The Pipe tomorrow?

[Amish Ed]

Anyone up for fishing the Pipe (in Dana Pt) tomorrow morning? I'm looking to launch at about 6:30 from the ramp and would like some company.

[Casey]

I will get there after 9

[easyday]

Im meeting mako in oside and I could roll down after that.

[Amish Ed]

I'll be in a sand Manta 14. Unfortunately, I need to be off the water by 11:30. I'll be on the Pipe the whole time though.

[alanw]

I went out Sunday and tried to find the pipe again. There's some buoys out in the area and a bunch of kelp near by, but I never did find the darn thing. I really need GPS to mark spots once I find them.

[Amish Ed]

Originally Posted by alanw

I went out Sunday and tried to find the pipe again. There's some buoys out in the area and a bunch of kelp near by, but I never did find the darn thing. I really need GPS to mark spots once I find them.

If there was kelp growing nearby you were either way to the inside or nowhere near the Pipe. How deep were you?

And yes, fishing the Pipe without GPS can be a pain. The trap buoys help a lot to keep you in the right area. Interestingly enough, there isn't nearly as many traps on the Pipe this year, though there was more early in the season. Some years it's a royal pain to weave through all the traps. This year is perfect, just enough to keep track of the pipe without your GPS.

[alanw]

Ed I started looking in about 40' or so at low tide, I seem to remember that's about where it started last time I found it. There was a decent sized patch of kelp around, and the half dozen or so trap buoys got me thinking I was around the right place. Perhaps I wasn't out far enough?