I went on the Freedom out of 22nd St Landing for an overnight trip to fish this past Sunday 10/5/14. We were on our way to Tanner Bank but we heard that everyone & their mama was going to be there so we joined the Thunderbird to check out San Clemente Island. Everyone was bummed out because we all wanted tunas but Captain's orders. That morning at 7 am I was brushing my teeth before sunrise & we were all anchored up already. I spat out the toothpaste & joined everyone since they started fishing.
I was the 2nd person to get hooked up & got broken off using a 15 lb leader. So I amped up to my 25 lb setup & landed a few. Suddenly everyone was landing yellowtails & we realized it was WIDE OPEN! Everyone took out their 30 lb heavy gear & it was on! It was UNREAL, they were biting on plastics, 40 lb test, & even straight spectra. I broke off my line so many times because I forgot I had year old mono on my reels. I caught 7 yellowtails total but I lost way more than that. We finished limited out at 11:20 am exactly. The cellar was stuffed, we had to store fish in the baitwells, bags, & the killbox to store everything! We literally fished for 4 hours & it took 9 hours for the crew to clean all the fish for us to take home 10 each.
My biggest yellowtail at 21 lbs & 2nd place for jackpot.