Wish I was on my Yak - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Dark_Knight_9C1 · 09-11-2016, 11:39 AM

9/11 7:30 AM, 3.6 peak high tide. I was fishing off the end of the CDM side jetty at NPH. Just caught s fresh Mac and thru it out and let it set. Got a good pull and then dropped. Waited a few seconds and away it went. I was fishing for batrays but this one felt different. A few jerks and some waving pulls. It pulled out about 100 yards of line before I turned it around. Walked it back and forth on the jetty for about 15 minutes and finally saw it. It wasn't a batray. Looked more like a shark. Kept playing it and got a photo of it going by. It was a yellowtail. To make a long story short I wore it out but couldn't get it up on the jetty to grab it. Finall ended up straightening the hook as I was dragging it across the rocks.
I sure wish I was on my Yak.

sculpins4bait · 09-11-2016, 11:45 AM

Bummer. A guy famously landed a beast off mission bay jetty last year. He had to jump in the water and swim it to shore I believe. At least you hooked into one from there. Not many people can say that

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HobieOneCanoebe · 09-12-2016, 10:33 AM

Looks like a pretty good size yellow

09-11-2016, 11:39 AM	#1
Dark_Knight_9C1 Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 74	Wish I was on my Yak 9/11 7:30 AM, 3.6 peak high tide. I was fishing off the end of the CDM side jetty at NPH. Just caught s fresh Mac and thru it out and let it set. Got a good pull and then dropped. Waited a few seconds and away it went. I was fishing for batrays but this one felt different. A few jerks and some waving pulls. It pulled out about 100 yards of line before I turned it around. Walked it back and forth on the jetty for about 15 minutes and finally saw it. It wasn't a batray. Looked more like a shark. Kept playing it and got a photo of it going by. It was a yellowtail. To make a long story short I wore it out but couldn't get it up on the jetty to grab it. Finall ended up straightening the hook as I was dragging it across the rocks. I sure wish I was on my Yak.

09-11-2016, 11:45 AM	#2
sculpins4bait Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: SD Posts: 104	Bummer. A guy famously landed a beast off mission bay jetty last year. He had to jump in the water and swim it to shore I believe. At least you hooked into one from there. Not many people can say that Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-12-2016, 10:33 AM	#3
HobieOneCanoebe Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Encinitas Posts: 200	Looks like a pretty good size yellow