07/01/2018 La Jolla Report - Calicos on the chew - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

ore714 · 07-02-2018, 04:42 PM

I went out yesterday early around 4:30AM and it was probably the smoothest launch I have had in a while to waves less than a foot. I didn't even get wet goin out. Bait was a harder to find yesterday morning but after about hour of looking around I found some Spanish macks and kept finding a few throughout the morning. I trolled the edge of the kelp line for another hour or so and these big calicos kept eating the Spanish macks like they were candy. I was also throwing a flatfall jig I got bit just about every cast by some smaller calicos. This would have been great if I wanted to catch calicos ha! Anyhow I went to deeper water 130 FT west by south west to look around. I saw some fish busting on some bait but I was a bit too far away. I stayed the area as I saw them pop up a few times under some birds. A small skiff raced up and I guess they caught what looked like a small yellowtail. I started to head back in about 10AM once I got back to kelp more Calicos and a lot of bird activity from afar a litter after 11AM. The water has warmed up to about 70 and cleaned up a lot since the last time I was out about 3 weeks ago. It was a fun morning though with all angry calico bass chewing up everything!

Semper Fi-shing · 07-02-2018, 05:23 PM

I was there also saturday morning. Kept getting full sabiki stringers of bass even though i was going for bait.

Semper Fi-shing · 07-02-2018, 05:25 PM

Bass bass and more bass

fourtogo · 07-02-2018, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Semper Fi-shing

Bass bass and more bass

I would say they where bitting .

Ggiannig89 · 07-02-2018, 08:02 PM

Holy shit the bass were out!

jbl_91762 · 07-03-2018, 07:44 AM

wow never seen Calico hit sabiki. Bass are definitely out and about, I do catch and release most but keep 1 or 2 for dinner.

Tekniks · 07-03-2018, 12:57 PM

damn thats wild

etolentino13 · 07-04-2018, 06:37 PM

Amazing!

1morecast · 07-07-2018, 12:09 PM

Love the multi-bass shot on the Sabiki rig.

07-02-2018, 04:42 PM	#1
ore714 Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 34	07/01/2018 La Jolla Report - Calicos on the chew I went out yesterday early around 4:30AM and it was probably the smoothest launch I have had in a while to waves less than a foot. I didn't even get wet goin out. Bait was a harder to find yesterday morning but after about hour of looking around I found some Spanish macks and kept finding a few throughout the morning. I trolled the edge of the kelp line for another hour or so and these big calicos kept eating the Spanish macks like they were candy. I was also throwing a flatfall jig I got bit just about every cast by some smaller calicos. This would have been great if I wanted to catch calicos ha! Anyhow I went to deeper water 130 FT west by south west to look around. I saw some fish busting on some bait but I was a bit too far away. I stayed the area as I saw them pop up a few times under some birds. A small skiff raced up and I guess they caught what looked like a small yellowtail. I started to head back in about 10AM once I got back to kelp more Calicos and a lot of bird activity from afar a litter after 11AM. The water has warmed up to about 70 and cleaned up a lot since the last time I was out about 3 weeks ago. It was a fun morning though with all angry calico bass chewing up everything!

07-02-2018, 05:23 PM	#2
Semper Fi-shing Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Menifee Posts: 117	I was there also saturday morning. Kept getting full sabiki stringers of bass even though i was going for bait. Attached Images __________________ I've got 99 problems but a fish ain't one.

07-02-2018, 05:25 PM	#3
Semper Fi-shing Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Menifee Posts: 117	Bass bass and more bass Attached Images __________________ I've got 99 problems but a fish ain't one.

07-02-2018, 08:02 PM	#5
Ggiannig89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: El Cajon Posts: 512	Holy shit the bass were out!

07-03-2018, 07:44 AM	#6
jbl_91762 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 347	wow never seen Calico hit sabiki. Bass are definitely out and about, I do catch and release most but keep 1 or 2 for dinner.

07-03-2018, 12:57 PM	#7
Tekniks Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 109	damn thats wild

07-04-2018, 06:37 PM	#8
etolentino13 Junior Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 17	Amazing!

07-07-2018, 12:09 PM	#9
1morecast Junior Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 23	Love the multi-bass shot on the Sabiki rig.