SBI Kayaking Report - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

dmrides · 11-06-2010, 07:12 AM

Epicness. The massive smiles say it all.

Iceman · 11-06-2010, 07:35 AM

Nicely done Jim. Thanks again for a very memorable day!

T Bone · 11-06-2010, 08:01 AM

WOW! you are gonna remember that one and tell that story around the campfire until you die!

Aaron&Julie · 11-06-2010, 10:11 AM

Wonderful report and results. We are quite envious of you and your catch(es).

mtnbykr2 · 11-06-2010, 11:46 AM

I think epic is the perfect word to describe a trip of that caliber, awesome report, great pics nicely done...b

lamb · 11-06-2010, 03:48 PM

EPIC is the word!

Congrats guys, you pulled of a great trip!!!

kurt · 11-06-2010, 04:28 PM

Did that big ol' Black Sea Bass bite on a squid, or on a hooked White Sea Bass? Congrats to you guys on a epic day.

Fiskadoro · 11-06-2010, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Iceman

Nicely done Jim. Thanks again for a very memorable day!

Thankyou Andy for coming out and doing your part. Great fishing with you!!

Jim

JoeBeck · 11-06-2010, 05:17 PM

Looks like an epic day. Great report! I've wanted to go out to Santa Barbara Island for many many years, still have not made it. You can camp out there and have your kayak transported. After reading this I don't know what I've been waiting for!!!

bubblehide · 11-06-2010, 06:17 PM

Jim Day: "[Turns out he was trying to be polite, staying outside of us, and actually still fishing for yellows, and sure enough he hooked one.... a monster that broke him off on I think structure.]"

All I know is he spun about 100 yards of line off my reel on his first run, like it was cotton candy; I gained some line back when he pulled another 50 yards before busting off. Need to re-tie a top shot after that.

Jim Day: "[Then he had another one hit that I saw and that one literally almost ripped the rod out of his hands. I was like holy SH!T that fish hit hard. It took a ton of drag and the broke off when he was trying to stop it from wrapping on some guys anchor.]"

Yep, I had the drag set really light, heard the clicker, set the drag on a lighter setting, saw the direction it was headed, and set the drag a bit heavy. I wasn't expecting to almost lose a whole set-up, but dam if that fish didn't almost swim away with the whole rig.

Jim Day: "[I felt for the guy. I mean he's a good friend, and he was fighting the good fight, and frankly the fish were winning]"

Dame if the weren't; I guess that's why it's called fishing and not catching.

Jim Day: "[I've been there and it hurts.]"

You took the words right out of my mouth.

Jim Day: "[He had skunk so thick on him I was smelling it a hundred yards away with my nose in the water. ]"

Yeah, ya would of thought I hadn't showered fur over a month also.

Honestly Jim, that's about the way I felt, esp after the next one headed straight for the anchor line of that Farolon, and not a dam thing I could do but sit back on the ride right to it. I almost fell out of my yak when those guys asked if I wanted them to pull the hook; total class act all the way (thanks again guys!). I felt the fish wrap the anchor line, and thought there goes another. Jim, thanks for the assist with that one!

But overall, trips just don't get better than this one.

Lets_Fish · 11-06-2010, 10:09 PM

Epic fishing out there. Thanks for the report & pics.

Fiskadoro · 11-07-2010, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bubblehide

.... I felt the fish wrap the anchor line, and thought there goes another. Jim, thanks for the assist with that one!

No problem at all. I was just glad to see you get one.

Jim

j mo · 11-08-2010, 06:24 AM

Pretty magical place to fish, the C.I's give you a glimpse into the past; you get a sense of what much of California was like 60 years ago.

What is also cool about your trip is that you guys fished the very grounds that the ancient Chumash did in their own version of the kayak the Tomol hundreds of years ago....

- Josh

PS

Im sure you know about the big whiteys that love to fish their too. The rookery on the island is like a drive thru for them.

11-06-2010, 07:35 AM	#2
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	Nicely done Jim. Thanks again for a very memorable day! __________________

11-06-2010, 08:01 AM	#3
T Bone Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Redlands CA Posts: 871	WOW! you are gonna remember that one and tell that story around the campfire until you die! __________________ Barachit Baralah,Elohim-In the beginning,God-Genesis 1:1 "Who among you,if your son asked for a fish would give them a serpent " Jesus Matt. 7:10

11-06-2010, 10:11 AM	#4
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	Wonderful report and results. We are quite envious of you and your catch(es). __________________ "Never say die"

11-06-2010, 03:48 PM	#6
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,568	EPIC is the word! Congrats guys, you pulled of a great trip!!! __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

11-06-2010, 04:28 PM	#7
kurt Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: 2 inches above sea level Posts: 503	Did that big ol' Black Sea Bass bite on a squid, or on a hooked White Sea Bass? Congrats to you guys on a epic day. __________________ "All I got was a rock"

11-06-2010, 07:12 AM	#1
dmrides Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Point Loma Posts: 584	Epicness. The massive smiles say it all.

11-06-2010, 11:46 AM	#5
mtnbykr2 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: newbury park ca Posts: 2,323	I think epic is the perfect word to describe a trip of that caliber, awesome report, great pics nicely done...b

11-06-2010, 05:17 PM	#9
JoeBeck Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 370	Looks like an epic day. Great report! I've wanted to go out to Santa Barbara Island for many many years, still have not made it. You can camp out there and have your kayak transported. After reading this I don't know what I've been waiting for!!!

11-06-2010, 06:17 PM	#10
bubblehide Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 552	Jim Day: "[Turns out he was trying to be polite, staying outside of us, and actually still fishing for yellows, and sure enough he hooked one.... a monster that broke him off on I think structure.]" All I know is he spun about 100 yards of line off my reel on his first run, like it was cotton candy; I gained some line back when he pulled another 50 yards before busting off. Need to re-tie a top shot after that. Jim Day: "[Then he had another one hit that I saw and that one literally almost ripped the rod out of his hands. I was like holy SH!T that fish hit hard. It took a ton of drag and the broke off when he was trying to stop it from wrapping on some guys anchor.]" Yep, I had the drag set really light, heard the clicker, set the drag on a lighter setting, saw the direction it was headed, and set the drag a bit heavy. I wasn't expecting to almost lose a whole set-up, but dam if that fish didn't almost swim away with the whole rig. Jim Day: "[I felt for the guy. I mean he's a good friend, and he was fighting the good fight, and frankly the fish were winning]" Dame if the weren't; I guess that's why it's called fishing and not catching. Jim Day: "[I've been there and it hurts.]" You took the words right out of my mouth. Jim Day: "[He had skunk so thick on him I was smelling it a hundred yards away with my nose in the water. ]" Yeah, ya would of thought I hadn't showered fur over a month also. Honestly Jim, that's about the way I felt, esp after the next one headed straight for the anchor line of that Farolon, and not a dam thing I could do but sit back on the ride right to it. I almost fell out of my yak when those guys asked if I wanted them to pull the hook; total class act all the way (thanks again guys!). I felt the fish wrap the anchor line, and thought there goes another. Jim, thanks for the assist with that one! But overall, trips just don't get better than this one.

11-06-2010, 10:09 PM	#11
Lets_Fish Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Wildomar, CA. Posts: 294	Epic fishing out there. Thanks for the report & pics.

11-08-2010, 06:24 AM	#13
j mo Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Encinitas Posts: 600	Nice Pics Pretty magical place to fish, the C.I's give you a glimpse into the past; you get a sense of what much of California was like 60 years ago. What is also cool about your trip is that you guys fished the very grounds that the ancient Chumash did in their own version of the kayak the Tomol hundreds of years ago.... - Josh PS Im sure you know about the big whiteys that love to fish their too. The rookery on the island is like a drive thru for them.