Alamitos Bay 4/6

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Headed out today for my maiden voyage. Launched today around 12:30 at Mother's Beach. Messed around until 4:30. Paddled around the bay and headed towards Ballast Point. Made a few stops to get the lines wet. Was tossing out ghost shrimp on a Carolina rig. Managed a smelt and a fish that I can not identify. See photo. Being my first time fishing from a kayak, I have much to learn!

*learn all features of the fish finder and how to properly read them
*need to tie kayak down to cart as it fell off once I hit the beach, had to drag the yak in the sand to the water
*take shorter rods 8ft+ seems to be a little long
*better maneuverability and knowing which side to fish from
*the seat kept slipping down
*research different lure and bait options that are successful, used ghost shrimp and a luckycraft flash minnow today
*kept getting tangled up in the rod/paddle leashes

Minus a little surf fishing I know very little about fishing the bay as I am used to jumping on cattle boats.
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