Good day for firsts

[Dark_Knight_9C1]

Yes, CDM is Corona Del Mar. it's just on the south side of the entrance to Newport Harbor.
I was using whole frozen squid that day. I put out half mackerels too and had one stolen but that's all
I usually use Macs for batrays and leopard sharks. I also fish off the jetty there for more of the same.
Had the fortune to hook up a yellow tail on a live greenback while on the jetty. I always fish with big bait. You never know what your going to catch.
I've lost a lot of fish to broken fishing line. I started with 40 lb mono. I'm now up to 80 lb braid (which I've already broke once) with a 60 lb mono topper. This seems to work. I also use a 60lb cable leader and a thick 5/0 hook. I bent a thin 4/0 on the yellowtail trying to pull it up on the jetty.