weather window for Bonez - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Saba Slayer · 12-05-2018, 03:43 PM

Yesterday was a perfect weather window to see if those Big Bones are still around...

It was a long day...I was out from 8am till about 3pm. It was flat calm with some offshore winds till about 1pm when it switched around to on-shore...there were lots of marks but no biters on the trolled gear until about 1:30 so I spent the middle of the morning looking at rockfish marks that also didn't want to bite

...I'm trying to get that freezer filled for the annual closure in January and February.

There were two whales feeding in the canyon and they kept popping up throughout the day...nothing like that adrenalin rush when it's perfectly quiet... and then you hear that spout of air close by...gets the old heart pounding...LOL!

For some reason the two Bonito bit just around low tide and a few fish came up to smash some bait on the surface about the same time...That was it for surface action except for a few mackerel splashes...this is the first time I've been out fishing the Bones in about a month and a half without a limit of 5 or more...I hope it's not over!
The water temp was down since these storms have gone through...it was 59 in the morning...

...I'm sure that's got em in the slow down mode...and the damn sporties from down south hit em so hard for a few weeks.

Get those rockfish while you can...fish tacos here tonight...

Love my Reliable kill bag...

blitzburgh · 12-05-2018, 05:32 PM

Nice work Jim!!!

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cris · 12-05-2018, 05:59 PM

Nice haul Jim, and thanks for the report. I'm going to try and get out there next week, hopefully they're still around!

katchfish · 12-06-2018, 07:10 AM

Nice weather window indeed!

kayakfisherman · 12-06-2018, 07:37 AM

You're looking happy Jim!!

gallagerh2o · 12-27-2018, 02:12 PM

super cool man. I had no idea people were doing that on kayaks

12-05-2018, 03:43 PM	#1
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,855	weather window for Bonez Yesterday was a perfect weather window to see if those Big Bones are still around... It was a long day...I was out from 8am till about 3pm. It was flat calm with some offshore winds till about 1pm when it switched around to on-shore...there were lots of marks but no biters on the trolled gear until about 1:30 so I spent the middle of the morning looking at rockfish marks that also didn't want to bite ...I'm trying to get that freezer filled for the annual closure in January and February. There were two whales feeding in the canyon and they kept popping up throughout the day...nothing like that adrenalin rush when it's perfectly quiet... and then you hear that spout of air close by...gets the old heart pounding...LOL! For some reason the two Bonito bit just around low tide and a few fish came up to smash some bait on the surface about the same time...That was it for surface action except for a few mackerel splashes...this is the first time I've been out fishing the Bones in about a month and a half without a limit of 5 or more...I hope it's not over! The water temp was down since these storms have gone through...it was 59 in the morning......I'm sure that's got em in the slow down mode...and the damn sporties from down south hit em so hard for a few weeks. Get those rockfish while you can...fish tacos here tonight... Love my Reliable kill bag... __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

12-05-2018, 05:32 PM	#2
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Nice work Jim!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

12-05-2018, 05:59 PM	#3
cris Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 254	Nice haul Jim, and thanks for the report. I'm going to try and get out there next week, hopefully they're still around!

12-06-2018, 07:10 AM	#4
katchfish Paddle for Mahi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doing the happy paddle! Posts: 848	Nice weather window indeed!

12-06-2018, 07:37 AM	#5
kayakfisherman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 715	You're looking happy Jim!!

12-27-2018, 02:12 PM	#6
gallagerh2o Junior Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 5	super cool man. I had no idea people were doing that on kayaks