6/9/13 - DP Yields New Species For Me - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

06-10-2013, 11:33 AM

Try steaming it and using it flaked over a salad or on a sandwich.
It steams very well because its a very watery meat

Congrats on your fist sheep.

Iceman · 06-10-2013, 11:48 AM

Always been one of my wife's favorite fish. I just had some sheepie with Panko/lemon pepper fried in olive oil that was delicious.

Hondatom · 06-10-2013, 11:49 AM

You did alot better than I did on Saturday. My brother caught a 14" sand bass, and I must have had bananas in my yak somewhere cuz all I got was a tini calico.
Conditions for us were rough. Big swells and chop on the way back in.
Fish on brother.

carbonbass · 06-10-2013, 12:16 PM

care to share what you were using? Artificials? Live bait?

yakety-yak · 06-10-2013, 12:44 PM

a neoprene wetsuit is sufficient for comfort most months, anything that keeps you 100% dry is overkill here. to make the calico more palatable, try frying it in butter

ReelNasty · 06-10-2013, 12:57 PM

Just get a 7/5 dry suit...the only water you'll worry about is your sweat.jk. if you don't have them already..get some good waders..ones with a zipper for easy pissing access.its possible without the zipper but a pain in the a$$ to deal with. Pair those with a good water proof jacket. That should keep you dry and warm. Works for me. Also, be patient with the waves..there's usually a dead period, sometimes it takes a 5 min wait, sometimes it takes 30 min.. goodluck.

alanw · 06-10-2013, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by carbonbass

care to share what you were using? Artificials? Live bait?

I bet he used ghost shrimp to catch it

rieffer · 06-10-2013, 01:27 PM

I cut off the top of an old wetsuit for the pants and got a nice water proof jacket. Make it light and breathable. I use the pants only 3-4 months out of the year, if that. Just trunks the rest of the time. If there dyin' try fryin' just olive oil, lemon for two-three minutes. lol

Amish Ed · 06-10-2013, 01:36 PM

Man, that's great conditions. I seem to keep getting wind and chop when I go out. Still haven't tried Mother-in-law fish. Bt, then again I don't like fish.

iethinker · 06-10-2013, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by carbonbass

care to share what you were using? Artificials? Live bait?

The ghost shrimp guess was right! Both sheepheads came in on that. The Calicos came in on ghost shrimp, cut squid and cut sardine. I have also caught the calicos on big hammers.

06-10-2013, 11:48 AM	#2
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	Always been one of my wife's favorite fish. I just had some sheepie with Panko/lemon pepper fried in olive oil that was delicious. __________________

06-10-2013, 01:36 PM	#9
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	Man, that's great conditions. I seem to keep getting wind and chop when I go out. Still haven't tried Mother-in-law fish. Bt, then again I don't like fish. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

06-10-2013, 11:33 AM	#1
Drake Guest Posts: n/a	Try steaming it and using it flaked over a salad or on a sandwich. It steams very well because its a very watery meat Congrats on your fist sheep.

06-10-2013, 11:49 AM	#3
Hondatom Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 113	You did alot better than I did on Saturday. My brother caught a 14" sand bass, and I must have had bananas in my yak somewhere cuz all I got was a tini calico. Conditions for us were rough. Big swells and chop on the way back in. Fish on brother.

06-10-2013, 12:16 PM	#4
carbonbass Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 367	care to share what you were using? Artificials? Live bait?

06-10-2013, 12:44 PM	#5
yakety-yak D-T-B Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: SoCal/SoCo (OC) Posts: 62	a neoprene wetsuit is sufficient for comfort most months, anything that keeps you 100% dry is overkill here. to make the calico more palatable, try frying it in butter

06-10-2013, 12:57 PM	#6
ReelNasty Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 34	Just get a 7/5 dry suit...the only water you'll worry about is your sweat.jk. if you don't have them already..get some good waders..ones with a zipper for easy pissing access.its possible without the zipper but a pain in the a$$ to deal with. Pair those with a good water proof jacket. That should keep you dry and warm. Works for me. Also, be patient with the waves..there's usually a dead period, sometimes it takes a 5 min wait, sometimes it takes 30 min.. goodluck.

06-10-2013, 01:27 PM	#8
rieffer Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 91	I cut off the top of an old wetsuit for the pants and got a nice water proof jacket. Make it light and breathable. I use the pants only 3-4 months out of the year, if that. Just trunks the rest of the time. If there dyin' try fryin' just olive oil, lemon for two-three minutes. lol