The best fishing rod and reel.
Best live bait rod for yellowtail.
Features such as multiple geared reels for using live bait or especially stiff rods that can handle big fish but not smaller ones.
This rod is best suited for jigs a f in the photo below.
Repeat the process if you don t get a take.
This is my heavy duty surface iron and live bait rod.
Yellowtail often chase the lure up but grab it as it falls.
In california this yellowtail technique is referred to as yo yo fishing.
Yellowtail keep well frozen too especially when vacuum packed.
Joe chait has spent a lot of time teaching yellowtail fishing basics.
As with most fish yellowtail are best when very fresh.
It s not ideal for frying though since it tends to trap in the fish s own oil.
It s an 800h calstar grafighter matched with a penn fathom 25n reel that is brim full of 65 stren sonic braid and rigged with a short 60 pound fluorocarbon leader.
Pound salmon and even.
Avoid swinging the rod to set the hook.
Yellowtail are an oily white meat fish that may be grilled broiled baked sauted poached or smoked all with exceptional results.
Whether fishing metal jigs or live bait getting a solid hookset proves critical.