HOW 2014 Rumble Fish Results

[WCW Moderator]

We had 52 sign ups and raised $1340 for the SD chapter of Heroes on the Water yesterday. We had quite a few sign up knowing they would not be able to attend and some signed up multiple times to donate more. Thank you all! Anglers entered could launch as early as 12:01am, the first person on the water was 1am. We started setting up at Standley Park and had the first fish to weigh before 11am Eric Noonan weighed in a 18.2 yellowtail that stood up to the next few weighed. Steve Orr had a 17.2 YT and Christopher Cary had a 16.2 YT. Robert Huynh brought a 21.8 pound yellowtail to the scale in the final hour and won the yellowtail division. Roby received a Tybee Hooked Paddle donated by OEX Sunset Beach and a custom gaff made by Skrilla, donated by OEX Mission Bay.

Only one halibut made it to the scale and it was a real good one Jim Kelley brought in a 36.4 pounder and won an Ultimate Tank donated by OEX Mission Bay.

The other category was set up for sheephead, lingcod, rockfish and white fish. We neglected to include some "others" such as barracuda and bonito that will be included next year. Jorge Villegas won this division with a 1.8 pound baccacio. Jorge won a palm sculpted fish.

Adi was manning a support boat and had photog Paul Lebowitz along. They handed out donuts and offered to hold on to fish. I got an early text photo from Adi of a monster and even a rumor of another. The monster ended up being the only white seabass weighed, it was caught by Greg Barnicoat. Greg won that division and received a Stohlquist Pisces PFD and a battery box. He also won the over all biggest fish and received the custom wrapped rod donated by Skrilla, Len's Custom Rods.

Mike and Matt, with the help of Matt's wife warmed up beans, cilantro lime rice, tortillas and halibut fillets donated by Tony Park. Tacos were the bomb! Jorge got Coca Cola to donate waters and sodas. Tony and Jorge contributed to more money ending up in HOW's possession. The fundrasing effort was considered a great success capped off with Eric Noonan pledging an additional $3000 from GEO Group.

This will be an annual event falling on the Saturday after Labor Day, so plan for next year! We also will be figuring out the date for the April Mission Bay tournament. Look for the sign up details very soon.

Thank you BWE members for you awesome display of support of our local chapter of Heroes on the Water! :luxhello: Great community vibe!

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[Zed]

Congrats on the event. Good mix of fish.

[FISH11]

It was an awesome event and I had a lot of fun. The only thing that could have made it better was to land one of my 3 hook ups, lost during the fight. Got to sharpen those hooks on the Tady 45. Had no luck with the flylined macs. The Hali tacos where super. Thanks to all involved.

[Cbad Mike]

It was a great event for a great cause!
Swinging for the fence, I was otw at 2:30 with the dream of a big WSB on my deck. Looking back I should have lowered my hopes a few notches to just being able to find bait. :doh:
I have a few good memories... Fishing with some cool guys and lots of laughs are only a couple.
My favorite memory was at first light. I was out in front of the condo looking towards the launch and could see about 30 kayaks all heading out through the preserve..... Cool sight.
Anyway.........
HOW is a great cause that I plan to become more involved in and I hope that some day soon it will grow so big that we will be able to look back on yesterday and say, wow... remember when we only had 50 anglers in this tournament.
Lets shoot for a hundred next year!!!
Thanks everyone for a great time!
:cheers1:

[kayakfisherman]

Can't begin to tell you guys what a great feeling it
is to contribute for such a great cause!! Thanks
to all who put on this super event. Looking forward
to next year.

Fishing wise, it seems there where 3 hot spots thru out
the day. And, acitivity seemed to die off after the top
of the tide. One spot produced lots of yellows, one spot
produced lots of bonito, and the last spot, although plagued
with sewage problems produced halibut and wsb.

I came home with a smile on my face because I reconneded
with old friends, connected with new friends, watched George
sweating blood during the 1' surf landing, and came home
with fresh bonito.

See you next year.

[kaya_one]

Yep, great fishing for a good cause! Thanks to the organizers for putting on the event and wow...raising a lot of money.
Next year will be bigger I'm sure.
The fish sure did turn up with some big fish in all divisions.
Best part is listening to the sewer chatter :boxing_smiley:.

Good to meet everyone. Thanks for having me.
-Jamie

[Deamon]

Andy-man,

Tony probably convinced you to not post a pic of my fish...not going to happen brotha.

Here are a few of Tony's on the water quotes directed at me yesterday:

"Look at how you've strapped that fish down so tight. It's obvious you haven't caught a good fish in a long time..."
"Let me get my camera ready because a seal is going to steal that fish the way you have it strapped up"
"There goes Jim again, poaching on our spot..." Ummm, Tony, I live in San Diego, where are you from?

It's not just you Mr. Patrick that he tries to nail when he can. Have some thick skin or go home around the Sewer boys. Dudes can fish though.

Jim

[Team Sewer]

Have some thick skin or go home around the Sewer boys. Dudes can fish though.

Jim

Yep
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[Iceman]

Andy-man,

Tony probably convinced you to not post a pic of my fish...not going to happen brotha.

Ha! I threw up a few pix this morning hoping others would keep it going, great halibut! :luxhello:

[GregAndrew]

Great tourney! From the early start time to the Halibut tacos and prizes, and everything in between. How many tourneys have donuts and drinks delivered to you on the water? And, when was the last tourney to have YT, WSB and Halibut over 20lbs weighed in? All for a great cause that I will continue to support.

[FISH11]

Glad to add to the post. Here are a few more picts. from yesterday. From Team Sewer's post, it looks like I should have accepted Georges invitation to fish with them on Sunday. Thing is I thought about the possible thunder storm and almost went anyway. Then last night before going to bed all was packed and set and I realized that I was more tired then I thought due to not having been able to fish much lately due to the knee replacement all those miles of paddling it take a little time to get the endurance back. As I watched the LJ Web Cam, I kept saying dam, dam I should have gone. Next time. Mark

[GregAndrew]

Today the YT wanted to play. We had 8 among the 4 of us and saw lots of others landed. Greenbacks trolled on the flyline along the kelpline from the Half to the NW Corner was the ticket.

[jorluivil]

Today the YT wanted to play. We had 8 among the 4 of us and saw lots of others landed. Greenbacks trolled on the flyline along the kelpline from the Half to the NW Corner was the ticket.


I could be wrong but I think we lost just as many as we landed:eek:

[tacmik]

WHAT! you lost yellowtail. That is sacriligist. Thank you and team Sewer for your participation and support, Mike

[jorluivil]

I came home with a smile on my face because I reconneded
with old friends, connected with new friends, watched George
sweating blood during the 1' surf landing


Yeah, I'll admit it, I was a little cautious about the entry. After all, my day started with a launch in the dark, a busted rudder cable just past the MLPA, on the water rudder work in the dark but ended the day with this............................






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I had a blast and was glad that I could help HOW in some way shape or form.

The boys from the North headed south and took 3 of the 4 categories:D

[jorluivil]

I came home with a smile on my face because I reconneded with old friends, connected with new friends, watched George sweating blood during the 1' surf landing


Its a shame you didn't see today's wet landing. I won't say who it was, you'll have to wait until the video is uploaded but if it helps any his name rhymes with Lonely Mark :D

[roby]

Awesome cause and great people!

There was a lot of fish caught and a lot of fish tacos eaten. Thanks for all the hard work that was put in to this event and for everyone that contributed.

I lost three yellowtail to the kelp earlier this summer and was able to go 3 for 3 on the yellowtail this day. What a great day to be on the water!!

[Caden]

Andy-man,

Tony probably convinced you to not post a pic of my fish...not going to happen brotha.

Here are a few of Tony's on the water quotes directed at me yesterday:

"Look at how you've strapped that fish down so tight. It's obvious you haven't caught a good fish in a long time..."
"Let me get my camera ready because a seal is going to steal that fish the way you have it strapped up"
"There goes Jim again, poaching on our spot..." Ummm, Tony, I live in San Diego, where are you from?

It's not just you Mr. Patrick that he tries to nail when he can. Have some thick skin or go home around the Sewer boys. Dudes can fish though.

Jim

Good chit Jim and mr Andrew and Roby

[FlyFishinYakr]

Darn it, I knew there would be some pigs out there (but the :wsb: ?!) :eek: Didn't see that one coming!
With all the recent reports, I thought the winning fish would be a :yt: and would be at least 25#, but all the :yt: were no slouches! :notworthy:
I really wanted to attend, I went to bed early 10p, got up @ 4:30 feeling worse than when I went to sleep! :( Figured my sleep Apthnea must have kicked in. Decided probably not wise to be on the road in that condition. :confused:
Wish I would have been there to at least volunteer and watch the weight in. :)
Well...there's always next year. It'll give me time to fine tune my Kayak skills. :D
Congrats to all the participants and winners and volunteers! :cheers1: All for a good cause.:luxhello:
I'm proud/honored to be associated with such an exceptional group of people! :you_rock: :you_rock::you_rock:
FFY.

I forgot to ask and nobody said anything yet, did Jorge flip his landing?:blush5: I remember someone mentioning that would be worth the price of admission!

[skrilla]

Congrats to the winners. Props to those who supported even if you couldn't make it. And a huge round of applause for the ones who helped put this thing together you know who you are. I'm glad to have been a part of it and look forward to future events.

[steveooo]

Fun tournament with a great cause. Its always good when the fish decide to show up on tournament day. Pretty awesome that the inshore slam made it to the weigh in. Tanker WSB in 73 degree water.. in September! Whoda thunk?!?

I had no real plan for the day. Went out deep to try for a ling. About 10 minutes into that the YT pop up in 170 ft of water about 15 feet from me. Toss a mac into the fray and get one on board. Nice head and length, but a little too anorexic for tournament day.

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Stayed deep for a while and picked up a decent vermillion on the iron, which I forgot about at the weigh in. A little later a hammerhead must have smelled my YT on board and became a bit too curious in my yak for my liking, so i started back toward the crowd. Picked up a nice size bonie on the way. On the way back in I see Adi and Paul on the boat. Paul made the comment that La Jolla seemed a lot smaller in the big boat. Funny, because I was just thinking the exact opposite just a few minutes earlier when I was a mile from anyone else with a curious shark checking out my kayak :eek:

Paul snapped a pic of my YT (which I stole from the Kayak Fish FB page) and I headed back.

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Was short on time so headed to the weigh in. 17.2 lbs wasn't enough for any spot, as Eric already had weighed an 18 lber, with the top spot eventually going to Roby. Wish I could have stuck around, but had other obligations.

It would have been nice to have a YT to place in the tourney, but its also a good day on the water when you get to bring back a fish for the Hook 'em and Don't Cook 'em. The 3 F's Fishing, Fresh sushi and Football made for a pretty good weekend.

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Fun day, great organization to support, and good to see some old friends at the launch and on the water. :cheers1:

Thanks to al that helped and supported :cheers1:

[Rambo]

Great Event, and awesome experience. I launch and landed the PA without any problems that day. But no luck for me on any game fish besides bait. I finally tested my wheels and those flat free tires are not meant for soft sands. Chris help me push my kayak onto the launch area (Thanks man). I was too tired to stay for the tacos and the ending ceramony, but met some new faces. Here's the picture of the 6AM launch party.

[alanhighhand]

nice sushi thanks for sharing and good picture.

[FISH11]

Great looking Sushi roll. Nice meeting you Steve OTW. Mark

[PAL]

You guys all know how it ended, but here's the story from Kayak Fish anyway. Click it for new photos of Greg's WSB (the man was so low key and matter of fact) and SteveO's YT:

http://www.kayakfishmag.com/news/la-jolla-kayak-fishing-tournament/

[Deamon]

The man...the myth...the legend...:notworthy:


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[lamb]

Fun day, awesome event!

Great weather, fresh donuts, bunch a big fish caught, awesome tacos, cool gang to fish and hang out with, all for a great cause - what else can you ask for??

Congrats to all the winners and big thanks to everyone who supported the event! :cheers1:

[lamb]

This is a killer pic!!
Like you just snagged him from the water, bare hands!!! :)

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[jorluivil]

You guys all know how it ended, but here's the story from Kayak Fish anyway. Click it for new photos of Greg's WSB (the man was so low key and matter of the fact) and SteveO's YT:

http://www.kayakfishmag.com/news/la-jolla-kayak-fishing-tournament/


The 'Other' category was left out because I'm getting a page dedicated to myself, right:D??

[Deamon]

The 'Other' category was left out because I'm getting a page dedicated to myself, right:D??


Hello? Hello? Is this thing working? Greg might by a myth but Jorge is a winner:

1st Place: Baytubers August 2013 Cabrillo Beach Halibut Tournament
1st Place: CKFS 2013 Halibut Derby Round Two
1st Place: "Kayak for Kids" Halibut Division
1st Place: "Baytubers Bigggest Halibut of 2013"
1st Place: 2014 Rock Fish Derby, Kayak Division
1st Place: 2014 HOW Rumble Fish "Other" Category.

:star::bandit:

[tacmik]

The 'Other' category was left out because I'm getting a page dedicated to myself, right:D??
Actually, we just didn't have a macro lens on the camera. But congratulations on "other category".

[jorluivil]

Hello? Hello? Is this thing working? Greg might by a myth but Jorge is a winner:

1st Place: Baytubers August 2013 Cabrillo Beach Halibut Tournament
1st Place: CKFS 2013 Halibut Derby Round Two
1st Place: "Kayak for Kids" Halibut Division
1st Place: "Baytubers Bigggest Halibut of 2013"
1st Place: 2014 Rock Fish Derby, Kayak Division
1st Place: 2014 HOW Rumble Fish "Other" Category.

:star::bandit:

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That's what I'm talking about!!!!!!

[Cbad Mike]

Congratulations Jorge on that "other fish" win. Your winning catch was really something else. :D

[PAL]

The 'Other' category was left out because I'm getting a page dedicated to myself, right:D??

I didn't want to embarrass you any further.:D And the photo didn't look as cool as SteveO's hero shot, but here ya go:

[PAL]

A couple more generic shots from a cool day.

[jorluivil]

I didn't want to embarrass you any further.:D And the photo didn't look as cool as SteveO's hero shot, but here ya go:

Awesome, now we're talking!!!!


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That's the Team Sewer pose and that's nothing to be ashamed of :D

[Cbad Mike]

:D

[ful-rac]

Wah wah wah....! Cry me a river!

[alanw]

Fixed it for ya, gotta have a piece of the old avatar in there.
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[dwendt23]

It was a fun event and I am glad i got to meet a lot of you out there. Congrats to all the winners.

[jorluivil]

Wow!

I absolutely love the support that I'm getting, you guys rock!!!

[ful-rac]

It was a fun event and I am glad i got to meet a lot of you out there. Congrats to all the winners.

To the winners and whiners!!!! :luxhello:

[kayakfisherman]

Jim,

I got say, great pic and I'm so jealous of that halibut.

I stared and stared at that thing. Congrats on second biggest
fish!

[Deamon]

Congrats on second biggest
fish!

Thank you Yanni, got him on my largest greenie in the tank. But I must give credit where credit is due...Cbad Mike told me about a large butt he lost at gaff a couple of days prior to the tourney. I was like:

"bummer brotha, how was the surf?...was it easy to catch bait? anyone else out there? did the yellows show up? WHERE EXACTLY DID YOU HOOK THIS FISH PAL?"

Boom, game plan was in place. THANK YOU MIKE! Hahahahahahaha!!!!

Jim

[rossman]

A big thank you to all involved with the folks involved in organizing this worthwhile tournament. Looking forward to the next one when we can put over 100 yak anglers on the water.
I got there fairly early and was on the water a little before 4 am. I had been warned that I should get my bait before heading to the NW corner. Unfortunately I didn't heed those warnings. I had some squid with me and tipped my sabiki with bits of squid but had a struggle getting acceptable bait all morning. Lots of monster macs but very few of the size I like to fish with.
Most of my action came early. The first activity was on a whole squid on a dropper. I felt a little extra weight and reeled in a lobster easily with a 6 inch shell. No gage needed to measure this one. Was not actually hooked but just had himself wrapped around my squid. Released.
A few minutes later I had a Shearwater climb on my yak. These are the short winged black looking sea birds that usually fly fairly close to the water. They will raft up over squid beds. This guy just jumped on my yak and took a tour of my deck. Climbing over my legs and paddle until he found some squid scraps in my footwell . He chowed down and moved on.
At about sunrise I had a spot of yellows popped up about 50 ft to my starboard. Threw a Megabait in the middle of them and hooked up with about a 10 lb rat. I released it since I figured it would not be in the running at the end of the day.
That was my action for the day other than feeding the ubiquitous fur bags on a regular basis.
Again; nicely done on the organization of this event and look forward to helping out with this worthy cause in the future.

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[ful-rac]

Yeah great cause! Hopefully we will find more support in future events. I uploaded a video yesterday but i had to make a few changes and correct a misphelling....

As soon as i get the new version uploaded i will post'er up!

[GregAndrew]

A big thank you to all involved with the folks involved in organizing this worthwhile tournament. Looking forward to the next one when we can put over 100 yak anglers on the water.
I got there fairly early and was on the water a little before 4 am. I had been warned that I should get my bait before heading to the NW corner. Unfortunately I didn't heed those warnings. I had some squid with me and tipped my sabiki with bits of squid but had a struggle getting acceptable bait all morning. Lots of monster macs but very few of the size I like to fish with.
Most of my action came early. The first activity was on a whole squid on a dropper. I felt a little extra weight and reeled in a lobster easily with a 6 inch shell. No gage needed to measure this one. Was not actually hooked but just had himself wrapped around my squid. Released.
A few minutes later I had a Shearwater climb on my yak. These are the short winged black looking sea birds that usually fly fairly close to the water. They will raft up over squid beds. This guy just jumped on my yak and took a tour of my deck. Climbing over my legs and paddle until he found some squid scraps in my footwell . He chowed down and moved on.
At about sunrise I had a spot of yellows popped up about 50 ft to my starboard. Threw a Megabait in the middle of them and hooked up with about a 10 lb rat. I released it since I figured it would not be in the running at the end of the day.
That was my action for the day other than feeding the ubiquitous fur bags on a regular basis.
Again; nicely done on the organization of this event and look forward to helping out with this worthy cause in the future.

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Those are the days I live for Ross. Things you get to see and be part of only because you fish from a kayak.