1/11 Bank of LJ opened at 9AM - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Iceman · 01-11-2006, 01:57 PM

I made a couple of withdrawals

Here is the first one. 30 pounds.

Slow start to the day, saw one spot of birds around 8, a pber saw them first, they stopped short, I assume on marks and yoyoed up one YT. Big yellowtail chasing 3-4 inch sardines up and down boiling fish from 9 until I left em at 11. Threw at them over and over por nada. Seemed like ya had to get it past a nice spot and wind it right through the meyhem. Alll the fish I saw were a little past the half, with most around the 3/4 spot. From right on the kelp to 120 feet or so. Left Jim S. and Aaron and Julie out there. A few others were heading that way when I headed in. Thanks Jim and Aaron for taking the pix, hope ya loaded up.

madscientist · 01-11-2006, 02:02 PM

Nice forky. Early meeting kept me off the water. Looked like great conditions.

Iceman · 01-11-2006, 02:15 PM

Brad, it was one of those mornings where you think it will just be a bitchen fishless day. Light winds, sunshine, hardly a bird working. Whales passing through, then it was like a switch was thrown around 9AM. I ratted up my surface iron on the very first cast at a nice spot of fish. Grabbed the yoyo salas scrambled egg and threw right at em several times before I finally went bendo. After tying that fish, making my way in and they go off again. This time I rat up the yoyo and decide the long rod looked like less of a mess, so I am pulling out the mess with fish boiling on all sides. Get it out and start trying to find the right spot. Throw it past a pack of em and wind it through, BENDO on the paintless Kicker 15 and finally a decent fish on the rod that Corey wrapped for me last year. I was right next to a bouy and tried to make short order of this one. Luckily this one was smaller than the first at just under 20#. Had to paddle away from some fish still boiling. Thanks for taking the time to snap a picture Aaron, sure wish you, Julie and Jim would have got yours.

dmr · 01-11-2006, 02:22 PM

Nice work. I saw you at the launch and while you worked you way to the outside. I was heading in around 9:00-9:30 for work and saw the birds working a little further out than I wanted to paddle. I had visions of chasing them only for the activity to cease as I glided up, then having fish pop up a little further out. It looks like the right call would have been to take the day off.

steveooo · 01-11-2006, 02:23 PM

Sweet Fish Andy, nice to see there are a couple still around

Ill be out there on friday tryin out a new boat 8) hope they check in to stay at MOTEL LJ...

Steve

DESTROYER · 01-11-2006, 03:07 PM

Jim said the birds started working right after he got off the phone with me. Congrats dude! I was going to take my motor boat out manana, now you have made it hard to decide ICE.

TL-Matt

fishinhb · 01-11-2006, 04:03 PM

Ironman! :shock: I had to rock out to some Black Sabbath :twisted: after reading your post. Nice.

Orange County sucks.

Hoop there it is.

steamroll · 01-11-2006, 04:26 PM

Great job Andy.

You're stoked!

Dennis · 01-11-2006, 05:06 PM

nice pair, andy!

Aaron&Julie · 01-11-2006, 05:18 PM

You're welcome, Iceman. We're just glad someone could "trick" those yellows into hitting the iron. They were very picky. No hits for us on live mackeral, B/Ws salas, or various megabaits. Jim S. had the same problem. Some casts we thought for sure would result in a fish, but no.
We don't give up easily, so we're making our first back-to-back trips at La Jolla tomorrow to work it again.

slotmachine · 01-11-2006, 06:10 PM

Lots of bird activity off casa, bait and birds everywere. Was checking around 430PM.

Corey · 01-11-2006, 06:31 PM

Sweet, bro! How'd the rod hold up against that fish?

corey

Afran · 01-11-2006, 07:44 PM

Yeah Dog!
That must have been fun. I love the iron bite. Maybe just any bite.

Iceman · 01-11-2006, 07:46 PM

Quote:

Sweet, bro! How'd the rod hold up against that fish?

Rod held up very well. I was pulling really hard as I was as close as 10 feet from that buoy. It is a very fun rod to use, thought I had put it away for a few months, but after seeing those YT on the surface last week, I had to put a Speedmaster back on it.

katchfish · 01-11-2006, 07:48 PM

Andy, nice pair to draw to.....

Gonna miss ya en el sur!!

And what's with that ugly lid??

Kinda makes Brad's look sorta normal! :twisted:

Godspeed to your mother in law.

Ken

lamb · 01-12-2006, 07:03 AM

all rise... 8)

Mr. stand up comedian is in the house.

The best wishes for Mrs. Iceman mom.

01-11-2006, 01:57 PM	#1
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,943	1/11 Bank of LJ opened at 9AM I made a couple of withdrawals Here is the first one. 30 pounds. Slow start to the day, saw one spot of birds around 8, a pber saw them first, they stopped short, I assume on marks and yoyoed up one YT. Big yellowtail chasing 3-4 inch sardines up and down boiling fish from 9 until I left em at 11. Threw at them over and over por nada. Seemed like ya had to get it past a nice spot and wind it right through the meyhem. Alll the fish I saw were a little past the half, with most around the 3/4 spot. From right on the kelp to 120 feet or so. Left Jim S. and Aaron and Julie out there. A few others were heading that way when I headed in. Thanks Jim and Aaron for taking the pix, hope ya loaded up. __________________

01-11-2006, 02:15 PM	#3
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,943	Brad, it was one of those mornings where you think it will just be a bitchen fishless day. Light winds, sunshine, hardly a bird working. Whales passing through, then it was like a switch was thrown around 9AM. I ratted up my surface iron on the very first cast at a nice spot of fish. Grabbed the yoyo salas scrambled egg and threw right at em several times before I finally went bendo. After tying that fish, making my way in and they go off again. This time I rat up the yoyo and decide the long rod looked like less of a mess, so I am pulling out the mess with fish boiling on all sides. Get it out and start trying to find the right spot. Throw it past a pack of em and wind it through, BENDO on the paintless Kicker 15 and finally a decent fish on the rod that Corey wrapped for me last year. I was right next to a bouy and tried to make short order of this one. Luckily this one was smaller than the first at just under 20#. Had to paddle away from some fish still boiling. Thanks for taking the time to snap a picture Aaron, sure wish you, Julie and Jim would have got yours. __________________

01-11-2006, 04:03 PM	#7
fishinhb Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 48	Ironman! :shock: I had to rock out to some Black Sabbath :twisted: after reading your post. Nice. Orange County sucks. Hoop there it is. __________________ Ron Pascual aka fishinHB

01-11-2006, 05:18 PM	#10
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	Nice work You're welcome, Iceman. We're just glad someone could "trick" those yellows into hitting the iron. They were very picky. No hits for us on live mackeral, B/Ws salas, or various megabaits. Jim S. had the same problem. Some casts we thought for sure would result in a fish, but no. We don't give up easily, so we're making our first back-to-back trips at La Jolla tomorrow to work it again. __________________ "Never say die"

01-11-2006, 06:10 PM	#11
slotmachine Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 18	Sunset Lots of bird activity off casa, bait and birds everywere. Was checking around 430PM.

01-11-2006, 02:02 PM	#2
madscientist Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,906	Nice forky. Early meeting kept me off the water. Looked like great conditions.

01-11-2006, 02:22 PM	#4
dmr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 155	Nice work. I saw you at the launch and while you worked you way to the outside. I was heading in around 9:00-9:30 for work and saw the birds working a little further out than I wanted to paddle. I had visions of chasing them only for the activity to cease as I glided up, then having fish pop up a little further out. It looks like the right call would have been to take the day off.

01-11-2006, 02:23 PM	#5
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	Sweet Fish Andy, nice to see there are a couple still around Ill be out there on friday tryin out a new boat 8) hope they check in to stay at MOTEL LJ... Steve

01-11-2006, 03:07 PM	#6
DESTROYER Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: "The Table" Posts: 976	Jim said the birds started working right after he got off the phone with me. Congrats dude! I was going to take my motor boat out manana, now you have made it hard to decide ICE. TL-Matt

01-11-2006, 04:26 PM	#8
steamroll Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 385	Great job Andy. You're stoked!

01-11-2006, 05:06 PM	#9
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South of La Jolla... Posts: 1,193	nice pair, andy!

01-11-2006, 06:31 PM	#12
Corey Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ...waaaay out there Posts: 794	Sweet, bro! How'd the rod hold up against that fish? corey

01-11-2006, 07:44 PM	#13
Afran fishy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 219	Yeah Dog! That must have been fun. I love the iron bite. Maybe just any bite.

01-11-2006, 07:48 PM	#15
katchfish Paddle for Mahi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doing the happy paddle! Posts: 848	Andy, nice pair to draw to..... Gonna miss ya *en el sur*!! And what's with that ugly lid?? Kinda makes Brad's look sorta normal! :twisted: Godspeed to your mother in law. Ken

01-12-2006, 07:03 AM	#16
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,563	all rise... 8) Mr. stand up comedian is in the house. The best wishes for Mrs. Iceman mom. __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a