Report from Pierfishing.com:
Stopped by Paul's to get some ghost shrimp and headed down to Cabrillo Pier with my daughter and a friend. It was pretty darn slow, can't believe the fish turned down the ghost crack. :/ A mac, a spider crab, and a spark plug.
But the nice ocean breeze was an awesome relief from the heat wave back home in Altadena.
Report from Pierfishing.com:
Starfish snagged off Malibu Pier
Group shot
Cole's shovelnose
My shovenose (with Hashem's gear--again)
David's thornback
Joshua's thornback
Juan's thornback
Beach shot (Tim in the background)
Hashem's thornback
Chart House
Participated in my first Baytubers.com Big Summer Tournament. Fished with almost 100 other kayakers and float tubers. With $1000 and other prizes at stake, all the local "pros" were out in force.
I had delusions of grandeur... yes, dreams of bringing in a fat, monster 40" halibut! Ah, but it wasn't meant to be... Instead I ended up with 2 smoothhounds, 2 leopards, 2 croakers, and 2 sandies--all on ghost shrimp. I did troll a couple swimbaits for most of the day and thought I had a couple bites as the clicker went off, but nothing ever stuck.
The winner was Erik with a 35", 18lb 10oz halibut who won with his float tube. This is actually his second win in the last few months... Proves you don't need to go all hi-tech or paddle out too far to catch the big one.
Aside from the fishing, it was nice to meet fellow fishermen, old and new alike. Great job by Kiyo, Kenny, and all the helpers.
BTW, here's a nice write-up and video from the Daily Breeze (southland newspaper).
The 7 AM flotilla of kayaks
A couple stragglers starting late (including myself)
Smoothhound shark (grey, I think)
Leopard shark
You don't how big these cargo ships are until you're near them
Victor with his dinner
Short sand bass
Croaker
Everyone coming back in for the 1 PM deadline
The winning fish (3 other halibut in the background)
Kiyo's halibuts
Raffle time!
Report from Pierfishing.com:
Went to PV around 6:30am and stayed for just an hour... the kelp was so thick during the low tide that it was just laying on top of itself. Every cast was a snag and I quickly lost tackle. Disheartened, I decided to check out Hermosa.
Got to Hermosa around 8am and set up mid-pier. First cast out got myself my first corbina--sliding 1/2oz. sinker with ghost shrimp on a 1/0 kahle hook. Things went dead for awhile until Tim arrived. He suggested we move closer to the pier entrance. Soon after, caught a short halibut. Tim hooked up on a nice grey/brown? smoothhound, a couple yellowfin croakers, and a round stingray. Also caught some salema and smelt for bait. Ended up with another corbina and called it a day around 3pm.
Saw a lot of macs and maybe a 3.5' - 4' shovelnose at the end of the pier.
Tim, thanks for the food and company--'til next time!
I installed a trolling motor onto my kayak recently. It's based on a design by John "quietman" Roe (http://martialartsacademy.org/quietmanelectrickayak.htm) and uses a Minn Kota Endura 30 electric trolling motor.
The maiden voyage was a pleasure, although there are things I'd like to improve such as balance (since it hangs off the side) and tracking (which is more a problem with the kayak than the trolling motor). Met Terry who brought his inflatable and headed out to the reef. Nothing but macs.
It should be noted that a few "purists" in the kayaking community saw this as an affront to their pastime. I got the feeling that powering your kayak with anything short of your own brawn made you less of a man in their eyes. I consider this just a tad hypocritical since we take advantage of all types of advances in kayakfishing (not to mention everyday life), but to each his own.
Maiden voyage with the trolling motor
Same
Underwater shot
