Re-Introducing Myself & Islander June 11th

[619-SWIM-DOG]

How many rods is everyone bringing?? I was thinking 4

[Rock Hopper]

I'm bringing 4.

One for live-lining
One for dragging bottom with a reverse dropper set-up
One for running the Carolina rig w/2"-3" leader I described above
And one for possibly throwing/dropping irons, which I rarely do on shorter trips....unless of course others are hooking up on them!!

Definitely bring a VHF radio to call in your fish and your bait deliveries.

[619-SWIM-DOG]

I spoke with the guys at fastlane yesturday who just got back from a trip to SCI on the Islander. They said guys were killing it using Shimano Butterfly Flat-Fall Jigs. They said it was mostly runt YT's and one halibut in the 10lb range plus tons of bass.

[lbsurf2ca]

Originally Posted by 619-SWIM-DOG

I spoke with the guys at fastlane yesturday who just got back from a trip to SCI on the Islander. They said guys were killing it using Shimano Butterfly Flat-Fall Jigs. They said it was mostly runt YT's and one halibut in the 10lb range plus tons of bass.

Nice I picked up a couple this weekend. Pretty slick Jig. Not cheap but sound pretty effective.

Surprising about the hali's there are pigs in that area. Can't believe a 10lbs fish won the Jackpot.

[GregAndrew]

There are always big Halibut there, but the trick is finding them sometimes. They might be in 8' or 108' of water. The Shimano/Fastlane sponsored trip caters to a lot of very inexperienced kayakers. The one I went on a couple years ago had only 1 or 2 other guys that brought their own kayaks.

Latest maps show Pyramid open all 3 days, unless you plan on fishing above 4k feet (no fly zone).

[Rock Hopper]

I'll definitely be spending some time hunting halibut.

I won the Day 1 jackpot on our 2013 trip with this 25lber.

[lbsurf2ca]

Originally Posted by GregAndrew

There are always big Halibut there, but the trick is finding them sometimes. They might be in 8' or 108' of water. The Shimano/Fastlane sponsored trip caters to a lot of very inexperienced kayakers. The one I went on a couple years ago had only 1 or 2 other guys that brought their own kayaks.

Latest maps show Pyramid open all 3 days, unless you plan on fishing above 4k feet (no fly zone).

Greg I vote you give a seminar on Hali techniques on the way out Thurs night.

[kobra]

Originally Posted by lbsurf2ca

Greg I vote you give a seminar on Hali techniques on the way out Thurs night.