New Member plus newbie San Diego Lobster Questions - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

ctfphoto · 10-01-2011, 01:30 PM

Hi, first post and Kayak fisherman of about a month and a half now. My name is Chris and I drive a red tarpon 120 (for now anyway).

I will be going out hooping for the very first time tonight at twilight in the Mission Bay / Jetties area. I have talked with a few people and read a few threads and the regs and I think that I am very well prepared, we will see.

A few basic questions for now....

1) Which is better, San Diego or Mission Bay / Mission Jetties?. Or Both?

2) Can you keep legal sized Sculpin caught in the nets?

3) If fishing in shallow water, do you bungee up all the slack to the buoy, leaving enough room for tide change of course?

That's it for now. Should be interesting tonight.

ctfphoto · 10-02-2011, 11:07 AM

LOBSTER REPORT: I hooped 6 lobsters but 5 were small so back in the sea they went, I brought home one legal sized lobster. Good thing I didn't keep any smalls as DFG officer snuck up on my in the middle of the night and checked out everything.

I also caught and released one baby stingray.

I almost got run over by a big boat. The boat traffic was very, very heavy because of opening day. Lobster nets everywhere.

The coolest thing was the phosphorescent algae, which glowed bright green. A sea lion swam under the kayak cashing bait fish and all of the movement left bright green trails everywhere, it was a really cool sight to see.

As to my question about keeping sculpin caught in the net and I asked the DFG officer that and he said no as it was not a legal means of taking the fish.

That's it for now, will post a photo later.

StinkyMatt · 10-02-2011, 12:20 PM

Light up your kayak like a Christmas Tree.

Assume that the guy in the boat can not see the Christmas Tree.

Pretend it is up to you to avoid ALL boat vs. kayak contact.

ctfphoto · 10-02-2011, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StinkyMatt

Light up your kayak like a Christmas Tree.

Assume that the guy in the boat can not see the Christmas Tree.

Pretend it is up to you to avoid ALL boat vs. kayak contact.

Thanks for the tip, I was lit up pretty good. The guys were laughing as they drove by and I think they did it on purpose. Another boater in the area whom I was talking with earlier came over and asked if that guy almost hit me. No worries, it was all good.

10-01-2011, 01:30 PM	#1
ctfphoto Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 901	New Member plus newbie San Diego Lobster Questions Hi, first post and Kayak fisherman of about a month and a half now. My name is Chris and I drive a red tarpon 120 (for now anyway). I will be going out hooping for the very first time tonight at twilight in the Mission Bay / Jetties area. I have talked with a few people and read a few threads and the regs and I think that I am very well prepared, we will see. A few basic questions for now.... 1) Which is better, San Diego or Mission Bay / Mission Jetties?. Or Both? 2) Can you keep legal sized Sculpin caught in the nets? 3) If fishing in shallow water, do you bungee up all the slack to the buoy, leaving enough room for tide change of course? That's it for now. Should be interesting tonight.

10-02-2011, 11:07 AM	#2
ctfphoto Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 901	LOBSTER REPORT: I hooped 6 lobsters but 5 were small so back in the sea they went, I brought home one legal sized lobster. Good thing I didn't keep any smalls as DFG officer snuck up on my in the middle of the night and checked out everything. I also caught and released one baby stingray. I almost got run over by a big boat. The boat traffic was very, very heavy because of opening day. Lobster nets everywhere. The coolest thing was the phosphorescent algae, which glowed bright green. A sea lion swam under the kayak cashing bait fish and all of the movement left bright green trails everywhere, it was a really cool sight to see. As to my question about keeping sculpin caught in the net and I asked the DFG officer that and he said no as it was not a legal means of taking the fish. That's it for now, will post a photo later.

10-02-2011, 12:20 PM	#3
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	Light up your kayak like a Christmas Tree. Assume that the guy in the boat can not see the Christmas Tree. Pretend it is up to you to avoid ALL boat vs. kayak contact.