My First Bluefin in my yak! And first lawndart in waves..no exclamation point

[mpc]

Congrats! Good for you!

[FISH11]

That is soooooo Awesome Ryan!. I can't believe the great luck you are having. What a year you picked to start kayak fishing LJ. I am sooooo stoked for you, it is so well deserved. Maybe it's the new shirt and hat that gave you the BFT so close to shore. Hope I have some of that luck on Tuesday.Tight Lines Ryan.

[Cadillyak]

Great fish. Dreams do come true....

[YTHunter]

You can afford to flip and still look good when you've got a Blue Fin on board. Congratulations!

[buddha]

Did you get it on the spinning reel? What reel is it?

[kjsdad619]

Originally Posted by buddha

Did you get it on the spinning reel? What reel is it?

Sure did, the Shimano Baitrunner 12000..love this reel..22# of drag and all of the fish I have caught were worn out quick. The secondary drag is super light, I place it on the lowest drag and the fish just run which gives me time to get situated before I engage..love it

[buddha]

Originally Posted by kjsdad619

Sure did, the Shimano Baitrunner 12000..love this reel..22# of drag and all of the fish I have caught were worn out quick. The secondary drag is super light, I place it on the lowest drag and the fish just run which gives me time to get situated before I engage..love it

I have an ancient shimano baitrunner 4500B which holds 200 yards of 20 lb. mono which is about the same as the new baitrunner 8000.

It is an excellent reel for live bait fishing. My shimano repair technician says that most kayak fisherman should use spinning reels since they resist the saltwater more than conventional. Guys is Florida use them all the time for inshore fishing. I like using both especially levelwind reels but they are more susceptible to the saltwater environment. Also since I have to use left handed reels for years I only used spinners but now there are more options for left handed conventional.

[kjsdad619]

Originally Posted by YTHunter

You can afford to flip and still look good when you've got a Blue Fin on board. Congratulations!

LOL! My thoughts exactly..they prob thought what a goon..then I unleashed the BFT from my hatch...drop mic, exit stage left!

[Fishin Phil]

Nice report and pictures. Congratulations.

[kjsdad619]

Originally Posted by FISH11

That is soooooo Awesome Ryan!. I can't believe the great luck you are having. What a year you picked to start kayak fishing LJ. I am sooooo stoked for you, it is so well deserved. Maybe it's the new shirt and hat that gave you the BFT so close to shore. Hope I have some of that luck on Tuesday.Tight Lines Ryan.

Mark, good luck on Tuesday!!..i was blown away..water temp was 75 and I was in 150 feet of water but after that guy caught it in 90..who knows!