My first post - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Whizz Bang · 07-05-2011, 09:10 PM

Awesome choice with the revo, get the bait tank, it is summer you do not need the finder right now. Make bait by seeing it on the surface or watching birds, or other yakkers. When in doubt, head to the pier. Watch the surf report, time your sets, tie down. You dont need a surf lesson. Launch early, fish ALL day. If you find yourself struggling to keep your batteries charged and wondering how long you can go without fresh water rinsing your gear....you are on the right track. Do not think that you need to be on or in kelp to catch fish. They are everywhere and in all depths. If you get a finder, get one with a gps....or, buy a gps. Pm me if you need one cheap. Research LJ artificial reefs. Mark them as waypoints. This will give you the ability to bottom fish without the finder if you go that route. Go buy one of those plastic LJ to point loma plastic fishing maps. It will give you additional gps spots to focus on, like the corner. Fish as much as possible, pay attention to the guys you keep seeing at the launch. Make friends with them. If you see a thread that may indicate a hot bite, do not assume that the bite is still on, assume that you missed it by a week to two weeks. Many choose to wait to post, if at all, no one likes a parking lot. Your best source of intel is your own time on the water and the friends you will make. There are some on this site that hate that so many of us do that. Tough. We do it for a reason, kayakers alone do not monitor this site, so do power boaters. Learn the value of the pm. I have more to say, however, my wife gets angry if I am on this site when I am fishing the very next day. See you out there.

07-05-2011, 09:10 PM	#5
Whizz Bang Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 396	Awesome choice with the revo, get the bait tank, it is summer you do not need the finder right now. Make bait by seeing it on the surface or watching birds, or other yakkers. When in doubt, head to the pier. Watch the surf report, time your sets, tie down. You dont need a surf lesson. Launch early, fish ALL day. If you find yourself struggling to keep your batteries charged and wondering how long you can go without fresh water rinsing your gear....you are on the right track. Do not think that you need to be on or in kelp to catch fish. They are everywhere and in all depths. If you get a finder, get one with a gps....or, buy a gps. Pm me if you need one cheap. Research LJ artificial reefs. Mark them as waypoints. This will give you the ability to bottom fish without the finder if you go that route. Go buy one of those plastic LJ to point loma plastic fishing maps. It will give you additional gps spots to focus on, like the corner. Fish as much as possible, pay attention to the guys you keep seeing at the launch. Make friends with them. If you see a thread that may indicate a hot bite, do not assume that the bite is still on, assume that you missed it by a week to two weeks. Many choose to wait to post, if at all, no one likes a parking lot. Your best source of intel is your own time on the water and the friends you will make. There are some on this site that hate that so many of us do that. Tough. We do it for a reason, kayakers alone do not monitor this site, so do power boaters. Learn the value of the pm. I have more to say, however, my wife gets angry if I am on this site when I am fishing the very next day. See you out there.