Newport, 8-4-14 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Amish Ed · 08-04-2014, 01:22 PM

Launched a little before 6am with Landwhale from the USCG beach. It was cloudy and there was a bit south wind. Water was 72.5º and slightly dirty. There was almost no tidal movement, so the wind was welcome to at least give us a bit of a drift.

As all my reels are at Shimano getting fixed I borrowed one of Steve's setups and kept it simple (the fish cooperated in this). I fished the 1 rod with the same Owner bullet head the whole morning. The bait of the day was by far the 5" rootbeer/gold flake Paddlerz. I did catch 2 on New Penny though. Hot Sauce was used for taste of course. By 8:00 I had 17 bass and finished at 10:30 with 22. Only a few legals though. We called it quits at 10:30 because I backlashed my one setup so bad it was no use trying to fix it on the water.

Overall, I had a fun morning and hopefully Steve did too.

spottie_slayer · 08-04-2014, 01:54 PM

I need to follow you guys around some time, learn the ropes
you guys are killing it!

Ricsen · 08-04-2014, 03:38 PM

Wow. Excellent day on the water. You guys did great.

octico · 08-04-2014, 05:01 PM

One of these days I am going to take a Monday off and join you Ed.

Widgeon · 08-04-2014, 05:25 PM

Nice numbers.

Amish Ed · 08-04-2014, 09:21 PM

Thanks guys. We always welcome company, we fish mostly Mondays and occasionally a Tuesday instead. Not sure where we're heading next week.

08-04-2014, 01:22 PM	#1
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Newport, 8-4-14 Launched a little before 6am with Landwhale from the USCG beach. It was cloudy and there was a bit south wind. Water was 72.5º and slightly dirty. There was almost no tidal movement, so the wind was welcome to at least give us a bit of a drift. As all my reels are at Shimano getting fixed I borrowed one of Steve's setups and kept it simple (the fish cooperated in this). I fished the 1 rod with the same Owner bullet head the whole morning. The bait of the day was by far the 5" rootbeer/gold flake Paddlerz. I did catch 2 on New Penny though. Hot Sauce was used for taste of course. By 8:00 I had 17 bass and finished at 10:30 with 22. Only a few legals though. We called it quits at 10:30 because I backlashed my one setup so bad it was no use trying to fix it on the water. Overall, I had a fun morning and hopefully Steve did too. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

08-04-2014, 09:21 PM	#6
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Thanks guys. We always welcome company, we fish mostly Mondays and occasionally a Tuesday instead. Not sure where we're heading next week. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

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08-04-2014, 01:54 PM	#2
spottie_slayer Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 50	I need to follow you guys around some time, learn the ropes you guys are killing it!

08-04-2014, 03:38 PM	#3
Ricsen Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 65	Wow. Excellent day on the water. You guys did great.

08-04-2014, 05:01 PM	#4
octico Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: The city of Orange Posts: 1,278	One of these days I am going to take a Monday off and join you Ed.

08-04-2014, 05:25 PM	#5
Widgeon Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Clairemont Posts: 175	Nice numbers.