La Jolla 4-15 Black Sea bass and yellowtail - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

jlabs63 · 04-18-2018, 08:00 AM

In case you need a little more color, I would recommend fishing 65# braided line with a 6' leader of 30-40# fluorocarbon. I use a small Spro swivel to connect the two; otherwise a uni-to-uni knot is fine. I use a Owner 1/0 ringed J-hook. Slow troll a 8-12" lively greenback at ~3 knots.

As he said, in the winter and spring the yellows are deeper, so the yo-yo iron works great too. I guess color doesn't matter, but blue/white, scrambled egg and mint seem to be the most popular.

04-18-2018, 08:00 AM	#6
jlabs63 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: SD - Carmel Valley Posts: 78	What he said... In case you need a little more color, I would recommend fishing 65# braided line with a 6' leader of 30-40# fluorocarbon. I use a small Spro swivel to connect the two; otherwise a uni-to-uni knot is fine. I use a Owner 1/0 ringed J-hook. Slow troll a 8-12" lively greenback at ~3 knots. As he said, in the winter and spring the yellows are deeper, so the yo-yo iron works great too. I guess color doesn't matter, but blue/white, scrambled egg and mint seem to be the most popular.