Beginner's luck 7/3. LJ - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

vincentek9 · 08-04-2012, 10:11 AM

picked deefeesha up at 4am. got to LJ launch site at 6am. bait was tough at first, and very few people were able to find any. once andrewtp arried at 10ish, us 3 decided to go for some calicos. i had a big bag of fresh frozen chovies so i decided to toss some over and all of a sudden a school of greenbacks came. caught ONLY pacific macs from 10" to whopping 16" torpedos. called other yakkers to come join but nobody listened.

made our way to the yt grounds with about 8-10 macs each.. and it was a struggle against the wind. no hobie = you're dying. finally got there and started to soak the macs. we each get stolen by seals once or twice. i'm soaking my mac at 80ft of water and staring at the New Seaforth pulling up 100yd away. all of a sudden my reel screams and i'm on a big fish. it ran straight down into kelp and i only have 10ft of 20# fluro so i backed off the drag a bit. 10-15min later... towed within 100ft of the cattle boat, 86 viewers at the bow, and with deefeesha's gaff assist, i stick my very first yt on the yak! (42" lenth, 25lbs) i bleed it out right there (later to find out that there was a GWS nearby). we stayed until about 4:30 and each missed a yt. went back to shore, where i flipped my yak. all gear was retrieved. no rods suffered casualties. great first time out at LJ! but now my arms are dead sore.

beginner's luck footnotes: found the best bait. caught first yt. didnt get eaten by GWS. flipped yak with no losses. got stuck in the sand at the launch

seriola_killer · 08-04-2012, 10:22 AM

Great job right there!

Old Man in the Sea · 08-04-2012, 10:37 AM

sounds like a perfect trip!!!

ctrujillo · 08-04-2012, 10:59 AM

Fn epic good to see a long trip work out foryou

taggermike · 08-04-2012, 11:05 AM

Sounds like a full LJ experience. Congrats. Mike

Deefeesha · 08-04-2012, 11:24 AM

I just finished the edits on our video, so he should have it posted soon.

Disclaimer: lots of F-bombs during gaff'in.

"jjcawjj" · 08-04-2012, 12:04 PM

Congrats!!!! Great read and pic's! Thank for sharing. Hope I have some of that luck tomorrow.

echo1er · 08-04-2012, 12:23 PM

great job thanks for the report.

ratdog · 08-04-2012, 01:38 PM

thanks for sharing the great report, and congrats on the first yt.

kobra · 08-04-2012, 03:01 PM

Congrats on a job well done.

andrewtp · 08-04-2012, 03:55 PM

The pictures do the fish complete justice.

wade · 08-04-2012, 05:33 PM

congrats man on your 1st, way to get it done!!...

MattRabasco · 08-04-2012, 06:25 PM

Nice job, I also flipped on the way in when I caught my first yellow on the yak 7 years ago. A perfect pearl, I did not lose anything either. You have been baptized at La Jolla! Nothing like your first yellow!

Gigafish · 08-04-2012, 06:36 PM

Congrats, Awesome catch.

bigbarrels · 08-04-2012, 10:46 PM

congrats

bus kid · 08-05-2012, 06:51 AM

nice work

blitzburgh · 08-05-2012, 09:41 AM

Nice work! You'll never forget that trip!

vincentek9 · 08-05-2012, 10:38 AM

thanks guys. it was a mission to get bait, get to yt grounds, catch yt, and paddle all the way back to shore. my arms are still hurting right now.

tysonleomo · 08-05-2012, 10:41 AM

thats rad, i want to do that someday.

Cbad Mike · 08-05-2012, 11:04 AM

Nicely done. Congratulations!

08-04-2012, 10:11 AM	#1
vincentek9 MAYNEE-YAK Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 531	Beginner's luck 7/3. LJ picked deefeesha up at 4am. got to LJ launch site at 6am. bait was tough at first, and very few people were able to find any. once andrewtp arried at 10ish, us 3 decided to go for some calicos. i had a big bag of fresh frozen chovies so i decided to toss some over and all of a sudden a school of greenbacks came. caught ONLY pacific macs from 10" to whopping 16" torpedos. called other yakkers to come join but nobody listened. made our way to the yt grounds with about 8-10 macs each.. and it was a struggle against the wind. no hobie = you're dying. finally got there and started to soak the macs. we each get stolen by seals once or twice. i'm soaking my mac at 80ft of water and staring at the New Seaforth pulling up 100yd away. all of a sudden my reel screams and i'm on a big fish. it ran straight down into kelp and i only have 10ft of 20# fluro so i backed off the drag a bit. 10-15min later... towed within 100ft of the cattle boat, 86 viewers at the bow, and with deefeesha's gaff assist, i stick my very first yt on the yak! (42" lenth, 25lbs) i bleed it out right there (later to find out that there was a GWS nearby). we stayed until about 4:30 and each missed a yt. went back to shore, where i flipped my yak. all gear was retrieved. no rods suffered casualties. great first time out at LJ! but now my arms are dead sore. beginner's luck footnotes: found the best bait. caught first yt. didnt get eaten by GWS. flipped yak with no losses. got stuck in the sand at the launch __________________

08-04-2012, 10:22 AM	#2
seriola_killer Sled Peddler Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Bonita, Ca. Posts: 236	Great job right there! __________________ Jerry Moore Need a car or truck to yaul your yak? Ring me up. (619)988-3325

08-04-2012, 05:33 PM	#12
wade Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,214	congrats man on your 1st, way to get it done!!... __________________

08-04-2012, 10:46 PM	#15
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	congrats __________________ The shorter you are, the bigger your fish appear

08-05-2012, 06:51 AM	#16
bus kid Team Keine Zugehörigkeit Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Way out there Posts: 2,854	nice work __________________ Não alimente os trolls------------Don't feed the trolls---------------インタネット荒らしを無視しろ

08-04-2012, 10:37 AM	#3
Old Man in the Sea Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Bay Park Posts: 569	sounds like a perfect trip!!!

08-04-2012, 10:59 AM	#4
ctrujillo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: garden grove Posts: 308	Fn epic good to see a long trip work out foryou

08-04-2012, 11:05 AM	#5
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Sounds like a full LJ experience. Congrats. Mike

08-04-2012, 11:24 AM	#6
Deefeesha Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: I.E. Posts: 179	I just finished the edits on our video, so he should have it posted soon. Disclaimer: lots of F-bombs during gaff'in.

08-04-2012, 12:04 PM	#7
"jjcawjj" Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Vista, California Posts: 174	Congrats!!!! Great read and pic's! Thank for sharing. Hope I have some of that luck tomorrow.

08-04-2012, 12:23 PM	#8
echo1er Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 598	great job thanks for the report.

08-04-2012, 01:38 PM	#9
ratdog Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 424	thanks for sharing the great report, and congrats on the first yt.

08-04-2012, 03:01 PM	#10
kobra Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: oceanside Posts: 880	Congrats on a job well done.

08-04-2012, 03:55 PM	#11
andrewtp Awesome Possum Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Riverside Posts: 187	The pictures do the fish complete justice.

08-04-2012, 06:25 PM	#13
MattRabasco Senior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 102	Nice job, I also flipped on the way in when I caught my first yellow on the yak 7 years ago. A perfect pearl, I did not lose anything either. You have been baptized at La Jolla! Nothing like your first yellow!

08-04-2012, 06:36 PM	#14
Gigafish Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 309	Congrats, Awesome catch.

08-05-2012, 09:41 AM	#17
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Nice work! You'll never forget that trip! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

08-05-2012, 10:38 AM	#18
vincentek9 MAYNEE-YAK Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: So Cal Posts: 531	thanks guys. it was a mission to get bait, get to yt grounds, catch yt, and paddle all the way back to shore. my arms are still hurting right now. __________________

08-05-2012, 10:41 AM	#19
tysonleomo Junior Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 7	thats rad, i want to do that someday.

08-05-2012, 11:04 AM	#20
Cbad Mike Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Carlsbad Ca. Posts: 1,206	Nicely done. Congratulations!