12/7 LJ morning - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Useful Idiot · 12-07-2005, 11:15 AM

Early morning session before work today. Off the water by 9. Joined the floatilla of private boaters and yakkers out front and watched a private boat hook up twice and another couple guys in an aluminum lose one. Then it turned wide open. Every drop was a hookup...... on lizard fish. After 8 or 9 of the slimy buggers it was time to head in. Seems the yellowtail are on squid right now, so plan accordingly. Easy launch, light wind.
-Brian

Iceman · 12-07-2005, 01:03 PM

About 25 yaks and 25 PBers and only 5 fish caught, one by a yak, most on live squid. Lots of lil greenies out there and squid, but the yellars made a really weak showing . I think the few that were caught came through around 7:30. Nothing but bait for me.

bigeye · 12-07-2005, 04:55 PM

Thanks to the morning crew for helping out a newbie. I wish I would have put on the live squid sooner, they got nailed both times I used them. I think that was the hot ticket. Wish I'd of brought a squid jig. The ones I caught were on the bottom on a 6X. Good luck to all. Thanks Andy. Cris

PEMEX · 12-07-2005, 05:29 PM

The one I got this morning was on the one sqid I made before dawn. Funny thing is that it's stomach was EMPTY? Warming up the grill.

PEMEX · 12-08-2005, 05:30 PM

Forgot to mention something...on my way in I came up on a white sea bass floating on the surface belly up. I got to about 30 feet from it before it righted itself, then slowly sounded. The fish was about 4 to 5 feet long, it was a pig! I thought someone had lost a paddle when I saw it, it was that long.

Dennis · 12-08-2005, 05:56 PM

Jose,
How close were you to it?

Corey · 12-08-2005, 06:51 PM

Jose, you sure it was a white and not a black? Nice yello bro. I ended up farming one at about 10am. I hooked up with my last squid on the bottom in 105 feet and broke it off on 20# when my drag seized up during its 4th or 5th run. It felt big. Lesa said she could hear me scream "F*CK" from her office in Costa Mesa. It was all I could do not to throw my rig into the drink. After that it was wide open on greenbacks on the iron. I dragged one around for a while but no takers.

get bent,

corey

PEMEX · 12-08-2005, 07:25 PM

It was a Whitey for sure. I got close enough to see the whites of it's eyes!

Corey · 12-08-2005, 10:01 PM

must've had too much squid and needed a nap.

Arne · 12-09-2005, 06:54 AM

Nice job Jose - if I remember correctly, last time I fished around you was on the SCI trip and you landed a big yellow (jackpot) and you also had a huge WSB come up on you. I gotta fish around you more often.

Nicely done.
Arne

PEMEX · 12-09-2005, 05:12 PM

That's me. That makes 3 of them so far. I had a HUGE one just about tail slap my bow off of Nicolas Cnyn in Malibu. They keep teasing me!

12-07-2005, 11:15 AM	#1
Useful Idiot Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 286	12/7 LJ morning Early morning session before work today. Off the water by 9. Joined the floatilla of private boaters and yakkers out front and watched a private boat hook up twice and another couple guys in an aluminum lose one. Then it turned wide open. Every drop was a hookup...... on lizard fish. After 8 or 9 of the slimy buggers it was time to head in. Seems the yellowtail are on squid right now, so plan accordingly. Easy launch, light wind. -Brian

12-07-2005, 01:03 PM	#2
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,943	About 25 yaks and 25 PBers and only 5 fish caught, one by a yak, most on live squid. Lots of lil greenies out there and squid, but the yellars made a really weak showing . I think the few that were caught came through around 7:30. Nothing but bait for me. __________________

12-07-2005, 04:55 PM	#3
bigeye Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 4500' above sea level Posts: 27	Thanks to the morning crew for helping out a newbie. I wish I would have put on the live squid sooner, they got nailed both times I used them. I think that was the hot ticket. Wish I'd of brought a squid jig. The ones I caught were on the bottom on a 6X. Good luck to all. Thanks Andy. Cris

12-07-2005, 05:29 PM	#4
PEMEX Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 34	The one I got this morning was on the one sqid I made before dawn. Funny thing is that it's stomach was EMPTY? Warming up the grill.

12-08-2005, 05:30 PM	#5
PEMEX Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 34	Forgot to mention something...on my way in I came up on a white sea bass floating on the surface belly up. I got to about 30 feet from it before it righted itself, then slowly sounded. The fish was about 4 to 5 feet long, it was a pig! I thought someone had lost a paddle when I saw it, it was that long.

12-08-2005, 05:56 PM	#6
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South of La Jolla... Posts: 1,193	Jose, How close were you to it?

12-08-2005, 06:51 PM	#7
Corey Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ...waaaay out there Posts: 794	Jose, you sure it was a white and not a black? Nice yello bro. I ended up farming one at about 10am. I hooked up with my last squid on the bottom in 105 feet and broke it off on 20# when my drag seized up during its 4th or 5th run. It felt big. Lesa said she could hear me scream "F*CK" from her office in Costa Mesa. It was all I could do not to throw my rig into the drink. After that it was wide open on greenbacks on the iron. I dragged one around for a while but no takers. get bent, corey

12-08-2005, 07:25 PM	#8
PEMEX Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 34	It was a Whitey for sure. I got close enough to see the whites of it's eyes!

12-08-2005, 10:01 PM	#9
Corey Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ...waaaay out there Posts: 794	must've had too much squid and needed a nap.

12-09-2005, 06:54 AM	#10
Arne Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 223	Nice job Jose - if I remember correctly, last time I fished around you was on the SCI trip and you landed a big yellow (jackpot) and you also had a huge WSB come up on you. I gotta fish around you more often. Nicely done. Arne

12-09-2005, 05:12 PM	#11
PEMEX Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 34	That's me. That makes 3 of them so far. I had a HUGE one just about tail slap my bow off of Nicolas Cnyn in Malibu. They keep teasing me!