Any Santa Barbara area members?

[sbsyncro]

Hi there - new to the board here (I've been more active on kayak4fish.com). I started kayak fishing around August, and so far I'm still trying to figure out where the fish are, but always have a great time!

Is anyone else on the board from the Santa Barbara area? I've been seeing more and more kayak fishermen lately, especially around the harbor.

I usually launch from Leadbetter or the harbor, and typically fish off East Beach for flatties (so far I have caught about 6 but all shorts) or in the kelp off Leadbetter (nothing interesting yet). Most exciting catch so far was literally my 2nd cast of the day next to the bait barge in SB harbor; I got a 27" WSB on a green Krocodile lure. I seem to have a knack for fish that are 1" shy of legal. I get a lot of 1" short 'butts too. (Maybe I should invest in a fish stretcher....)

Heading up to Naples Reef tomorrow (Sunday) with a buddy for the first time - all the reports I hear it sounds like a great place for calicos this time of year. Anyone have experience yakking Naples Reef? We've been out off Tajiguas a few times (just off shore) and hooked some monster halibuts but broke them off before landing them (this is on 15# mono line)

-Brent