Dana Point 3/17 .....Beginner's Luck - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

dorado123 · 03-18-2019, 07:37 PM

I took my friend to kayak fishing yesterday at Dana Point 3/17
He's never been on kayak and only handful of time for fish
On the water 8 AM ,gave him some safety instruction for kayaking inside of harbor
He handled my revo 13 pretty well after 5min

Bait was perfect size of sardine but water is 60, dirty and trash everywhere Before we start fishing I told him don't expect too much it's your first time and water is still cold
I led him use one of my old spinning reel and rod I've never used for at least 10 year
Because it was his first time, I didn't wanna go far away so we started fishing near beach outside of harbor

Around 9 am I saw him hook up something , I asked him what you got then he said "Halibut" then I saw and hear line pulling out (Thanks god I check the drag)
He tried to reeling in hard so I told him slow down and make sure halibut stay under water
Luckily fish running my side so I gaffed easily
It was 28 inch halibut
Beginner's Luck just happened
30min later I also caught legal one too

It was pretty good day for us he told me 7 people had sashimi dinner but couldn't finished it and he wanna buy kayak for himself now he's searching

YakDout · 03-19-2019, 06:15 AM

Stoked! Man that’s how his addiction will start. Good job for getting a “newb” on the water. Make sure you get him on BWE.

DanaPT · 03-19-2019, 07:56 AM

Nice work as a guide. You made it look easy!

dorado123 · 03-19-2019, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by YakDout

Stoked! Man that’s how his addiction will start. Good job for getting a “newb” on the water. Make sure you get him on BWE.

LOL will do

Iceman · 03-19-2019, 09:15 AM

Nice..........I have been getting nothing but little ones inside there, hopefully Spring time influx of good table fare. 28 incher is a "made my day" fish!

Sully1 · 03-22-2019, 08:23 PM

Better to be lucky than good!

the dude · 03-23-2019, 08:13 AM

didn't know you could do sashimi with halibut, thought they had worms or something

Nice feesh!

YakDout · 03-24-2019, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by the dude

didn't know you could do sashimi with halibut, thought they had worms or something

Nice feesh!

DPevin · 03-26-2019, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Iceman

Nice..........I have been getting nothing but little ones inside there, hopefully Spring time influx of good table fare. 28 incher is a "made my day" fish!

We got em in 210' - 185' on sunday with small spots of bait at 50-75'.

goldenglory18 · 03-26-2019, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by the dude

didn't know you could do sashimi with halibut, thought they had worms or something

Depends on the water quality on where you catch them. For example, I wouldn't eat anything out of MDR, raw or cooked.

The meat in the pic looks clean enough, I bet if there were critters in that flesh, the chef would have seen them.

Congrats OP on the great day!!

Iceman · 03-26-2019, 09:48 AM

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We got em in 210' - 185' on sunday with small spots of bait at 50-75'.

Thank you..........need to find a decent weather day off.

03-18-2019, 07:37 PM	#1
dorado123 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Garden Grove,CA Posts: 210	Dana Point 3/17 .....Beginner's Luck I took my friend to kayak fishing yesterday at Dana Point 3/17 He's never been on kayak and only handful of time for fish On the water 8 AM ,gave him some safety instruction for kayaking inside of harbor He handled my revo 13 pretty well after 5min Bait was perfect size of sardine but water is 60, dirty and trash everywhere Before we start fishing I told him don't expect too much it's your first time and water is still cold I led him use one of my old spinning reel and rod I've never used for at least 10 year Because it was his first time, I didn't wanna go far away so we started fishing near beach outside of harbor Around 9 am I saw him hook up something , I asked him what you got then he said "Halibut" then I saw and hear line pulling out (Thanks god I check the drag) He tried to reeling in hard so I told him slow down and make sure halibut stay under water Luckily fish running my side so I gaffed easily It was 28 inch halibut Beginner's Luck just happened 30min later I also caught legal one too It was pretty good day for us he told me 7 people had sashimi dinner but couldn't finished it and he wanna buy kayak for himself now he's searching Attached Images Last edited by dorado123; 03-19-2019 at 08:36 AM.

03-19-2019, 09:15 AM	#5
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	Nice..........I have been getting nothing but little ones inside there, hopefully Spring time influx of good table fare. 28 incher is a "made my day" fish! __________________

03-22-2019, 08:23 PM	#6
Sully1 Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: The Beach Posts: 290	Better to be lucky than good! __________________

03-23-2019, 08:13 AM	#7
the dude Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Valley Center Posts: 271	didn't know you could do sashimi with halibut, thought they had worms or something Nice feesh! __________________ The dude abides.

03-19-2019, 06:15 AM	#2
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	Stoked! Man that’s how his addiction will start. Good job for getting a “newb” on the water. Make sure you get him on BWE.

03-19-2019, 07:56 AM	#3
DanaPT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: South OC Posts: 1,606	Nice work as a guide. You made it look easy!