6 Jan 2013 Humbolt Squid trip - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

JeffB · 01-05-2013, 01:30 PM

I think so, not sure. I'm just going to go on a party boat with my wife and let the deck hands mess with them. Keep my hands clean for once!

danjor · 01-05-2013, 01:46 PM

I have been trying to go out fishing for these for the last 6 years. If there still around come Monday night I'm going to go out.

slobslayer · 01-05-2013, 02:28 PM

Ya they fight! If they are in thick you end up pulling in more than one because they grab each other and try to eat each other. They taste pretty good but are very messy. Has anyone caught them in la jolla recently? I hope they aren't here....

JarrodMc · 01-05-2013, 02:29 PM

I wanna go! get a squid rig and put a 4-6oz weight on the bottom and drop it down. yo-yo it like an iron

Dail14 · 01-05-2013, 02:47 PM

Its probably not a good idea to mess with one on a kayak. Their beaks could easily mutilate your hand if not careful and as long as their bodies touch water they can keep pulling their way down deeper. Its also probably not a good idea to put any part of your body around you in the feeding frenzy that follows any catch.

finyak · 01-05-2013, 03:16 PM

It's a blast I recomend everybody try it at least once,it can feel like a 30-40lb fish with out running up and down the boat.It almost looks like something out of a science fiction movie to see them coming up from the bottom.I would wear some rain gear because they squirt water and ink when they come up and you can easily get wet from the from the guy's catching next to you, it's pretty exciting the first time you go.

JeffB · 01-05-2013, 03:39 PM

The first boat took out 8 guys last night and they boated 140 good size ones. I'm thinking of going out tomorrow for sure.... Thanks for all the feedback.

Dannowar · 01-05-2013, 04:42 PM

Il be out tomorrow night!

01-05-2013, 01:30 PM	#1
JeffB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: La Jolla Posts: 1,216	I think so, not sure. I'm just going to go on a party boat with my wife and let the deck hands mess with them. Keep my hands clean for once! __________________ If you're looking for me I'm

01-05-2013, 03:16 PM	#6
finyak Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 332	It's a blast I recomend everybody try it at least once,it can feel like a 30-40lb fish with out running up and down the boat.It almost looks like something out of a science fiction movie to see them coming up from the bottom.I would wear some rain gear because they squirt water and ink when they come up and you can easily get wet from the from the guy's catching next to you, it's pretty exciting the first time you go. Last edited by finyak; 01-05-2013 at 03:23 PM.

01-05-2013, 03:39 PM	#7
JeffB Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: La Jolla Posts: 1,216	The first boat took out 8 guys last night and they boated 140 good size ones. I'm thinking of going out tomorrow for sure.... Thanks for all the feedback. __________________ If you're looking for me I'm

01-05-2013, 04:42 PM	#8
Dannowar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,823	Il be out tomorrow night! __________________ "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever." — Brian Wilson

01-05-2013, 01:46 PM	#2
danjor Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Riverside CA Posts: 673	I have been trying to go out fishing for these for the last 6 years. If there still around come Monday night I'm going to go out.

01-05-2013, 02:28 PM	#3
slobslayer Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Santee Posts: 384	Ya they fight! If they are in thick you end up pulling in more than one because they grab each other and try to eat each other. They taste pretty good but are very messy. Has anyone caught them in la jolla recently? I hope they aren't here....

01-05-2013, 02:29 PM	#4
JarrodMc Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Vista Posts: 411	I wanna go! get a squid rig and put a 4-6oz weight on the bottom and drop it down. yo-yo it like an iron

01-05-2013, 02:47 PM	#5
Dail14 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 123	Its probably not a good idea to mess with one on a kayak. Their beaks could easily mutilate your hand if not careful and as long as their bodies touch water they can keep pulling their way down deeper. Its also probably not a good idea to put any part of your body around you in the feeding frenzy that follows any catch.