South LJ 9/14

[blackcloud9]

Launched at Big Rock and slow trolled the spanish outside the kelp for
nothing, spent an hour or two. Tons of bait and birds around kelpline but
no :yt: love.



Worked out a little deeper for white taco meat pictured below.




http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/blackcloud9/Fishing/LJKayakFishingSeptRockfishOTW091408.jpg

Team Taco

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/blackcloud9/Fishing/LJKayakFishingSeptRockfishCropped09.jpg







Moyer Tournament photo from last weekend ....

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/blackcloud9/Fishing/MoyerTourneyRedssmall090608001.jpg

[Matt]

Nice job on the reds!! You sure do slay 'em!!!!!:cheers1:

[THE DARKHORSE]

It looks like you had a hitchhiker on the Sculpin (big ling ?), and is the screen blurred on the meter so we can't find the secret taco stand? :D

[Ed]

It looks like you had a hitchhiker on the Sculpin (big ling ?), and is the screen blurred on the meter so we can't find the secret taco stand? :D

Looks like 142 :cheers1:

[blackcloud9]

Must've been a drop of water on the lens :) probably 142'ish :). The
mark on the fat scully is only discoloration from the ice. These seven reds
were caught within a 20 x 20 square foot area on a rockpile.

Another note, its 4+ miles of travel to that spot from the Shores launch,
and, the Big Rock launch is featuring a challenging 7' vertical drop to the
sand right now. :mad: :luxhello:

I also battled a couple short lings on live macks, and broke off or
pulled hooks on bigger models - the bull kelp minefield keeps those fish
pretty safe!

As the water temp drops next month these bottom-grabbers will go into
high gear.

[wokiee]

nice fish how do i get on the hobie team i have a hobie outback suv

[blackcloud9]

Wokiee - its not easy. Start with a few years of kayak fishing under your
belt, then build your Kelp Cred* by hosting some seminars, set a fishing
record, win a contest, get to know everyone in the kayak fishing
community, contribute design ideas, be seen as a glowing ambassador for
this growing sport ...

and maybe, just maybe, you will be invited by a local shop or a Team
Manager at Hobie to enjoy a coveted spot on this Hobie Team page:

http://www.hobiecat.com/fishing/team/resumes_local.html



It's actually not as easy as it sounds (nor quite as glamorous). :) :cool:


* Kelp cred: like Street Cred, only ...... "kelpier"

[DENNYh]

whats the best way to differentiate a vermilion rock fish from rock fish that cant be retained.

Im looking at pictures on line and they all look the same to me. I want to give bottom fishing a shot this weekend but I dont want to catch an illegal fish. thanks

[blackcloud9]

DENNY,

You can get a photocard or book from www.RockfishID.com (http://www.RockfishID.com)
Here is the DFGs Groundfish Central for ID
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/groundfishcentral/gi.asp

Specifically you can print these two pages for free:
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/pdfs/shelfrockfish.pdf

Here is the Canary vs the Vermillion.
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/pdfs/canary_id.pdf

Around here you mostly have to keep an eye out for the Bocaccio.


BlackCloud9

[DENNYh]

cool, thanks