A day of firsts!- La Jolla 6-6-15
 

So I went out with my cousin Jay (JayB619) and his dad to La Jolla last Sat. Got to the launch around 6:30 and headed out. This was the first time I'd kayak fished La Jolla ( surfed and free dived before) and the first time launching my 2015 Revo from the surf. The water was really nice, calm and small swell and little wind - an easy launch. Headed out and took a little while to make bait, but once we found them it was easy to load up. Didn't really see much action, some boats and some birds and after a few passes in ~ 90 ft of water I got hit around 10 am.Thank goodness I just spooled my sealine with 65 lb braid as this guy wrapped around the kelp a few times. After a few good pulls I got him up and thankfully nailed the gaff right before a dog almost took him back to the water.
This was my first yellowtail ever! Haven't hooked up on any boat trips. Measured around ~34", but didn't get a weight. Not nearly as hefty as iethinker, but still a solid fish.

Much appreciation to all the kind folks on this site for helpful knowledge that led in the pursuit and catch of this beautiful fish. Tons of meat: sashimi, ceviche a beautiful collar and more.

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Congrats on the first! More to come im sure. Looks like a beautiful day on the water.

Nice fish, nice boat!

That is not the same ocean I saw up here in OC around that same time that day.

Congrats. Nailed it.

Nice! Congrats! It took me over a year to get my first and only YT.

Congrats on your first. Plenty more to come.

Congrats nice catch

Dang nice one! The first one is the hardest. Keep em coming!:yt:

Congratulations on your first. You will provably remember that one the most and it will taste the best. Those on the water picture don't look anything like it did yesterday even at 5:45am and it got a lot worse when the wind picked up even more after 10:30am. Enjoy the bounty.

Nice fish! Now youve got the fever - get another:paddleersmilie:

Thanks. I was on the fence about Hobie's, but the Revo is a really great platform for me personally and fits my needs.

It got a little textured around noon, but with all honesty it was still really nice.

Thanks everyone for the congrats and positive feedbacks. This type of stoke and community is awesome for newbs and seasoned vets. Hopefully the next post will be "a Day of seconds" Cheers! :reeling:

That was a good catch cousin!! Glad I could be there for your first yt :reel:

Thanks Jay! Now we gotta get your dad a fish.