LJ Offshore............not! 9/28 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Iceman · 09-28-2016, 03:54 PM

It would have been a killer day to paddle long, but making bait sucked the early morning away and 3 hours after launching 3 of us collectively had a handful of micro greenies and a few sardines. If tuna ate lizard fish we would have been golden.
i only managed a couple sardines in front of the pier, nothing but lizards in the pre-dawn under the light. Kurt offered me a mini mac and I had to downsize to a #2 hook to use it. Got bit around 8:30ish in 95 feet. Broke my losing streak and kept this cute lil fellar, skinny maybe 12 pounds.............dinner.

Maybe next week offshore will be in the cards.

chris138 · 09-28-2016, 04:02 PM

Stoked... that's perfect sashimi size. Bait has been tough through there... but the north side of scripps canyon has been pretty loaded with GB. Looked like epic conditions today.

kayakfisherman · 09-28-2016, 04:08 PM

Love the Pic!!!!!!

Chris, I disagree. It's a perfect sized fish for the grill!!

FISH11 · 09-28-2016, 04:51 PM

Hey the way things have been lately, that is a great catch and perfect dinner size. Last few times out there bait has been very hard to catch not find. A few times I spent 7+ hours trolling 3 Spanish (not at the same time) because that was all I could catch. By the end of the day all had been released and none had been lost even to the seal lions. I had to go on a 3/4 day boat trip trough work to catch 1 rat Yellow Tail and 1 Yellowfin Tuna about 25lbs. It's been tough lately.

Dee84cali · 09-28-2016, 05:44 PM

Dropper loop?

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h2ofishfo · 09-28-2016, 06:34 PM

Nice did a 5 mile offshore paddle Sunday heard the YFT were close marked a few schools at 350 but was moving fast bait is in close like 25-30ft above the grass made bait fast

steveooo · 09-28-2016, 07:40 PM

That sounds like an ok Wednesday

isghj · 09-28-2016, 08:40 PM

Double checking, those small light brown fish with short needle teeth, big head, kinda enemic: Those were lizard fish?

First time I've caught them on a sabiki before, thought they were some trash guppy or something, I thought I remembered reading about someone who caught lizardfish with mac/sardine and then used the lizard as bait, so I thought they would be a lot bigger.

Can you actually catch something with them? I only caught one that was above 5 inches in size, but they seemed really low energy, I didn't think putting one on a dropper would be any more enticing than using dead bait...

PS: Got skunked today personally, then again I only kept the macs for bait and didn't make them until 9:30, and the current kept pushing me back east. Good to know other people caught bait and fish with it, at least.

katchfish · 09-28-2016, 08:57 PM

Nice jurel Andy!

Sublime conditions.......

Aaron&Julie · 09-29-2016, 04:25 AM

"Cool" you broke your "cold" streak. Congrats Andy.

Iceman · 09-29-2016, 05:53 AM

Yanni, thinking YT 2 ways, I have never made ceviche with it and my go to is on the grill.

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Dropper loop?

fly line, long 20# flouro leader to 65# freshly rigged for YFT

Lizard fish can get to be 2 feet long, but lots of 4-6 inchers all over right now. Halibut bait, yes.

chris138 · 09-29-2016, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by isghj

...thought they were some trash guppy or something

LULZ

Dibs on Trash Guppy as my new band name!!! Hilarious

JohnMckroidJr · 09-29-2016, 07:30 AM

Nice Photo !

knightnsd · 09-29-2016, 09:13 AM

Good name for them but they are supposedly great halibut bait since they run on the bottom or near it and are around the halibut, great bait for the slow days and bottom fishing, which seems like most days this year

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Originally Posted by isghj

Double checking, those small light brown fish with short needle teeth, big head, kinda enemic: Those were lizard fish?

First time I've caught them on a sabiki before, thought they were some trash guppy or something, I thought I remembered reading about someone who caught lizardfish with mac/sardine and then used the lizard as bait, so I thought they would be a lot bigger.

Can you actually catch something with them? I only caught one that was above 5 inches in size, but they seemed really low energy, I didn't think putting one on a dropper would be any more enticing than using dead bait...

PS: Got skunked today personally, then again I only kept the macs for bait and didn't make them until 9:30, and the current kept pushing me back east. Good to know other people caught bait and fish with it, at least.

blitzburgh · 09-29-2016, 03:47 PM

Nice Andy!

Iceman · 10-01-2016, 12:01 PM

oddly this was my first time using YT to make ceviche, it will not be the last time. Really good texture and flavor

T-Rex · 10-01-2016, 01:32 PM

Andy, that ceviche looks delicious!

Geno Machino · 10-01-2016, 05:07 PM

Awesome catch there Andy...and the dish looks amazing!

Thx for sharing!

Geno

09-28-2016, 03:54 PM	#1
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,943	LJ Offshore............not! 9/28 It would have been a killer day to paddle long, but making bait sucked the early morning away and 3 hours after launching 3 of us collectively had a handful of micro greenies and a few sardines. If tuna ate lizard fish we would have been golden. i only managed a couple sardines in front of the pier, nothing but lizards in the pre-dawn under the light. Kurt offered me a mini mac and I had to downsize to a #2 hook to use it. Got bit around 8:30ish in 95 feet. Broke my losing streak and kept this cute lil fellar, skinny maybe 12 pounds.............dinner. Maybe next week offshore will be in the cards. __________________

09-28-2016, 04:51 PM	#4
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,642	Hey the way things have been lately, that is a great catch and perfect dinner size. Last few times out there bait has been very hard to catch not find. A few times I spent 7+ hours trolling 3 Spanish (not at the same time) because that was all I could catch. By the end of the day all had been released and none had been lost even to the seal lions. I had to go on a 3/4 day boat trip trough work to catch 1 rat Yellow Tail and 1 Yellowfin Tuna about 25lbs. It's been tough lately. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

09-28-2016, 06:34 PM	#6
h2ofishfo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santee Posts: 821	Nice did a 5 mile offshore paddle Sunday heard the YFT were close marked a few schools at 350 but was moving fast bait is in close like 25-30ft above the grass made bait fast __________________ GABE<@)((((>€~~~~team ?????uuuh it's fishing

09-29-2016, 04:25 AM	#10
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	"Cool" you broke your "cold" streak. Congrats Andy. __________________ "Never say die"

09-29-2016, 03:47 PM	#15
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

09-28-2016, 04:02 PM	#2
chris138 donkey roper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pacific Beach Posts: 968	Stoked... that's perfect sashimi size. Bait has been tough through there... but the north side of scripps canyon has been pretty loaded with GB. Looked like epic conditions today.

09-28-2016, 04:08 PM	#3
kayakfisherman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 715	Love the Pic!!!!!! Chris, I disagree. It's a perfect sized fish for the grill!!

09-28-2016, 05:44 PM	#5
Dee84cali Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Fullerton Posts: 145	Dropper loop? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

09-28-2016, 07:40 PM	#7
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	That sounds like an ok Wednesday

09-28-2016, 08:40 PM	#8
isghj Junior Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 18	Double checking, those small light brown fish with short needle teeth, big head, kinda enemic: Those were lizard fish? First time I've caught them on a sabiki before, thought they were some trash guppy or something, I thought I remembered reading about someone who caught lizardfish with mac/sardine and then used the lizard as bait, so I thought they would be a lot bigger. Can you actually catch something with them? I only caught one that was above 5 inches in size, but they seemed really low energy, I didn't think putting one on a dropper would be any more enticing than using dead bait... PS: Got skunked today personally, then again I only kept the macs for bait and didn't make them until 9:30, and the current kept pushing me back east. Good to know other people caught bait and fish with it, at least.

09-28-2016, 08:57 PM	#9
katchfish Paddle for Mahi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doing the happy paddle! Posts: 848	Nice jurel Andy! Sublime conditions.......

09-29-2016, 07:30 AM	#13
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,932	Nice Photo !

10-01-2016, 12:01 PM	#16
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,943	oddly this was my first time using YT to make ceviche, it will not be the last time. Really good texture and flavor __________________

10-01-2016, 01:32 PM	#17
T-Rex Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita Posts: 770	Andy, that ceviche looks delicious! __________________

10-01-2016, 05:07 PM	#18
Geno Machino "Relax" Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: O'side Posts: 553	Awesome catch there Andy...and the dish looks amazing! Thx for sharing! Geno __________________