Where and How to Kayak Fish for Yellowtail ????

[mpxmedical]

FISH11, jpp9565, and Iceman,

Thanks guys for the advice, I just appreciate the general advice on how to use this site, and the general basics of where/ how to fish. Special thanks to you ICEMAN.

No need to share secret spots NICKWORN (Hotel hahahaha), now I probably will have to stay there sometime hahahaha.

[Hunters Pa]

If you want to shorten the learning curve consider springing for a guided trip with Sea Samurai, Darkhorse, or another reputable guide. Some here discount the value and are more purist, but it should get you productive faster.

Or sign up & show up for the JAL tournament next weekend and follow the kayaks that smell most like fish blood.

[goldenglory18]

I totally read your handle as "mxpx medical".

That would have been awesome.

[OCPhisher]

Originally Posted by Hunters Pa

If you want to shorten the learning curve consider springing for a guided trip with Sea Samurai, Darkhorse, or another reputable guide. Some here discount the value and are more purist, but it should get you productive faster.

Or sign up & show up for the JAL tournament next weekend and follow the kayaks that smell most like fish blood.

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Short version: if time is a limited resource, I'd recommend springing for a guided trip. Sure it'll cost some coin but nothing a few weeks of forgoing eating out and limiting bar tabs can't scratch up.

FRAT (F*ck Reading All That) version: my son and I have been fishing for three years and kayak fishing for two. We fished La Jolla for the first time last week. It's a 3.5 hour round trip for us. Unlike Dana Pt or Newport (a lot closer), this wasn't something I was willing to suss out on my own --especially with my 12 yr old who doesn't have a dad who grew up fishing his whole life and can show him the ropes. We're learning together. Luckily, he loves fishing and we're figuring out a lot on our own collectively through youtube, forums like this, and a lot of cool dudes on here that are genuinely happy to help beginners.

We booked with Sea Samurai, and I can wholeheartedly recommend him. Aside from learning about the pure fishing aspect of it all, a guide can impart a lot of important knowledge on safety, etiquette, respecting/preserving the fishery, etc. I would've been happy with all of the knowledge gleaned from this particular trip --even if we didn't catch any fish. Luckily for us it was a pretty good bite last weekend. We hooked up with 15 YT, landed 10 and kept 3. My son and I still have the smiles pasted on our faces.

Good luck!

[NICKWORN]

Originally Posted by mpxmedical

FISH11, jpp9565, and Iceman,

Thanks guys for the advice, I just appreciate the general advice on how to use this site, and the general basics of where/ how to fish. Special thanks to you ICEMAN.

No need to share secret spots NICKWORN (Hotel hahahaha), now I probably will have to stay there sometime hahahaha.

Hahaha i thought you'd get a kick out that, but for real great spot to take a date or even stay the weekend. One of our popular tourist spots for real! LJ is all about live bait my friend, jigs work but live bait is were its at. Get a sabiki and troll around the kelp edge for bait, then hook one up on a flyline ( in the summer) or dropper loop ( in the winter ) and cover ground from 60'-120' zigzagging to cover a mass area, you will eventually get hit!