Bloated Rock Cod - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

SoCalEDC · 04-28-2020, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by FoodGeekFish

this x10.

works fantastic, i use a 16 o weight with it as its pretty sure to over come ny positive buoyancy in the fish. drop it down and when it gets past about 100 feet stop the free spool and yank it up.

additionally, you can use larger hooks to avoid smaller fish. smallest hook i used over the weekend was a 2/0 circle, and once I caught a shorty, I upsized to 4/0 circles, 5/0 and 7/0 j hooks, and didn't have a too-small fish for the rest of the day.

Hydronaut · 04-30-2020, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCalEDC

this x10.

works fantastic, i use a 16 o weight with it as its pretty sure to over come ny positive buoyancy in the fish. drop it down and when it gets past about 100 feet stop the free spool and yank it up.

This works great and is easy to use.

Hydronaut

chris138 · 05-01-2020, 02:01 PM

in a pinch without a descender, I will just repin the small rockfish on my jig ever so slightly on the exterior of the mouth membrane. Then drop them down half way and lightly shake them off. Works pretty well but maybe not the best for the fish.

GregB · 05-02-2020, 11:12 AM

Thanks for this thread. We all treasure the resource and sometimes we need a little nudge to do what we know is right. Nothing is a bigger bummer in the SM Bay than watching guys catch 6 inchers and letting them float. (Then complain about all the dick fish they catch.) To save space on the yak and avoid bringing an extra rod, I just used a big old line spool with 100' of 40 lb. terminating in a 10 oz. jig head, barb crimped and tied at the bend. Handline it up and down. If a furbag grabs the rocky on its way back down we'll just hope for the best!

Jkfishing · 05-10-2020, 01:03 PM

Thank you for the free descender device I was able to use it yesterday and saved 5 small rockfish and sent them back home.

FISH11 · 05-10-2020, 01:50 PM

FoodGeekFish · 05-11-2020, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Jkfishing

Thank you for the free descender device I was able to use it yesterday and saved 5 small rockfish and sent them back home.

CorvinaLoca · 05-13-2020, 06:52 PM

yeah, that's good! and, as i've said a million times, use bigger hooks. 4/0 min. i use 6/0 depending on brand. no problem hooking decent sized fish. their mouths are big

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Originally Posted by Jkfishing

Thank you for the free descender device I was able to use it yesterday and saved 5 small rockfish and sent them back home.

SoCalEDC · 05-14-2020, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by CorvinaLoca

yeah, that's good! and, as i've said a million times, use bigger hooks. 4/0 min. i use 6/0 depending on brand. no problem hooking decent sized fish. their mouths are big

agree'd.

05-10-2020, 01:03 PM	#5
Jkfishing Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 63	Descender device Thank you for the free descender device I was able to use it yesterday and saved 5 small rockfish and sent them back home.

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05-01-2020, 02:01 PM	#3
chris138 donkey roper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pacific Beach Posts: 968	in a pinch without a descender, I will just repin the small rockfish on my jig ever so slightly on the exterior of the mouth membrane. Then drop them down half way and lightly shake them off. Works pretty well but maybe not the best for the fish.

05-02-2020, 11:12 AM	#4
GregB Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Santa Monica Bay Posts: 40	Thanks for this thread. We all treasure the resource and sometimes we need a little nudge to do what we know is right. Nothing is a bigger bummer in the SM Bay than watching guys catch 6 inchers and letting them float. (Then complain about all the dick fish they catch.) To save space on the yak and avoid bringing an extra rod, I just used a big old line spool with 100' of 40 lb. terminating in a 10 oz. jig head, barb crimped and tied at the bend. Handline it up and down. If a furbag grabs the rocky on its way back down we'll just hope for the best!