Short report:
Weather- kinda sucked. Gloomy, windy, and very choppy beyond the point.
Water- 60-61, clear.
South-southwest current, a bit strong but fishable.
Bait- Mini-macks, iron and squid
Full report:
Hit the shores with my friend and his new PA in hopes of finding some big game fish. Unloaded my kayak and realized I forgot my mirage drive...
Sucks but I wasn't gonna call it a day just because of that, so I drove back to Carlsbad while my buddy made bait till I got back.
We saw some bird activity but they appeared to be liars. No marks or bites.
Went over some great structure and rock fish marks in 180-230ft. When life gives you rock fish, fish for rock fish.
Current, swell, and wind was getting nasty but we were able to pick up a few. I was hoping for a ling and have been trying to get a respectable one out of la jolla for over a year. So I dropped a mac down while my friend pulled up rock fish with frozen squid. Eventually I got tired of no hits and wanted to pull in some more fish so I grabbed the biggest squid I had and sent it down. Almost immediately I got slammed and the thing pulled drag... could it be
Felt like I was reeling up a bucket and then I saw a mouth lol.
The ling was 30'' and weighed a little over 8lbs. PB ling for LJ
-pictures on the water didnt turn out good :/ This one doesn't do it justice but oh well.
Coughed up a big octopus. I tried using it for bait during a few drops later
Dinner:
My friend and I harvested one of the large spanish mackerel for sushi, never tried but figured why not.
It was awesome!
The spread: mixed rock fish and ling
I call this the Trifecta: Ling, barber pole, and vermillion- in one taco
