Well, I now appreciate kayak fishing more than ever. Before I took for granted the ability to pull on yellowtail all alone, in the peace of your own kayak. Not to mention, these are big 30+ pounders.
Two weeks ago I spent a nice day on the kayak down at the Jewel, and the Jewel proved its name. With no one in sight, I caught a beauty. Excuse my face that was a damn heavy fish!
And finally, I got one on video.
Yellow on the yoyo from Tanner Smith on Vimeo.
And I got a sweet bendo shot of my new Seeker, courtesy of the Darkhorse.
Oh, and did I mention that there was no one out there!!
Then, the next weekend I saw the Malihini had a sweet count the day before (Sunday), so I thought I would give the kayak a rest and go for it with my cousin on the boat. Long story short, the whole boat essentially skunked, with 4 yellows for 50 guys. Sure, a bunch of people caught rockfish, but who cares? That being said, I was lucky enough to pick up one yellow, but it was only 20 pounds.
It was really frustrating for me to make the 2 hour drive down south, pay $130 for one little fish. I don't even want to know how pissed the other people that didn't catch anything were. But hey, better than a day at school!