time proved to be a little bit challenging to juggle this day. We decked the two beasts in record time, and therefore I was only alloted three Halibut drifts before heading in for ice as we ended our glorious day with a Kayak first for Zac & a solid 'Opening Day' first submission for Kayak Wars for myself & Team SD REEF RIDERS!.. RUN IT NORTH COUNTY! S.D.R.R. • __________________

02-04-2013, 03:47 PM	#8
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	Nice one! Congrats on the cherry popper.....Joining the North County crew in 1 week __________________ The shorter you are, the bigger your fish appear

02-04-2013, 02:31 PM	#7
MVC Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 278	How do you like the PA 12 compared to the 14? I bought a 12 last summer when they first came out and I really like it.

02-04-2013, 03:54 PM	#9
Dannowar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,823	So rad wtg guys!!!!! __________________ "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever." — Brian Wilson

02-04-2013, 04:24 PM	#10
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Nice work fella's! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

02-04-2013, 04:39 PM	#11
sanjuancapokayak Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: San Juan Capistrano Posts: 69	Congrats on them there big ol' yellers! Never caught one off a yak either. Big Congrats! Nice fat one for the first one! Ya must like em' large! J/K Way to go!!!

02-04-2013, 04:52 PM	#12
Cbad Mike Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Carlsbad Ca. Posts: 1,206	NICE JOB GUYS!!!!!!!! Mike S.D.R.R.

02-04-2013, 06:55 PM	#13
dos ballenas Vampyroteuthis infernalis Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 585	Nice feeshes Damn those conditions look horrible! I might have to break out the yak and __________________ ____________________________________________

02-05-2013, 01:19 PM	#14
dwntwnall4u Kevin C. Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Diego/Hawaii Posts: 146	Congrats on your 1st YT. Was a nice day out, I only managed to watch you guys 9n the sleigh rides. No biters for me.

02-05-2013, 01:59 PM	#15
fishing-kayak Junior Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 15	Perfect day with a perfect end. Big time congrats on your first! __________________ fishing-kayak.net

02-05-2013, 03:39 PM	#16
slobslayer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Santee Posts: 384	I hooked up near you but i was one of the guys that "lost" theirs. Not very funny at the time lol. I was in the olive PA14. Nice talking with you and wade

02-05-2013, 04:22 PM	#17
chris138 donkey roper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pacific Beach Posts: 968	YA!!! Nice forkie... they say the wintertime yellows are just a little sweeter and more flavory -_-

02-05-2013, 04:56 PM	#18
JeffB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: La Jolla Posts: 1,216	Very nice YT's! __________________ If you're looking for me I'm

02-06-2013, 10:42 AM	#19
RobFish Massive Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 382	Job well done Zac, well done indeed. __________________

02-06-2013, 09:27 PM	#20
Zfish03 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Oceanside Posts: 197	Thanks fellas! Persistance payed off! See ya on the water!