Dana 5-9 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Siebler · 05-11-2009, 07:16 AM

Queen Fish are

Candy.

steveooo · 05-11-2009, 07:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Siebler

Queen Fish are

Candy.

Unfortunately thats what I was thinking too. I was pulling up the queenfish 4 at a time on the sabiki when I got my big hit.

forefrazier · 05-11-2009, 08:18 AM

Nice hitting up the slop with you Steve...The way I have been fishing as of late, I may need to borrow Farmer John's slogan: "farm-fresh and wholesome"....

If I actually start catching fish the government might take away my subsidies!

Iceman · 05-11-2009, 08:22 AM

probably just a red eared sunfish on the sabiki tow ride

isn't 4 days for most of us

Geoffkoop · 05-11-2009, 09:21 AM

Nice report. The bite was pretty wide open last week before this last swell.
Confused on the 5 days comment?

Zed · 05-11-2009, 10:29 AM

That's a Queen, Princess.
Couple trips ago I got queenfish mid column on the sabiki. I thought they were bottom dwellers.

Punkinseed on the artificial. Niiiice!

PS Also last couple times out there I've seen T's jumpin' and thrashin' around. Small 30-50's.

Cool report!

Zed · 05-11-2009, 10:31 AM

Oh and queenfish are not Pacific herring, which I have caught off Dana too.

Brownbait have always been white croakers in my mind.

Vikingj · 05-11-2009, 03:23 PM

Steve,

I was down by Dana (Capo reefs) a few days before you (Tues.,5/5) and also got a mystery bendo! on live bait. Reef/kelp habitat in 15-18'. It ran higher in the water column then shark or hali and gave me quite a sleigh ride- Great speed and power as he took off to the right and then quickly shifted left. Finally spun my yak 180* and then ran past my stern to bend my rod over my shoulder before snapping my (25#) line. Too fast to be a shark/ray - suspect it was a just legal wsb (or bsb?). We are catching alot of smaller (1 1/2 - 2') wsb in harbor and Doheny lately- could there be some bigger models hooking up with Steve and me? Any feed back or opinions welcomed!
Wayne

05-11-2009, 07:16 AM	#1
Siebler Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Richland Oregon Posts: 1,547	Queen Fish are Candy. __________________ CJ Siebler

05-11-2009, 08:22 AM	#4
Iceman Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1-2 miles off the point Posts: 6,948	probably just a red eared sunfish on the sabiki tow ride isn't 4 days for most of us __________________

05-11-2009, 10:29 AM	#6
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	That's a Queen, Princess. Couple trips ago I got queenfish mid column on the sabiki. I thought they were bottom dwellers. Punkinseed on the artificial. Niiiice! PS Also last couple times out there I've seen T's jumpin' and thrashin' around. Small 30-50's. Cool report! __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.

05-11-2009, 10:31 AM	#7
Zed BANNED Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: W of 5 Posts: 1,265	Oh and queenfish are not Pacific herring, which I have caught off Dana too. Brownbait have always been white croakers in my mind. __________________ Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Give a fish a man and he'll eat for a week.

05-11-2009, 08:18 AM	#3
forefrazier Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: OC Posts: 397	Nice hitting up the slop with you Steve...The way I have been fishing as of late, I may need to borrow Farmer John's slogan: "farm-fresh and wholesome".... If I actually start catching fish the government might take away my subsidies!

05-11-2009, 09:21 AM	#5
Geoffkoop Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: So. Orange County Posts: 302	Nice report. The bite was pretty wide open last week before this last swell. Confused on the 5 days comment?

05-11-2009, 03:23 PM	#8
Vikingj Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Dana Point area Posts: 438	Steve, I was down by Dana (Capo reefs) a few days before you (Tues.,5/5) and also got a mystery bendo! on live bait. Reef/kelp habitat in 15-18'. It ran higher in the water column then shark or hali and gave me quite a sleigh ride- Great speed and power as he took off to the right and then quickly shifted left. Finally spun my yak 180* and then ran past my stern to bend my rod over my shoulder before snapping my (25#) line. Too fast to be a shark/ray - suspect it was a just legal wsb (or bsb?). We are catching alot of smaller (1 1/2 - 2') wsb in harbor and Doheny lately- could there be some bigger models hooking up with Steve and me? Any feed back or opinions welcomed! Wayne