La Jolla 3/28 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

spyakker · 03-29-2015, 10:48 AM

Hit up La Jolla yesterday with Nickc5. Both of our first times out there. On the drive there I realized I forgot my fish finder batter at home, total bummer! Got there around 6:00 and launch around 6:45. First time surf launching was kind of nerve recking, but made it out. Nick almost went overboard! Went out to make bait, which was really easy to make. Didn't really know which direction to go so we trolled around live macks for a good while. Lots of bass and barracuda action in the kelp and landed a nice rock fish on the salas 6x jr. Nick found a sweet rock structure and landed some nice rock fish there. Wind started to pick up a bit, so we decided to head back in before we get out buts kicked. We then realized that we were 4 miles out fighting the wind and being sea sick did not help at all. Seemed like forever to come back with but hooked up a nice calico trolling and nick had some more rock fish action. No yellowtail for us but a fun trip. Landing was easy and it couple other yakers came up on some YT. Name: 11084262_999027603459464_7858073465767974916_n.jpg
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Silbaugh4liberty · 03-29-2015, 12:27 PM

Nice job Spyakker! Are you the guy I ran into at Fisherman's Access in Brea? We talked for a minute at the counter about the whale/boat activity in Newport, and I had my little boy with me. Any way, nice outing in la Jolla!

FISH11 · 03-29-2015, 12:34 PM

Those rock fish are going to make some good fish tacos. Congrats!

spyakker · 03-29-2015, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Silbaugh4liberty

Nice job Spyakker! Are you the guy I ran into at Fisherman's Access in Brea? We talked for a minute at the counter about the whale/boat activity in Newport, and I had my little boy with me. Any way, nice outing in la Jolla!

No sorry that wasn't me. Maybe that was nick, other guy i went with.

cell128 · 03-29-2015, 01:48 PM

That bait tank looks familiar

Hope it served well.....u guys did better than my first time at LJ skunked. Congrats on the taco meat!

benichi · 03-29-2015, 03:12 PM

nice looks like fun out there

nickc5 · 03-29-2015, 03:49 PM

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That bait tank looks familiar

Hope it served well.....u guys did better than my first time at LJ skunked. Congrats on the taco meat!

Dude. Your bait tank outperformed the Hobie tank! Appreciate the legit tank Brotha.

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nickc5 · 03-29-2015, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Silbaugh4liberty

Nice job Spyakker! Are you the guy I ran into at Fisherman's Access in Brea? We talked for a minute at the counter about the whale/boat activity in Newport, and I had my little boy with me. Any way, nice outing in la Jolla!

That was me Silbaugh! Heading out again tomrw to LJ

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Silbaugh4liberty · 03-29-2015, 03:56 PM

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That was me Silbaugh! Heading out again tomrw to LJ

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Right on! Nice meeting you Nick. I hope to make it down there next weekend. I know a few guys who plan on going, so we might have a nice little gang of guys out there. Let us know if you score on the yt!

Nice bag of bass and reds btw!

Cheers

~ Kevin~

nickc5 · 03-29-2015, 03:59 PM

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spyakker · 03-29-2015, 04:04 PM

This is the result of me chumming the waters for you! lol!!

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Dennis · 03-29-2015, 05:18 PM

Nice haul!

momo fish · 03-29-2015, 05:21 PM

Btw, fisherman access seems to be the only shop that carry salas 6x and some of the butterfly flat fall lures. Every other ship is sold out including the landings... Odd.

Silbaugh4liberty · 03-29-2015, 07:12 PM

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Btw, fisherman access seems to be the only shop that carry salas 6x and some of the butterfly flat fall lures. Every other ship is sold out including the landings... Odd.

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Only had a few left when I grabbed this one. The other is a Damiki Japan back flip jig. Last outing I only snagged a few lizard fish on it. Haven't tried the other one yet. I think they're going to carry more of the Japanese jigs.

momo fish · 03-29-2015, 07:30 PM

Yeah, bought just one at the Fred hall only to drop it on the beach at LJ before launching... Ended up buying one to see what all the hoopla is about.. Good guys in the shop..

Used an old surface iron last week and caught a good size barracuda that went back to fight with another angler..

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Only had a few left when I grabbed this one. The other is a Damiki Japan back flip jig. Last outing I only snagged a few lizard fish on it. Haven't tried the other one yet. I think they're going to carry more of the Japanese jigs.

FlyFishinYakr · 03-29-2015, 10:51 PM

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Btw, fisherman access seems to be the only shop that carry salas 6x and some of the butterfly flat fall lures. Every other ship is sold out including the landings... Odd.

Hey Mo.
Have you checked out Bob Sands in Van Nuys or Fish 'n' Fools in Northridge for the 6X Jr's? Bob Sands usually has most of the sizes but sometimes selection is thin, Fish 'n' Fools usually has much better quantity from my experience.
Not sure about the Flat Fall Jigs.
Just FYI;
FFY

FlyFishinYakr · 03-29-2015, 10:55 PM

Spy;
Nice post and pretty nice haul!
Keep it up!
FFY

momo fish · 03-30-2015, 07:08 AM

Yup I called and they were out or only had white if I remember correctly.. Said it could be weeks before new stock comes in... Not sure about fish n fools...

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Hey Mo.
Have you checked out Bob Sands in Van Nuys or Fish 'n' Fools in Northridge for the 6X Jr's? Bob Sands usually has most of the sizes but sometimes selection is thin, Fish 'n' Fools usually has much better quantity from my experience.
Not sure about the Flat Fall Jigs.
Just FYI;
FFY

Pinhead · 03-30-2015, 10:49 AM

Good job. How were the tacos ? ;-)

kayakfisherman · 03-30-2015, 11:02 AM

Sounds like you guys had a great experience! good
for you, bring home some nice fish.

03-29-2015, 10:48 AM	#1
spyakker Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Cypress Posts: 110	La Jolla 3/28 Hit up La Jolla yesterday with Nickc5. Both of our first times out there. On the drive there I realized I forgot my fish finder batter at home, total bummer! Got there around 6:00 and launch around 6:45. First time surf launching was kind of nerve recking, but made it out. Nick almost went overboard! Went out to make bait, which was really easy to make. Didn't really know which direction to go so we trolled around live macks for a good while. Lots of bass and barracuda action in the kelp and landed a nice rock fish on the salas 6x jr. Nick found a sweet rock structure and landed some nice rock fish there. Wind started to pick up a bit, so we decided to head back in before we get out buts kicked. We then realized that we were 4 miles out fighting the wind and being sea sick did not help at all. Seemed like forever to come back with but hooked up a nice calico trolling and nick had some more rock fish action. No yellowtail for us but a fun trip. Landing was easy and it couple other yakers came up on some YT. Last edited by spyakker; 03-29-2015 at 01:09 PM.

03-29-2015, 12:27 PM	#2
Silbaugh4liberty Fishing Patriot Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,121	Nice job Spyakker! Are you the guy I ran into at Fisherman's Access in Brea? We talked for a minute at the counter about the whale/boat activity in Newport, and I had my little boy with me. Any way, nice outing in la Jolla! __________________

03-29-2015, 12:34 PM	#3
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,642	Those rock fish are going to make some good fish tacos. Congrats! __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

03-29-2015, 03:12 PM	#6
benichi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Riverside Posts: 102	nice looks like fun out there __________________

03-29-2015, 05:18 PM	#12
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South of La Jolla... Posts: 1,193	Nice haul! __________________ Hmmmm.....

03-29-2015, 01:48 PM	#5
cell128 lizard king Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Lakewood Posts: 520	That bait tank looks familiar Hope it served well.....u guys did better than my first time at LJ skunked. Congrats on the taco meat!

03-29-2015, 03:59 PM	#10
nickc5 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Placentia Posts: 186	Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

03-29-2015, 05:21 PM	#13
momo fish Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Camarillo Posts: 1,491	Btw, fisherman access seems to be the only shop that carry salas 6x and some of the butterfly flat fall lures. Every other ship is sold out including the landings... Odd.

03-29-2015, 10:55 PM	#17
FlyFishinYakr Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Nor Cal...30 min from Bodega/Tomales Bay, 1hr from Clear Lake, 2+ hr to Berryessa & the Delta Posts: 729	Spy; Nice post and pretty nice haul! Keep it up! FFY

03-30-2015, 10:49 AM	#19
Pinhead We all Stink Sometimes! Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: San Diego Posts: 171	Good job. How were the tacos ? ;-)

03-30-2015, 11:02 AM	#20
kayakfisherman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 715	Sounds like you guys had a great experience! good for you, bring home some nice fish.