Mission Bay Lobster Opening Weekend - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Mikey Likes It · 09-29-2013, 08:11 PM

I went out to Mission Bay on opening night. Got to my spot around 1130 and there were already at least 5 other boats waiting to drop. Dropped and cycled through 4 volcano hoops and 1 flat hoop using Drake pucks filled with mackerel that I've been saving from La Jolla. Pulled up 20 plus lobsters with 3 keepers in about 3 hours.

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Went out again to the same spot on Saturday evening and did the same thing from dusk till about 11. It was very slow and I only pulled one undersize for till about 10 and finally had one pull with a giant one, another legal, and one barely undersize. I then got two other legals on separate pulls. I only caught 6 lobsters but 4 were legal and since it was technically still the 28th I limited out.

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Brought some of them to the chargers game and grilled them during the tailgate. The tails were twitching and moving on the grill so everyone knew they were fresh.

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Good luck out there. Get them while it's hot.

flemdogg · 09-29-2013, 08:22 PM

And we won. Best weekend ever?

FISH11 · 09-29-2013, 10:25 PM

Great post on the mission bay lobster. Fished with you Friday at La Jolla and it looks like you had better luck on the lobster opening. They look great and I bet they tasted great. I was at the Chargers game and the only way that win would have been any better, would have been having some local lobster and cold beer. Looks like life is good. Maybe I'll see you out at La Jolla this week. I'll provably go Wednesday. Keep it up, look like you're having great luck. Mark

Aaron&Julie · 09-30-2013, 12:10 AM

Consistent haul of keepers, nice going.

Your tail-gate party had it rocking with the best grill going on in the parking lot.

Yes, that sounds like a great weekend for you and the Chargers

Woo-hoo, they are now a 500 team

We'd take 3.5 legal lobsters each per trip, that's a pretty good average. Let's see if we go 4 times this season, that puts 28 bugs in our freezer. That'd make for a pretty decent season, and might hold us until next season's opener. Of course, any crabs are a bonus.

blitzburgh · 09-30-2013, 11:24 AM

Good lookin bugs!

ctfphoto · 09-30-2013, 04:01 PM

Dude, new to kayak fishing and limits lobster on the opener after nailing a couple of yellowtail and a halibut only weeks earlier.

I will be seeing you tonight in hopes of hooping some legals.

roadx · 09-30-2013, 04:49 PM

Good job.

I like mb but waiting for it to settle down a week or two before I hit it

09-30-2013, 07:00 PM

Thanks for representing the Drake puck!

Stoked to see they work for other people too

Congrats on the bugs! I was at the game too, can't believe we won haha :rofl:

09-29-2013, 08:11 PM	#1
Mikey Likes It Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 47	Mission Bay Lobster Opening Weekend I went out to Mission Bay on opening night. Got to my spot around 1130 and there were already at least 5 other boats waiting to drop. Dropped and cycled through 4 volcano hoops and 1 flat hoop using Drake pucks filled with mackerel that I've been saving from La Jolla. Pulled up 20 plus lobsters with 3 keepers in about 3 hours. Went out again to the same spot on Saturday evening and did the same thing from dusk till about 11. It was very slow and I only pulled one undersize for till about 10 and finally had one pull with a giant one, another legal, and one barely undersize. I then got two other legals on separate pulls. I only caught 6 lobsters but 4 were legal and since it was technically still the 28th I limited out. Brought some of them to the chargers game and grilled them during the tailgate. The tails were twitching and moving on the grill so everyone knew they were fresh. Good luck out there. Get them while it's hot.

09-29-2013, 10:25 PM	#3
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	mission bay lobster Great post on the mission bay lobster. Fished with you Friday at La Jolla and it looks like you had better luck on the lobster opening. They look great and I bet they tasted great. I was at the Chargers game and the only way that win would have been any better, would have been having some local lobster and cold beer. Looks like life is good. Maybe I'll see you out at La Jolla this week. I'll provably go Wednesday. Keep it up, look like you're having great luck. Mark

09-30-2013, 12:10 AM	#4
Aaron&Julie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Spring Valley Posts: 1,400	Consistent haul of keepers, nice going. Your tail-gate party had it rocking with the best grill going on in the parking lot. Yes, that sounds like a great weekend for you and the Chargers Woo-hoo, they are now a 500 team We'd take 3.5 legal lobsters each per trip, that's a pretty good average. Let's see if we go 4 times this season, that puts 28 bugs in our freezer. That'd make for a pretty decent season, and might hold us until next season's opener. Of course, any crabs are a bonus. __________________ "Never say die"

09-30-2013, 11:24 AM	#5
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Good lookin bugs! __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

09-30-2013, 04:49 PM	#7
roadx . Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 1,155	Good job. I like mb but waiting for it to settle down a week or two before I hit it __________________

09-29-2013, 08:22 PM	#2
flemdogg Island Blood Join Date: May 2013 Location: Murrieta Posts: 237	And we won. Best weekend ever?

09-30-2013, 04:01 PM	#6
ctfphoto Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 901	Dude, new to kayak fishing and limits lobster on the opener after nailing a couple of yellowtail and a halibut only weeks earlier. I will be seeing you tonight in hopes of hooping some legals.

09-30-2013, 07:00 PM	#8
Drake Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks for representing the Drake puck! Stoked to see they work for other people too Congrats on the bugs! I was at the game too, can't believe we won haha :rofl: