Christmas Vermi----n - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

GREYAK · 01-04-2010, 10:49 AM

Blackcloud,

Do you use broccoli stalks for your slaw, and do you skin them first? I live raw stalks.
Bruce

blackcloud9 · 01-04-2010, 01:55 PM

I'm not picky. If its easy to make, I'll eat it. My food photos were sort of tongue-in-cheek.

Pre-shredded organic Broccoli Slaw = Trader Joe's.
Pre-shredded mexican Cheese = Trader Joe's.
Salsa = Trader Joe's.
Tortillas = Trader Joe's.
White Wine = Trader Joe's.
Rockfish = off Bird Rock.
Fish dinner $5.

As for targeting sculpin vs rockfish, I'm working on some ideas.

Basically though I would be fishing much shallower, at 100' or less, where
any by-catch could be released. I use a very targeted approach, not just
drifting indiscriminately .... I've found spots that seem to be 100% sculpin.

THE DARKHORSE · 01-04-2010, 02:13 PM

MVC · 01-04-2010, 02:57 PM

Several years ago I had a small boat and we used to catch tons of Sculpin out by the oil rigs in Huntington Beach. This was pre 9-11 and you could get right up next to the rigs. The depth was about 80 feet and we mostly used dead anchovies for bait. Never caught a rock fish at that location.

blackcloud9 · 01-04-2010, 03:38 PM

MVC, I've seen that too. There are spots in the Santa Monica Bay off
MDR where the 1/2 day boat would anchor and sack up a couple hundred
sculpin -- one, two and even three at a time. So they are 'targetable'.

01-04-2010, 02:13 PM	#3
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01-04-2010, 10:49 AM	#1
GREYAK Junior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 26	Blackcloud, Do you use broccoli stalks for your slaw, and do you skin them first? I live raw stalks. Bruce

01-04-2010, 01:55 PM	#2
blackcloud9 Kayaker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Big Rock, WindanSea, La Jolla Posts: 413	I'm not picky. If its easy to make, I'll eat it. My food photos were sort of tongue-in-cheek. Pre-shredded organic Broccoli Slaw = Trader Joe's. Pre-shredded mexican Cheese = Trader Joe's. Salsa = Trader Joe's. Tortillas = Trader Joe's. White Wine = Trader Joe's. Rockfish = off Bird Rock. Fish dinner $5. As for targeting sculpin vs rockfish, I'm working on some ideas. Basically though I would be fishing much shallower, at 100' or less, where any by-catch could be released. I use a very targeted approach, not just drifting indiscriminately .... I've found spots that seem to be 100% sculpin.

01-04-2010, 02:57 PM	#4
MVC Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 278	Several years ago I had a small boat and we used to catch tons of Sculpin out by the oil rigs in Huntington Beach. This was pre 9-11 and you could get right up next to the rigs. The depth was about 80 feet and we mostly used dead anchovies for bait. Never caught a rock fish at that location.

01-04-2010, 03:38 PM	#5
blackcloud9 Kayaker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Big Rock, WindanSea, La Jolla Posts: 413	MVC, I've seen that too. There are spots in the Santa Monica Bay off MDR where the 1/2 day boat would anchor and sack up a couple hundred sculpin -- one, two and even three at a time. So they are 'targetable'.