South LJ 9/14

[blackcloud9]

Launched at Big Rock and slow trolled the spanish outside the kelp for
nothing, spent an hour or two. Tons of bait and birds around kelpline but
no love.



Worked out a little deeper for white taco meat pictured below.






Team Taco









Moyer Tournament photo from last weekend ....

[Matt]

Nice job on the reds!! You sure do slay 'em!!!!!

[THE DARKHORSE]

It looks like you had a hitchhiker on the Sculpin (big ling ?), and is the screen blurred on the meter so we can't find the secret taco stand?

[Ed]

Originally Posted by THE DARKHORSE

It looks like you had a hitchhiker on the Sculpin (big ling ?), and is the screen blurred on the meter so we can't find the secret taco stand?

Looks like 142

[blackcloud9]

Must've been a drop of water on the lens probably 142'ish . The
mark on the fat scully is only discoloration from the ice. These seven reds
were caught within a 20 x 20 square foot area on a rockpile.

Another note, its 4+ miles of travel to that spot from the Shores launch,
and, the Big Rock launch is featuring a challenging 7' vertical drop to the
sand right now.

I also battled a couple short lings on live macks, and broke off or
pulled hooks on bigger models - the bull kelp minefield keeps those fish
pretty safe!

As the water temp drops next month these bottom-grabbers will go into
high gear.

[wokiee]

nice fish how do i get on the hobie team i have a hobie outback suv

[blackcloud9]

Wokiee - its not easy. Start with a few years of kayak fishing under your
belt, then build your Kelp Cred* by hosting some seminars, set a fishing
record, win a contest, get to know everyone in the kayak fishing
community, contribute design ideas, be seen as a glowing ambassador for
this growing sport ...

and maybe, just maybe, you will be invited by a local shop or a Team
Manager at Hobie to enjoy a coveted spot on this Hobie Team page:

http://www.hobiecat.com/fishing/team/resumes_local.html



It's actually not as easy as it sounds (nor quite as glamorous).


* Kelp cred: like Street Cred, only ...... "kelpier"

[DENNYh]

whats the best way to differentiate a vermilion rock fish from rock fish that cant be retained.

Im looking at pictures on line and they all look the same to me. I want to give bottom fishing a shot this weekend but I dont want to catch an illegal fish. thanks

[blackcloud9]

DENNY,

You can get a photocard or book from www.RockfishID.com
Here is the DFGs Groundfish Central for ID
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/groundfishcentral/gi.asp

Specifically you can print these two pages for free:
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/pdfs/shelfrockfish.pdf

Here is the Canary vs the Vermillion.
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/pdfs/canary_id.pdf

Around here you mostly have to keep an eye out for the Bocaccio.


BlackCloud9

[DENNYh]

cool, thanks