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BrokeLoser
07-26-2012, 04:54 PM
Thinking about heading out. How's mother nature been treating DP? Swells, wind, water and air temp...blah, blah.
Oh, and have you seen any fish out there?
echo1er
07-26-2012, 06:13 PM
Going this weekend if you want to join.
rossman
07-26-2012, 07:22 PM
I was out there on Tues. Good bait situation. Jumbo dines in a lot of areas. I had some fresh dead squirts with me and got all the sandies and calicos I could want on the squeed. Managed 2 smalibuts, but no keepers on dines. Fished from the point to the Ritz. DFG was out there and checked me for the first time in 8 years.

Water is very warm and loaded with jellies and salp.

Good Luck
BrokeLoser
07-26-2012, 07:42 PM
Going this weekend if you want to join.

Would love to join you but unfortunately I won't be able to make it out til Monday. Can you make it back out then?
BrokeLoser
07-26-2012, 07:47 PM
I was out there on Tues. Good bait situation. Jumbo dines in a lot of areas. I had some fresh dead squirts with me and got all the sandies and calicos I could want on the squeed. Managed 2 smalibuts, but no keepers on dines. Fished from the point to the Ritz. DFG was out there and checked me for the first time in 8 years.

Water is very warm and loaded with jellies and salp.

Good Luck

Thanks for all the info rossman...when you say you fished from the point to the ritz..where exactly is that? We normally head north and fish the kelp.
echo1er
07-26-2012, 08:58 PM
can't make it Monday going back to work.:(
rossman
07-27-2012, 03:41 AM
My Sonar/GPS is in for repair so I couldn't hit my normal reefs and rockpiles, so I worked the edge of the kelp from the whistler buoy up the line to the Ritz Charlton
Poxy Boggards
07-27-2012, 11:44 PM
West Last Sunday:

Horse Sardines at the barge
Small WSB and Cudas inside by the barge-
No bites in close or out far to the south along Doheny beach
Swell was flat in the AM and grew in the afternoon, but was at a pretty slow interval so still fishable.

Would have done better with some chovies.
BrokeLoser
08-01-2012, 08:54 AM
Wasn't able to make it out on Monday after all. Now we're shooting for Friday...haha...any new news?
fishsouthcounty
08-01-2012, 06:08 PM
Ill be picking up my FF and taking it up to OEX to have it installed and pick up my new FF in the next day or two. Keep me posted when your heading down next. May have to join if im off.
PapaDave
08-02-2012, 09:56 AM
Not sure about real recent, but last Saturday the weather was nice, water temp was good but the water was cloudy, even muddy closer to shore. Still lots of dines to be caught on the sabiki.
fishsouthcounty
08-02-2012, 10:43 AM
Ill be picking up my FF and taking it up to OEX to have it installed and pick up my new FF in the next day or two. Keep me posted when your heading down next. May have to join if im off.

supposed to say pick up my new kayak in the next day or two....no more edit option
BrokeLoser
08-02-2012, 02:44 PM
supposed to say pick up my new kayak in the next day or two....no more edit option

What kind of new ride did you get Tim?
mtnbykr2
08-02-2012, 03:06 PM
supposed to say pick up my new kayak in the next day or two....no more edit option

see ya on Saturday?
fishsouthcounty
08-02-2012, 08:40 PM
What kind of new ride did you get Tim?

I am picking up a new OK Trident13 from OEX and having them install a Lowrance Elite-4 Gold that i bought from West Marine. Lets get out there soon!

see ya on Saturday?

Wish i could but it was to late of notice by the time i got word on my kayaks arrival to get a request in for the day off from work. Keep me posted next time you head this way to fish though. Good luck and enjoy the YakFest.
BrokeLoser
08-03-2012, 08:10 AM
I am picking up a new OK Trident13 from OEX and having them install a Lowrance Elite-4 Gold that i bought from West Marine. Lets get out there soon!

Damn!
Spending some dough...good for you.
Just curious; why not a Stealth 14...why the change from Malibu?
fishsouthcounty
08-03-2012, 08:20 PM
yaaaa more then i anticipated but ive been able to save some cash lately and went a little overboard haha. Did not really like the stealth personally that much. The bait tank didnt work to well for me cause i dont think i had enough weight to constantly keep the intake submerged so it would take in air and just get effed up on me. I really like the rod pod and scupper mount transducer right there. Cant wait to get out on it...Will be fishing Monday if you can make it down.