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Old 07-12-2020, 09:04 AM   #1
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When it rains it pours! LJ Sat

Started off as a normal day got to La Jolla a little at 0515 made headed north trolled up to Del Mar beach trying different depths two bites most likely shark. Stopped before the swami’s state marine conservation area, turned back around and Stopped and fished all of the birds and busting fish right off Del Mar beach. Turned out to be mackerel busting these 1inch blue back fish off the surface, thrower a iron around and wore out some big mackerel haha. No game fish to be seen just lots of dolphin grabbing mackerel. Kept going back south to the edge of the reserve, then straight out to depth when until we could continue our troll south. Crossed the canyon and got a yellow tail bait hooked up for a couple seconds but pulled or spit the hook after about thirty seconds. Followed a lot of dolphin around found a couple yellows following them busting the surface but not luck there. Kept trolling to the point were out of no where in about 20-40ft of water birds start hitting the surface first it was ten or twenty birds and after thirty seconds to a minute it was every bird in La Jolla right off the point. Pedal as fast as I could got on top of them throwing a blue and white surface iron. 1st cast a giant mackerel, 2nd cast in to the middle of the birds 12” calico, 3rd cast in to the middle of the birds......had a bird catch my line on his foot, I pulled to free it then let the iron flutter a little reeled up tension and it felt like I was snagged. Set the hook in case It wasn’t a snag, then all of a sudden my snag was running away from me fast. Fought the snag for about 15mins the fished a stayed right under my boat I’d pull up 5ft of line and he would take 15ft back. while fighting the fish the birds push directly west off shore chasing the bait ball until it dissolved into the deep blue. Pulled in a really really nice White Sea bass!!! Length came out to be 49” biggest fish I have ever caught with a rod! Such a Beautiful fish!! Words can’t describe the feeling of getting a fish like that in the kayak successfully. Who new wsb bite surface irons??? Hope y’all had a good weekend and stay safe out there.



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Old 07-12-2020, 09:17 AM   #2
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Congrats! Well done on a nice biscuit!
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Old 07-12-2020, 10:39 AM   #3
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Good job again dude! I was that guy taking that photo for you. I covered bunch of water myself. Overall pretty quiet day for me besides that calico and big mackerel frenzy at around 3pm. Got a nice 20” calico on yozuri hydro minnow LC 170.
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Old 07-12-2020, 10:42 AM   #4
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Nice!

You put in the time and reaped the reward!
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Old 07-12-2020, 04:03 PM   #5
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See, all that time you have been putting in on the water is realy paying off. Reading the story and description of the fight length and mostly under the kayak, I was thinking WSB. Congrats on the nice ghost. You really worked for it, Matthew.
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Old 07-12-2020, 07:32 PM   #6
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Old 07-12-2020, 07:52 PM   #7
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Nice Fish! That is an awful lot of water to cover. Enjoy the good eats.
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Old 07-12-2020, 08:21 PM   #8
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For a relatively new guy, you are taking the rest of us to school. I know that a lot of it has to do with time on the water but you are having a very impressive summer. Keep at it and keep posting. Congratulations on a great catch.

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Old 07-13-2020, 07:19 AM   #9
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Congrats on the WSB
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Old 07-13-2020, 07:26 AM   #10
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Congrats on an amazing catch. Love reading your posts, seems like you have it dialed in. Can’t wait to get back on the water!
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Old 07-13-2020, 07:43 AM   #11
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Dude, nice. Ben and I headed up to Del Mar as well, you guys must've been a little ways ahead of us. We could see a couple of Kayaks out front. How long were you on the water Saturday, that was quite a trek.
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Old 07-13-2020, 08:00 AM   #12
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Old 07-13-2020, 10:39 AM   #13
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Congrats! you SD guys have all the fun. Kayak fishing out here OC/LA counties suck!
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Old 07-13-2020, 11:25 AM   #14
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Congrats! you SD guys have all the fun. Kayak fishing out here OC/LA counties suck!
I second that!!
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Old 07-13-2020, 06:16 PM   #15
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Very cool, Congratulations!
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Old 07-13-2020, 06:44 PM   #16
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Great post. Congratulations on your PB WSB. For what it's worth, I have only caught one WSB (over 20 years ago) and it too was on the blue/white surface iron. I am not sure if catching them on surface iron is uncommon or not.
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Old 07-13-2020, 08:40 PM   #17
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way to go! keeping the stoke alive
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Old 07-14-2020, 06:49 AM   #18
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Congrats on the epic WSB, and that's a long day on the water!
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Old 07-18-2020, 01:29 AM   #19
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Congrats and thanks for the report! Keep em coming!
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Old 07-18-2020, 08:32 AM   #20
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