this is too fun.. my first fish on aoty

Life is sooo good! I got offered a job in Sequim and moved away from Redding, CA in january. My wife and i bought kayaks and then i found this site which sped up the learning process immensely. Today i saw my last patient in port angeles at 4:45 and was on the water in freshwater bay at 5:30. While i was getting the yak in the water a bald eagle munched on a fish not 15 feet away. My first cast i caught a tiny black rockfish but it was my first fish on the aoty board. I then caught a small ling which i think i had caught a few weeks before. Then i caught my biggest yet greenling. All were released healthy and my blood pressure has dropped about 20 points from being on the water. Who could ask for more.

Welcome to the AOTY madness. 

Please refrain from making any relationship related decisions while engaged in the hunt for points.  Thank You.

Nice, good job SS !!  way to get on the board, more importantly congrats on the blood pressure drop!!

That's a healthy Greenling....

Nice fish!  I know what you mean about the blood pressure drop. I love being out on the water.

Thanks guys, you know the AOTY thing is really fun. I am kind of a guy who likes to keep track of how I do at things and it is kind of like golf. The fun is not trying to win but trying to do better yourself. I also like the fact that i will have to plan specifically for the possibility of catching different fish. It can be quite an adventure for the wife and i. Thanks for the good moderation on this forum. Seems like the focus keeps the spirit encouraging which can be a real boost to us rookies. I have been on other types of forums where you get blasted if you show your noviceness. Thanks again.

Congratulations!

Awesome, way to get on the board and into kayak fishing!  I'm excited to plan some trips searching for points as well.

Beauty Greenling! Yummm!

hey, Doug, how well did the fish like the Saltwater Gulp!! ?? and which "bait" was it?? i see you had a tub with you.
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It was: Gulp 4" Swimming Mullet- Pearl White.  It worked great.  It seemed like i got a hit every cast.  It was my first time using gulp bait but i think demonick once referred to it as crack to saltwater fish and it seems like it is. I went to a halibut seminar here in sequim the other night and they were saying that the gulp scent on a halibut jig works great too.