I can tell u that northern ca fishing is really really good.
huge lings blacks and we could keep cabezon there.
Trolling for salmon from a kayak.
This something special. When u land a beautiful 25 lb king salmon after battling sea lions that wanna just take a bite of the belly and just let the rest sink.
When u decide to go next year " the Bite is over now " here are a few tips.
1.Take your radio and listen to the fleet. It's better than chasing a fish that's not there.
2. Look for the birds. "The right birds
"
3.I'm sure u will have a fish finder and can see the bait balls clearly.
4. The rig. I use a 7 ft seeker with an avet sx raptor. That second gear really helps when ur trying to avoid those harems of lions that are chasing ur hooked fish
5. Deep sixes. I use size 00-1 rarely the 002
6. Flashers, just a simple silver 12" works for me but there's all kinds
7. The bait or lure. I use mostly a 4.5 watermelon apex or Anchovies work great
8. Learning what depth to troll. You will hear the fleet or ur buddy telling u how many pulls. This means how many times you pull your line from a full spool. It goes from reel to the first eyelet on your rod. It's usually from 25-40 pulls
The important part is to be sure u tie your apex "lure" no more than 24"
From flasher otherwise u won't be a or to reach the fish unless u have a long ass gaff. I learned this from experience. I have a video to prove it
I am curious to see if anyone would be interested in heading up north to Trinidad next year for say a 4 day trip or so? I know those waters very well.