G-Bay Report - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

SDROB · 10-11-2015, 08:29 PM

Met up w MakoBob on Friday morning for a quick weekend getaway. The plan was to make a material run for our place in Baja and fish one day. We arrived to find Eod an Sven there a day earlier than expected so we all had dinner at the restaurant. Me and Bob had steaks that he had brought down and Sven and Eod had some fresh caught Sierra that the Cocinero cooked up quite nice. Dinner was bomb and it was decided we were going to launch in Gonzaga Bay from Alfonsina's the next day. We pre-ordered some breakfast burritos for the morning to grab on our way.

Woke up grabbed the burritos and we were on our way. Launched at Alfonsinas around 8:30 to perfect weather and glass like conditions. Sven said he knew were a reef was so they started pedaling out. It took me about an hour to get there as I didn't know it was half way to the main land. Haha Sven is a beast. The good news was once there we pretty much fished up and down the reef all day.

Felt a little tap on my first drop and begin to reel in what felt like nothing soon to realize I was sawed off by a sierra above the leader right thru the braid. Immediately lost my Kroc. Haha it wasn't even fair. Tied another one on and pulled up a pesky trigger fish.

Fishing was a little slow after that so decided to change to a small 1 oz megabait.
That seemed to be the golden ticket as I immediately got rocked by an unknown fish that seemed to pop off about half way up. I then pulled in a good eating size Rose Snapper that i decided to keep for the family. I caught and released about a dozen other fish mostly Sierra and bass.

Than the woulda, shoulda, coulda moment came as I met up with Sven and Eod. Sven had just told me we where in the same spot on the reef were he got his 50b WSB as I dropped down and got slammed! I fought this fish for about 20 minutes and could not gain anything on him. He pretty much owned me the entire time peeling drag run after run. I did everything I could but couldn't pull this thing up. After a long tug of war battle the mystery fish popped off. I pull up my megabait to find out that he completely straightened the hook. Whatever it was it was big and heavy it felt like a WSB but ill never know.

It was decided to make the long trek in as the wind started to kick up and I had a loong paddle back. Pulled up to Alfonsinas and had a few beers with the guys before we went back to camp. Me and Eod jumped on Bobs new quad in search for some Corvina. We picked up Jose the local there and we each caught a couple off the Krocs from the surf.

Had a fried chicken dinner at the restaurant that night w some Dos XX and called it a night. Good times w good people.

The second to last picture Bob was trying to hide from me as he didn't want to go home!

If your on next weeks trip here's my suggestions:

Definitely bring wire leaders or plan on losing lots of tackle. I lost 2 early before I decided to switch over.

Smaller baits seemed to be the ticket. All of us didn't do too well on the larger baits the fish seemed to like the small ones. All the bait in the water was 1-2 inches. I caught all my fish using smaller baits.

Upgrade your hooks on the smaller baits. I lost a heartbreaker to a straightened out hook.

Eat at the restaurant, its cheap and its good and there is no prep or cleanup. I haven't cooked down there the last 5 or 6 trips as it is super convenient. Just bring your snacks and drinks.

Bring sunglasses, I forgot mine and was practically blinded on the water the first half of the day. It really sucked!
Here's some pics of the trip.

10-11-2015, 08:29 PM	#1
SDROB Malibu Stealth 12 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Hollywood, San Diego, Gonzaga Bay Posts: 512	G-Bay Report Met up w MakoBob on Friday morning for a quick weekend getaway. The plan was to make a material run for our place in Baja and fish one day. We arrived to find Eod an Sven there a day earlier than expected so we all had dinner at the restaurant. Me and Bob had steaks that he had brought down and Sven and Eod had some fresh caught Sierra that the Cocinero cooked up quite nice. Dinner was bomb and it was decided we were going to launch in Gonzaga Bay from Alfonsina's the next day. We pre-ordered some breakfast burritos for the morning to grab on our way. Woke up grabbed the burritos and we were on our way. Launched at Alfonsinas around 8:30 to perfect weather and glass like conditions. Sven said he knew were a reef was so they started pedaling out. It took me about an hour to get there as I didn't know it was half way to the main land. Haha Sven is a beast. The good news was once there we pretty much fished up and down the reef all day. Felt a little tap on my first drop and begin to reel in what felt like nothing soon to realize I was sawed off by a sierra above the leader right thru the braid. Immediately lost my Kroc. Haha it wasn't even fair. Tied another one on and pulled up a pesky trigger fish. Fishing was a little slow after that so decided to change to a small 1 oz megabait. That seemed to be the golden ticket as I immediately got rocked by an unknown fish that seemed to pop off about half way up. I then pulled in a good eating size Rose Snapper that i decided to keep for the family. I caught and released about a dozen other fish mostly Sierra and bass. Than the woulda, shoulda, coulda moment came as I met up with Sven and Eod. Sven had just told me we where in the same spot on the reef were he got his 50b WSB as I dropped down and got slammed! I fought this fish for about 20 minutes and could not gain anything on him. He pretty much owned me the entire time peeling drag run after run. I did everything I could but couldn't pull this thing up. After a long tug of war battle the mystery fish popped off. I pull up my megabait to find out that he completely straightened the hook. Whatever it was it was big and heavy it felt like a WSB but ill never know. It was decided to make the long trek in as the wind started to kick up and I had a loong paddle back. Pulled up to Alfonsinas and had a few beers with the guys before we went back to camp. Me and Eod jumped on Bobs new quad in search for some Corvina. We picked up Jose the local there and we each caught a couple off the Krocs from the surf. Had a fried chicken dinner at the restaurant that night w some Dos XX and called it a night. Good times w good people. The second to last picture Bob was trying to hide from me as he didn't want to go home! If your on next weeks trip here's my suggestions: Definitely bring wire leaders or plan on losing lots of tackle. I lost 2 early before I decided to switch over. Smaller baits seemed to be the ticket. All of us didn't do too well on the larger baits the fish seemed to like the small ones. All the bait in the water was 1-2 inches. I caught all my fish using smaller baits. Upgrade your hooks on the smaller baits. I lost a heartbreaker to a straightened out hook. Eat at the restaurant, its cheap and its good and there is no prep or cleanup. I haven't cooked down there the last 5 or 6 trips as it is super convenient. Just bring your snacks and drinks. Bring sunglasses, I forgot mine and was practically blinded on the water the first half of the day. It really sucked! Here's some pics of the trip. Attached Images __________________ She will keep you warm in the winter and give you shade in the summer (Rossman) I'm telling ya, you have to keep these suckers on a game clip until just before you drop them in the frying pan.(Rossman) Last edited by SDROB; 10-11-2015 at 08:37 PM.