They're still here.... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

fishja · 09-06-2015, 05:14 PM

Launched at the jewel around 630 today. Straight to the pier for all the greenies we wanted then out over the canyon. Tons of birds chasing micro bait. Tons of bonito.

My buddies first time on the kayak in lj and he hooks into a dam tuna. Before I realized what was happening we had 25-30# fish boiling around the yaks. Tried to chunk a greenie quickly to get them to stay but to no avail. I could clearly see 10 or so fish about 15 ft down. Definitely bft! He fought it for 8 minutes then it chewed through his 25# flouro leader. Saw the school two more times jumping around us but not touching our perfect mini macs... We chunked for 45 minutes with no love.

Picked up a bonus for my buddies first H&L caught yt and first from the yak.

32" fork length about 12# g&g.

See you fellas otw tomorrow!

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kjsdad619 · 09-06-2015, 05:42 PM

Nice!!, wish my luck would of been like your buddies his first time out!

FISH11 · 09-06-2015, 08:48 PM

That is some amazing good luck on the first kayak fishing trip to LJ. Certainly going to be the most memorable fishing trip for some time. Congrats to your buddy, on hooking up the BFT but mostly on his first Kayak Yellow. Tight Lines

09-06-2015, 05:14 PM	#1
fishja Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Posts: 155	They're still here.... Launched at the jewel around 630 today. Straight to the pier for all the greenies we wanted then out over the canyon. Tons of birds chasing micro bait. Tons of bonito. My buddies first time on the kayak in lj and he hooks into a dam tuna. Before I realized what was happening we had 25-30# fish boiling around the yaks. Tried to chunk a greenie quickly to get them to stay but to no avail. I could clearly see 10 or so fish about 15 ft down. Definitely bft! He fought it for 8 minutes then it chewed through his 25# flouro leader. Saw the school two more times jumping around us but not touching our perfect mini macs... We chunked for 45 minutes with no love. Picked up a bonus for my buddies first H&L caught yt and first from the yak. 32" fork length about 12# g&g. See you fellas otw tomorrow! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-06-2015, 05:42 PM	#2
kjsdad619 Just a Salty Sailor Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 193	Nice!!, wish my luck would of been like your buddies his first time out! __________________ So there I was..

09-06-2015, 08:48 PM	#3
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	That is some amazing good luck on the first kayak fishing trip to LJ. Certainly going to be the most memorable fishing trip for some time. Congrats to your buddy, on hooking up the BFT but mostly on his first Kayak Yellow. Tight Lines __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )