Dana Point 3/21 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

nickc5 · 03-22-2015, 10:47 PM

Woke up super late Saturday am due to the aftermath of the Ducks game 🍻. Was suppose to meet Benichi and another BWE member (sorry bro don't know your username) at 530 but didn't launch till 7ish. Meet up with them both at the mouth of the harbor and headed out towards the Headlands.

Didn't have much of a game plan except for fishing the kelp and a couple structure marks on the bottom. Made our way to the kelp, where it was non existent on the surface due to the high tide. Threw swimbaits and lucky crafts for a while for nothing but macs. Made our way to some marks, fished the bottom but only caught macs.

Came back to the kelp and it was wide open! I caught 40 plus fish including Calico's, Sand Bass, Barracuda, and juvenile White Sea Bass on the lucky C and 5' big hammers (smelt, Christmas tree, etc). Biggest fish was a 3lb calico. Benichi had a great day too catching upwards towards 50 fish and a 4lb+ Calico.

Best day at DP. No wonder why this spot is my favorite. I have next week off (3/30-4/6) and hoping I can link up with some other members.

Hit me up!
NC

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benichi · 03-23-2015, 03:42 AM

this pic has to be from 10 years ago ...... lmao .... just messing with ya that is bad ass you caught the white sea bass. still a species i need to mark off the list...

as he said great day out there cant wait to do it again.. just hit me up when you guys want to go again... i will be down...

if someone knows where the pipe is I would love to check that out I dont have a fish finder on my kayak...

i kept 2 calicos for dinner and they were amazing so freaking good

the little one is 15 1/2 inches

03-22-2015, 10:47 PM	#1
nickc5 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Placentia Posts: 186	Dana Point 3/21 Woke up super late Saturday am due to the aftermath of the Ducks game 🍻. Was suppose to meet Benichi and another BWE member (sorry bro don't know your username) at 530 but didn't launch till 7ish. Meet up with them both at the mouth of the harbor and headed out towards the Headlands. Didn't have much of a game plan except for fishing the kelp and a couple structure marks on the bottom. Made our way to the kelp, where it was non existent on the surface due to the high tide. Threw swimbaits and lucky crafts for a while for nothing but macs. Made our way to some marks, fished the bottom but only caught macs. Came back to the kelp and it was wide open! I caught 40 plus fish including Calico's, Sand Bass, Barracuda, and juvenile White Sea Bass on the lucky C and 5' big hammers (smelt, Christmas tree, etc). Biggest fish was a 3lb calico. Benichi had a great day too catching upwards towards 50 fish and a 4lb+ Calico. Best day at DP. No wonder why this spot is my favorite. I have next week off (3/30-4/6) and hoping I can link up with some other members. Hit me up! NC Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-23-2015, 03:42 AM	#2
benichi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Riverside Posts: 102	this pic has to be from 10 years ago ...... lmao .... just messing with ya that is bad ass you caught the white sea bass. still a species i need to mark off the list... as he said great day out there cant wait to do it again.. just hit me up when you guys want to go again... i will be down... if someone knows where the pipe is I would love to check that out I dont have a fish finder on my kayak... i kept 2 calicos for dinner and they were amazing so freaking good the little one is 15 1/2 inches __________________ Last edited by benichi; 03-23-2015 at 02:05 PM.