Today in the Boo

[Aaron&Julie]

Where's the Boo?
Don't usually see shorebreak like that at La Jolla, so figuring up your Long Beach way.
Sounds like fun, mostly.
A 17" salmon grouper is pretty good size for inshore fishing. And a 12" rockfish to boot will make quite a few fish tacos. Yumm!

[Flyfisher70]

Originally Posted by Aaron&Julie

Where's the Boo?

Malibu

[radastaff]

Malibu
LA county

nice meeting you all
i was suprised u guys were still at the launch when i came in
iam always the last one back in it seems
but the wind was getting nasty
i was onw around 6:30am

too bad the howling winds dropped the water temp over 5 degrees too on sunday
ugg

that spot can cause injuries when its pumpin
and reports said 1-2 footers
NOT!
try 4-5 shore break dumpers

always stow ure hat

good idea to wait a few sets there
when its pumpin
to get a feel for the lull
both at launch and landing
getting suprised by a sneaker when u thought it was a lull
is no fun

def not like LJ with the long shallow beach

sorry bout the loss of gear
it was a stowing day fur sure

Originally Posted by Aaron&Julie

Where's the Boo?
Don't usually see shorebreak like that at La Jolla, so figuring up your Long Beach way.
Sounds like fun, mostly.
A 17" salmon grouper is pretty good size for inshore fishing. And a 12" rockfish to boot will make quite a few fish tacos. Yumm!

[knightnsd]

Was out Memorial day and turned around from Mission Bay jetty, earlier in the week I felt your pain on ffice:smarttags" />lace w:st="on">La Jollalace> shores and was blessed that few people caught my act beaching last Wed. All four poles tangled as my yak tossed on a wave breaking behind me, hate those double break days when you need eyes in front and behind to watch the waves. Thank God the poles tangled so I kept them all, as only my best pole was tied down, another lesson learned. That day I placed my gaff below as well in the hold, jigs cut-off and placed in bait tank but my new Torium was christened and scraped repeatedly on the shoreline as I played in the surf with my paddle 20 yards out. Tore all the reels apart, lost a .38 cent washer on the Torium that has been or order for a week, thank God for online schematics, it was the drag-bearing thrust washer that rolled through my entire garage somewhere. Got smart and ordered all of the washers for spares just in case of a future repeat that I am hoping is a long time away. Only thing I ended up losing was the bait tank pick-up tube, my dignity, and a lot of time of cleaning reels! That is what I think I lost, I'll find out when I am out later this week, surf-willing.fficeffice" />>>

[bellcon]

looks like this buddy paid the price

was he trying to give the other buddy a push?


that place can produce the shore break from hell

great report, looks like you guys had fun despite the loses

[roby]

looks like this buddy paid the price

was he trying to give the other buddy a push?

@Bellcon - The buddy was me. I was obviously trying to get a good start for him, but the waves don't give a paddler to much wiggle room to gain speed.

I have launched in the surf many times in a sit-in kayak, but have never launched in a Hobie. The Hobie surprised me with how bad it can track without a rudder, and how poorly it starts up with a paddle. The waves here were the Hobie's worse nightmare. You can't really use your mirage drive because it's too shallow, and you can't use your rudder for the same reason. Any of the sleeker Ocean Kayaks or Wilderness Tarpons would not of had a problem.

I quickly learned why there aren't too many Malibu regulars that use a Hobie...

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by roby

The Hobie surprised me with how bad it can track without a rudder, and how poorly it starts up with a paddle. The waves here were the Hobie's worse nightmare. You can't really use your mirage drive because it's too shallow, and you can't use your rudder for the same reason

X2 on what ^^^he^^^ said!!

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

X2 on what ^^^he^^^ said!!

I warned you guys that it can be a tuff launch especially at low tide. Gary had the same issues with his Hobie there, that's why he got rid of it. Nice drives but not the best surf performance. Gary hacked up his Altura and has now mounted a Hobie drive in it just for fishing there.

So I can't believe that you got away with posting a BU report without repercussions. If I put one up I'd have the usual suspects crawling up my ass, and crying bloody murder LOL

Some of the locals really don't want anyone talking about the fishing up there. The old locals only mentality.

Keep at it!!! Lick your wounds and get back out there. It's going to be rough all week but the weekend should be great conditions, and there are definitely some quality fish around.

Jim

[bubblehide]

Originally Posted by roby

...I have launched in the surf many times in a sit-in kayak, but have never launched in a Hobie. The Hobie surprised me with how bad it can track without a rudder, and how poorly it starts up with a paddle. The waves here were the Hobie's worse nightmare. You can't really use your mirage drive because it's too shallow, and you can't use your rudder for the same reason. Any of the sleeker Ocean Kayaks or Wilderness Tarpons would not of had a problem.

I quickly learned why there aren't too many Malibu regulars that use a Hobie...

I used to have an outback, and the above is exactly why I don't have it anymore, but now have an Altura that I'm putting a Hobie drive into, I took it out the other day and had no such problems; paddled right through the surf; it appears that the Hobie hulls are made for stability not performance.

What did help with the outback was launching and landing with the pedals locked in and in the up position, taking it to knee deep water, hoping in, paddle until I'm was in water deep enough to pedal and deploying the rudder as soon as I could (generally I'd be sideways by this time), straighten her out and keep going. But once your pedaling you could also use the paddle as a rudder.

['Cuda]

That's Sunset Beach right? Shore fisherman have told me of 20lb halibut....I've caught a few keepers myself in the area just after the launch drift paddling south along the beach towards the point....it drops off to 12ft just off the beach hence the radical shore pound.....early August you can launch in ankle deep surf...drift south in swimming pool clear water and watch the halibut come out of the sand like ghosts chasing your bait.