Tidelands, 2-24-14 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Amish Ed · 02-25-2014, 11:04 AM

Launched with Landwhale around 7am to a cold offshore wind and lots of clouds. Water was slightly dirty and 62.7º. We headed out to a shoal that Steve likes and worked it for a while for nada. I moved to deeper water and eventually got one legal spottie. Made it back to the bridge and off the supports I found 2 more legal spotties. Not wanting to incur the wrath of the Navy (lots of gray boats zipping around), I moved on. At this point I met up with Steve who had only one fish. We tried deep for a while, for nothing. Around 10am we moved in towards and boats. I stayed in the boats and Steve went south of them. Steve got 7 more, I got nada. At 11:30 we called it a day.

I fished most every color I had, but all my fish and bites were a 4" Flurry in Minnow Magic. Tried 3" Flurries too, but no love. Tried the Blade for zero love, not even a short strike.

Oh yeah, as cold as the launch was, within 1/2hr I was stripped down to my shirt. Wind shifted out of the south about 9am and blew pretty good. At around 10:30 it shifted to come out of the northwest.

buddha · 02-25-2014, 11:40 AM

I have had a lot of luck in the tidelands area with owner sled heads and gulp new penny jerk shads 5 inch variety.

LawDog · 02-25-2014, 01:47 PM

I pulled a few in today. About 8. Only one was legal though. The rest were in the 10" range. Took a while to find a good color that they liked. But yeah the water was pretty murky. Flashers help. There are tons of lizard fish...too many. I probably pulled in 2-3 dozen.

Amish Ed · 02-25-2014, 05:34 PM

Funny, I ordered some New Penny Zman Paddlerz this morning. Never tried the Zman products, should be fun trying them.

buddha · 02-25-2014, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Amish Ed

Funny, I ordered some New Penny Zman Paddlerz this morning. Never tried the Zman products, should be fun trying them.

I had zero luck with any of the Z Man Plastics in Bahia Asuncion, Mexico. They wanted the megabaits.

I think the Z Man's will work fine in the bay though.

Try those Owner sled head jigs weedless they work very well.

Amish Ed · 02-25-2014, 05:56 PM

Yep, I have the Sled Heads already. I love them.

02-25-2014, 11:04 AM	#1
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Tidelands, 2-24-14 Launched with Landwhale around 7am to a cold offshore wind and lots of clouds. Water was slightly dirty and 62.7º. We headed out to a shoal that Steve likes and worked it for a while for nada. I moved to deeper water and eventually got one legal spottie. Made it back to the bridge and off the supports I found 2 more legal spotties. Not wanting to incur the wrath of the Navy (lots of gray boats zipping around), I moved on. At this point I met up with Steve who had only one fish. We tried deep for a while, for nothing. Around 10am we moved in towards and boats. I stayed in the boats and Steve went south of them. Steve got 7 more, I got nada. At 11:30 we called it a day. I fished most every color I had, but all my fish and bites were a 4" Flurry in Minnow Magic. Tried 3" Flurries too, but no love. Tried the Blade for zero love, not even a short strike. Oh yeah, as cold as the launch was, within 1/2hr I was stripped down to my shirt. Wind shifted out of the south about 9am and blew pretty good. At around 10:30 it shifted to come out of the northwest. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

02-25-2014, 05:34 PM	#4
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Funny, I ordered some New Penny Zman Paddlerz this morning. Never tried the Zman products, should be fun trying them. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

02-25-2014, 05:56 PM	#6
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Yep, I have the Sled Heads already. I love them. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

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02-25-2014, 11:40 AM	#2
buddha Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: chula vista Posts: 907	I have had a lot of luck in the tidelands area with owner sled heads and gulp new penny jerk shads 5 inch variety.

02-25-2014, 01:47 PM	#3
LawDog Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 143	I pulled a few in today. About 8. Only one was legal though. The rest were in the 10" range. Took a while to find a good color that they liked. But yeah the water was pretty murky. Flashers help. There are tons of lizard fish...too many. I probably pulled in 2-3 dozen.