dlmoo312
09-14-2014, 12:00 AM
9/11/14
Had a couple of days free up during the week and decided to make the trip down to SD with Thien (bloox8) to try for some yellowtail before school starts. This was my second time fishing La Jolla, with my first outing ending in a skunk. I was feeling pretty confident today with the nice conditions. We launched around sunrise, quickly made bait with some nice sized greenies and set out to find our target. Saw plenty of boils and bird activity, to which I threw the surface iron, but it ended up being bonito every time. They were a lot of fun on the bass setup and a couple were pretty big (~30"). I also got bit by two mystery fish that pulled some serious drag before getting unbuttoned, but again, no YT. We ended the day with a bunch of bonito.
9/12/14
I was pretty upset about the two mystery fish from the previous day, and I was determined to take it more calmly if I hooked up again today. Thien and I launched around sunrise and made some nice greenies again. Right away I decided to make my way over to one of the spots I hooked up the previous day. I texted Thien the coordinates and agreed to meet up there. As I'm nearing the spot, my clicker sounds and then goes screaming like it had the other day. I carefully tighten the drag, and the fight is on! :Twisted: After what felt like a looooooong battle, I land my first YT :D I have to say.. these fish are ridiculously strong! We kept on fishing for another hour, and I was lucky enough to hookup and land a second, smaller model YT. We ended the day with the two yellowtail and a few bonito. Thien had some cool up close encounters with some wildlife as well, which included a whale :Shocked:, a shark which cruised with his kayak a while :EyePop:, and a couple of sea turtles :Cool:
Hookup!
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/IMG_1538_zpscdc2c9eb.jpg
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/IMG_1558_zps93d5219f.jpg
First YT!! Didn't get a weight but measured 39" from mouth to fork
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/IMG_1531_zps9b5d290a.jpg
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/IMG_1550_zps4cf01bd9.jpg
...and some slabs :Envious:
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/IMG_1554_zpsd26bfe95.jpg
If you haven't already, make sure to sign up of Hunting Giants 6!!! This is an awesome event and one you won't want to miss :Big Grin:
Thanks for reading!
-Daniel
Had a couple of days free up during the week and decided to make the trip down to SD with Thien (bloox8) to try for some yellowtail before school starts. This was my second time fishing La Jolla, with my first outing ending in a skunk. I was feeling pretty confident today with the nice conditions. We launched around sunrise, quickly made bait with some nice sized greenies and set out to find our target. Saw plenty of boils and bird activity, to which I threw the surface iron, but it ended up being bonito every time. They were a lot of fun on the bass setup and a couple were pretty big (~30"). I also got bit by two mystery fish that pulled some serious drag before getting unbuttoned, but again, no YT. We ended the day with a bunch of bonito.
9/12/14
I was pretty upset about the two mystery fish from the previous day, and I was determined to take it more calmly if I hooked up again today. Thien and I launched around sunrise and made some nice greenies again. Right away I decided to make my way over to one of the spots I hooked up the previous day. I texted Thien the coordinates and agreed to meet up there. As I'm nearing the spot, my clicker sounds and then goes screaming like it had the other day. I carefully tighten the drag, and the fight is on! :Twisted: After what felt like a looooooong battle, I land my first YT :D I have to say.. these fish are ridiculously strong! We kept on fishing for another hour, and I was lucky enough to hookup and land a second, smaller model YT. We ended the day with the two yellowtail and a few bonito. Thien had some cool up close encounters with some wildlife as well, which included a whale :Shocked:, a shark which cruised with his kayak a while :EyePop:, and a couple of sea turtles :Cool:
Hookup!
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/IMG_1538_zpscdc2c9eb.jpg
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/IMG_1558_zps93d5219f.jpg
First YT!! Didn't get a weight but measured 39" from mouth to fork
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/IMG_1531_zps9b5d290a.jpg
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/IMG_1550_zps4cf01bd9.jpg
...and some slabs :Envious:
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/IMG_1554_zpsd26bfe95.jpg
If you haven't already, make sure to sign up of Hunting Giants 6!!! This is an awesome event and one you won't want to miss :Big Grin:
Thanks for reading!
-Daniel