LJ 01/05 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

stevie951 · 02-06-2017, 06:08 PM

Got out in the little window there was recently.. Arrived @ 0500, launched by Greylight at 0600.. Parked off Vallecitios next to the bathrooms cause the main street is closed off.. Few other kayakers unloading/loading and launching here and there, one guy launched in darkness, gangsta ha, as I got my yak to the beach i see a headlight charging sets! Launched to 1.5-2 footers setting as mush on the beach but they where consistent.. only a good 3-4 seconds clearing between sets to get a clean launch, consistent rolling sets, very bumpy ride.. Timed the launch terribly friend looked back as i cleared the last wave which was the cresting 2 footer and he said i looked like Godzilla exploding out of the movie set... Needless to say it was a wet morning... But no spill!

Bait was everywhere, jumping at surface, nice mixed back of greenback and spanish, the greens where on the hefty 1lb size, perfect for my trap ;P On one sabiki throw, seriously latched on to 3 of those suckers.. (6 hook sabiki for the naysayers

) It was nice.. Plopped them one by one in the tank and set off to the point to fish.. We stayed practically in front of the condo the early part of the morning then headed SouthWest and fished a couple miles off the point with the cattle boats (new sea forth) and the kelp ines for no love... One raked bait the whole day...Even after several snags i didn't lose any bait, nothing... Felt like i was walking a dog at one point.. Had a Chovie Led Head on the spinner i was tossing as well as the sabiki and live/trap rig, and a couple friends where throwing Tadys.. Only love was like a 2lb mac on the Tady ;P

There was a ton of life out there, kelp making its way back to the surface i was surprised and happy by that, many birds turning on the bait just busting at the surface and a couple whales but no action... Metered a bunch of streakers and some nasty stuff at the canyon drop offs but nothing wanted to play... High of i think like 62 degrees, left at 1300 and the sun still hadn't made an appearance..

Till next time!

YakDout · 02-06-2017, 06:32 PM

Nice report. Think I saw you out there on a friends boat. About the same for us. Heard of one nice WSB caught and a nice yellow as well. The birds are on the red crab, tons of it still. I noticed the growth of kelp also. Actually kind of hoping our water stays cold a little later in the season this year. You'll get em next time.

MITCHELL · 02-06-2017, 06:44 PM

Ya get them next time

stevie951 · 02-06-2017, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MITCHELL

Ya get them next time

Thanks Brother..

And Yak, now that you say that, I did once or twice notice the Gulls sitting on the water eating the red crab...

They where def. swooping for smaller fish but yeah.. I have multiple times seen Red Crab floating in the water it was so abundant but did not see one this time other that when they where in the mouths of the birds destined for destruction ;P Yeah it was quiet.. Too much food out there for a bite to pop off or something else not sure but yeah ... Was telling the guys,,, I'm having so much fun paddling idk what i'm going to do when the bite pops off this season.. Lmao

Phishphood · 02-07-2017, 07:58 AM

Nice report man, and next time. And yeah, all those gulls are dive bombing the crab. I heard a story that some of them washed up in Bodega bay way north of sf...

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02-06-2017, 06:08 PM	#1
stevie951 Lurker Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Riverside Posts: 431	LJ 01/05 Got out in the little window there was recently.. Arrived @ 0500, launched by Greylight at 0600.. Parked off Vallecitios next to the bathrooms cause the main street is closed off.. Few other kayakers unloading/loading and launching here and there, one guy launched in darkness, gangsta ha, as I got my yak to the beach i see a headlight charging sets! Launched to 1.5-2 footers setting as mush on the beach but they where consistent.. only a good 3-4 seconds clearing between sets to get a clean launch, consistent rolling sets, very bumpy ride.. Timed the launch terribly friend looked back as i cleared the last wave which was the cresting 2 footer and he said i looked like Godzilla exploding out of the movie set... Needless to say it was a wet morning... But no spill! Bait was everywhere, jumping at surface, nice mixed back of greenback and spanish, the greens where on the hefty 1lb size, perfect for my trap ;P On one sabiki throw, seriously latched on to 3 of those suckers.. (6 hook sabiki for the naysayers ) It was nice.. Plopped them one by one in the tank and set off to the point to fish.. We stayed practically in front of the condo the early part of the morning then headed SouthWest and fished a couple miles off the point with the cattle boats (new sea forth) and the kelp ines for no love... One raked bait the whole day...Even after several snags i didn't lose any bait, nothing... Felt like i was walking a dog at one point.. Had a Chovie Led Head on the spinner i was tossing as well as the sabiki and live/trap rig, and a couple friends where throwing Tadys.. Only love was like a 2lb mac on the Tady ;P There was a ton of life out there, kelp making its way back to the surface i was surprised and happy by that, many birds turning on the bait just busting at the surface and a couple whales but no action... Metered a bunch of streakers and some nasty stuff at the canyon drop offs but nothing wanted to play... High of i think like 62 degrees, left at 1300 and the sun still hadn't made an appearance.. Till next time! Attached Images __________________ "A Reel expert can Tackle anything " ~Malibu Stealth-14 ~Malibu X-13 Last edited by stevie951; 02-06-2017 at 06:15 PM.

02-06-2017, 06:44 PM	#3
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,269	Thanks for the report Ya get them next time __________________ Duke Mitchell

02-06-2017, 06:32 PM	#2
YakDout Brandon Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,345	Nice report. Think I saw you out there on a friends boat. About the same for us. Heard of one nice WSB caught and a nice yellow as well. The birds are on the red crab, tons of it still. I noticed the growth of kelp also. Actually kind of hoping our water stays cold a little later in the season this year. You'll get em next time.

02-07-2017, 07:58 AM	#5
Phishphood Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 346	Nice report man, and next time. And yeah, all those gulls are dive bombing the crab. I heard a story that some of them washed up in Bodega bay way north of sf... Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk