Unfavourable conditions in la Jolla Thursday 9/7/17 report - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

MITCHELL · 09-07-2017, 11:39 AM

I wasn't long before my clicker went off.Either I'm getting older or the yellowtail are fighting harder. This fish felt like my toughest yt battle from a kayak and this is not my biggest yt? From a yak .Anyway I finally bring the fish to gaff,I open my hatch and have 3inchs of water inside. I gut the fish out in gray light thinking another hammerhead going to bump me.but it doesn't happen I put the fish in side my kayak and start bailing out 3ins of water. Not feeling comfortable I start to paddle in riding some down swell with weight in my bow I'm thinking do I want to try for a double. I'll paddle in around to calmer water and decide. With the water leak I decided to play it safe and head in. I release the other two big mackerel, bail out the water again and store all my gear thinking there's a chance I might flip. I come into the launch padding in backwards for a smooth landing...back by 9am and playing it safe.

MITCHELL · 09-07-2017, 11:41 AM

......39 1/2ins

ore714 · 09-07-2017, 12:03 PM

Just curious how are far out west and the depth?

blitzburgh · 09-07-2017, 12:29 PM

Nice work man! Congrats

MITCHELL · 09-07-2017, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ore714

Just curious how are far out west and the depth?

I never go farther than i have to, to get bit ,on the corner where you start to see pt loma thats when the current starts pulling you south.Yellow tail swim all over the place. Put a mackerel on the fly line and pull it around you'll get bit got to put the time in. It's all about time on the water.

GTboosted · 09-07-2017, 02:39 PM

Nice one

Just curious, do you always gut the fish? I have been just bleeding the yt and throwing them on ice immediately.

MITCHELL · 09-07-2017, 02:50 PM

When I get home I put the head in the freezer for lobster bait and throw the skeleton on the bbq no stinky trash smoke the belly and collar

FISH11 · 09-07-2017, 04:49 PM

Congrats Mitchell! Nicely done. Conditions have been messed up on most days even when the forecast says 8 mph wind at 6 am and when you are there launching and you know the wind is at least 15 mph and only going to get worse.

Mr. NiceGuy · 09-07-2017, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MITCHELL

When I get home I put the head in the freezer for lobster bait and throw the skeleton on the bbq no stinky trash smoke the belly and collar

Nice to read ... every precious morsel thoughtfully rendered. Zero waste.

09-07-2017, 11:39 AM	#1
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,320	So I headed west I wasn't long before my clicker went off.Either I'm getting older or the yellowtail are fighting harder. This fish felt like my toughest yt battle from a kayak and this is not my biggest yt? From a yak .Anyway I finally bring the fish to gaff,I open my hatch and have 3inchs of water inside. I gut the fish out in gray light thinking another hammerhead going to bump me.but it doesn't happen I put the fish in side my kayak and start bailing out 3ins of water. Not feeling comfortable I start to paddle in riding some down swell with weight in my bow I'm thinking do I want to try for a double. I'll paddle in around to calmer water and decide. With the water leak I decided to play it safe and head in. I release the other two big mackerel, bail out the water again and store all my gear thinking there's a chance I might flip. I come into the launch padding in backwards for a smooth landing...back by 9am and playing it safe. Attached Images __________________ Duke Mitchell Last edited by MITCHELL; 09-08-2017 at 12:56 PM.

09-07-2017, 11:41 AM	#2
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,320	........... ......39 1/2ins Attached Images __________________ Duke Mitchell Last edited by MITCHELL; 09-07-2017 at 03:47 PM.

09-07-2017, 12:29 PM	#4
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Nice work man! Congrats __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

09-07-2017, 02:39 PM	#6
GTboosted Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Lake Balboa, The Valley Posts: 425	Nice one Just curious, do you always gut the fish? I have been just bleeding the yt and throwing them on ice immediately. __________________ -Beto

09-07-2017, 02:50 PM	#7
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,320	Pretty much When I get home I put the head in the freezer for lobster bait and throw the skeleton on the bbq no stinky trash smoke the belly and collar __________________ Duke Mitchell

09-07-2017, 12:03 PM	#3
ore714 Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 34	Just curious how are far out west and the depth?

09-07-2017, 04:49 PM	#8
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	Congrats Mitchell! Nicely done. Conditions have been messed up on most days even when the forecast says 8 mph wind at 6 am and when you are there launching and you know the wind is at least 15 mph and only going to get worse. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )