LJ 12/24 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

bracks · 12-26-2017, 12:59 PM

Headed out for some rockfishing; a first in La Jolla for me. I'm a bit old school (i.e. - cheap) so no electronics, and naive apparently as I figured I'd punch my way out to deep water and drift in limiting out along the way

. Using cut squid I caught a number of tiny to small whitefish but nothing worth keeping. Was visited by a group of grey whales which made the trip special but no bueno on my fishing.

stevie951 · 12-26-2017, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by bracks

I'm a bit old school (i.e. - cheap) so no electronics, and naive apparently as I figured I'd punch my way out to deep water and drift in limiting out along the way

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No lobster pots to mark any rock piles along the way? Thanks for the report

bracks · 12-26-2017, 02:16 PM

Idiot me, really. I have heard that advice before and even got it again from a couple dudes on the beach when I launched. I saw pots, thought about it and kept paddling with the mindset the deeper the better. Not the case!

Ggiannig89 · 12-26-2017, 03:06 PM

Yea without a fish finder it can be difficult to find fish drifting around in deep water. I haven’t had a finder for awhile now. The lobster pots really help as well as just fishing the kelp line. When the kelp is dense enough I like to grab a handful and put it under my leg to anchor myself down while I fish for bass or rockfish.

JohnMckroidJr · 12-27-2017, 07:54 AM

Good to hear your report. Always test the ff the night before, and if it is not working, I don't go.

12-26-2017, 12:59 PM	#1
bracks Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: La Jolla Posts: 52	LJ 12/24 Headed out for some rockfishing; a first in La Jolla for me. I'm a bit old school (i.e. - cheap) so no electronics, and naive apparently as I figured I'd punch my way out to deep water and drift in limiting out along the way . Using cut squid I caught a number of tiny to small whitefish but nothing worth keeping. Was visited by a group of grey whales which made the trip special but no bueno on my fishing.

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12-26-2017, 02:16 PM	#3
bracks Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: La Jolla Posts: 52	Idiot me, really. I have heard that advice before and even got it again from a couple dudes on the beach when I launched. I saw pots, thought about it and kept paddling with the mindset the deeper the better. Not the case!

12-26-2017, 03:06 PM	#4
Ggiannig89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: El Cajon Posts: 512	Yea without a fish finder it can be difficult to find fish drifting around in deep water. I haven’t had a finder for awhile now. The lobster pots really help as well as just fishing the kelp line. When the kelp is dense enough I like to grab a handful and put it under my leg to anchor myself down while I fish for bass or rockfish.

12-27-2017, 07:54 AM	#5
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,960	Good to hear your report. Always test the ff the night before, and if it is not working, I don't go.