La Jolla report 2-16 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

svendawg · 02-16-2016, 05:51 PM

Finally go out to La Jolla after completing a s--t load of honey do's.
Launched at 0530 to very small surf. Made bait easily at first light and started fishing a 3 way swivel rig with a greenback in 120' of water.
No action till 0800 when it felt like my line was snagged on the bottom. Started pull it up and I thought I had a chunk of kelp. Half way up I felt the head shakes but this fish was coming up with very little fight. Got to color fairly quickly and saw it was a keeper halibut. Gaffed her in the stomach and it took off and ripped the gaff out of the stomach and headed for the bottom. I worked her back fairly easily and stuck the gaff in her head this time, got the game clip on and cut her throat, Game over. No other action for the rest of the day. Off the water a 1300

She weighed in at 19.6 gutted and bled.

Yanni I'm using the head and carcass to make the fish soup you told me about and also making those fish meatballs you posted the other day.
Thanks for the recipes

Geno Machino · 02-16-2016, 05:54 PM

Great fish Sven!!!

WTG!!

Good eats right there!

Nice meeting you out there today.

Geno

ctfphoto · 02-16-2016, 06:01 PM

Nice fish, Congrats.

That's what I was targeting today and all I got was a sunburn.

Nice Photo, BTW

Murray · 02-16-2016, 06:03 PM

Congrats and thanks for the timely report. Enjoy.

JeffB · 02-16-2016, 06:03 PM

Nice Hali!

ful-rac · 02-16-2016, 06:04 PM

Hey that's not the stomach!

You missed it by about a foot!

Nice fish though Sven! Congrats!

rossman · 02-16-2016, 06:43 PM

Good one Sven. BTW it ain't game over til those bastards are in pieces in a freezer bag. Up til then they may just be playing possum.

kayakfisherman · 02-16-2016, 06:56 PM

Sven,

What a catch!!! Smart play on the halibut by not losing
your cool!

I'm honored that you're using FishermansBelly's recipes.

Here's what it could look like when you're creating your stock.

I was too busy to go out and fish today. But, soon our remodel will be done, and Fishermansbelly.com will have a new website. Which will include a new
halibut soup recipe with chunks of halibut and baby octopus. Stay tuned.

jorluivil · 02-16-2016, 07:07 PM

Nice fish Sven!!!

SDROB · 02-16-2016, 07:42 PM

Way to go Sven! Your always killing it.... Dude you lost a lot of weight you look 10 years younger.

ful-rac · 02-16-2016, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SDROB

Way to go Sven! Your always killing it.... Dude you lost a lot of weight you look 10 years younger.

Sven? I thought it was CHUCKD!

SDROB · 02-16-2016, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ful-rac

Sven? I thought it was CHUCKD!

Haha, Its funny that you said that cuz when I saw the pic I did a double take thinking the same thing.

Mr. NiceGuy · 02-16-2016, 09:11 PM

Yum.

Life is sweet.

FISH11 · 02-16-2016, 09:17 PM

Great catch Sven, looks like some great eats too. Congrats!

LEEZO · 02-16-2016, 09:33 PM

great catch Sven! Those hali's sure put on a show when you gaff them.

Deamon · 02-17-2016, 05:25 AM

You're not one of those "lucky shirt" guys, are you? Never mind, so obvious lol. Great job S-Dawg! Jim

blitzburgh · 02-17-2016, 08:06 AM

Nice work!

EastLosYaker · 02-18-2016, 06:09 AM

Too bad we couldn't get you one last week, but I glad you picked up this one! Nice fish for sure!

captnblood34 · 02-18-2016, 07:34 AM

Tight! Good job amigo

fresh to salt · 02-18-2016, 07:35 AM

Awesome catch! Congrats!

02-16-2016, 05:51 PM	#1
svendawg Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Wildomar, Ca. Posts: 331	La Jolla report 2-16 Finally go out to La Jolla after completing a s--t load of honey do's. Launched at 0530 to very small surf. Made bait easily at first light and started fishing a 3 way swivel rig with a greenback in 120' of water. No action till 0800 when it felt like my line was snagged on the bottom. Started pull it up and I thought I had a chunk of kelp. Half way up I felt the head shakes but this fish was coming up with very little fight. Got to color fairly quickly and saw it was a keeper halibut. Gaffed her in the stomach and it took off and ripped the gaff out of the stomach and headed for the bottom. I worked her back fairly easily and stuck the gaff in her head this time, got the game clip on and cut her throat, Game over. No other action for the rest of the day. Off the water a 1300 She weighed in at 19.6 gutted and bled. Yanni I'm using the head and carcass to make the fish soup you told me about and also making those fish meatballs you posted the other day. Thanks for the recipes Attached Images

02-16-2016, 05:54 PM	#2
Geno Machino "Relax" Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: O'side Posts: 553	Great fish Sven!!! WTG!! Good eats right there! Nice meeting you out there today. Geno __________________

02-16-2016, 06:03 PM	#5
JeffB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: La Jolla Posts: 1,216	Nice Hali! __________________ If you're looking for me I'm

02-16-2016, 06:04 PM	#6
ful-rac Emperor Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buena Park Posts: 3,649	Hey that's not the stomach! You missed it by about a foot! Nice fish though Sven! Congrats! __________________ There's nothing colder than yesterday's hotdog.

02-16-2016, 06:43 PM	#7
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	Good one Sven. BTW it ain't game over til those bastards are in pieces in a freezer bag. Up til then they may just be playing possum. __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!

02-16-2016, 06:01 PM	#3
ctfphoto Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 901	Nice fish, Congrats. That's what I was targeting today and all I got was a sunburn. Nice Photo, BTW

02-16-2016, 06:03 PM	#4
Murray Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Vista Posts: 326	Congrats and thanks for the timely report. Enjoy.

02-16-2016, 06:56 PM	#8
kayakfisherman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 715	Sven, What a catch!!! Smart play on the halibut by not losing your cool! I'm honored that you're using FishermansBelly's recipes. Here's what it could look like when you're creating your stock. I was too busy to go out and fish today. But, soon our remodel will be done, and Fishermansbelly.com will have a new website. Which will include a new halibut soup recipe with chunks of halibut and baby octopus. Stay tuned.

02-16-2016, 07:07 PM	#9
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,856	Nice fish Sven!!! __________________ www.facebook.com/Teamsewer

02-16-2016, 07:42 PM	#10
SDROB Malibu Stealth 12 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Hollywood, San Diego, Gonzaga Bay Posts: 512	Way to go Sven! Your always killing it.... Dude you lost a lot of weight you look 10 years younger. __________________ She will keep you warm in the winter and give you shade in the summer (Rossman) I'm telling ya, you have to keep these suckers on a game clip until just before you drop them in the frying pan.(Rossman)

02-16-2016, 09:11 PM	#13
Mr. NiceGuy Manic for Life Join Date: May 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 839	Yum. Life is sweet. __________________ Another ho-hum day in Paradise

02-16-2016, 09:17 PM	#14
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	Great catch Sven, looks like some great eats too. Congrats! __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

02-16-2016, 09:33 PM	#15
LEEZO Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Coronado Posts: 179	great catch Sven! Those hali's sure put on a show when you gaff them.

02-17-2016, 05:25 AM	#16
Deamon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,972	You're not one of those "lucky shirt" guys, are you? Never mind, so obvious lol. Great job S-Dawg! Jim __________________ Recreational Fisherman's Catch...2% Commercial Fisherman's Catch- 98% Recreational Fishing Kayakers Catch- .00001% "The reality is that the wall was built to keep all Asians ~specifically Japanese and those that think they're japanese~ out of the U.S"

02-17-2016, 08:06 AM	#17
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Nice work! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

02-18-2016, 06:09 AM	#18
EastLosYaker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: East Los Angeles Posts: 220	Too bad we couldn't get you one last week, but I glad you picked up this one! Nice fish for sure!

02-18-2016, 07:34 AM	#19
captnblood34 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Otay Posts: 704	Tight! Good job amigo

02-18-2016, 07:35 AM	#20
fresh to salt Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 53	Awesome catch! Congrats!