7-14-15 A Nice Yellow Graduation Gift - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

shawny · 07-15-2015, 02:39 PM

Been lurking on BWE for around 3 years now, ever since I was sophomore at UCSD. But never had the time or money yet to invest in kayak fishing. Wasn't until a few months ago before my graduation that I had finally saved up enough $$ for a kayak. I think it was a great investment!

So, to be honest, this was literally my third time ever out on my Hobie Revo... First time was at Miramar Lake getting the feel of my yak and bass/trout fishing, second was at La Jolla playing around with rockfish and testing out my ghetto homemade bilge pump bait tank, and third was yesterday when I finally decided to just invest in a used Hobie bait tank from Fast Lane.

Was supposed to wake up at 5am but ended up snoozing until 8:30am, launched out by 9:30am, made tough bait by 11am (only two Spanish macs and two greenies, but apparently good enough), tied on a greenie and trolled for maybe 45 minutes or so and got bit. Decided not to push my luck since I was already extremely satisfied, and called it a day early around 12:30pm after cleaning up the fish and wiping away all that blood. Not bad, I'll call it beginner's luck.

Not a whopper, but definitely a memorable first yellowtail off the kayak. Will never forget it!

Thanks for all those who gave me bits and pieces of advice, offered help, cheered me on, and said a friendly hello while I was out there. I was in the Olive Revo 13 and blue jacket. Appreciate it a lot - BWE, you guys basically taught me everything I know! I especially appreciate all of the safety tips.

Cheers to many more big fish and great memories to come. Thanks, guys!

Murray · 07-15-2015, 03:06 PM

Congrats young man. Appears you have a bright future ahead of you. Like the way you took care of the fish. Check out Yani's recipes and enjoy.

WARRIORMIKE · 07-15-2015, 03:15 PM

Good Stuff for sure!

FISH11 · 07-15-2015, 04:25 PM

Congrats on your first Yellow tail, enjoy your catch. It's kind of like sex, you'll never forget your first!

jlabs63 · 07-16-2015, 07:58 AM

Nice one. Congrats. It only gets better.

619-SWIM-DOG · 07-16-2015, 08:26 AM

Congrats

. I remember my first, she was nasty.

CardShark · 07-16-2015, 01:54 PM

Congrats

shawny · 07-16-2015, 03:36 PM

Two days later...

summers in kuwait · 07-17-2015, 12:31 PM

Congrats on graduating and the nice catch!

spottie_slayer · 07-17-2015, 03:58 PM

I'd be stoked out of my mind to put one of those on my yak
Great job!!

07-15-2015, 02:39 PM	#1
shawny Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: LJ Posts: 37	7-14-15 A Nice Yellow Graduation Gift Been lurking on BWE for around 3 years now, ever since I was sophomore at UCSD. But never had the time or money yet to invest in kayak fishing. Wasn't until a few months ago before my graduation that I had finally saved up enough $$ for a kayak. I think it was a great investment! So, to be honest, this was literally my third time ever out on my Hobie Revo... First time was at Miramar Lake getting the feel of my yak and bass/trout fishing, second was at La Jolla playing around with rockfish and testing out my ghetto homemade bilge pump bait tank, and third was yesterday when I finally decided to just invest in a used Hobie bait tank from Fast Lane. Was supposed to wake up at 5am but ended up snoozing until 8:30am, launched out by 9:30am, made tough bait by 11am (only two Spanish macs and two greenies, but apparently good enough), tied on a greenie and trolled for maybe 45 minutes or so and got bit. Decided not to push my luck since I was already extremely satisfied, and called it a day early around 12:30pm after cleaning up the fish and wiping away all that blood. Not bad, I'll call it beginner's luck. Not a whopper, but definitely a memorable first yellowtail off the kayak. Will never forget it! Thanks for all those who gave me bits and pieces of advice, offered help, cheered me on, and said a friendly hello while I was out there. I was in the Olive Revo 13 and blue jacket. Appreciate it a lot - BWE, you guys basically taught me everything I know! I especially appreciate all of the safety tips. Cheers to many more big fish and great memories to come. Thanks, guys! __________________ "The longer a man fishes the more there seems to be to learn." -Zane Grey Last edited by shawny; 07-15-2015 at 09:20 PM.

07-15-2015, 04:25 PM	#4
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	Congrats on your first Yellow tail, enjoy your catch. It's kind of like sex, you'll never forget your first! __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

07-16-2015, 03:36 PM	#8
shawny Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: LJ Posts: 37	Two days later... __________________ "The longer a man fishes the more there seems to be to learn." -Zane Grey

07-15-2015, 03:06 PM	#2
Murray Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Vista Posts: 326	Congrats young man. Appears you have a bright future ahead of you. Like the way you took care of the fish. Check out Yani's recipes and enjoy.

07-15-2015, 03:15 PM	#3
WARRIORMIKE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 303	Good Stuff for sure!

07-16-2015, 07:58 AM	#5
jlabs63 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: SD - Carmel Valley Posts: 78	Nice one. Congrats. It only gets better.

07-16-2015, 08:26 AM	#6
619-SWIM-DOG Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: San Diego Posts: 619	Congrats . I remember my first, she was nasty.

07-16-2015, 01:54 PM	#7
CardShark Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Mission Hills, CA Posts: 184	Congrats

07-17-2015, 12:31 PM	#9
summers in kuwait Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: East County San Diego Posts: 657	Congrats on graduating and the nice catch!

07-17-2015, 03:58 PM	#10
spottie_slayer Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 50	I'd be stoked out of my mind to put one of those on my yak Great job!!