Another reason for not posting is the somewhat intimidating precision of the reports from the more experienced...
My report from La Jolla, Wednesday 9/23:
Launched just before 8 am, small surf but managed to time it badly and get fully soaked.
Paddled out to kelp and got 2 bait in about 45 minutes. Don't know what they were as I am new to this (only 4th time out). Interestingly, had lots of bait hits but they kept shaking off...do you guys replace your Sabiki on a regular basis? I'm thinking that the barbs might wear down with time?
Trolled along the edge of the kelp, maybe 50 yards off until I got a hit at 2.5 miles from the launch (hey, I do have the free Navionics, it says it was between 60 and 300 ft deep!). Smaller sized YT (21 inches to the fork, I think that is the proper way to measure them?), but it was my first ever from the kayak so I kept it!
Started back in trolling the second bait and got hit, but no hook-up. It was still early, so got two more bait on the edge of the kelp and trolled again, but nothing. Back at the launch at 12:30. Nice hamachi for a late lunch (and dinner on Thursday!).
Not a lot of useful info, but hey, I'm learning from reading all of your posts! Great website for someone totally new to this.
Adventurelad
Ocean Kayak Scupper Pro (the guy who is still too nervous to go through the surf without putting all of his gear inside the boat!)