LJ 11/11 Awesome Day - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

crashcrow · 11-13-2017, 09:02 AM

Couldn't have asked for a better day. Had a little trouble making bait but found a few macs. Lots of floating kelp on the inside made it a bit hard to keep my live bait clean so we headed outside and fished the bottom. Water was clear and 62-63 degrees. A fellow fisherman on a skiff stopped by and unloaded his sardines in my yak on his way in. We fished live bait on the way in and scored a nice Calico to end the day. Everything else was caught on plastics and irons. Had to say it was a good day.

Totals

1 LINGCOD 30"
1 CALICO 17"
8 Nice Reds
1 Keeper Bonita (not pictured, was still on ice)
1 Octopus.

crashcrow · 11-13-2017, 09:05 AM

Not sure why the pics are upside down...

sdyeti · 11-13-2017, 09:06 AM

Well Done!

Also, props to the skiff sharing what they didn't use before they went in. That's a super nice thing to do.

crashcrow · 11-13-2017, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by sdyeti

Well Done!

Also, props to the skiff sharing what they didn't use before they went in. That's a super nice thing to do.

Thank You. I was pumped on the live bait as well! Been having really good luck with the plastics and irons but always nice to have some live stuff.

Ggiannig89 · 11-13-2017, 05:41 PM

Man that’s a great day in my book! That is some good eats. One of those rockfish sort of look like a Boccaccio.

NICKWORN · 11-14-2017, 07:42 AM

I was out there Saturday as well and managed some reds,sheephead( female released ) and of course the over populated Bonito school. I did keep a tagged Whitefish which had " reward" written on it, Scripps has yet to return my call. I only saw 2 other kayaks both in PA's. When did you launch? I was fishing 120-160' straight out from the condo on a nice lobster pot.

crashcrow · 11-14-2017, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by NICKWORN

I was out there Saturday as well and managed some reds,sheephead( female released ) and of course the over populated Bonito school. I did keep a tagged Whitefish which had " reward" written on it, Scripps has yet to return my call. I only saw 2 other kayaks both in PA's. When did you launch? I was fishing 120-160' straight out from the condo on a nice lobster pot.

We launched just before sunrise and stayed close together all day. I have 2 older Outbacks in a Dodge Diesel. We headed to the pier for bait and then headed west, fished 180-200 feet most of the day. Worked our way to the northwest corner and then back in... I caught a tagged Calico a few years back. They were able to tell me when and where they tagged it and the size. They put your name in a raffle for a gas card for the information.

PapaDave · 11-14-2017, 10:14 AM

Nice catch!

crashcrow · 11-14-2017, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by PapaDave

Nice catch!

Thanks Dave! I had a blast. Still haven't caught a yellowtail from my kayak in all these years but I'm having fun catching everything else!

dos ballenas · 11-14-2017, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by NICKWORN

I was out there Saturday as well and managed some reds,sheephead( female released ) and of course the over populated Bonito school. I did keep a tagged Whitefish which had " reward" written on it, Scripps has yet to return my call. I only saw 2 other kayaks both in PA's. When did you launch? I was fishing 120-160' straight out from the condo on a nice lobster pot.

Cool tag recapture!

The researcher from Scripps that answers these kinda calls is out of town this week at a conference. He will be in touch soon I bet....

I might be able to put you in touch with another person before then that can get you the taggin data. Let me know via pm.

Owyn

Aquaholix · 11-15-2017, 08:07 AM

Nice catch, great day! Blessed we are.
That ling tho... Got me all jelly over here, been years since I've seen one in LJ.

jlabs63 · 11-16-2017, 08:48 AM

That is about the biggest ling Ive seen in LJ! I was out last week and got some decent reds. What jigs / plastics do were you using for the ling? Were you due west of the pier?

crashcrow · 11-16-2017, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by jlabs63

That is about the biggest ling Ive seen in LJ! I was out last week and got some decent reds. What jigs / plastics do were you using for the ling? Were you due west of the pier?

a heavy one of these in bird shit color. About 220feet bouncing off the bottom.

11-13-2017, 09:02 AM	#1
crashcrow Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 122	LJ 11/11 Awesome Day Couldn't have asked for a better day. Had a little trouble making bait but found a few macs. Lots of floating kelp on the inside made it a bit hard to keep my live bait clean so we headed outside and fished the bottom. Water was clear and 62-63 degrees. A fellow fisherman on a skiff stopped by and unloaded his sardines in my yak on his way in. We fished live bait on the way in and scored a nice Calico to end the day. Everything else was caught on plastics and irons. Had to say it was a good day. Totals 1 LINGCOD 30" 1 CALICO 17" 8 Nice Reds 1 Keeper Bonita (not pictured, was still on ice) 1 Octopus. Attached Images

11-14-2017, 07:42 AM	#6
NICKWORN Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: SANTUCKET Posts: 629	HMMMMM I was out there Saturday as well and managed some reds,sheephead( female released ) and of course the over populated Bonito school. I did keep a tagged Whitefish which had " reward" written on it, Scripps has yet to return my call. I only saw 2 other kayaks both in PA's. When did you launch? I was fishing 120-160' straight out from the condo on a nice lobster pot.

11-14-2017, 10:14 AM	#8
PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,473	Nice catch! __________________ So long and thanks for all the fish...

11-16-2017, 08:48 AM	#12
jlabs63 Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: SD - Carmel Valley Posts: 78	Awsome Day for Sure... That is about the biggest ling Ive seen in LJ! I was out last week and got some decent reds. What jigs / plastics do were you using for the ling? Were you due west of the pier?

11-13-2017, 09:05 AM	#2
crashcrow Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Vista, CA Posts: 122	Not sure why the pics are upside down...

11-13-2017, 09:06 AM	#3
sdyeti Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: San Diego Posts: 55	Well Done! Also, props to the skiff sharing what they didn't use before they went in. That's a super nice thing to do.

11-13-2017, 05:41 PM	#5
Ggiannig89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: El Cajon Posts: 512	Man that’s a great day in my book! That is some good eats. One of those rockfish sort of look like a Boccaccio.

11-15-2017, 08:07 AM	#11
Aquaholix Addicted2Water Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: SD Posts: 25	Nice catch, great day! Blessed we are. That ling tho... Got me all jelly over here, been years since I've seen one in LJ.