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

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

steveooo · 05-11-2009, 04:21 PM

My guesses

1- Thresher
2-

3- http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/in...ellowtail.html

Iceman · 05-11-2009, 04:58 PM

Quote:

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.

very characteristic of a WSB fight, but coulda been a little T as well.

The YT from the beach is CRAZY!

05-11-2009, 08:22 AM	#1
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	#3
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	#4
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, 09:21 AM	#2
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	#5
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

05-11-2009, 04:21 PM	#6
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,922	My guesses 1- Thresher 2- 3- http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/in...ellowtail.html