Great yellowtail and ling action onboard Dominator 1.5 day

[Reel_Time]

Got a call from Frankie, the Dominator owner, last week telling me to come join them on their first trip of 2017. We left the dock at 7pm on Friday and had a incredible ride down. Weather was phenomenal all weekend, doesn't get much better as you can see in the photos. Arrived before sunrise to start looking around. It took us some time to get back into the swing of things, but once everyone was dialed in we were able to put 72 yellowtail on board for 20 anglers. I was fishing a Cousin's 95 mag and trinidad 40 packed with 60lb, the fish didnt stand a chance. Blue and white Salas 7x heavy seemed to work best. Majority of my fish came 20 cranks off the bottom. I was fortunate enough to get my 5 fish limit, so I hook and handed one to a younger kid and then hopped on the camera to take some photos for the guys. There was also excellent red and ling fishing. Some 10-15lb lings were caught using sardines and jigs.

The Dominator is a definite go for this weekend, so make sure you get on! I'll be back out the following weekend for more action!

Zach

 

[robaire]

Very Nice!!

 

[Dudley613]

Looks like a great trip, that first pic is really cool.

 

[fly liner]

Hell ya . great boat. Looks like a fun trip

 

[wdlfbio]

You guys all suck. Here's a shot from our nearshore buoy... (western WA)

 

[HoxFish]

Man I love yellows; beautiful fish. You guys were on some quality too. Congrats.

 

[Icantswim]

Nice fishes! Thanks for the report.

 

[Reel_Time]

You guys all suck. Here's a shot from our nearshore buoy... (western WA)


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Well that looks like it would be fun...

 

[TheGunslinger]

Thanks for the post Zach. I was on that trip the weather was the best. Dominator is a good boat with a good crew.

 

[bicol47]

Congrats !!!

 

[Paddyman1]

Tough looking seas...glad you guys made it back ok!

Congrats on a great trip!

 

[Lil Hooker]

Frank and the Dominator are the best. Great trip and nice grade of YT!

 

[Pgnracr]

Nice fish!!!

 

[Tunahead]

Nice fish Zach, guys! Frankie a great guy to fish with.
Glad you had a great trip!

 

[elmero1]

Excellent Post !
Great intro. It was clear ,concise and it stimulated interest. Then you backed it up with photography that made me want to be there.

 

[Reel_Time]

Thank you all for the kind words. I was planning on going next weekend but the weather is look kinda sketchy right now!

 

[ysmoose]

How do you like the cousins 95j mag. I just picked one up. Were you using for yoyo as well?

 

[kdrouet]

Nice looking pics.

 

[pura vida]

Dominator is now at Point Loma Landing

 

[Reel_Time]

Dominator is now at Point Loma Landing

You mean Point Loma Sportfishing? It was there under the D'Anna ownership and will stay there under the new ownership.

 

[Reel_Time]

How do you like the cousins 95j mag. I just picked one up. Were you using for yoyo as well?

I love the rod, it has an incredible amount of power. It is pretty beefy so takes some power to throw the jig, but know if you hook a yellowtail or cow bluefin you got the power to get the fish. And yes I was using it to yoyo, just brought 1 setup that trip so made it work for both surface and yoyo applications.

 

[Blue Frontier]

Nice fish. Thanks for the report.

 

[Reel hip]

Looked like a good time and nice sized yellows on the iron = fun!

 

[Limits]

This is a report from Jan 2017...