The yellowtail fishing for me has been pretty hot the last month. I have more in my freezer than I know what to do with. LOL
I went with Scott yesterday as we got some fresh intel. I wasn't expecting so many boats out there, but apparently, they had the same intel.
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I let my bait apparently hit the bottom and got instantly hit! I knew it wasn't a game fish, but thought it may be a shark. Now I know what has been snapping on my baits when I send them down too low this morning. I can only envision fields of these crabs sweeping the bottom.
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About 20 of these little shrimp fell off the sheep crab when I got it on deck. I guess they were living on him and grabbing the bits the crab didn't get.
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No love for a few hours and we tried a few different spots. I saw some stuff on the meter and dropped all the way again and was getting the baits bit to pieces. I finally got one of the bastards.
Not the King Croaker I desired, but a Kin to the Croaker I was looking for. LOL
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Otherwise, we called it at 11:00 with nothing to show except for White Croaker and Crab.
We had a couple of annoying Northern Fulmars attacking my boat. I'm not sure why, but it was pecking the hell on my motor and even scratching it!
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Greasy Calm conditions, but the current changed directions at least 6 times in 4 hours. Not great conditions for finding Yellows or WSB.
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We left our buddies behind and called it the morning. Until Next tide!
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It was a bummer since Scott brought the "Whopper Stopper", a 3' all roller guide rod that was built to tame 400# tuna. Believe it or not, but I have no doubt the rod could handle it even if the reel would have needed to be bigger. lol
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You have had lots of success lately, bummer there was no love today but that means you have to go back out there again and redeem yourself :)
Good try. That Whopper Stopper is a pretty crazy build. Trinidad is an...interesting pick to match.