1/27 DP Pick yer days! - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Iceman · 01-28-2019, 09:48 AM

Light winds and small swell and temps hovering in low seventies. High tide was mid afternoon so I opted to launch around noon. Got some killer dines from the barge and headed straight out past the barber poles. There have been a fair amount of posts lately saying 180 to 200 has been the zone, so I started in 180. barely a breeze but pretty good current flowing south had you drifting a good drift and holding bottom easily with an 8 oz torpedo. Using braid I could still feel the sardine thumping it's tail and the annoying lizard fish harassing them. You could also tell the torpedo was hitting mud when it landed. Alot of winding up and rebaiting, caught a ton of lizard fish and finally a short halibut. Set up back where I had that bite and got bit right on the drop and this one felt big, they feel a lot bigger at that depth and it got smaller as I brought it up but a 27 incher so DINNER!. Kept at it for a couple more shorts and lizard fish and headed in just as the sun set.

Not huge but feels good to end my losing streak.

erinoo · 01-28-2019, 10:18 AM

Sure looks perdy out there.

dpasinli · 01-28-2019, 11:01 AM

Question if I may, do you prefer reverse dropper or regular dropper loop set ups for Hali's. I've always go reverse although not too successful as of late...nice work btw!

Iceman · 01-28-2019, 11:24 AM

3 way swivel with torpedo on the longer tag.

goldenglory18 · 01-28-2019, 11:54 AM

Well done, Andy!

Wifey and I biked the path from Venice up to Pacific Palisades. It sure was AMAZEBALLS out there. No surf, flat calm seas, and birds everywhere.

I really need a new kayak soon..... LOL

FISH11 · 01-28-2019, 02:56 PM

Congrats on the Hali Andy. Anytime you go out and get to bring home some good dinner, is a great day.

blitzburgh · 01-28-2019, 05:11 PM

Nice Andy!

Amish Ed · 01-28-2019, 09:48 PM

Glad you got some. Congrats.

steveooo · 01-29-2019, 06:30 AM

They Exist! Killer weather out there too.

dpasinli · 01-29-2019, 08:46 AM

Ahh thank you!

Onfyr4god36 · 01-29-2019, 06:52 PM

Nicely done my friend!

JohnMckroidJr · 02-01-2019, 06:48 PM

Nice, Putting in the time pays off. Thanks for the report.

Iceman · 02-08-2019, 02:38 PM

I picked this morning to go back. Mid morning high tide, launched a little after sunrise ......40 degrees, but I was bundled up and got sardines and let the wind push me out there. Finally settled down around 9 and got purdy. Nothing but the current setting my drift around .5kt. Got 2 keepers right around the high tide and headed in.

DanaPT · 02-09-2019, 12:21 PM

Oh man, good on you! Nice catch.

YellowYaket · 02-11-2019, 05:43 PM

Beautiful fish (all of them)! Congratulations. I need to get back out there and give it a shot.

CorvinaLoca · 02-13-2019, 10:36 AM

nice flatties -especially 2/8 pix. that pix reaffirms why i gut them asap.

blitzburgh · 02-13-2019, 10:58 AM

Daayumm!

Iceman · 02-28-2019, 11:27 AM

ah man only one meal left after last night................gonna have to go fishing darn it. This was melt in your mouth good.

http://stelliciouslife.com/baked-fis...mon-and-thyme/

YellowYaket · 03-03-2019, 04:01 PM

That does look good. Thanks for posting the recipe. I have some Alaskan halibut and lingcod from my vacation last summer. I will give this recipe a shot. Thanks! Hopefully I will be lucky enough to catch a local halibut from a kayak sometime soon too!

01-28-2019, 09:48 AM	#1
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	1/27 DP Pick yer days! Light winds and small swell and temps hovering in low seventies. High tide was mid afternoon so I opted to launch around noon. Got some killer dines from the barge and headed straight out past the barber poles. There have been a fair amount of posts lately saying 180 to 200 has been the zone, so I started in 180. barely a breeze but pretty good current flowing south had you drifting a good drift and holding bottom easily with an 8 oz torpedo. Using braid I could still feel the sardine thumping it's tail and the annoying lizard fish harassing them. You could also tell the torpedo was hitting mud when it landed. Alot of winding up and rebaiting, caught a ton of lizard fish and finally a short halibut. Set up back where I had that bite and got bit right on the drop and this one felt big, they feel a lot bigger at that depth and it got smaller as I brought it up but a 27 incher so DINNER!. Kept at it for a couple more shorts and lizard fish and headed in just as the sun set. Not huge but feels good to end my losing streak. __________________

01-28-2019, 11:24 AM	#4
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	3 way swivel with torpedo on the longer tag. __________________

01-28-2019, 02:56 PM	#6
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	Congrats on the Hali Andy. Anytime you go out and get to bring home some good dinner, is a great day. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

01-28-2019, 05:11 PM	#7
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Nice Andy! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

01-28-2019, 09:48 PM	#8
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Glad you got some. Congrats. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

01-28-2019, 10:18 AM	#2
erinoo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Carlsbad,,Halfway up the Hill Posts: 487	Sure looks perdy out there.

01-28-2019, 11:01 AM	#3
dpasinli Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: San Clemente Posts: 118	Question if I may, do you prefer reverse dropper or regular dropper loop set ups for Hali's. I've always go reverse although not too successful as of late...nice work btw!

01-28-2019, 11:54 AM	#5
goldenglory18 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Seattle Area Posts: 861	Well done, Andy! Wifey and I biked the path from Venice up to Pacific Palisades. It sure was AMAZEBALLS out there. No surf, flat calm seas, and birds everywhere. I really need a new kayak soon..... LOL

01-29-2019, 06:30 AM	#9
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,922	They Exist! Killer weather out there too.

01-29-2019, 08:46 AM	#10
dpasinli Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: San Clemente Posts: 118	Ahh thank you!

01-29-2019, 06:52 PM	#11
Onfyr4god36 Barbers_pt Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Fontana Posts: 21	Nicely done my friend!

02-01-2019, 06:48 PM	#12
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,958	Nice, Putting in the time pays off. Thanks for the report.

02-08-2019, 02:38 PM	#13
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	I picked this morning to go back. Mid morning high tide, launched a little after sunrise ......40 degrees, but I was bundled up and got sardines and let the wind push me out there. Finally settled down around 9 and got purdy. Nothing but the current setting my drift around .5kt. Got 2 keepers right around the high tide and headed in. __________________

02-09-2019, 12:21 PM	#14
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	Oh man, good on you! Nice catch.

02-11-2019, 05:43 PM	#15
YellowYaket Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 43	Beautiful fish (all of them)! Congratulations. I need to get back out there and give it a shot.

02-13-2019, 10:36 AM	#16
CorvinaLoca Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 129	wtg! nice flatties -especially 2/8 pix. that pix reaffirms why i gut them asap.

02-13-2019, 10:58 AM	#17
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Daayumm! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

02-28-2019, 11:27 AM	#18
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	ah man only one meal left after last night................gonna have to go fishing darn it. This was melt in your mouth good. http://stelliciouslife.com/baked-fis...mon-and-thyme/ __________________

03-03-2019, 04:01 PM	#19
YellowYaket Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 43	That does look good. Thanks for posting the recipe. I have some Alaskan halibut and lingcod from my vacation last summer. I will give this recipe a shot. Thanks! Hopefully I will be lucky enough to catch a local halibut from a kayak sometime soon too! Last edited by YellowYaket; 03-04-2019 at 05:43 AM.