Summertime 3-Way Rig Yellowtail | Bonus Underwater Video from Greg | Targeting Big Fish All Year
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2020
- In this video I am using a 3 way swivel rig instead of my usual dropper loop. I use this rig when I'm planning to be close to the kelp. I catch a nice 30+ pound grade yellowtail on a big greenback mackerel, while fishing from my Hobie Pro Angler 14 Kayak.
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After a couple of months of accumalting my gear, I am finally ready and headed out tomorrow. Hopefully that 4ft swell prediction permits a clean entry/exit. Thanks for sharing all the tactics Chris!
Wow, great video Chris. So much fun going fishing with you!
Always great videos!
I’m having a tuff time in La Jolla. I’m out of Vegas with my 2020 pa14.
The brother has a house in Solana Beach so I’m here a lot dealing with the ccp virus the best one can.
Today it was as if a Micro storm hit the bay Highwinds white caps And pretty nice Size swell out there Tue Sep 8.
It hasn’t been too hard to find bait and I’m thankful for that but the elusive yellowtail is still just that “elusive”
I will endure to persevere🇺🇸. Thanks for your insight. I am positive it has reduced the learning curve.
I need to buy you a Fear, Movie, Lions, IPA at “Stone” one of these days.😎🇺🇸
As always, Chris: Useful information from a hghly skilled fisherman.
Another great day! I can't wait to get back there, a little under a year and I hope to see you out there.
...also, back in the day we'd just a some burlap in the boat that we could cover the fish with and just wet it down every once in awhile. Evaporative cooling and kept the fish moist.
Works like a charm, good point Tim. You don't need an expensive kill bag, a burlap sack will work just fine. Kill bag definitely is nice to have though. Cheers!
Well done Chris , well done! Take care. We down in Cali.
Really think it’s a clever idea to show the bait working below and how they react to it... Keep em coming man. Solid stuff!
Thanks AP, I'm glad you find the videos useful. Lots of the most important stuff in the videos is stuff that I don't talk about but show in the edit. Cheers!
Nice YT Chris! You know how to get it done💪
Awesome catch!I think I saw you out there on Sunday
Hi Bodyman, no I wasn't out sunday... lots of Papaya PAs around I suppose hahaha. Did you have any luck out there?
Chris Blevins I missed a yellow fly lining a greenback ,was working the yo-yo iron and hooked some nice calicos but no luck on the yellows.I should’ve tried the reverse dropper but next time .There were a couple papaya PAs out there thought it was you
Nice catch. I'm looking to get back out there soon
Keep at it Adam, fall can be some if the best times for YT and for WSB. Cheers and thanks for watching.
Another solid video tyvm for sharing.
Nice YT, my set up should be complete this week & looking forward to getting out there.
Awesome Mark! Great time of year be to out there, the summer crowds at the shores will start to slow down now after labor day. Cheers.
Absolutely Fantastic video Chris
Really enjoyed the footage very inspirational
That's a tank! Well done!
Always a pleasure Chris. My buddy and I actually went out there this last Thursday and didn't get any yellows. We came down from LA so really not sure where to fish down there. Think you wanna show couple guys around lol
"looking for yellowtail and not thinking about anything else". lol .That's how I'm fishing lately, some have to catch something, Yellow target for me.
Love the videos. Caught some rockfish and treefish on the paddleboard but no yellowtail yet. Thanks for the tips!
Hey Ronan, where you out there last friday?
Another good catch!! Still looking to get that rod holder and a few more things. I hope it’s not too late to fish those yellow tails.
Hey Michael... I'll let you in on a little secret. The YT bite all year round bro!
Chris Blevins I know. You told me that before.
@@chrisblevinsfishing X2
Nice grade Yellowtail, Chris. Nice bait balls, haven't seen too many of those lately. Good call on gutting it on the water since you didn't have the kill bag and ice.
Killin it!
Another great video
Nice fish bro.
nice yellowtail bro!! keep it up with the great work bro! cheers!
Carlos I can't wait to get down to Ensenada and check out some of your spots. Southern Baja is also calling my name! Gracias por su comentario Amigo!
Nice
Awesome! Cris nice haul! Yessah!🤙🎣
Chhhheeeewww! Thanks brother! You getting out there soon? Or having too much fun slaying the halibut in the bay?
@@chrisblevinsfishing having to much fun hunting for halis sd bay I've been getting lucky on them hopefully a YT soon like you braddah your on fire! . I should be out soon LJ again will see how this weekend goes but again awesome vid keep on coming..🤙🎣
Good job Crhis 👍👍👍
Thanks Ben. You been out lately?
Chris Blevins yes i went to Newport harbor and I’m just catching sculpin and with fish , not to bad
I'm have to go out there with you one day bro so you ca teach me some of fishing skills
So hyped on your vids, I’ve learned ALOT from them. I’ll be hittin LJ tomorrow n Thursday if you want to link up 🤘🏻
thanks again sir! nice yt!
New subscriber. Great footage. Keep it up.
Right on Donny, glad you found the channel. Thanks for the Sub!
That underwater video was awesome! Great video!!
All credit for the underwater video goes to @MrGregAndrew.... check out his YT channel if you haven't already!
ua-cam.com/users/MrGregAndrew
Chris Blevins I just got my first fishing kayak! I can not wait to start taking it out! I’m building the trailer for it right now!! 🔥🙌🏼
Also I did check out his UA-cam channel and gave him a sub! Amazing footage! I Love watching this channel!
Awesome video thanks for sharing , i noticed your dropper loop rig that the loop was way upper than the sinker , what is the your dropper loop's distance from the bottom ?
Another great video Chris! Love the edit style on this one. Keep up the great work, hope to see you on the water soon.
Meat and Potatoes. Few things I love more than watching a solid fisherman do their thing. You're making me want to carpetbag down from LA before the summer wraps up.
Went hard dropper looping the corner this past weekend and no luck for me
Love the underwater video- can't figure out why those tails just swam around that mack. You'd think they'd have just jumped on it!
Dude, totally. It's so trippy to see how the fish interact with the baits.
Thanks for taking the time to make all these videos. Great info. When you're fishing the dropper loop do you have the lead actually bouncing and dragging the bottom or do you pick it up a few turns? Thanks
Awesome YT. Any chance you can give a run down of your rigs in a future video?
Hi Cal, yes for sure. I realized that I didn't cover my rig at all in this video... my bad. I am running a 3 way swivel rig, which is essentially just the same as a dropper loop. I tie my 65# powerpro mainline to the swivel, I was using 40# mono for the "leader" line to 4/0 ringed circle hook, and 30# mono to the 8oz torpedo sinker. My bait was a large, live greenback mackerel. This rig I use to fish the bottom near the kelp, or if I'm targeting "light biters" such as halibut. Thanks for watching!
Chris Blevins thanks for the reply. Wouldn’t you have less chance of breaking off with a standard dropper loop of 30# mono? Two knots versus the four with a three way swivel. Or are you more concerned with line twisting?
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Nice fish Chris. Awesome video as always. You using 40# leader even with the live bait to get the fish up in the boat within 5 min. The yellows dont seem to be line shy with the 40#?
Ya this was on 40# mono leader on the three way swivel. I will hardly ever drop down to thirty unless I have suuuuuper clear water, or if I am targeting halibut. I don't know about how line shy they are, but it goes back to my philosophy about catching big fish. I am trying to land the biggest fish out there. If that means I get less bites, so-be-it. Would you rather catch three small yellows, on get broke off or chewed through on the big ones? Or get less small bites, but be able to land the 70# white seabass when it decides to bite? I sacrifice bites to ensure I have the firepower to land whatever I can hook into. It's funny how that works. I have friends who are more in the "light line, more bites" camp. They get busted off by big stuff all the time, then they will make excuses like "it was a black" or "probably a shark". I guarantee they are losing the biggest trophy bites they have gotten. Thanks for watching Graham!
You like the dropper loop using the spider hitch vs. the sinker off the main line with a swivel so when the fish takes the bait they don't feel the resistance of the weight ? Your thoughts ?
Your tld drag seems smooth. Running modern day drat washers or the old canvas ones.
Great observation Flores. Yes, I have upgraded the drag washers to Carbontex and greased them per the recommendations. These reels are awesome for kayaking, super simple and easy to maintain. Only 3 bearings and a drag washer and you have a complete rebuild. You can grab a TLD at squidco for like 100$ then I think it's 15$ for the carbontex washer. Cheers!
@@chrisblevinsfishing the custom metal frames make the tlds complete tanks. Sick to see you slay fish with yours. Shows that you don't need to spend tons of money on gear to catch our local big fish, just skill and time on the water.
Great videos, any tips on rigging for greenbacks? Spanish macs were everywhere over the weekend. Seems like they're not as hardy for dropper or flylining
Don't be shy about using Spanish. Some days that's all you can find. I'm one of those that prefers Greenbacks also because they are hardier and stronger swimmers, but the reality is that in the last 7 year, all the Yellowtail I've caught the split between which mac I was using is almost 50/50.
Greenbacks been tough to find lately, but in general I will find the GB in deeper water than spanish. Also a larger sibiki may help. Another thing thing you can do is try a megabait or similar jig sometimes the big greenies will eat the jig better than the sibiki.
Nice man, me and my son were out there on Saturday morning we caught the biggest sardine I’ve ever seen hooked it on the Carolina rig and got a nice yellow! I knew it was a lucky bait. Haha good vid man.
If its the same jet skier that I see usually on a regulat and like I did today, that guy is something else 🤦🏻♂️
I mean, that's cool people get on the water but I would think the skiers would want to fish more similarly to a kayak and less like a skiff. Running and gunning all over the place is noisy and just annoying hahaha
Is that a 5 hook squid catcher I see in the background...are they back? Was marking heavy bait out in 120 FOW and could not get them to go on the (no. 6) Sabiki. Was guessing they were smallish sardines, but after seeing your video with the squid jig in the background, I’m starting to wonder.
Hey Chris! I just bought a 12.5 ft inflatable boat with 9.5 hp evenrude 3 days ago and I cannot wait to take her out to La Jolla!! When u were coming in at the end I saw a boat on the beach?? Is it legal to launch right there and do you see boats doing that often?? I was under the impression that it is illegal but if not I’m doing that ASAP!!! Thanks again for an awesome vid
Ive got a trailer or even have wheels I can throw on the transom!🤞
Ya people launch inflatables there all the time. You are good to go.
For the youtube algorithm!
Ya Nick thanks! Do you have instagram?
@@chrisblevinsfishing nickfish007. I'll try to find you
Has your rod holder ever failed you when trolling? I noticed you don't use rod leashes on the active rods you're trolling with or reeling in.
Me and my brother just got Hobies any tips for launching and fishing La Jolla
Hi Juicy. I replied to you comment on another video. La Jolla shores boat launch is a well known and very crowded spot. I launch with my drive in, and rudder down. I'll wade out to thigh deep water, pop in the drive and drop the rudder. Then I will wait for the lull in the waves between sets and punch out with the drive. Always stash your fish finder below deck in a dry bag for the launch, no matter how small it seems. As far as fishing tips, I have a couple hours of content here with lots of tips. Check out my tutorial playlist! ua-cam.com/play/PLweRpjDqPUrW6ZZS5eAwMcHfA41popxuq.html
Chris Blevins thanks I didn’t see your other comment hope to see you out there
Yo nice vids , so do you find that when you are fishing a dropper loop do yellows run at all or just slurp it down and pull? Also are you ever drifting w free spool / alarm on ?
Hi chris, no when I fish the dropper loop its always in gear with about 40-60% drag.
@@chrisblevinsfishing got it.....
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Fyah Bun Dem! haha
Also just got my pb Hali Saturday on the Marin coast cus salmon been slow for kayakers.38” And idk maybe 20 lbs. doesn’t compare to your outback winning fish but he’ll of a fight. “ I love big butts and I cannot lie” keep the videos commin and tight lines🎣🤙🏼👊🏼
My bad this comment for a diff video. 😂 Sick YT tho. Dying to go down there and hunt one down. Once again good s#% bro👍🏼🔥🔥🔥
What date was this shot? How long do the YT's hang around La Jolla?
This is from a while back. I usually don't post "real time" stuff, but to answer your question, the YT bite all year round man. Get some cold weather gear and heavy tackle and you're good to go. Some of my best fishing in in Dec-Feb. Cheers!
What size weight do you use with your dropper loop
Hi Kansas. I probably should have covered that in the video, sorry about that. I use between 8oz all the way up to 16oz. In this case I was using 8oz. I will go up in weight depending on the current and the depth. More current or deeper and I will use a heavier weight. Thanks for watching!
Chris what sabiki rig are you using it? Do you have a link?
What rig were you using and how do you make it?
Chris, I want to get out there so bad, I just don’t know if my kayak is really ideal or safe for the open ocean. I’ve been kayaking our local lakes and bays for years now, so I have experience. My kayak is a 10 footer, just wanted to know if you’ve seen any smaller kayaks than hobies out there? Thanks
Thanks for watching Phil. First thing you should know is, even guys with big battleships like the PA14 are still intimidated to go out there. You won't hear lots of people talk about it, but there is an initial fear threshold you have to break through. Same with like snorkeling and surfing. It's all part of fishing the big water, where we aren't the apex predators.
As far as your gear being legit, 10 foot is pretty small. However it is all relative to the weight capacity of the kayak and how much gear you bring. Bring your PFD, bring a VHF radio if you have one, and pack light for the first couple trips. I don't bring a ton of gear with me. Stay well below the max payload of the boat and you will be fine dude. Pick a weekend morning to launch and you will have 20 guys at the launch with you, many of whom have the same reservations you do about getting out there on the ocean. If you can find a buddy to go with great, but just hanging at the launch on a saturday you will meet more than enough people how are in the "same boat" so to speak. hahahah Cheers Phil!
Chris Blevins, thank you very much for that info, very much appreciated. Absolutely digging your content brother! 🤙🏻
I can attest to the initial apprehension. I got my first PA14 in 2015 with every intent to fish La Jolla. My first trip wasn’t until November 2019. At the very least, beach launch a couple of times to build confidence. For you first trip, launch with a friend or go out on the weekend so that there are plenty of fellow angler’s to help out in case of an emergency. Just rip the bandaid of and do it...you won’t regret it. Good luck!
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The only thing I would suggest is please keep the background music volume level lower than your speaking volume.
it's a pain in the butt having to raise the volume when you talk then have to lower it when the music starts, I don't know anybody that watches a fishing video for the tunes, otherwise your videos are killer, I really like them.
Nah ur trippin
@@bloodypajamas1944 Even if I am, I still don't like to fken with my volume level
jus4funtim u play urs on a tv or something? On a phone it’s beyond chillin for me but I know on some of his older vids the music sometimes would get VERY loud at some points 😆 but yea man hope your having a good day🤙
@@bloodypajamas1944 earbuds
Having a great day, a new axle for my boat trailer is supposed to show up today
Thanks for the feedback, I welcome that kind of comment. My editing software is super basic, so I don't have a lot of control over the audio. I definitely want the music to be in the background and not overpowering. Also, I have to search copyright free music which is tedious. Hence the reason why I reuse 3 or 4 of the same tracks. Upping my audio game is on my agenda for sure. Cheers!
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Haha late night crew. Cheers!