The "Dead Zone" - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

StinkyMatt · 10-22-2011, 03:52 PM

Three of us went hooping the outside of the LB wall.

Great glass conditions, very little if any wind, very limited water movement.

3 guys hooped 5 hours = 0 lobsters

WTH? There are lobsters over there? Right? We tried everything from 10 feet to 60 feet, right on top of structure, next to it and in the middle of open space.

NOT ONE SHORT!

Someone please take mercy on me and give me some info on that area.

Matt

ctfphoto · 10-22-2011, 04:36 PM

I went out last tuesday in San Diego Bay, close to rocks and structures close to the open Pacific. Zero lobsters, no smalls. One baby stingray and one 13" Sand Bass.

On my first two trips I caught 6 lobsters and then 5 including the smalls.

Thats fishing I guess.

Maybe Billy Idol scared them away

roadx · 10-22-2011, 04:49 PM

went out last night at san diego bay, 4 shorts and 3 stingrays. tried different areas but zero keepers with 90% of bait untouched

wiredantz · 10-22-2011, 05:21 PM

WIDE OPEN FOR SEALS!!!

Matt, made me follow him to the death ZOne. ( well i just didn't want him to go to the death zone by himself...)

As bycatch, we caught 1 million sea urchins, 4 scuplins, 10 star fish. No lobster for us to night!~ maybe next time

Matt even made a huge bird come and attack me in pitch black darkness

taggermike · 10-22-2011, 06:21 PM

Don't take it personally, calm, clear conditions are not the best for bugs to be out and about. I used to free dive an area that I knew very well and on super calm nights, the nights where you'd actually want to dive, the bugs were often as far up in thier holes as they were at noon. Keep banging away. Mike

wiredantz · 10-22-2011, 08:27 PM

We gave grief to Matt all night long about the super long paddle and ZERO lobsters, and on top of that he was stuck with me all night long.

I even told him this morning that my friends got limits ( when they really didn't get any, to make him feel even worse) He then sends me a text a few hours later with " BS!!!! I called my friends and they got skunked Too"..

LOL matt

so funny messing you lol

YakMedic · 10-22-2011, 10:19 PM

Glad I didn't go out with you guys. At least the spot I hooped at least produced shorts.

10-22-2011, 03:52 PM	#1
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,169	The "Dead Zone" Three of us went hooping the outside of the LB wall. Great glass conditions, very little if any wind, very limited water movement. 3 guys hooped 5 hours = 0 lobsters WTH? There are lobsters over there? Right? We tried everything from 10 feet to 60 feet, right on top of structure, next to it and in the middle of open space. NOT ONE SHORT! Someone please take mercy on me and give me some info on that area. Matt

10-22-2011, 04:36 PM	#2
ctfphoto Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 901	I went out last tuesday in San Diego Bay, close to rocks and structures close to the open Pacific. Zero lobsters, no smalls. One baby stingray and one 13" Sand Bass. On my first two trips I caught 6 lobsters and then 5 including the smalls. Thats fishing I guess. Maybe Billy Idol scared them away Last edited by ctfphoto; 10-22-2011 at 05:51 PM.

10-22-2011, 04:49 PM	#3
roadx . Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,155	went out last night at san diego bay, 4 shorts and 3 stingrays. tried different areas but zero keepers with 90% of bait untouched __________________

10-22-2011, 05:21 PM	#4
wiredantz Currently @ MLO Territory Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Under the Shadow Posts: 2,290	WIDE OPEN FOR SEALS!!! Matt, made me follow him to the death ZOne. ( well i just didn't want him to go to the death zone by himself...) As bycatch, we caught 1 million sea urchins, 4 scuplins, 10 star fish. No lobster for us to night!~ maybe next time Matt even made a huge bird come and attack me in pitch black darkness __________________ Team: Disbanded You only have one chance in this life...make the right decision(s)...so you don't regret it

10-22-2011, 08:27 PM	#6
wiredantz Currently @ MLO Territory Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Under the Shadow Posts: 2,290	We gave grief to Matt all night long about the super long paddle and ZERO lobsters, and on top of that he was stuck with me all night long. I even told him this morning that my friends got limits ( when they really didn't get any, to make him feel even worse) He then sends me a text a few hours later with " BS!!!! I called my friends and they got skunked Too".. LOL matt so funny messing you lol __________________ Team: Disbanded You only have one chance in this life...make the right decision(s)...so you don't regret it

10-22-2011, 06:21 PM	#5
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Don't take it personally, calm, clear conditions are not the best for bugs to be out and about. I used to free dive an area that I knew very well and on super calm nights, the nights where you'd actually want to dive, the bugs were often as far up in thier holes as they were at noon. Keep banging away. Mike

10-22-2011, 10:19 PM	#7
YakMedic Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Wrightwood Posts: 623	Glad I didn't go out with you guys. At least the spot I hooped at least produced shorts.