Slam Down - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

makobob · 09-17-2017, 11:33 AM

Any reports yet?

MrPukaShell · 09-17-2017, 06:30 PM

Didn't win but had a great time. The Blues were on the chew big time and tough to get your lures to the bottom at times. There was a red tide that had to be dealt with. Conditions could have not been better as far as wind and swell. The launch at Leffingwell was easy with about 6 inch waves to deal with. The pot luck was awesome as usual. They raffled off a bunch of stuff and had some cool items to select from. I highly recommend this tournament to anyone and is in a great area to explore and enjoy. The coast line is beautiful. Morro Bay & Cambria are great little towns to stroll around in if you take the wife. Hearst Castle is also in the area for some sight seeing. Already looking forward to next year and hope to see you there.

Baja_Traveler · 09-17-2017, 07:07 PM

Yes - Mako Bob didn't bother to show up...

...Shotgun Launch at 6:45am, Conditions were awesome and Bites were often enough to keep it interesting all day. Limited out on rockfish, lost count of all the Blue Bass I caught - maybe 25 or 30. Tried throwing a big 7" swimbait for a lingcod, but it was not to be - did catch the biggest kelp bass I've ever caught on it though. Didn't catch any of the target species that got the points for the tournament, the locals pretty much cleaned up in that respect. All day long we heard whales making blows and just milling around feeding. Outside the kelp there was literal tons of bait fish top to bottom - in places the fish finder could not even meter the bottom it was so thick - all feeding on the red tide. Water was cleaner inside where we were fishing though, yet still a little bit brown from whatever plankton was in bloom. The cookout was fantastic, and I had my usual success in the raffle (big fat zero to show for my 100 bucks, but it all goes to charity so no worries there). Wife had a great time golfing next door at Dairy Creek Golf Course, and walking the shops in Cambria.

Wanted to thank Robert and Serop for lending me tackle that works and allowing me to tag along. It was great hanging out at camp too - it was nice having the trailers back-to-back..

Norcal_Roots · 09-18-2017, 06:45 PM

Conditions were amazing, we pushed out a little late at 715. Went immediately north while most of the group went south near Cambria rock. At first we were just fishing dropper loops with frozen bait. Pulling up blues and gophers every time. My brother talked to one of the locals (if you are reading this we owe you a beer or 6) and switched to a swim bait with a chuck of mackerel that he would drop to the bottom and give a tug every 5 to 10 secs. He was rewarded at about 10 as he started hooking up with some pretty good sized fish. 2 nice sized lings and 2 reds. One of the reds was huge.

At about noon we started getting pushed in toward shore pretty quick with the swell and the wind so we started heading back stopping to check a few spots but again nothing but blues.

We also screwed up and didn't read the rules close enough on the fact that you needed three species. I think my bro could have placed even if he picked up a small surf perch or anything else on the way back in. But hey isn't that how it goes.

Potluck was amazing, a really great group of people all together. I got lucky and was able to get one of the kayaks off a $10 raffle ticket. No more using my brothers back up kayak when I come down to SD, you guys will see me on my own set up now.

MrPukaShell · 09-18-2017, 07:31 PM

That Mango IPA was tasty, congrats on the kayak

Baja_Traveler · 09-18-2017, 08:07 PM

Nice! Congrats on the kayak!!

I enjoyed fishing up there so much that before I left I was already talking to Mr. Puka Shell and Serop about making a trip up again to find other areas to fish and mark spots on the finder. Actually might be great to also bring up the solo skiff to speed up the scouting process. I also need to brush up on my rock fishing skills.

Can't wait to do it again next year!

rhyak · 09-19-2017, 01:03 PM

1st place went to Dan Fleming which caught a 24.5 inch Lingcod, a 19.75 inch Cabezon and topped it off with a 22 inch Rockfish with a total of 468 points who took home $1900

2nd Place went to Russell Villers which caught a 27.5 inch Lingcod, a 17.5 inch Cabezon and a 20.5 inch Rockfish with 455 pointstook home $1100

3rd place went to Anthony Bracket caught a 27.25 inch Lingcod a 17.5 inch Cabezon and a 19.5 inch Rockfish with 445 points which was able to bring $800 home for Anthony.

These top three anglers were pretty much less than an inch away from each other either direction from switching places.

4th place went to Barton Riggs with 418 pts
5th place went to Mark Hawley with 409 pts
6th place went to Andy O’Brien with 402 pts
7th place went to Ren Reidel with 378 pts
8th place went to Wilson Riggs with 375 pts
9th place went to Mikey Rijavec with 360 pts
10th place went to Robert Marlow with 328 pts

Big Lingcod was 35 inches by Sean Harvell
Big Rockfish was 23 inches by Mikey Rijavec
Big Cabezon was 20.75 inches by sabel Maguire
Big Halibut was 26 inches by Russ Thomas
Big Greenling was 14.5 inches by Barton Riggs.
Big Flounder was 11 inches by Mark Hawley
Big Perch was 9.5 inches by Andy Obrien

09-17-2017, 11:33 AM	#1
makobob Baitless on Baja Join Date: May 2013 Location: Vista California, Gonzaga, San Quintin, Asuncion, Mag Bay Posts: 4,250	Slam Down Any reports yet? __________________ http://www.mako-ville.com Home 760-630-4470 Cell 760-520-2514 YES YOU CAN

09-17-2017, 07:07 PM	#3
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	Yes - Mako Bob didn't bother to show up... ...Shotgun Launch at 6:45am, Conditions were awesome and Bites were often enough to keep it interesting all day. Limited out on rockfish, lost count of all the Blue Bass I caught - maybe 25 or 30. Tried throwing a big 7" swimbait for a lingcod, but it was not to be - did catch the biggest kelp bass I've ever caught on it though. Didn't catch any of the target species that got the points for the tournament, the locals pretty much cleaned up in that respect. All day long we heard whales making blows and just milling around feeding. Outside the kelp there was literal tons of bait fish top to bottom - in places the fish finder could not even meter the bottom it was so thick - all feeding on the red tide. Water was cleaner inside where we were fishing though, yet still a little bit brown from whatever plankton was in bloom. The cookout was fantastic, and I had my usual success in the raffle (big fat zero to show for my 100 bucks, but it all goes to charity so no worries there). Wife had a great time golfing next door at Dairy Creek Golf Course, and walking the shops in Cambria. Wanted to thank Robert and Serop for lending me tackle that works and allowing me to tag along. It was great hanging out at camp too - it was nice having the trailers back-to-back.. Last edited by Baja_Traveler; 09-18-2017 at 07:31 AM.

09-18-2017, 06:45 PM	#4
Norcal_Roots Junior Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 3	Conditions were amazing, we pushed out a little late at 715. Went immediately north while most of the group went south near Cambria rock. At first we were just fishing dropper loops with frozen bait. Pulling up blues and gophers every time. My brother talked to one of the locals (if you are reading this we owe you a beer or 6) and switched to a swim bait with a chuck of mackerel that he would drop to the bottom and give a tug every 5 to 10 secs. He was rewarded at about 10 as he started hooking up with some pretty good sized fish. 2 nice sized lings and 2 reds. One of the reds was huge. At about noon we started getting pushed in toward shore pretty quick with the swell and the wind so we started heading back stopping to check a few spots but again nothing but blues. We also screwed up and didn't read the rules close enough on the fact that you needed three species. I think my bro could have placed even if he picked up a small surf perch or anything else on the way back in. But hey isn't that how it goes. Potluck was amazing, a really great group of people all together. I got lucky and was able to get one of the kayaks off a $10 raffle ticket. No more using my brothers back up kayak when I come down to SD, you guys will see me on my own set up now. Attached Images

09-19-2017, 01:03 PM	#7
rhyak Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Central Coast Posts: 398	1st place went to Dan Fleming which caught a 24.5 inch Lingcod, a 19.75 inch Cabezon and topped it off with a 22 inch Rockfish with a total of 468 points who took home $1900 2nd Place went to Russell Villers which caught a 27.5 inch Lingcod, a 17.5 inch Cabezon and a 20.5 inch Rockfish with 455 pointstook home $1100 3rd place went to Anthony Bracket caught a 27.25 inch Lingcod a 17.5 inch Cabezon and a 19.5 inch Rockfish with 445 points which was able to bring $800 home for Anthony. These top three anglers were pretty much less than an inch away from each other either direction from switching places. 4th place went to Barton Riggs with 418 pts 5th place went to Mark Hawley with 409 pts 6th place went to Andy O’Brien with 402 pts 7th place went to Ren Reidel with 378 pts 8th place went to Wilson Riggs with 375 pts 9th place went to Mikey Rijavec with 360 pts 10th place went to Robert Marlow with 328 pts Big Lingcod was 35 inches by Sean Harvell Big Rockfish was 23 inches by Mikey Rijavec Big Cabezon was 20.75 inches by sabel Maguire Big Halibut was 26 inches by Russ Thomas Big Greenling was 14.5 inches by Barton Riggs. Big Flounder was 11 inches by Mark Hawley Big Perch was 9.5 inches by Andy Obrien __________________ Team Central Coast Kayak Fishing

09-17-2017, 06:30 PM	#2
MrPukaShell Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ventura COunty Posts: 521	Didn't win but had a great time. The Blues were on the chew big time and tough to get your lures to the bottom at times. There was a red tide that had to be dealt with. Conditions could have not been better as far as wind and swell. The launch at Leffingwell was easy with about 6 inch waves to deal with. The pot luck was awesome as usual. They raffled off a bunch of stuff and had some cool items to select from. I highly recommend this tournament to anyone and is in a great area to explore and enjoy. The coast line is beautiful. Morro Bay & Cambria are great little towns to stroll around in if you take the wife. Hearst Castle is also in the area for some sight seeing. Already looking forward to next year and hope to see you there.

09-18-2017, 07:31 PM	#5
MrPukaShell Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Ventura COunty Posts: 521	That Mango IPA was tasty, congrats on the kayak

09-18-2017, 08:07 PM	#6
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	Nice! Congrats on the kayak!! I enjoyed fishing up there so much that before I left I was already talking to Mr. Puka Shell and Serop about making a trip up again to find other areas to fish and mark spots on the finder. Actually might be great to also bring up the solo skiff to speed up the scouting process. I also need to brush up on my rock fishing skills. Can't wait to do it again next year!