LJ 3/4 Smelt attack - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

madscientist · 03-04-2006, 02:11 PM

Got to the launch early around 5:00am to find Arne already out. Surf looked small as I unloaded so I didn't worry. Ready to launch and some little bangers were crashing. Almost went back to the car for the drytop but decided to take my chances. Found a lull and started cranking when some joker (well, Pat) pulls onto the beach and shines his high beams on. Smelt jump everywhere, and one big one smacks me right in the face. Paddle like crazy to clear the surf and find the smelt is still onboard. Cool, making bait without even trying. That was pretty much the highlight of the day. Good talking with the various crew but nothing except for a couple turds. Even golden boy wasn't golden. Landed around 1:00pm when the wind started getting serious, along with a soggy Dave E. May get up super early tomorrow to hunt the rumored squid.

lamb · 03-04-2006, 02:50 PM

That’s the best “how I made bait today” episode I ever read.

I, for one, was convinced you guys will load up today…

I guess it’s happening tomorrow. :lol:

Lit-up1 · 03-04-2006, 07:05 PM

Well I pressed my luck a little to far inside-Took a set in the head outside of childrens pool area and flipped my dumass into the water

ops:

ops: . If Brad hadn't seen me coming in all wet I wouldn't have told anybody.
I made it back into the boat in one piece, but everything not tied down went swimming- :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
Don't try calling me on the radio for a while.
More dignity lost than anything else-I'm not sure if my camera will make it. Nice to know I can still swim.
I was in close trying out some stuff for Dana Pt. and did get a good Calico
but then Lit-up1 was swimming with the fishes.

Chris, are you diving tomorrow :?: I know a spot where some cool shit is on the bottom :roll:
Dave

Aaron&Julie · 03-04-2006, 07:22 PM

Sorry to hear about the :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: experience. Nobody wants that to happen.

aguachico · 03-04-2006, 07:31 PM

Shit Dave. What did your FF read before it went vertical? 10ft? 3ft?

At last you were able to get out of the breakers in one piece! If you would have went ashore at the Seal Toilet, al the PETA fucks would have beaten you senseless for disturbing the seals!!!

katchfish · 03-04-2006, 09:17 PM

Dave, sorry about your loss.

I've had some big swell-low-tide-sleeping-reef-breakers appear out of no where and scare the shizzle out of me as I paddle like a MOFO and escape over the top getting major air and heart palpitations on the back side!! :shock: :shock:

Kind of like a mini Colonet.

Ken

Holy Mackerel · 03-04-2006, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Lit-up1

Chris, are you diving tomorrow :?: I know a spot where some cool shit is on the bottom :roll:
Dave

Damn Dave!! That sucks... :x I decided to fish instead of dive tomorrow, I have a fishy feeling about 48 hours after a rain. Sorry about your loss, once I make it past the surf, I admit, nothing remains tethered on my kayak either.

Hope to see some other guys fishing LJ tomorrow, Fred Hall Long Beach was pretty cool, saw some familiar faces, too many to name, good seeing everyone. Lots of good deals, no sightings of Dan Hernandez though... :P

Chris

slotmachine · 03-04-2006, 10:29 PM

I think Im going fishing/diveing tomorrowand be able to look for your stuf. 858 4596848.

Tman · 03-04-2006, 10:35 PM

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If you would have went ashore at the Seal Toilet

That is the perfect name for the place, a shame it's as funny as hell too...

Quote:

no sightings of Dan Hernandez though...

That is a good thing.

C'mon you guys, bring the life back to LJ!
I won't be able to head back out there til a couple weeks, figure by then you will have pulled some figures out of there, and I could cash in on the replenishments... :roll:

PlasticSkipper · 03-05-2006, 09:59 AM

MS, your smelt story reminded me of that flying fish video from Brazil. I've thought about bringing my chargeable spotlight to shine down in the water to attract bait to my sabiki, but why bother with the sabiki?

Sorry to hear about your crash Dave, hope one of the divers can help you. Stop by for a beer at DP, I'll be in spot 15.

I spent 7 hours for nada Saturday. Tried spectra (for the first time) with a knife jig and dancing stinger hooks after seeing DMR's YT this week. The spectra was cool, I could feel the turd rollers or something chewing on some dead squid that I pinned on one of the stinger hooks, I could feel it through the kayak with the rod in a flushmount. They cleaned me out of dead squid on the knife jig and on a salas 6x on a mono rig. I could barely feel them nibbling with the mono.

Is the jackpot rolling over to another day?

madscientist · 03-06-2006, 04:12 PM

I was thinking of that video when it happened because that was pretty much what it was like for the second or two after Pat flashed his lights. I think Ken has caught some smelt with his lights while hooping via the same method, though I don't think he's taken one to the face yet.

Dave looke pretty pissed when we landed. That sucks, never cool to lose gear, let alone dignity. Took all of my restraint not to make some bass fishing comment though. :lol: :P

Be careful next weekend at Dana.

03-04-2006, 02:11 PM	#1
madscientist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,906	LJ 3/4 Smelt attack Got to the launch early around 5:00am to find Arne already out. Surf looked small as I unloaded so I didn't worry. Ready to launch and some little bangers were crashing. Almost went back to the car for the drytop but decided to take my chances. Found a lull and started cranking when some joker (well, Pat) pulls onto the beach and shines his high beams on. Smelt jump everywhere, and one big one smacks me right in the face. Paddle like crazy to clear the surf and find the smelt is still onboard. Cool, making bait without even trying. That was pretty much the highlight of the day. Good talking with the various crew but nothing except for a couple turds. Even golden boy wasn't golden. Landed around 1:00pm when the wind started getting serious, along with a soggy Dave E. May get up super early tomorrow to hunt the rumored squid.

03-04-2006, 02:50 PM	#2
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,568	That’s the best “how I made bait today” episode I ever read. I, for one, was convinced you guys will load up today… I guess it’s happening tomorrow. :lol: __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

03-04-2006, 07:05 PM	#3
Lit-up1 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Point Loma Posts: 384	Yard sale- Well I pressed my luck a little to far inside-Took a set in the head outside of childrens pool area and flipped my dumass into the water ops: ops: . If Brad hadn't seen me coming in all wet I wouldn't have told anybody. I made it back into the boat in one piece, but everything not tied down went swimming- :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: Don't try calling me on the radio for a while. More dignity lost than anything else-I'm not sure if my camera will make it. Nice to know I can still swim. I was in close trying out some stuff for Dana Pt. and did get a good Calico but then Lit-up1 was swimming with the fishes. Chris, are you diving tomorrow :?: I know a spot where some cool shit is on the bottom :roll: Dave

03-04-2006, 07:22 PM	#4
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	Dave Sorry to hear about the :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: experience. Nobody wants that to happen. __________________ "Never say die"

03-04-2006, 07:31 PM	#5
aguachico Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 719	Shit Dave. What did your FF read before it went vertical? 10ft? 3ft? At last you were able to get out of the breakers in one piece! If you would have went ashore at the Seal Toilet, al the PETA fucks would have beaten you senseless for disturbing the seals!!!

03-04-2006, 09:17 PM	#6
katchfish Paddle for Mahi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doing the happy paddle! Posts: 849	Dave, sorry about your loss. I've had some big swell-low-tide-sleeping-reef-breakers appear out of no where and scare the shizzle out of me as I paddle like a MOFO and escape over the top getting major air and heart palpitations on the back side!! :shock: :shock: Kind of like a mini Colonet. Ken

03-04-2006, 10:29 PM	#8
slotmachine Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 18	I think Im going fishing/diveing tomorrowand be able to look for your stuf. 858 4596848.

03-05-2006, 09:59 AM	#10
PlasticSkipper Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: La Jolla Posts: 61	MS, your smelt story reminded me of that flying fish video from Brazil. I've thought about bringing my chargeable spotlight to shine down in the water to attract bait to my sabiki, but why bother with the sabiki? Sorry to hear about your crash Dave, hope one of the divers can help you. Stop by for a beer at DP, I'll be in spot 15. I spent 7 hours for nada Saturday. Tried spectra (for the first time) with a knife jig and dancing stinger hooks after seeing DMR's YT this week. The spectra was cool, I could feel the turd rollers or something chewing on some dead squid that I pinned on one of the stinger hooks, I could feel it through the kayak with the rod in a flushmount. They cleaned me out of dead squid on the knife jig and on a salas 6x on a mono rig. I could barely feel them nibbling with the mono. Is the jackpot rolling over to another day?

03-06-2006, 04:12 PM	#11
madscientist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,906	I was thinking of that video when it happened because that was pretty much what it was like for the second or two after Pat flashed his lights. I think Ken has caught some smelt with his lights while hooping via the same method, though I don't think he's taken one to the face yet. Dave looke pretty pissed when we landed. That sucks, never cool to lose gear, let alone dignity. Took all of my restraint not to make some bass fishing comment though. :lol: :P Be careful next weekend at Dana.