Last week I went to UC Santa Cruz for my daughter's graduation! The weather was beautiful on Monterey bay, and I saw a few kayakers out there from the Campus. An angler on the Santa Cruz pier reported a 38" halibut. Due to the Cali trip, the only kayak angling I did was the Extreme Kayak Fishing Tournament on the 5th.
The tournament nemesis for me was the Great Barracuda.
The Cudas don't count for the Tournament. Mine were taken on Ribbonfishes rigged like the one in the photo below.
Last year ribbonfish caught the king mackerel that won the tournament.
This year I took 4 cudas on ribbonfish
, and no King Mackerel
Usually when a Cuda hits a goggle-eye, they make short runs compared to King Mackerel, but when taken on Ribbonfish, I found the fights equal to kings, making them a total spoiler at color.
