First fish ever from a yak...

Hey guys,

just wanted to share a small story. just took out my hobie PA for the first time since i purchased it over a week and a half ago... i was able to launch and troll rodeo and hercules for a few hours today and popped my cherry with some striper action. landed 3 keepers and 4 shakers with the biggest at 23". boy was i thinking buying the boat was going to be addicting with upgrades but after catching my first fish, it has opened a whole new can of worms  now its time to move to one of my favorite fish.... HALIBUTS.
Joined this forum before i even got my boat and all the information has been only but helpful and appreciated. hope to meet some of you guys OTW soon.

Awesome! Way to break it in!


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Welcome and congrats on the fish.

Sweet way to get out and get some stripe action. Im sure there's some Halibut in your future I've often thought of hitting that area Its in my own back yard and I've never fished it! You inspired me. where did you launch?

Thanks for the post

Welcome. Great way to start.

Thanks everyone... Fishadow I launched out of the boat launch in rodeo. Unfortunately it's not free but I know a spot close to it where u can launch.

Welcome! Yak fishing is pretty awesome, isn't it?

Very cool! btw did you install the anchor system on your yak? Rodeo is a cool spot to launch, im sure there are Hali there! I'm down to try it out there for Hali, if some folks wanna get together sometime,

Congrats!  Good to hear that there are Stripers in the bay!

thats a great way breaking it in,where you launch from over there is there a boat launch?you bought the other members yak i forgot his name'its scary how well that color blends into the water

Vince, I launch from our local boat repair/storage shop in rodeo. They have a old boat launch into San pablo bay. It had a launching fee. Not sure if they do daily passes but I do know it's 40-50 bucks a year.

With the type of yak that we have 50 a year is not a problem,I've been trying to get some info on richmond rod and gun club they have a small boat launch also.been trying to see how to join.the spring and fall run in point Pinole is massive thru there.last year during the fall run I caught a bunch from shore.I saw 4 hali get pulled out of there.but watch out for the jumping sturgeon

WTG! Nice way to break in that new hobie. Welcome to the madness.

Freddie
IslandYak

Welcome aboard and congrats on "popping the cheery" on your new yak    Thanks for the report and picture  fishstrong151.

Don't wash that blood off! Congrats.