NPH Outgoing 3/16 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

FleshandBlood · 03-16-2015, 02:45 PM

Arrived at the Coast Guard station around 7, launched and focused most a my day fishing the main channel. 2nd cast and I was slammed on the drop, felt bigger than a spotty, probably 3+lb calico or sand bass, naturally I forgot to check my drag and she came unbuttoned after 15 seconds or so. That was the only fish that I connected with today. I had tons of hits today on 4 in. swimbaits but they were only tearing up the tails and when I switched to 3 in. baits the bites completely shut off. Talked with a few other guys on kayaks and they all said it was pretty slow for them as well. There was definitely action out in the water, I just think the tide killed it for me today. I bet incoming tide is going to be stellar for anyone out there.

Amish Ed · 03-16-2015, 11:13 PM

Bummer on the short bites. When you switched to the 3" was it the same color? Weird that they would only bite the big one.

FleshandBlood · 03-17-2015, 09:15 PM

Yeah same color. Just a scaled down version of one of the popular brown and orange calico colors from Big Hammer. The larger profiled lure must have really ticked em' off.

Amish Ed · 03-17-2015, 09:26 PM

Weird.

corpsmanusn2001 · 03-17-2015, 10:52 PM

That is weird. I only get bit on the 3" in that harbor.

03-16-2015, 02:45 PM	#1
FleshandBlood Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Seal Beach Posts: 86	NPH Outgoing 3/16 Arrived at the Coast Guard station around 7, launched and focused most a my day fishing the main channel. 2nd cast and I was slammed on the drop, felt bigger than a spotty, probably 3+lb calico or sand bass, naturally I forgot to check my drag and she came unbuttoned after 15 seconds or so. That was the only fish that I connected with today. I had tons of hits today on 4 in. swimbaits but they were only tearing up the tails and when I switched to 3 in. baits the bites completely shut off. Talked with a few other guys on kayaks and they all said it was pretty slow for them as well. There was definitely action out in the water, I just think the tide killed it for me today. I bet incoming tide is going to be stellar for anyone out there.

03-16-2015, 11:13 PM	#2
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Bummer on the short bites. When you switched to the 3" was it the same color? Weird that they would only bite the big one. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

03-17-2015, 09:26 PM	#4
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Weird. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

03-17-2015, 09:15 PM	#3
FleshandBlood Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Seal Beach Posts: 86	Yeah same color. Just a scaled down version of one of the popular brown and orange calico colors from Big Hammer. The larger profiled lure must have really ticked em' off.

03-17-2015, 10:52 PM	#5
corpsmanusn2001 Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Corona, CA Posts: 65	That is weird. I only get bit on the 3" in that harbor.