San Pedro 5/5/19 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

SoCalEDC · 05-06-2019, 12:45 PM

Went out to Cabrillo yesterday morning with a buddy. It was his first time Yak fishin.

On the water by 0700, made bait by 0730, 7-10 lizard fish and a couple of sardines.

Reverse droppers for halibut and dropshot/jig fishing for bass.

Get a couple of bass (land one, one gets off right under the boat) and head over toward the channel.

Buddy hooks up to a nice halibut, rolls the kayak dumps all of his gear (my gear, he was using), gets back on the kayak, recovers the rod/reel that didnt have the fish, recovers the gaf. One of my lines ends up tangling on his rod that had the fish on it so i give him that rod so he can recover the other. He reels in a Daiwa sealine, a 7' pacificstick rod, and a decent halibut using the snagged line on my small spinning set up.

He lands the fish with this tangled mess, and saves my rod/reel combo.

Halibut ends up being 26" and quite meaty.

We fished for a little while longer, headed back in. I landed a 13" Sculpin a couple hundred yards off the beach and we called it a day.

Great day, great story.

I'll rebuild the reels and we will laugh about this for a long time to come.

FISH11 · 05-06-2019, 12:54 PM

All's well, that ends well! Sounds like a great fishing story to add to many memories. Congrats on the fish! Thanks for sharing.

Denis_Ruso · 05-07-2019, 08:52 AM

It's often the stories we remember most are when things don't go right.

katchfish · 05-07-2019, 10:40 AM

Winning!

Bajarick · 05-07-2019, 12:26 PM

Glad you got your stuff back! And, a fish. Great story. When I started kayak fishing I was in Maui. Used to stuff my rod butt in a scupper hole and put my foot against it. Good fishing where the waves were breaking. I used to ride waves and get hooked up at the same time. Many wipeouts but I always managed to keep the rod with me. Best way to learn!

SoCalEDC · 05-07-2019, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by FISH11

All's well, that ends well! Sounds like a great fishing story to add to many memories. Congrats on the fish! Thanks for sharing.

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Originally Posted by Denis_Ruso

It's often the stories we remember most are when things don't go right.

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Originally Posted by katchfish

Winning!

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Originally Posted by Bajarick

Glad you got your stuff back! And, a fish. Great story. When I started kayak fishing I was in Maui. Used to stuff my rod butt in a scupper hole and put my foot against it. Good fishing where the waves were breaking. I used to ride waves and get hooked up at the same time. Many wipeouts but I always managed to keep the rod with me. Best way to learn!

That sounds like it would be a hell of a way to learn, i can imagine the waves there giving you a hard time.

Thanks guys!

05-06-2019, 12:45 PM	#1
SoCalEDC Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 609	San Pedro 5/5/19 Went out to Cabrillo yesterday morning with a buddy. It was his first time Yak fishin. On the water by 0700, made bait by 0730, 7-10 lizard fish and a couple of sardines. Reverse droppers for halibut and dropshot/jig fishing for bass. Get a couple of bass (land one, one gets off right under the boat) and head over toward the channel. Buddy hooks up to a nice halibut, rolls the kayak dumps all of his gear (my gear, he was using), gets back on the kayak, recovers the rod/reel that didnt have the fish, recovers the gaf. One of my lines ends up tangling on his rod that had the fish on it so i give him that rod so he can recover the other. He reels in a Daiwa sealine, a 7' pacificstick rod, and a decent halibut using the snagged line on my small spinning set up. He lands the fish with this tangled mess, and saves my rod/reel combo. Halibut ends up being 26" and quite meaty. We fished for a little while longer, headed back in. I landed a 13" Sculpin a couple hundred yards off the beach and we called it a day. Great day, great story. I'll rebuild the reels and we will laugh about this for a long time to come. Last edited by SoCalEDC; 05-06-2019 at 01:14 PM.

05-06-2019, 12:54 PM	#2
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,643	All's well, that ends well! Sounds like a great fishing story to add to many memories. Congrats on the fish! Thanks for sharing. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

05-07-2019, 08:52 AM	#3
Denis_Ruso Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 571	It's often the stories we remember most are when things don't go right. __________________ 2018 Hobie Outback 13 I do not fear the storm as it will teach me how to sail my ship.

05-07-2019, 10:40 AM	#4
katchfish Paddle for Mahi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doing the happy paddle! Posts: 849	Winning!

05-07-2019, 12:26 PM	#5
Bajarick Junior Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: BCS Posts: 13	Glad you got your stuff back! And, a fish. Great story. When I started kayak fishing I was in Maui. Used to stuff my rod butt in a scupper hole and put my foot against it. Good fishing where the waves were breaking. I used to ride waves and get hooked up at the same time. Many wipeouts but I always managed to keep the rod with me. Best way to learn!