Fewer Fish Reports? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Mr. NiceGuy · 09-20-2015, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 2-Stix

I had a few theorys...

one is : less of a bite and less fish to report.

two : people have been catching fish and posting, and no longer feel the need to post yet again.

three : the bite is really good or shifted into other areas where people tend to be more tight lipped about it.

four : a combination of it all?

five: too busy fishing to fiddle around on a computer

svendawg · 09-20-2015, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. NiceGuy

five: too busy fishing to fiddle around on a computer

Didn't catch S*#t and didn't want to brag about it

Mr. NiceGuy · 09-20-2015, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by svendawg

Didn't catch S*#t and didn't want to brag about it

Hehe.

All experience is good experience.

summers in kuwait · 09-21-2015, 07:15 AM

For me its been a little slower. Was out Sat morning till noon. Bait was easy and plentiful, with Green Backs and Spanish. Hooked up with a shark in 250 ft around 7:30am, then had about 4 short bites on the troll and 1 bite on the dropper loop. Finally got a yellow south of the launch near Marine Street. Smaller fish around 26", so back he/she went. Fish was caught topwater with a spanish on 25lb leader near kelp. A lot of boats out. Seemed like a lot of top water action and saw a decent amount of smaller fish being brought up and kept

. I also saw a lot of rat yellows swimming around near the kelp and outside.

pierreyaldo · 09-24-2015, 09:17 AM

Maybe people are realizing how gay it is that every thread in the reports section starts with "La Jolla month/day" and within the report is the exact location, depth, bait and anything you need to know to put your lazy friend and his cousin on a yellowtail.

TJones · 09-24-2015, 09:50 AM

Listening to the same guys crying about someone posting . I myself am over it .

adventurelad · 09-25-2015, 06:20 AM

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!)

09-21-2015, 07:15 AM	#4
summers in kuwait Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: East County San Diego Posts: 657	For me its been a little slower. Was out Sat morning till noon. Bait was easy and plentiful, with Green Backs and Spanish. Hooked up with a shark in 250 ft around 7:30am, then had about 4 short bites on the troll and 1 bite on the dropper loop. Finally got a yellow south of the launch near Marine Street. Smaller fish around 26", so back he/she went. Fish was caught topwater with a spanish on 25lb leader near kelp. A lot of boats out. Seemed like a lot of top water action and saw a decent amount of smaller fish being brought up and kept. I also saw a lot of rat yellows swimming around near the kelp and outside.

09-24-2015, 09:50 AM	#6
TJones Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,523	it gets old Listening to the same guys crying about someone posting . I myself am over it .

09-25-2015, 06:20 AM	#7
adventurelad Junior Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 3	Noob report 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!) Attached Images

09-24-2015, 09:17 AM	#5
pierreyaldo Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Posts: 31	Maybe people are realizing how gay it is that every thread in the reports section starts with "La Jolla month/day" and within the report is the exact location, depth, bait and anything you need to know to put your lazy friend and his cousin on a yellowtail.