Fishing Report Kings Habor 2/21/2011

[wiredantz]

The bait barge was closed. So i had to paddle back to the pier and i bought some frozen squid so i had to rerig my lines and all i caught were 4 sanddabs and 1 sand bass undersize at 400ft by the artificial reef. It was so deep that it was the first time i ran out of line. As soon as you paddle out of the harbor its like 100 ft then you paddle a bit further and your in 300ft of water, and you are still near the bay not like in Marina Del rey where you paddle for an hour and you are still in 60ft of water.


The pier shop said the bait barge should open in March because there is a new owner who might be taking it over.

[StinkyMatt]

Hey Frank, 5 fish not bad. You were fishing Halibut in 400 feet?

Seems like each one of your reports is get:ting better and better.:D

[RedSledTeam]

Its the Redondo Submarine Canyon.... http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/pacmaps/la-persp4.html

[Amish Ed]

Definitely no more curse.

[wiredantz]

Hey Frank, 5 fish not bad. You were fishing Halibut in 400 feet?

Seems like each one of your reports is get:ting better and better.:D

Yes, but they were all like 4 to 10 inches I told them to come back when they were older.

So i came back emptyhanded. I also had a bunch of those sucidal green back mackeral that i just threw back because nothing was biting on those.

[wiredantz]

Its the Redondo Submarine Canyon.... http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/pacmaps/la-persp4.html


Yes, thats it. I didn't know that canyon was so close. Has anyone had any sucess fishing that canyon?

[steveooo]

Hmmm. 400 ft? Any chance your undersized halibut looked like this?

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d154/bigsteveorr/P6170040.jpg

[RedSledTeam]

:eating:Tasty Sandabs!

[wiredantz]

Hmmm. 400 ft? Any chance your undersized halibut looked like this?

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d154/bigsteveorr/P6170040.jpg


yes, thats how they looked. So i will rephrase it from Halibut to Sanddabs.

What is a good size to take Sanddabs home on?

[carbonbass]

you can take home sand dabs at any size, and i dont believe there is a limit to them, tasty as well. What size hooks were you using lol?

[wiredantz]

you can take home sand dabs at any size, and i dont believe there is a limit to them, tasty as well. What size hooks were you using lol?


the smaller ones got stuck on my sibiki rig i had a piece of suid on and the other ones were on a 1/0 hook with a piece of squid.

[roby]

Sanddabs are good eating...next time bring your fish chart : )

22nd Street Landing is known for getting their customers on to sanddabs. They even have trips just targeted for sanddabs....

http://www.22ndstreet.com/

Look at how many the Sea Angler caught recently....

http://www.sportfishingreport.com/pages/boatdetail.php?boat_id=253

[YakMedic]

You will remember now. I've seen the same thing on sportfishing boats. Next time keep em they're good eating.

[MrPatrick]

Am I wrong in thinking that you are only allowed to fish a max depth of 60 fathoms or 360' deep? 

[ericko]

Well done Frank you out did me this weekend..To bad you did not take them home like the others said there good eating...

[StinkyMatt]

Hey Frank if you gonna be fishing 400 feet deep, I'll let you use my 4/0, spool it with 4 pound line and you are good to go for about 1000 feet.

No friggin sandab stands a chance!:D

[Fiskadoro]

Hmmm. 400 ft? Any chance your undersized halibut looked like this?

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d154/bigsteveorr/P6170040.jpg


Good bait!!!!

[mtnbykr2]

yes, thats how they looked. So i will rephrase it from Halibut to Sanddabs.

What is a good size to take Sanddabs home on?

all of the ones you caught are good to take home...it's getting better out there for Frank...congrats....b

[onetriphudson]

You must have been right in the canyon there. Its less deep if you paddle north or south.

[cjthomas]

Am I wrong in thinking that you are only allowed to fish a max depth of 60 fathoms or 360' deep? 


Yea, that's what I thought too, can someone enlighten us?

[Siebler]

That is Rockcod Regs (certain times of their season). You can fish everything else in whatever depth you want.

[Fiskadoro]

You must have been right in the canyon there. Its less deep if you paddle north or south.

I can almost guarantee you that he was fishing just north up out of the canyon on the deep flat on the north side. If you paddle straight out you will hit a drop that then flattens out and that is the area where you can usually get dabs. The canyon itself is more to the left as you come out of the harbor and much much deeper.

Yea, that's what I thought too, can someone enlighten us?

You can fish deeper then 360 but you can not have any rockfish onboard.

Right now Rockfish are closed so no matter where you fish you can not have any rockfish, lings or even leopard sharks in possesion.

Jim

[GBF]

FYI...............Ling Cod LOVE them..............

GBF

[onetriphudson]

It's not very interesting but...

In 2004 I was testing a FF that I just installed on a friends kayak. I brought along a couple rods to test some new rod holders as well. It was not an intention of mine to fish as I was only out there between 3 and 4 PM, but at some point my paddle must have knocked one of the reels into freespool and a carolina 1 oz. rig with a red hook went down and down and down. I did not realize this until the reel was completely spooled. This was just outside the first marker and I figure around 200 ft? Anyway, I was almost back into KH when I realized what happened and began to wind it all back in. The load was even more than I expected for 700 ft. of line and by the time I got it all back I had caught a small 1lb. rockfish. :rolleyes: