When it rains it pours! LJ Sat - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

matthew7! · 07-12-2020, 09:04 AM

Started off as a normal day got to La Jolla a little at 0515 made headed north trolled up to Del Mar beach trying different depths two bites most likely shark. Stopped before the swami’s state marine conservation area, turned back around and Stopped and fished all of the birds and busting fish right off Del Mar beach. Turned out to be mackerel busting these 1inch blue back fish off the surface, thrower a iron around and wore out some big mackerel haha. No game fish to be seen just lots of dolphin grabbing mackerel. Kept going back south to the edge of the reserve, then straight out to depth when until we could continue our troll south. Crossed the canyon and got a yellow tail bait hooked up for a couple seconds but pulled or spit the hook after about thirty seconds. Followed a lot of dolphin around found a couple yellows following them busting the surface but not luck there. Kept trolling to the point were out of no where in about 20-40ft of water birds start hitting the surface first it was ten or twenty birds and after thirty seconds to a minute it was every bird in La Jolla right off the point. Pedal as fast as I could got on top of them throwing a blue and white surface iron. 1st cast a giant mackerel, 2nd cast in to the middle of the birds 12” calico, 3rd cast in to the middle of the birds......had a bird catch my line on his foot, I pulled to free it then let the iron flutter a little reeled up tension and it felt like I was snagged. Set the hook in case It wasn’t a snag, then all of a sudden my snag was running away from me fast. Fought the snag for about 15mins the fished a stayed right under my boat I’d pull up 5ft of line and he would take 15ft back. while fighting the fish the birds push directly west off shore chasing the bait ball until it dissolved into the deep blue. Pulled in a really really nice White Sea bass!!! Length came out to be 49” biggest fish I have ever caught with a rod! Such a Beautiful fish!! Words can’t describe the feeling of getting a fish like that in the kayak successfully. Who new wsb bite surface irons??? Hope y’all had a good weekend and stay safe out there.

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T-Rex · 07-12-2020, 09:17 AM

Congrats! Well done on a nice biscuit!

Uncle_Tomas · 07-12-2020, 10:39 AM

Good job again dude! I was that guy taking that photo for you. I covered bunch of water myself. Overall pretty quiet day for me besides that calico and big mackerel frenzy at around 3pm. Got a nice 20” calico on yozuri hydro minnow LC 170.

kirkdavis · 07-12-2020, 10:42 AM

You put in the time and reaped the reward!

FISH11 · 07-12-2020, 04:03 PM

See, all that time you have been putting in on the water is realy paying off. Reading the story and description of the fight length and mostly under the kayak, I was thinking WSB. Congrats on the nice ghost. You really worked for it, Matthew.

katchfish · 07-12-2020, 07:32 PM

Well done!

C. Cary · 07-12-2020, 07:52 PM

Nice Fish! That is an awful lot of water to cover. Enjoy the good eats.

dsafety · 07-12-2020, 08:21 PM

For a relatively new guy, you are taking the rest of us to school. I know that a lot of it has to do with time on the water but you are having a very impressive summer. Keep at it and keep posting. Congratulations on a great catch.

Bob

Fishon14 · 07-13-2020, 07:19 AM

Congrats on the WSB

BrianH · 07-13-2020, 07:26 AM

Congrats on an amazing catch. Love reading your posts, seems like you have it dialed in. Can’t wait to get back on the water!

SoCalEDC · 07-13-2020, 07:43 AM

Dude, nice. Ben and I headed up to Del Mar as well, you guys must've been a little ways ahead of us. We could see a couple of Kayaks out front. How long were you on the water Saturday, that was quite a trek.

matthew7! · 07-13-2020, 08:00 AM

Started 0500 off the water by 1800

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jbl_91762 · 07-13-2020, 10:39 AM

Congrats! you SD guys have all the fun. Kayak fishing out here OC/LA counties suck!

socal.beach.bum · 07-13-2020, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbl_91762

Congrats! you SD guys have all the fun. Kayak fishing out here OC/LA counties suck!

I second that!!

JohnMckroidJr · 07-13-2020, 06:16 PM

Very cool, Congratulations!

YellowYaket · 07-13-2020, 06:44 PM

Great post. Congratulations on your PB WSB. For what it's worth, I have only caught one WSB (over 20 years ago) and it too was on the blue/white surface iron. I am not sure if catching them on surface iron is uncommon or not.

LEEZO · 07-13-2020, 08:40 PM

way to go! keeping the stoke alive

BenCantrell · 07-14-2020, 06:49 AM

Congrats on the epic WSB, and that's a long day on the water!

Valek · 07-18-2020, 01:29 AM

Congrats and thanks for the report! Keep em coming!

govomit · 07-18-2020, 08:32 AM

Supreme ♔ Lord of The Hooks ♔, may your mighty shadow be upon us.
Accept this sacrificial offering from your most loyal and humble subjects.
Let time and place be yours as always.
Mercy on our souls.
♆ Great Inshore Fish Assembly of San Diego ♆

07-12-2020, 09:04 AM	#1
matthew7! Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 183	When it rains it pours! LJ Sat Started off as a normal day got to La Jolla a little at 0515 made headed north trolled up to Del Mar beach trying different depths two bites most likely shark. Stopped before the swami’s state marine conservation area, turned back around and Stopped and fished all of the birds and busting fish right off Del Mar beach. Turned out to be mackerel busting these 1inch blue back fish off the surface, thrower a iron around and wore out some big mackerel haha. No game fish to be seen just lots of dolphin grabbing mackerel. Kept going back south to the edge of the reserve, then straight out to depth when until we could continue our troll south. Crossed the canyon and got a yellow tail bait hooked up for a couple seconds but pulled or spit the hook after about thirty seconds. Followed a lot of dolphin around found a couple yellows following them busting the surface but not luck there. Kept trolling to the point were out of no where in about 20-40ft of water birds start hitting the surface first it was ten or twenty birds and after thirty seconds to a minute it was every bird in La Jolla right off the point. Pedal as fast as I could got on top of them throwing a blue and white surface iron. 1st cast a giant mackerel, 2nd cast in to the middle of the birds 12” calico, 3rd cast in to the middle of the birds......had a bird catch my line on his foot, I pulled to free it then let the iron flutter a little reeled up tension and it felt like I was snagged. Set the hook in case It wasn’t a snag, then all of a sudden my snag was running away from me fast. Fought the snag for about 15mins the fished a stayed right under my boat I’d pull up 5ft of line and he would take 15ft back. while fighting the fish the birds push directly west off shore chasing the bait ball until it dissolved into the deep blue. Pulled in a really really nice White Sea bass!!! Length came out to be 49” biggest fish I have ever caught with a rod! Such a Beautiful fish!! Words can’t describe the feeling of getting a fish like that in the kayak successfully. Who new wsb bite surface irons??? Hope y’all had a good weekend and stay safe out there. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07-12-2020, 09:17 AM	#2
T-Rex Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Rancho Santa Margarita Posts: 770	Congrats! Well done on a nice biscuit! __________________

07-12-2020, 10:39 AM	#3
Uncle_Tomas Member Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Laguna Niguel Posts: 49	Good job again dude! I was that guy taking that photo for you. I covered bunch of water myself. Overall pretty quiet day for me besides that calico and big mackerel frenzy at around 3pm. Got a nice 20” calico on yozuri hydro minnow LC 170. Attached Images

07-12-2020, 10:42 AM	#4
kirkdavis Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: SD County Posts: 360	Nice! You put in the time and reaped the reward!

07-12-2020, 04:03 PM	#5
FISH11 Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Pine Valley when not fishing La Jolla Posts: 2,641	See, all that time you have been putting in on the water is realy paying off. Reading the story and description of the fight length and mostly under the kayak, I was thinking WSB. Congrats on the nice ghost. You really worked for it, Matthew. __________________ MARK ......... 2016 MALIBU X FACTOR, 2020 SOLO SKIFF (Fishing Kayak on Steroids )

07-12-2020, 07:32 PM	#6
katchfish Paddle for Mahi Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Doing the happy paddle! Posts: 848	Well done!

07-12-2020, 07:52 PM	#7
C. Cary Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Carmel Valley Posts: 104	Nice Fish! That is an awful lot of water to cover. Enjoy the good eats. __________________ Isn't this America? Let them fish

07-12-2020, 08:21 PM	#8
dsafety Olivenhain Bob Join Date: May 2008 Location: Olivenhain, CA Posts: 1,121	For a relatively new guy, you are taking the rest of us to school. I know that a lot of it has to do with time on the water but you are having a very impressive summer. Keep at it and keep posting. Congratulations on a great catch. Bob

07-13-2020, 07:19 AM	#9
Fishon14 Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Huntington Beach Posts: 50	Congrats on the WSB

07-13-2020, 07:26 AM	#10
BrianH Junior Join Date: Feb 2016 Posts: 14	Congrats on an amazing catch. Love reading your posts, seems like you have it dialed in. Can’t wait to get back on the water!

07-13-2020, 07:43 AM	#11
SoCalEDC Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 609	Dude, nice. Ben and I headed up to Del Mar as well, you guys must've been a little ways ahead of us. We could see a couple of Kayaks out front. How long were you on the water Saturday, that was quite a trek. __________________ IG: @blackflag_fishing Youtube: Blackflag Fishing 2014 Ocean Kayak T13 SOLD 2020 Hobie Outback SOLD 2021 Stealth Fisha 500 #StealthTribe

07-13-2020, 08:00 AM	#12
matthew7! Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Posts: 183	Started 0500 off the water by 1800 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07-13-2020, 10:39 AM	#13
jbl_91762 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 347	Congrats! you SD guys have all the fun. Kayak fishing out here OC/LA counties suck!

07-13-2020, 06:16 PM	#15
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 1,932	Very cool, Congratulations!

07-13-2020, 06:44 PM	#16
YellowYaket Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 43	Great post. Congratulations on your PB WSB. For what it's worth, I have only caught one WSB (over 20 years ago) and it too was on the blue/white surface iron. I am not sure if catching them on surface iron is uncommon or not.

07-13-2020, 08:40 PM	#17
LEEZO Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Coronado Posts: 179	way to go! keeping the stoke alive

07-14-2020, 06:49 AM	#18
BenCantrell Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Sebastian, Florida Posts: 238	Congrats on the epic WSB, and that's a long day on the water!

07-18-2020, 01:29 AM	#19
Valek Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 89	Congrats and thanks for the report! Keep em coming!

07-18-2020, 08:32 AM	#20
govomit Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 77	bubble from the depths Supreme ♔ Lord of The Hooks ♔, may your mighty shadow be upon us. Accept this sacrificial offering from your most loyal and humble subjects. Let time and place be yours as always. Mercy on our souls. ♆ Great Inshore Fish Assembly of San Diego ♆ Last edited by govomit; 07-18-2020 at 08:47 AM.