Got Some Stripes - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

socal_matt · 08-31-2013, 03:20 PM

These were the good ones, not the white one that sends people home with their head down.

I headed out of Newport today in hopes of redeeming myself from getting shut out by the fog a week ago. Got on the water around 8 and it was one of the glassiest mornings I've seen yet, the swell wasn't that flat but the ocean just looked like a mirror. It was a pretty cool sight. It was already almost 80 degrees outside but I was set with a big straw hat and some cold beverages.

I had brought my GoPro but it shut off before I started catching some good fish. I had found a good rockfish school early on but I had trouble making them stick with my lure and squid combo, so I went back to basics and used my older Penn 500 with a 1 hook dropper setup with squid strips. That setup worked pretty well, I found that I was on a school of Barberpole Rockfish and literally every drop was getting some big hits by them. Brought up 5 ranging from .5 lbs to 1.5 lbs. Also got a surprise Treefish in the batch too, it was my new PB treefish weighing in at 1.2 lbs.

Then I headed in around 11 since I lost track of the school. It was still pretty glassy at this time too. I was surprised that no one else was fishing this spot today with the conditions being the way they were. There was a little current that helped a bit too. Anyways, it was a pretty good day. Nothing spectacular but I will still mark it as one of my better days fishing. I now have some tasty treats that need to be cooked up.

yakfishin · 08-31-2013, 04:00 PM

Very nice, looks like some delicious fish tacos.

caddisx · 08-31-2013, 04:02 PM

great job... always in awe

William Novotny · 08-31-2013, 04:04 PM

I think I saw you heading out. I was in the orange tarpon120 wearing a straw hat. I was gonna see if you wanted company but I had to be off the water by 9:30

William Novotny · 08-31-2013, 04:07 PM

Were you the guy I went over and chatted with for a minute?

socal_matt · 08-31-2013, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by William Novotny

Were you the guy I went over and chatted with for a minute?

I don't recall talking to a guy in a tarpon 120, I talked to a guy in a yellow prowler briefly who only caught a mackerel. I have a yellow scrambler XT. I think I might've of seen you on the way out tho.

rpd · 09-01-2013, 03:46 PM

Nice Barber Poles. Its weird, out in Newport I either have a good day filled with reds or quality Barber Poles. Thanks for the report.

08-31-2013, 03:20 PM	#1
socal_matt Cruisin' Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 123	Got Some Stripes These were the good ones, not the white one that sends people home with their head down. I headed out of Newport today in hopes of redeeming myself from getting shut out by the fog a week ago. Got on the water around 8 and it was one of the glassiest mornings I've seen yet, the swell wasn't that flat but the ocean just looked like a mirror. It was a pretty cool sight. It was already almost 80 degrees outside but I was set with a big straw hat and some cold beverages. I had brought my GoPro but it shut off before I started catching some good fish. I had found a good rockfish school early on but I had trouble making them stick with my lure and squid combo, so I went back to basics and used my older Penn 500 with a 1 hook dropper setup with squid strips. That setup worked pretty well, I found that I was on a school of Barberpole Rockfish and literally every drop was getting some big hits by them. Brought up 5 ranging from .5 lbs to 1.5 lbs. Also got a surprise Treefish in the batch too, it was my new PB treefish weighing in at 1.2 lbs. Then I headed in around 11 since I lost track of the school. It was still pretty glassy at this time too. I was surprised that no one else was fishing this spot today with the conditions being the way they were. There was a little current that helped a bit too. Anyways, it was a pretty good day. Nothing spectacular but I will still mark it as one of my better days fishing. I now have some tasty treats that need to be cooked up. Attached Images __________________ There's no such thing as overkill, its just called being prepared for the best.

08-31-2013, 04:02 PM	#3
caddisx caddisx Join Date: May 2012 Location: Orange County Posts: 77	great job... always in awe __________________ Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught.

08-31-2013, 04:04 PM	#4
William Novotny The carpetbagger Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: tha newps Posts: 1,474	I think I saw you heading out. I was in the orange tarpon120 wearing a straw hat. I was gonna see if you wanted company but I had to be off the water by 9:30 __________________ "The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope." http://www.badinfluencetattoo.com/gallery.php?artist=21

08-31-2013, 04:07 PM	#5
William Novotny The carpetbagger Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: tha newps Posts: 1,474	Were you the guy I went over and chatted with for a minute? __________________ "The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope." http://www.badinfluencetattoo.com/gallery.php?artist=21

08-31-2013, 04:00 PM	#2
yakfishin Junior Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 22	Very nice, looks like some delicious fish tacos.

09-01-2013, 03:46 PM	#7
rpd Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 41	Nice Barber Poles. Its weird, out in Newport I either have a good day filled with reds or quality Barber Poles. Thanks for the report.