Very cool Avery, it's always fun to try out a new challenge! I have been getting into the fly thing lately myself... The weekend before last we took my 9wt out to the Nine Mile bank while we looked for paddies and YT. Most of the paddies were not holding, but there were a lot of Bonita around. We would troll two 60# trolling rods behind the boat and when we hit a school and a the trolling rods went off (a double hookup every time), two guys would winched the fish in, bringing the school near the boat. The third guy would cast or drop back a fly and each time it was a quick hookup. Those Bonita were my first saltwater fly fish and they were a blast, but like you said, I now have a new appreciation for the term "knuckle buster"... OUCH!!! We had fish up two 7 lbs on the fly... that was the highlight of my day
…Later loosing two YT to a paddy was the lowlight of the day :x .
Anyone out there caught a YT on the fly off their kayak? That sounds like a fun challenge!
Todd