Yellowtail on redondo pier

[winningman]

Who would belive that yellowtail on pier..?:EyePop:

this morning I got to redondo pier about 11 a.m.

One of my body told me to hurry and get yellowtail..?



Anyway afew people was talking about big yellowtail that

someone got and lost to sealion...and it was big...

showing me with both arm-full <---------------->:ROFL:


as I was getting gears ready...

guy next to me had line across :Angry:and looks like got somthing,

so I asked what you got....?

He said I'm stock on something....and pulling but won't come up.

soon he broke his line..

So I through my line and I got stuck on it....

as I pulled slowly and got heavier....

when it got to surf I couldn't belived it...

It was big Yellowtail....:EyePop:

we used gaf..X2 two to bring it up:Envious:

It was 54 inches..

up to my chest...


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Sorry for small pic was my cell phone~~~

[spartafish]

El nino!!!

[Frenchy]

sweet i would normally call bs but i caught one when i was working on the newport bait barge in the harbor it was sick congrats good catch

[victor101]

WOW... Ive heard of Yellowtail coming up on that pier...Never actually seen one. Too bad the seals got to it before it was brought up. Nice catch!

[dfisher]

damn, that fish was lost.. seals had a feast other then macs hehe!

Was there anymore?

[dixoncider]

Back in the 83 el nino. they bit off the pier and in the harbor... Nice fish..

[winningman]

thanks again~

mainly I didn't catch it...:Envious:

I just pick it up~~^^*:EyePop:

And we shared the whole fish~~

more than 10 people got happy~~

[Stormcrow]

What a rarity, my guess is that it drifted some time dead and ended up near the pier. I remember back in the 80s when you could ACTUALLY SEE 40 lb yellowtail cruising in packs in King Harbor in Redondo, even by the little pier in about 20 ft of water. They wouldnt hit anything but MAN it was fun to see.

[THROWBACK RANGER]

sashimi tonight!!!!!!!

[sansou]

That's a really nice size one too!

It wasn't so long ago that maybe a couple days out of the year you would hear off people catching firecrackers like that off of Ocean Beach Pier. In years past, I've personally seen people catch firecrackers off MB jetty using surfpoles, a float and live smelt. I've never been so lucky.

[Stormcrow]

That's a really nice size one too!

It wasn't so long ago that maybe a couple days out of the year you would hear off people catching firecrackers like that off of Ocean Beach Pier. In years past, I've personally seen people catch firecrackers off MB jetty using surfpoles, a float and live smelt. I've never been so lucky.

The last mini el-nino we had in 1997 we were catching firecrackers just outside newport harbor LITERALLY about 100 yds off the beach sand. Some buddies and I were lucky enough to catch about 10 each on swimbaits and iron from our jetskis. It was awesome

[hbomb]

Wowwwwwwwwwwww, nice catch. Thanks for sharing. :Cool:

[Greg Madrigal]

So the thing was dead and you snagged it. Wasn't actually bitin. That thing is HUGE. Cool pics either way, thanks 4 sharing.


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[winningman]

What a rarity, my guess is that it drifted some time dead and ended up near the pier. I remember back in the 80s when you could ACTUALLY SEE 40 lb yellowtail cruising in packs in King Harbor in Redondo, even by the little pier in about 20 ft of water. They wouldnt hit anything but MAN it was fun to see.

An hour before I got there..
this a guy got this Yellow and fighting on pier...
and lost to seals.....
he got mad and left the pier.

I just got lucky~~^^*

[shovelnose]

hay Hann long time no see.
i hope i see you tomorrow on the pier so you can tell me the full story:EyePop:

[megafisher94]

just when you thought youd seen it all... nice job man...

[ToadsToadsOnly]

Thats a monster yellow darn sea dogs they couldnt even eat the yellowtail because it was too big so they ate the belly and guts. Thats a great fish I like the others that posted above have also heard of the schools of home gard yellows that used to prowl king harbor. The days when they used to pump the warm water into the harbor. But this is the first I ever seen landed on the pier.

[boxl0bster]

i would have sashimi'd that thing right there. :Envious: thanks for the pics and cool story!

[Troutman65]

Maybe its just me but I would not have eaten that fish.

[winningman]

Maybe its just me but I would not have eaten that fish.


When I got it...:LOL:
It didn't took 30 min. all gone~~:Embarrassed:
Every loved it ^^*

We shared on pier:Razz:

[Troutman65]

When I got it...:LOL:
It didn't took 30 min. all gone~~:Embarrassed:
Every loved it ^^*

We shared on pier:Razz:


Thats cool. I guess I am a picky eater. :Wink: From the one pic. the eye of the fish looked clear. So , I guess I would of had to been there. :Wink:

Thanks for the post .:Cool:

[fishfinder]

i remember 83 el nino. fishing the bubble hole in kings harbor. we caught some nice yellow tail that day. A funny thing that happened when i was fishing that day, i had some bait out and i was reaching in the cooler for a beer and had my rod clutched to my chest, i guess the boat had turned 180 degrees, and wham i got hit and that fish pulled me right over the bench seat onto my back. :ROFL:

[bigd87]

hahah whoa nice catch.

[smokehound]

from what ive heard, redondo pier was always the best chance for a landlocked angler to catch some yellowtails..