Yellowtail Mania Aboard the Kolomona. Sunday 7/5 Coronados

[ToadHunter]

Hello FNN, this is my first report.

I get a call from Arthur aka Commander Wingnut asking if I wanted to join him and Binh aka Badbeat on a Tuna/Yellowtail hunting trip with Jeff aka Webmaster.
Hell yeah I said, I need to redeem myself for the last time I was out there getting seasick and didn't fish much. :Envious:

Arthur and Binh picked me up at 1:30am and headed for the launch ramp in San Diego. None of us got any sleep coming off the 4th of July party. :Shocked:

Met up with Jeff and board the Kolo, picked up some bait and off we went.

We spent the first few hours trolling and looking for Tuna with no luck. Metered a lot of fish and seen some Tuna jump clear out of the water but couldn't get them to bite. :mad:

Finally, Jeff says let's head for the islands and kill some Yellowtails. Killed them we did, the troll was off the hook. The bite was great with multiple double hook ups. The only bummer was the Seal kept on stealing our fish. Damn Sea Dogs stole three or four big Yellows, lures and all. :Angry: We try to chase them down to get at least the lure back but those bastards got away. One Seal got the hooks from a Rapala Magnum stuck to its flippers and we were fighting that sucker for about 20 minutes. It finally climbed out of the water onto some rocks and broke us off. We taught that sucker a lesson, lol.

We ended up with a total of twelve Yellowtails. I got my personal best Yellow and Binh caught the biggest one of the trip pushing close to 30 lbs. :Surprised:
We lost quite a few plus the ones the Seal stole. It was a fun day out there with great friends and I really appreciate being included in such a cool group of fishermen. :Cool:

Jeff, U Da Man bro thanks for everything. Arthur and Binh, thank you for inviting me along, this was the best fishing trip ever!!! Hope we can do it again soon.

Here are some photos, Arthur took most of them. I think Jeff is going to put up a video, good times!

Quang aka ToadHunter


Tuna boils. :Surprised: They didn't want to play today.
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But there were plenty of Yellows that's willing.
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There were a whole bunch of party boats out there.
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One of our double hook ups.
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One of the big Yellows got me pinned to the rail, haha
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Binh almost got spooled by a Big Yellow. :EyePop:
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Jeff got the gaff ready.
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Here we are chasing down a Seal. :LOL:
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It finally climbed up on the rocks and broke off.
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Bastard!
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Thanks for filleting our fish Jeff.
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Watering the SWAT Commander's road Beast before the drive home.
Thanks for the Pho dinner Arthur!
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[webmaster]

Awesome job guys. Lots of fun for sure. Can't wait to do it again! :Cool:


https://youtu.be/C4d8SveyNpo

[bones]

First of all WELCOME to the FNN Quang!

This is a very nice report sir. You definitely were in fine company and Jeff as always gets his crew on the big girls. Those are definitely some toads. I bet Badbeat's arms got pretty worn out (Since he just turned 40)....LOL
BTW....A belated happy Birthday to ya Badbeat!

I can see that Arthur spent most of his time taking pictures instead of fishing too:ROFL:

Keep up the slaying guys.....This year is off the hook already for sure!

[E.A.R.G.]

HELLUVA SEASON JEFF! Goodjob Arthur, Toadhunter and gang!

ahhhhhhhh I gotta get back out there. Currently stuck in Georgia... 130 hour work weeks... reading so cal fishing reports....

[trail blazer]

WOW!!!!
GREAT report .

Welcome to FNN and what a great fishing trip,,rou guys rock,d m

Congrats

T/B

[cutbait]

Report of the year right here

[bones]

Awesome job guys. Lots of fun for sure. Can't wait to do it again! :Cool:


https://youtu.be/C4d8SveyNpo

Didn't actually get to watch the vid until I got home and checked it out on my PC. Damn nice vid Jeff.....You sure take the back seat when it comes to your guests having a great time. You guys absolutely killed it on the troll for sure!

[Wingnut]

Good times for sure! :Big Grin:
Quang, you certainly redeemed yourself and more... :Thumbs Up:
Binh, congrats on your PB Yellowtail, that sucker almost spooled ya. :Shocked:

Thanks Jeff for another memorable trip. Your knowledge, experience and hospitality aboard the Kolo is second to none.
We really appreciate your white glove service every time we step on board. :Cool:
Jeff is always more concerned about his guests catching fish and having a good time, than he cares about himself. :Razz:

Can't wait until the Tuna shows up in numbers. :Twisted:

Binh celebrated his 40th birthday a few days ago... Man, I really feel old now. :LOL:
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JerryG and Son did pretty well too on their Father & Son trip. :Big Grin:
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[exfactor]

Good times were had by all! Any issues with the navy that day? Guess you need a passport to fish the islands now. Some very good fishing up this way now also, you should get Jeff to come north soon.

[Fishingdachronarch201E7]

Good stuff congrats to all!!! those Islands are on fire, i was there on the San Diego on the 3rd when it nailed 295 yellows :) Insane!!!

[ToadHunter]

Awesome job guys. Lots of fun for sure. Can't wait to do it again! :Cool:


https://youtu.be/C4d8SveyNpo

Thank you for the great time, Jeff.

[ToadHunter]

WOW!!!!
GREAT report .

Welcome to FNN and what a great fishing trip,,rou guys rock,d m

Congrats

T/B

Thanks, Trail blazer

[ToadHunter]

Report of the year right here

Lol report of the year made possible by Jeff, Arthur and Binh. Thanks for taking me out.

[ToadHunter]

Good times for sure! :Big Grin:
Quang, you certainly redeemed yourself and more... :Thumbs Up:
Binh, congrats on your PB Yellowtail, that sucker almost spooled ya. :Shocked:

Thanks Jeff for another memorable trip. Your knowledge, experience and hospitality aboard the Kolo is second to none.
We really appreciate your white glove service every time we step on board. :Cool:
Jeff is always more concerned about his guests catching fish and having a good time, than he cares about himself. :Razz:

Can't wait until the Tuna shows up in numbers. :Twisted:

Binh celebrated his 40th birthday a few days ago... Man, I really feel old now. :LOL:
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%2012/Wingnut%2013/Wingnut%2014/BINH4.jpg (http://s143.photobucket.com/user/Wingnut32566/media/Wingnut%2012/Wingnut%2013/Wingnut%2014/BINH4.jpg.html)

JerryG and Son did pretty well too on their Father & Son trip. :Big Grin:
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Thanks Art. Happy bday to Binh.

[ToadHunter]

Good times were had by all! Any issues with the navy that day? Guess you need a passport to fish the islands now. Some very good fishing up this way now also, you should get Jeff to come north soon.

Luckily no issues with the Mexican navy. We all had passports, Mexican licenses and visas anyway. :Wink:

[ToadHunter]

First of all WELCOME to the FNN Quang!

This is a very nice report sir. You definitely were in fine company and Jeff as always gets his crew on the big girls. Those are definitely some toads. I bet Badbeat's arms got pretty worn out (Since he just turned 40)....LOL
BTW....A belated happy Birthday to ya Badbeat!

I can see that Arthur spent most of his time taking pictures instead of fishing too:ROFL:

Keep up the slaying guys.....This year is off the hook already for sure!

Thanks for the warm welcome, Bones.

[Wingnut]

Check out these new iron jigs that Lucky Craft sent me. :EyePop:
Can't wait to put them in action. :Twisted:
Should hit your local tackle stores shortly. :Wink:

These are 80g - 95mm
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[webmaster]

Check out these new iron jigs that Lucky Craft sent me. :EyePop:
Can't wait to put them in action. :Twisted:
Should hit your local tackle stores shortly. :Wink:

These are 80g - 95mm
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut15/LC5.jpg (http://s143.photobucket.com/user/Wingnut32566/media/Wingnut15/LC5.jpg.html)

Those look sweet!

[murrieta angler]

Nice amount of YT for sure.
Good times on the Kolo keep on going1
Robert
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[TUNAVIC]

All the good words on your day and video have been used,so I'll just say,Welcome and WOW!

Cya Tuna Vic

[JAG107]

Wow awesome report! I'm jealous! what do you have to do permit wise to fish the coronados?
Hey is that Mercedes a diesel?

[webmaster]

Wow awesome report! I'm jealous! what do you have to do permit wise to fish the coronados?
Hey is that Mercedes a diesel?

You need a passport, Mexican fishing license and FMM Visa;

http://www.inm.gob.mx/

http://www.bajasursportfishing.com/

[MikesOcean]

Hellava day!!!

Congrats to Cappy for making life long memories for everyone.

Imagine Jeff, your season has not even really started yet?

Looked like everyone had a blast with some nice grade tails too!

[DockRat]

Those are some nice YT.
That boat catches some serious fish.
Congrats to all.

[ToadHunter]

Nice amount of YT for sure.
Good times on the Kolo keep on going1
Robert
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Thanks bro. It's going to be an epic season.

[ToadHunter]

All the good words on your day and video have been used,so I'll just say,Welcome and WOW!

Cya Tuna Vic

Thanks for the welcome, TunaVic.

[ToadHunter]

Wow awesome report! I'm jealous! what do you have to do permit wise to fish the coronados?
Hey is that Mercedes a diesel?

The Commander's G-Wagon is not a diesel, only gets 10-12 MPG. :Shocked:

[Badbeat]

Awesome report Quang. :Thumbs Up: We put a hurt on those Yellows.
I hate the Seals too. :mad:

Thanks again for everything Jeff, you're the best. :Big Grin:

[bachiboy]

Great first report! Nice going out there. Happy Birthday Binh and congrats on your PB!!!

Don

[troublehook]

Whoa, you guys smoked those Yellows. :Twisted:
Thanks for dropping off some fillets for me guys.
Hope we can get back out there again soon. :Big Grin:

Sokha

[bobabocker]

looks like another amazing day out there! You boys mustve been worn the heck out!

[Brent]

Slaaaaaaya's!

[Tunaslam]

Way to go guys!

[blackwater]

Sweet Yellowtail slay boys. :Thumbs Up:
I got to get back out there with you guys again.
Happy belated birthday Binh.