Dana Point

[DanaPT]

Was pretty excited to get up and fish on Weds. Woke to a heavy fog so I put in a couple hours of work. I loaded up at 8:30, it was still foggy but what can I do? At the launch at 9 am. Low tide = bigger shore-break. No worries, just two rods and swim baits. launched w/o incident.

Figured to work the surfzone I don't think I ventured out deeper than 15 ft. I was only out for about 3 hours. In all 4 calico, on the uni-buttered war bait. Just the sandy was kept for food, all other released.

It's no 30lb + halibut but it is a fish and it's always fun.


ON the way back in, that shore-break can be no fun. The low tide and the uphill sand creates a big back wash. While my timing was okay (following a non set-wave in), the back wash immediately pulled me into another small shore-break wave. Enough to tilt the kayak and get everything wet (everything strapped/stowed). Only an old shoe lost and some sand in the gears of my two reels. Whoa, could have been a lot worse.

That return beach launch for sure is the most dangerous.