Baja - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

bigbarrels · 10-18-2010, 10:50 AM

Just returned from Baja and had a great trip! NO need to dodge bullets, no problems in the Northern sections, and tons of people who waive to you and say hello in passing

The fishing was "slow" down that way due to colder waters and could only fish for a limited time due to offshore winds but still was able to land 8 YT (lost 4 to rocks on lighter tackle), 2 Gulf Grouper, tons of big bonito, few small halibut, tons of barred sand bass and spotted bay bass, hand full of barracuda, greenback mackeral, spanish mackeral, yellowfin croaker, corbina, lizard fish, smelt, two large Calico Bass (one was 10 -12 lbs), and my personal best YT to date (no scale) but guessing 30-33 lbs......here is the video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCQF8Z0JsMM

Riskey Water · 10-18-2010, 10:59 AM

Hey BB no vidio attached ,sounded like a great trip ,more power to you for the travels . MMMMM

WahooUSMA · 10-18-2010, 12:20 PM

Looks nice....where did you stay?

romspacenut · 10-18-2010, 12:32 PM

Nice catch bigbarrels.

Riskey Water · 10-18-2010, 12:34 PM

Nice freshy , looked like it was on the fat side

surfnutnj · 10-18-2010, 02:27 PM

Welcome back! Sounds like an awesome trip! Wish I could have joined ya. Lets get back out to La Jolla again soon.

bigbarrels · 10-18-2010, 02:57 PM

camped on the beach just south of town..........real windy in the afternoons and I ate a lot of sand........but worth it! Just had to withstand a bit of a daily beat down by the wind.....

Thanks Jason...we will have to hook up soon!

jorluivil · 10-18-2010, 04:00 PM

Nice catch. Whats the deal with the pot? You cooking breakfast while fishing?

bellcon · 10-18-2010, 04:07 PM

Damn Nice Bigbarrels!

Cool video with the fog and sleigh ride!

You got me motivated to do something I have never done!
(Kayakfish Baja)
So when is the next trip?

tunaseeker · 10-18-2010, 04:20 PM

Wanna go fishing after watching that! Love the tunes and the YT!

bigbarrels · 10-18-2010, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jorluivil

Nice catch. Whats the deal with the pot? You cooking breakfast while fishing?

beating down fish with the pot

Actually my battery for the bait tank wasn't getting fully charged some days. So I would grab some water with the pot and would throw it over the shoulder into my bait tank.......beats a cut down water bottle and live bait kicked butt down there

bigbarrels · 10-18-2010, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bellcon

Damn Nice Bigbarrels!

Cool video with the fog and sleigh ride!

You got me motivated to do something I have never done!
(Kayakfish Baja)
So when is the next trip?

Next Sept or Oct , heading back down again if all works out as planned......if interested in heading down around that time let me know

would love to do the cortez side in July as well

LakersFan · 10-18-2010, 06:16 PM

That's a fat yellowtail. Nice job/video.

jbm · 10-18-2010, 06:22 PM

Very nice. The hat cam was actually a really good vantage point as long as you don't tilt your head sideways. I enjoyed your movie!

old_rookie · 10-18-2010, 07:08 PM

Cool. Thanks for sharing. Man that is a super wide angle lens on that camera. At times it looked like your paddle was either broken or you had two.

steveooo · 10-18-2010, 07:08 PM

Nice! Looks Lonely

bigbarrels · 10-18-2010, 07:14 PM

QUOTE=steveooo;67474]Nice! Looks Lonely

[/QUOTE]

By the time I got done fighting the fish I had lost my friend in the fog for a bit........whistle came in handy.......no one else around and we were using our compasses to get around.......fun stuff! Only one brief Mako encounter when it ate my Mac

fishfoo · 10-18-2010, 07:57 PM

WHAT TOWN?

bigbarrels · 10-18-2010, 08:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishfoo

WHAT TOWN?

Abreojos

wmbeusch · 10-18-2010, 08:23 PM

Nice catch barrels.

10-18-2010, 10:50 AM	#1
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	Baja Just returned from Baja and had a great trip! NO need to dodge bullets, no problems in the Northern sections, and tons of people who waive to you and say hello in passing The fishing was "slow" down that way due to colder waters and could only fish for a limited time due to offshore winds but still was able to land 8 YT (lost 4 to rocks on lighter tackle), 2 Gulf Grouper, tons of big bonito, few small halibut, tons of barred sand bass and spotted bay bass, hand full of barracuda, greenback mackeral, spanish mackeral, yellowfin croaker, corbina, lizard fish, smelt, two large Calico Bass (one was 10 -12 lbs), and my personal best YT to date (no scale) but guessing 30-33 lbs......here is the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCQF8Z0JsMM Last edited by bigbarrels; 10-18-2010 at 12:52 PM.

10-18-2010, 12:20 PM	#3
WahooUSMA Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Rancho Cucamonga Posts: 753	Looks nice....where did you stay? __________________ GO ARMY BEAT NAVY! Bad decisions make great stories!

10-18-2010, 02:27 PM	#6
surfnutnj Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 63	Nice YT! Welcome back! Sounds like an awesome trip! Wish I could have joined ya. Lets get back out to La Jolla again soon.

10-18-2010, 04:07 PM	#9
bellcon Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Pedro Posts: 999	Damn Nice Bigbarrels! Cool video with the fog and sleigh ride! You got me motivated to do something I have never done! (Kayakfish Baja) So when is the next trip? __________________

10-18-2010, 08:23 PM	#20
wmbeusch Wild Man John Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: La Mirada Posts: 34	Baja Nice catch barrels.

10-18-2010, 10:59 AM	#2
Riskey Water Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: On the water ofcourse Posts: 142	Hey BB no vidio attached ,sounded like a great trip ,more power to you for the travels . MMMMM

10-18-2010, 12:32 PM	#4
romspacenut Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 209	Nice catch bigbarrels.

10-18-2010, 12:34 PM	#5
Riskey Water Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: On the water ofcourse Posts: 142	Nice freshy , looked like it was on the fat side

10-18-2010, 02:57 PM	#7
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	camped on the beach just south of town..........real windy in the afternoons and I ate a lot of sand........but worth it! Just had to withstand a bit of a daily beat down by the wind..... Thanks Jason...we will have to hook up soon!

10-18-2010, 04:00 PM	#8
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,855	Nice catch. Whats the deal with the pot? You cooking breakfast while fishing?

10-18-2010, 04:20 PM	#10
tunaseeker TB Metal Art Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 651	Wanna go fishing after watching that! Love the tunes and the YT!

10-18-2010, 06:16 PM	#13
LakersFan Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Socal Posts: 92	That's a fat yellowtail. Nice job/video.

10-18-2010, 06:22 PM	#14
jbm Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Escondido<->Carlsbad Posts: 81	Very nice. The hat cam was actually a really good vantage point as long as you don't tilt your head sideways. I enjoyed your movie!

10-18-2010, 07:08 PM	#15
old_rookie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Santee Posts: 904	Cool. Thanks for sharing. Man that is a super wide angle lens on that camera. At times it looked like your paddle was either broken or you had two.

10-18-2010, 07:08 PM	#16
steveooo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,921	Nice! Looks Lonely

10-18-2010, 07:14 PM	#17
bigbarrels Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Vista Posts: 1,111	QUOTE=steveooo;67474]Nice! Looks Lonely [/QUOTE] By the time I got done fighting the fish I had lost my friend in the fog for a bit........whistle came in handy.......no one else around and we were using our compasses to get around.......fun stuff! Only one brief Mako encounter when it ate my Mac

10-18-2010, 07:57 PM	#18
fishfoo Junior Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 19	WHAT TOWN?