thnx BWE!! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

fknricter · 07-09-2011, 01:12 AM

first off a big thank you to all that contribute to this site and make it what it is. ive read and learned a lot since ive been here which is important to us that live 2hrs from LJ rather than 20 minutes. we have less practice and drool the most at all the fish porn you local cats post!

this is a bit late(arent they all??) but this last week has been really busy for me. now the report!

a day of Firsts for me, i had never made squid before, never even tried, was never late to fishing like i was that day, never got one on the

and, well, was never THAT guy!
let me clarify, it was a yo yo iron and not surface, but still a first. THE KID has made inspiring posts and im committed/obsessed with fishing the iron, my day will come,
anyways, i overslept. meant to leave the house (in redlands) at 2am, didnt leave till 4! i had already not gone the week before due to corroded electronic wires and what not, so i went "late" anyways, i was going solo so who cared. was my day off and i was on a mission. launched at about 545 (hualed ass!) and joined the parking lot out just past the yellow bouy, saw the Outer Limit bait boat anchored then metered what i assumed was candy. made about 12-15 pieces pretty quick(i think?) and headed out. i paddled out a bit past the crowd so i could drift and not piss anyone off. had a squirt with a 1/4 oz. egg sinker up top and a white glow tady with siwash hook with a couple squirts pinned on down below, a couple cranks off the bottom. while those were soaking i was casting a swimbait for whatever else i could catch, BTW, those WAR jig heads rule. didnt lose a single one in the thick.

wasnt long before i saw some marks on the screen and my jig stick goes bendo! i lift up and shes ON! had it on my mxj and my NEW phenix rod with 65lb spectra with a short 30lb floro top shot so i let her run all the time thinking "relax, be patient" as it felt like "the right kind", after a couple runs i got it to color, turned out to be a fat yellowtail! ran a few more times and on the second pass, sunk the gaff into my First YT on the kayak, and also my PB!!!!

i was super stoked!! this has been one of my main goals since i bought my kayak in '06-07. a check off the list for sure.
as stated, i was THAT GUY, woke up late, joined the fleet, made bait easy and landed a toady YT all by 8:30 am. and it was one of the only fish i saw landed that day to top it off! that guy... made my way back slow with baits in the water just in case, but that was it for me. saw a couple dudes hooked up but no spectra, no fish for them. heres my pics!!!

id say easy pushing 30lbs. havnt seen my digi scale for years hhaha

jorluivil · 07-09-2011, 01:29 AM

Nice Jellow.

FlyFishinYakr · 07-09-2011, 02:02 AM

Congrats on your first (everything). One awesome 'tail!

You are where I wanna be in the very (hopefully) near future!!!

FFY

Regor · 07-09-2011, 05:30 AM

Nice - a real beauty

theluckypig · 07-09-2011, 07:06 AM

Dan · 07-09-2011, 07:49 AM

excellent!

ful-rac · 07-09-2011, 09:02 AM

Nice fish!

Hamachijohn · 07-09-2011, 11:23 AM

Congrats and nice fish! I hope to have the same "first-time" experience soon. Just need to pull the trigger on my 'twice a month' trips (from SF to LA) and make a detour thru LJ. Lingcods are nice up here, but they're no YT.

congrats again.

kobra · 07-09-2011, 11:35 AM

Great job Mikey. Congrats on all those firsts.

StinkyMatt · 07-09-2011, 11:49 AM

Winning!

Rav3n805 · 07-09-2011, 12:18 PM

nice tail!

Aaron&Julie · 07-09-2011, 12:53 PM

That's good stuff, congratulations.

fishnbob · 07-09-2011, 01:50 PM

Nice Yellow! I was fishing on "Season's" with Jamie and Duane when you stopped by for that pic. We hooked one and lost it,only shot at YT for us that day. Congrats!

Whizz Bang · 07-09-2011, 08:04 PM

Love it!!!

Well done and congrats on all of it

GBF · 07-09-2011, 08:12 PM

Love the story.........thanks fot sharing

GBF

tagyak · 07-09-2011, 08:16 PM

Real nice great yellow. It is great seeing newbies getting their first. Let's make sure to keep it going.
You should contact stinkymatt since you're in the i.e. next time he's also out in that area.

yakrider · 07-10-2011, 09:38 AM

great story!
congrats on a day of many firsts!
love that!

Hunter (The 80's Man) · 07-10-2011, 11:03 AM

NICE FISH! I'm always looking to share a ride from riverside if your interested. Probably gonna hit up Dana this wednesday.

"jjcawjj" · 07-10-2011, 12:37 PM

Great post! Nice fish!!!!

gabe · 07-10-2011, 01:07 PM

Congrats, sure makes the drive back a happy one. Nice

07-09-2011, 01:12 AM	#1
fknricter Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: redlands, ca Posts: 118	thnx BWE!! first off a big thank you to all that contribute to this site and make it what it is. ive read and learned a lot since ive been here which is important to us that live 2hrs from LJ rather than 20 minutes. we have less practice and drool the most at all the fish porn you local cats post! this is a bit late(arent they all??) but this last week has been really busy for me. now the report! a day of Firsts for me, i had never made squid before, never even tried, was never late to fishing like i was that day, never got one on the and, well, was never THAT guy! let me clarify, it was a yo yo iron and not surface, but still a first. THE KID has made inspiring posts and im committed/obsessed with fishing the iron, my day will come, anyways, i overslept. meant to leave the house (in redlands) at 2am, didnt leave till 4! i had already not gone the week before due to corroded electronic wires and what not, so i went "late" anyways, i was going solo so who cared. was my day off and i was on a mission. launched at about 545 (hualed ass!) and joined the parking lot out just past the yellow bouy, saw the Outer Limit bait boat anchored then metered what i assumed was candy. made about 12-15 pieces pretty quick(i think?) and headed out. i paddled out a bit past the crowd so i could drift and not piss anyone off. had a squirt with a 1/4 oz. egg sinker up top and a white glow tady with siwash hook with a couple squirts pinned on down below, a couple cranks off the bottom. while those were soaking i was casting a swimbait for whatever else i could catch, BTW, those WAR jig heads rule. didnt lose a single one in the thick. wasnt long before i saw some marks on the screen and my jig stick goes bendo! i lift up and shes ON! had it on my mxj and my NEW phenix rod with 65lb spectra with a short 30lb floro top shot so i let her run all the time thinking "relax, be patient" as it felt like "the right kind", after a couple runs i got it to color, turned out to be a fat yellowtail! ran a few more times and on the second pass, sunk the gaff into my First YT on the kayak, and also my PB!!!! i was super stoked!! this has been one of my main goals since i bought my kayak in '06-07. a check off the list for sure. as stated, i was THAT GUY, woke up late, joined the fleet, made bait easy and landed a toady YT all by 8:30 am. and it was one of the only fish i saw landed that day to top it off! that guy... made my way back slow with baits in the water just in case, but that was it for me. saw a couple dudes hooked up but no spectra, no fish for them. heres my pics!!! id say easy pushing 30lbs. havnt seen my digi scale for years hhaha __________________

07-09-2011, 01:29 AM	#2
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,855	Nice Jellow. __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

07-09-2011, 12:53 PM	#12
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	That's good stuff, congratulations. __________________ "Never say die"

07-09-2011, 08:12 PM	#15
GBF Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Huntington Beach CA Posts: 323	Love the story.........thanks fot sharing GBF __________________ "Just keep going out....it's better than staying Home"

07-10-2011, 11:03 AM	#18
Hunter (The 80's Man) Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Riverside Posts: 243	NICE FISH! I'm always looking to share a ride from riverside if your interested. Probably gonna hit up Dana this wednesday. __________________ What's in YOUR hatch?

07-09-2011, 02:02 AM	#3
FlyFishinYakr Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Nor Cal...30 min from Bodega/Tomales Bay, 1hr from Clear Lake, 2+ hr to Berryessa & the Delta Posts: 729	Congrats on your first (everything). One awesome 'tail! You are where I wanna be in the very (hopefully) near future!!! FFY

07-09-2011, 05:30 AM	#4
Regor Greg Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chula Vista, ca Posts: 509	Nice - a real beauty

07-09-2011, 07:06 AM	#5
theluckypig Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: San Pedro Posts: 694

07-09-2011, 07:49 AM	#6
Dan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,053	excellent!

07-09-2011, 09:02 AM	#7
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Nice fish!

07-09-2011, 11:23 AM	#8
Hamachijohn Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: San Francisco Posts: 74	Congrats and nice fish! I hope to have the same "first-time" experience soon. Just need to pull the trigger on my 'twice a month' trips (from SF to LA) and make a detour thru LJ. Lingcods are nice up here, but they're no YT. congrats again.

07-09-2011, 11:35 AM	#9
kobra Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: oceanside Posts: 880	Great job Mikey. Congrats on all those firsts.

07-09-2011, 11:49 AM	#10
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,168	Winning!

07-09-2011, 12:18 PM	#11
Rav3n805 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 163	nice tail!

07-09-2011, 01:50 PM	#13
fishnbob Junior Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 2	Nice Yellow! I was fishing on "Season's" with Jamie and Duane when you stopped by for that pic. We hooked one and lost it,only shot at YT for us that day. Congrats!

07-09-2011, 08:04 PM	#14
Whizz Bang Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 396	Love it!!! Well done and congrats on all of it

07-09-2011, 08:16 PM	#16
tagyak Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Alhambra Posts: 506	Real nice great yellow. It is great seeing newbies getting their first. Let's make sure to keep it going. You should contact stinkymatt since you're in the i.e. next time he's also out in that area.

07-10-2011, 09:38 AM	#17
yakrider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 611	great story! congrats on a day of many firsts! love that!

07-10-2011, 12:37 PM	#19
"jjcawjj" Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Vista, California Posts: 174	Great post! Nice fish!!!!

07-10-2011, 01:07 PM	#20
gabe Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 120	Congrats, sure makes the drive back a happy one. Nice __________________