Cambria Rockfish Slamdown - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Baja_Traveler · 09-15-2019, 12:21 PM

Well, since CCA has decided that tournaments are a waste of time, I traveled north for my first tournament of the year. Conditions could not have been any better, but fishing started off super slow. Decided to leave the crowd and peddled north several miles and hit the jackpot, first drop - big Red, then Lings and more reds. Total for the day - 5 lings (2 kept), 5 Reds, Copper rockfish and uncounted blues and gophers. Awesome day of fishing - with lots and lots of fish tacos in my future. Already looking forward to next year.

Ggiannig89 · 09-16-2019, 06:13 AM

Lots of good meat there! Nice job!

Cronus · 09-17-2019, 06:13 AM

I went to the slam down as well, was a great time. It was my first tournament ever and first time up north. It was a lot closer than I thought and will definitely be going back. I launched from Leffingwell and went out then south a bit. Was fishing with Tobby, who took third, until I broke away, should have stuck with him. I only scored a couple of reds but man they put up a good fight. Looks like I got 30th out of 95 fisherman. If I would have nailed another scoring species it would have jumped me up. Lots of blues and gofers and check out my baby ling, its eyes were bigger than its everything going after my lure.

JohnMckroidJr · 09-17-2019, 12:07 PM

Congratulations on some nice catches! Can you provide a link to the tournament results? Thanks.

Baja_Traveler · 09-17-2019, 02:28 PM

I haven't seen the results posted anyplace other than the iATournament App.

My haul got me 6th place.

I was talking to the winner the day before the tournament at Leffingwell, prefishing was slow so he went down south someplace and picked up one of every target species to win it all.

MITCHELL · 09-18-2019, 05:30 AM

Haul.....

FlyFishinYakr · 09-21-2019, 03:37 AM

Looks like a pretty nice haul. That’s what I’m hoping to score up here now that I just picked up my new 2020 Outback from Andy on Wednesday.
Robert.

SoCalEDC · 11-18-2019, 12:06 PM

wow, very nice haul. I wanted to get in this year, but I had some other obligations. def getting in next year.

Temecula · 11-20-2019, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Baja_Traveler

Well, since CCA has decided that tournaments are a waste of time, I traveled north for my first tournament of the year. Conditions could not have been any better, but fishing started off super slow. Decided to leave the crowd and peddled north several miles and hit the jackpot, first drop - big Red, then Lings and more reds. Total for the day - 5 lings (2 kept), 5 Reds, Copper rockfish and uncounted blues and gophers. Awesome day of fishing - with lots and lots of fish tacos in my future. Already looking forward to next year.

I believe the limit for Lingcod in California is only one per angler now. I could be wrong but the DFG reg changed this year and the tournament guys should have known that.

stevie951 · 11-20-2019, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Temecula

I believe the limit for Lingcod in California is only one per angler now. I could be wrong but the DFG reg changed this year and the tournament guys should have known that.

I believe you believe wrong

Baja_Traveler · 11-21-2019, 02:37 PM

Yup - the one thing I do every year before this tournament is double check all size and possession limits for every possible fish I might catch. I have it all laminated with photo ID of all the rockfish species - because I only fish for rockfish once a year and don't recognize what half of them are by sight.
50% of the time, there are DFG officers and biology volunteers sitting at Leffingwell when we get back wanting to see and measure.
This dude is not going to be getting any expensive tickets for stupid stuff...

09-15-2019, 12:21 PM	#1
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	Cambria Rockfish Slamdown Well, since CCA has decided that tournaments are a waste of time, I traveled north for my first tournament of the year. Conditions could not have been any better, but fishing started off super slow. Decided to leave the crowd and peddled north several miles and hit the jackpot, first drop - big Red, then Lings and more reds. Total for the day - 5 lings (2 kept), 5 Reds, Copper rockfish and uncounted blues and gophers. Awesome day of fishing - with lots and lots of fish tacos in my future. Already looking forward to next year.

09-17-2019, 06:13 AM	#3
Cronus Cheat to win Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Simi Valley Posts: 93	I went to the slam down as well, was a great time. It was my first tournament ever and first time up north. It was a lot closer than I thought and will definitely be going back. I launched from Leffingwell and went out then south a bit. Was fishing with Tobby, who took third, until I broke away, should have stuck with him. I only scored a couple of reds but man they put up a good fight. Looks like I got 30th out of 95 fisherman. If I would have nailed another scoring species it would have jumped me up. Lots of blues and gofers and check out my baby ling, its eyes were bigger than its everything going after my lure. Attached Images

09-18-2019, 05:30 AM	#6
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,277	Nice... Haul..... __________________ Duke Mitchell

09-16-2019, 06:13 AM	#2
Ggiannig89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: El Cajon Posts: 512	Lots of good meat there! Nice job!

09-17-2019, 12:07 PM	#4
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,945	Congratulations on some nice catches! Can you provide a link to the tournament results? Thanks.

09-17-2019, 02:28 PM	#5
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	I haven't seen the results posted anyplace other than the iATournament App. My haul got me 6th place. I was talking to the winner the day before the tournament at Leffingwell, prefishing was slow so he went down south someplace and picked up one of every target species to win it all.

09-21-2019, 03:37 AM	#7
FlyFishinYakr Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Nor Cal...30 min from Bodega/Tomales Bay, 1hr from Clear Lake, 2+ hr to Berryessa & the Delta Posts: 729	Looks like a pretty nice haul. That’s what I’m hoping to score up here now that I just picked up my new 2020 Outback from Andy on Wednesday. Robert.

11-18-2019, 12:06 PM	#8
SoCalEDC Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 609	wow, very nice haul. I wanted to get in this year, but I had some other obligations. def getting in next year.

11-21-2019, 02:37 PM	#11
Baja_Traveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Table 17, Bay Park Fish Co. Posts: 943	Yup - the one thing I do every year before this tournament is double check all size and possession limits for every possible fish I might catch. I have it all laminated with photo ID of all the rockfish species - because I only fish for rockfish once a year and don't recognize what half of them are by sight. 50% of the time, there are DFG officers and biology volunteers sitting at Leffingwell when we get back wanting to see and measure. This dude is not going to be getting any expensive tickets for stupid stuff...