SD bay 5/20 slow day butt - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Ggiannig89 · 05-20-2018, 12:33 PM

Headed out the door at 6:15am. Arrived at Kellogg beach launch off rosecrans around 6:35 and launched by 7ish am I’d say. Threw some plastics on the way to the bait barge. Had one bit but couldn’t get it to stick. Get bait for $20 a mix of chovie and dines with a 4:1 ratio of chovies to sardines.
Wind was pushing east and tide was pulling west which had me sitting dead still. Thank god for my hobie as I needed to troll and fish to cover ground and find some halis. Had one Rake around 7:45 and nothing else... tide started turning around and pushing my kayak in along with a gentle breeze which made for ideal drift. 9am still just that one rake, 9:30 a small bite looked like bass, 9:45 a solid bite on bottomi let her eat it and minutes later I have legal hali. 10am and I’m on with another. And then one other bite after that. It was a really slow day besides my two fish. Loaded up and gone by 11.

iethinker · 05-20-2018, 01:19 PM

Congratulations on the nice pair!

Ggiannig89 · 05-20-2018, 01:22 PM

Everything cleaned and vacuum sealed except what will be dinner tonight

ratdog · 05-20-2018, 02:54 PM

that's a great day in my book!

LEEZO · 05-20-2018, 03:23 PM

good day out there buddy. congrats on your sweet hali filets

Ggiannig89 · 05-20-2018, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ratdog

that's a great day in my book!

Great day in my book as well. Thanks guys

Ggiannig89 · 05-20-2018, 03:40 PM

Steam packet for the grill forgot to buy myself some spinach. Would have went great in the packet.

FISH11 · 05-20-2018, 03:44 PM

Congrats on the nice pair. Those filets, look like some wonderful dinners to come.

steveooo · 05-20-2018, 04:01 PM

Great day indeed. That foil pack looks tasty

Ggiannig89 · 05-20-2018, 04:15 PM

And voila

blitzburgh · 05-20-2018, 06:35 PM

Hell yeah! Nice work

alanw · 05-20-2018, 08:02 PM

You call that a slow day?

I'm hoping for a slow day myself soon.

JohnMckroidJr · 05-20-2018, 10:39 PM

Two legal Halibut for a half-day trip off the kayak - Very nice ! Congrats.

dpricenator · 05-21-2018, 06:17 AM

THat's good stuff right there. That foil pack looks lust like the one that made my wife fall in love with me. She brought a piece of Salmon to a BBQ, where were all eating Steak. NO one knew how to cook it, including me. So I put together a pack like yours. OMG, one of the best pieces of fish I have ever had. Congrats on your slow day!

Harry Hill · 05-21-2018, 07:07 AM

it looks like there was some success in the Tupperware Navy, nice hali's.

Master-baiter · 05-21-2018, 09:34 PM

How is that a slow day?! Two legal halis is a great day

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fresh to salt · 05-30-2018, 08:34 AM

Congratulations on the nice haul! Dinner looked like it was going to be delicious!

TJones · 05-30-2018, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Ggiannig89

Everything cleaned and vacuum sealed except what will be dinner tonight

way to capitalize on chances

TJones · 05-30-2018, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alanw

You call that a slow day?

I'm hoping for a slow day myself soon.

Ggiannig89 · 05-30-2018, 09:32 PM

Just to be clear 2 halibut is a great day for me and my personal best for halibut in one day. It was definitely a quality over quantity type of day. The action was slow but the day was great nonetheless.

05-20-2018, 12:33 PM	#1
Ggiannig89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: El Cajon Posts: 512	SD bay 5/20 slow day butt Headed out the door at 6:15am. Arrived at Kellogg beach launch off rosecrans around 6:35 and launched by 7ish am I’d say. Threw some plastics on the way to the bait barge. Had one bit but couldn’t get it to stick. Get bait for $20 a mix of chovie and dines with a 4:1 ratio of chovies to sardines. Wind was pushing east and tide was pulling west which had me sitting dead still. Thank god for my hobie as I needed to troll and fish to cover ground and find some halis. Had one Rake around 7:45 and nothing else... tide started turning around and pushing my kayak in along with a gentle breeze which made for ideal drift. 9am still just that one rake, 9:30 a small bite looked like bass, 9:45 a solid bite on bottomi let her eat it and minutes later I have legal hali. 10am and I’m on with another. And then one other bite after that. It was a really slow day besides my two fish. Loaded up and gone by 11. Attached Images

05-20-2018, 01:22 PM	#3
Ggiannig89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: El Cajon Posts: 512	Everything cleaned and vacuum sealed except what will be dinner tonight Attached Images

05-20-2018, 03:40 PM	#7
Ggiannig89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: El Cajon Posts: 512	Steam packet for the grill forgot to buy myself some spinach. Would have went great in the packet. Attached Images

05-20-2018, 03:44 PM	#8
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,641	Congrats on the nice pair. Those filets, look like some wonderful dinners to come. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

05-20-2018, 04:15 PM	#10
Ggiannig89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: El Cajon Posts: 512	And voila Attached Images

05-20-2018, 01:19 PM	#2
iethinker Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Inland Empire Posts: 370	Congratulations on the nice pair!

05-20-2018, 02:54 PM	#4
ratdog Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 424	that's a great day in my book!

05-20-2018, 03:23 PM	#5
LEEZO Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Coronado Posts: 179	good day out there buddy. congrats on your sweet hali filets

05-20-2018, 04:01 PM	#9
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	Great day indeed. That foil pack looks tasty

05-20-2018, 06:35 PM	#11
blitzburgh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Menifee Posts: 2,509	Hell yeah! Nice work __________________ ”The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it.” ~Thomas Jefferson.........maybe

05-20-2018, 08:02 PM	#12
alanw Made in U.S.A. Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Dana Point Posts: 1,625	You call that a slow day? I'm hoping for a slow day myself soon. __________________ Hobie PA 14 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Jackson Kraken ¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu X-Factor ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Malibu Stealth-12 ¸.·´¯`·.´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸><(((º> Its not a spelling B its a fishing B ~yakjoe

05-20-2018, 10:39 PM	#13
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,932	Two legal Halibut for a half-day trip off the kayak - Very nice ! Congrats.

05-21-2018, 06:17 AM	#14
dpricenator Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: South OC Posts: 120	THat's good stuff right there. That foil pack looks lust like the one that made my wife fall in love with me. She brought a piece of Salmon to a BBQ, where were all eating Steak. NO one knew how to cook it, including me. So I put together a pack like yours. OMG, one of the best pieces of fish I have ever had. Congrats on your slow day!

05-21-2018, 07:07 AM	#15
Harry Hill Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Yucaipa, CA Posts: 1,136	it looks like there was some success in the Tupperware Navy, nice hali's. __________________ you can't eat it if you release it

05-21-2018, 09:34 PM	#16
Master-baiter Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 60	How is that a slow day?! Two legal halis is a great day Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-30-2018, 08:34 AM	#17
fresh to salt Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 53	Congratulations on the nice haul! Dinner looked like it was going to be delicious!

05-30-2018, 09:32 PM	#20
Ggiannig89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: El Cajon Posts: 512	Just to be clear 2 halibut is a great day for me and my personal best for halibut in one day. It was definitely a quality over quantity type of day. The action was slow but the day was great nonetheless.