My First Bluefin in my yak! And first lawndart in waves..no exclamation point - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

kjsdad619 · 09-06-2015, 04:38 PM

So there I was....Headed out super early today, roughly in water by 515..made bait by 6 a.m., I was sitting on a landmine of Spanish literally pulling them up 3 at a time until those damn dogs got loose and started attacking my gold mine! Anyways had 11 Spanish and one Greenie..got past the corner and threw the Greenie out and wouldn't you know it..ninja dog came out of no where and jacked him. Kept going due west to my spot that I like to fish, dropped a Spanish down, trolled for about 15 minutes, decided to clean my sunglasses and then heard that sweet sound we all dream about my line going ballistic. Let him run for about my typical 8 - 10 seconds clicked the secondary drag off and went to war. I knew that it wasn't a YT by it's strength and the way it was fighting. I was afraid it was going to be a bonito but it took a couple short runs and the drag wore him down so I started hauling line and saw color way down..silver..no yellow..wth? I still thought it was just a monster bonito and didn't even think about BFT. Got him next to yak..SH^& my pants, sank gaff, onboard by 0815..completely dumbfounded by my luck. I looked at my FF and was only 3.1 miles from the launch. My friend had caught one about a month back but was farther out. Anyways, back to reality..put him to sleep, right between the eyes..his mouth came wide open..knew I hit the sweet spot..cut gills out..gut him, and being my first ate his heart..had to get a pic to gross out the wife...cleaned up the yak...started to troll back in. Met someone who also caught one, in 90 feet of water right next to kelp, his buddy caught 30 lbs YT. This 2015 season has been amazing, guess I couldn't have picked a better year to start! Well, gave the rest of my bait to a guy named Matt who was out there for his first time. Ensured I wasn't being tailed by OUR friend Senor Hammer..don't need another case of mass hysteria on the beach..and then in all my glory, and riding high from my BFT catch..drum roll please...proceeded to get sideways in the waves and dump my yak for my first time (2 cherries popped today)..jumped up, flipped my yak over..looked around to see if anyone saw me..which they did

Oh well, could of been worse and had bigger crowd on beach I guess ...Hit the store, ice, home, turned man cave into slaughter house, weighed in at 14.5 pounds..33"..cut him up, and then made the seared pepper crusted tuna you see in pic...Amazing..poke in fridge..it was a good day!! And if you see me out there, hit me up..like meeting new people, always a good time! TIGHT LINES MY FRIENDS!

chris138 · 09-06-2015, 04:56 PM

Insane! Awesome dude... Best sashimi ever.

AirborneYak · 09-06-2015, 05:32 PM

Congrats !! That's freaking awesome!!

kurt · 09-06-2015, 05:57 PM

Congrats! Great report. So close, its crazy!

Mike scales · 09-06-2015, 06:00 PM

Super, duper, duper, awesome, sir! last night I thought, La Jolla??? Naaaa...Buddy and I decided to try our luck at Dana Point today, only caught few bonita. Shoulda, coulda, woulda... epic pics, congrats!

Iceman · 09-06-2015, 06:14 PM

super jealous! ya....................

congrats!

iethinker · 09-06-2015, 06:58 PM

...and way to Man-Up with the heart!

kjsdad619 · 09-10-2015, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chris138

Insane! Awesome dude... Best sashimi ever.

Chris hell yeah it is! and got a question for you. I want to get WSB next and was curious, after checking out your pics..how did you catch yours? Same was as trying for YT?

Raul · 09-06-2015, 08:32 PM

nice congrats

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Geno Machino · 09-06-2015, 08:45 PM

Now that's what I'm talking about!!!

Congrats my friend!!

That sird tuna looks amazing!

Geno

steveooo · 09-06-2015, 09:41 PM

So rad! Congrats!

summers in kuwait · 09-07-2015, 06:52 AM

Congrats! Very nice catch.

ptn · 09-07-2015, 07:40 AM

Congrats Ryan! You deserve it and thanks for the read. More credit for eating the heart and keeping the tradition going.

kayakfisherman · 09-07-2015, 06:57 AM

More than Jealous!!!!

the food looks outstanding!!!! Nice job!

kjsdad619 · 09-10-2015, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kayakfisherman

More than Jealous!!!!

the food looks outstanding!!!! Nice job!

Thank you Yani, just trying to get on your level!

TJones · 09-07-2015, 07:01 AM

Great report . Now you got me Jonesn to get out .

.

"jjcawjj" · 09-07-2015, 08:41 AM

congrats

!!!

Kardinal_84 · 09-08-2015, 05:53 PM

Bluefin?!?! Nice!!! Trade a pound of bluefin for ten pounds of halibut any day! Jelly! Great catch!

Mr. NiceGuy · 09-06-2015, 08:38 PM

Yay!

BFT!

DanaPT · 09-06-2015, 08:44 PM

Awesome day!

09-06-2015, 04:38 PM	#1
kjsdad619 Just a Salty Sailor Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 193	My First Bluefin in my yak! And first lawndart in waves..no exclamation point So there I was....Headed out super early today, roughly in water by 515..made bait by 6 a.m., I was sitting on a landmine of Spanish literally pulling them up 3 at a time until those damn dogs got loose and started attacking my gold mine! Anyways had 11 Spanish and one Greenie..got past the corner and threw the Greenie out and wouldn't you know it..ninja dog came out of no where and jacked him. Kept going due west to my spot that I like to fish, dropped a Spanish down, trolled for about 15 minutes, decided to clean my sunglasses and then heard that sweet sound we all dream about my line going ballistic. Let him run for about my typical 8 - 10 seconds clicked the secondary drag off and went to war. I knew that it wasn't a YT by it's strength and the way it was fighting. I was afraid it was going to be a bonito but it took a couple short runs and the drag wore him down so I started hauling line and saw color way down..silver..no yellow..wth? I still thought it was just a monster bonito and didn't even think about BFT. Got him next to yak..SH^& my pants, sank gaff, onboard by 0815..completely dumbfounded by my luck. I looked at my FF and was only 3.1 miles from the launch. My friend had caught one about a month back but was farther out. Anyways, back to reality..put him to sleep, right between the eyes..his mouth came wide open..knew I hit the sweet spot..cut gills out..gut him, and being my first ate his heart..had to get a pic to gross out the wife...cleaned up the yak...started to troll back in. Met someone who also caught one, in 90 feet of water right next to kelp, his buddy caught 30 lbs YT. This 2015 season has been amazing, guess I couldn't have picked a better year to start! Well, gave the rest of my bait to a guy named Matt who was out there for his first time. Ensured I wasn't being tailed by OUR friend Senor Hammer..don't need another case of mass hysteria on the beach..and then in all my glory, and riding high from my BFT catch..drum roll please...proceeded to get sideways in the waves and dump my yak for my first time (2 cherries popped today)..jumped up, flipped my yak over..looked around to see if anyone saw me..which they did Oh well, could of been worse and had bigger crowd on beach I guess ...Hit the store, ice, home, turned man cave into slaughter house, weighed in at 14.5 pounds..33"..cut him up, and then made the seared pepper crusted tuna you see in pic...Amazing..poke in fridge..it was a good day!! And if you see me out there, hit me up..like meeting new people, always a good time! TIGHT LINES MY FRIENDS! Attached Images __________________ So there I was..

09-06-2015, 05:57 PM	#4
kurt Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: 2 inches above sea level Posts: 502	Congrats! Great report. So close, its crazy! __________________ "All I got was a rock"

09-06-2015, 06:00 PM	#5
Mike scales Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 327	Super, duper, duper, awesome, sir! last night I thought, La Jolla??? Naaaa...Buddy and I decided to try our luck at Dana Point today, only caught few bonita. Shoulda, coulda, woulda... epic pics, congrats! __________________

09-06-2015, 06:14 PM	#6
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,943	super jealous! ya.................... congrats! __________________

09-06-2015, 06:58 PM	#7
iethinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Inland Empire Posts: 370	Great Work... ...and way to Man-Up with the heart!

09-06-2015, 04:56 PM	#2
chris138 donkey roper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pacific Beach Posts: 968	Insane! Awesome dude... Best sashimi ever.

09-06-2015, 05:32 PM	#3
AirborneYak Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Long Beach Posts: 366	Congrats !! That's freaking awesome!!

09-06-2015, 08:32 PM	#9
Raul Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: oceanside Posts: 53	nice congrats Sent from my SM-G360P using Tapatalk

09-06-2015, 08:45 PM	#10
Geno Machino "Relax" Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: O'side Posts: 552	Now that's what I'm talking about!!! Congrats my friend!! That sird tuna looks amazing! Geno

09-06-2015, 09:41 PM	#11
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	So rad! Congrats!

09-07-2015, 06:52 AM	#12
summers in kuwait Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: East County San Diego Posts: 657	Epic! Congrats! Very nice catch.

09-07-2015, 07:40 AM	#13
ptn Junior Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 22	Congrats Ryan! You deserve it and thanks for the read. More credit for eating the heart and keeping the tradition going.

09-07-2015, 06:57 AM	#14
kayakfisherman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 715	More than Jealous!!!! the food looks outstanding!!!! Nice job!

09-07-2015, 07:01 AM	#16
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,523	Well done , Well done Great report . Now you got me Jonesn to get out . .

09-07-2015, 08:41 AM	#17
"jjcawjj" Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Vista, California Posts: 174	congrats!!!

09-08-2015, 05:53 PM	#18
Kardinal_84 Alaskan Lurker Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 73	Bluefin?!?! Nice!!! Trade a pound of bluefin for ten pounds of halibut any day! Jelly! Great catch!

09-06-2015, 08:38 PM	#19
Mr. NiceGuy Manic for Life Join Date: May 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 838	Yay! BFT! __________________ Another ho-hum day in Paradise

09-06-2015, 08:44 PM	#20
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,605	Awesome day!