Red snapper on kayak - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Tommy92708 · 06-02-2016, 05:55 PM

Do you guys know if it is feasible to catch red snappers (not rock fish) on a kayak? What kind of bait to use and at what depth? I launch off Newport Beach.

Silbaugh4liberty · 06-02-2016, 06:23 PM

It's a long paddle to the Gulf from newport beach! You're better off driving to Texas to launch from there.

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Tommy92708 · 06-02-2016, 06:36 PM

I think the name "red snapper" is being used to identify many kind of fishes. Sure, the warm-water loving red snappers are over there but what I'm talking about here is "pacific red snapper" (scientific name Lutjanus Peru).

Silbaugh4liberty · 06-02-2016, 07:00 PM

It sounds like those are in Peru then! 😉

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Silbaugh4liberty · 06-02-2016, 07:04 PM

There's like 100 rockfish species and some of them people call snapper over here. Same shit. Don't make it all scientific, just drop the squid down and see what bites. If you're lucky like me, you'll drift off the rocks and catch damn sand dabs and lizard fish!

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Tommy92708 · 06-02-2016, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Silbaugh4liberty

There's like 100 rockfish species and some of them people call snapper over here. Same shit. Don't make it all scientific, just drop the squid down and see what bites. If you're lucky like me, you'll drift off the rocks and catch damn sand dabs and lizard fish!

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I got some sand dabs last weekend too. They are kinda small though? I caught them at 230 ft.

Silbaugh4liberty · 06-02-2016, 07:25 PM

If you go right of the bouy, it's sand dab city over there.

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Croaker Dave · 06-02-2016, 07:27 PM

I've never seen or heard of that particular pacific red snapper being caught around here.

stevie951 · 06-02-2016, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Silbaugh4liberty

If you go right of the bouy, it's sand dab city over there.

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Dab City, Dab Dab Citty

Silbaugh4liberty · 06-02-2016, 07:29 PM

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Dab City, Dab Dab Citty

Not those kind of dabs!

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taggermike · 06-04-2016, 08:51 AM

Great foto of the paddle to catch red snapper. I have never heard if any member of the Lutjanus family caught in CA waters. The closest snapper to Cali are in the sea of cortez. Many species there. Mike

Dannowar · 06-04-2016, 10:44 AM

Lol. Huachinango. You could definitely find them in the sea of Cortez. Time to join one of our Baja trips...

Harry Hill · 06-04-2016, 12:00 PM

According to a site I was looking at last night rock fish on the pacific coast is sold as red snapper. It isn't the same as atlantic red snapper but out here all rock fish can be sold as red snapper.

kayakfisherman · 06-04-2016, 05:49 PM

They may not be called red snappers, per se, our coast
is full of these. Plus they can be found in shallow waters.
Plus they are super easy to catch and just as tasty as
any Gulf Coast Red Snapper.

Even a Cave Man like Gabe can do it!

driftwood · 06-04-2016, 06:23 PM

foul again Yan!

Not fair...you post ugly pictures of me and I post good looking picture of you. Ain't right!

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driftwood · 06-04-2016, 06:49 PM

The snapper were in La Jolla 3 weeks ago You missed out.

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06-02-2016, 05:55 PM	#1
Tommy92708 Junior Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 29	Red snapper on kayak Do you guys know if it is feasible to catch red snappers (not rock fish) on a kayak? What kind of bait to use and at what depth? I launch off Newport Beach.

06-02-2016, 06:23 PM	#2
Silbaugh4liberty Fishing Patriot Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,121	It's a long paddle to the Gulf from newport beach! You're better off driving to Texas to launch from there. Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk __________________

06-02-2016, 07:00 PM	#4
Silbaugh4liberty Fishing Patriot Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,121	It sounds like those are in Peru then! 😉 Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk __________________

06-02-2016, 07:04 PM	#5
Silbaugh4liberty Fishing Patriot Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,121	There's like 100 rockfish species and some of them people call snapper over here. Same shit. Don't make it all scientific, just drop the squid down and see what bites. If you're lucky like me, you'll drift off the rocks and catch damn sand dabs and lizard fish! Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk __________________

06-02-2016, 07:25 PM	#7
Silbaugh4liberty Fishing Patriot Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 1,121	If you go right of the bouy, it's sand dab city over there. Sent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk __________________

06-02-2016, 06:36 PM	#3
Tommy92708 Junior Join Date: Apr 2016 Posts: 29	I think the name "red snapper" is being used to identify many kind of fishes. Sure, the warm-water loving red snappers are over there but what I'm talking about here is "pacific red snapper" (scientific name Lutjanus Peru).

06-02-2016, 07:27 PM	#8
Croaker Dave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: OC Posts: 171	I've never seen or heard of that particular pacific red snapper being caught around here.

06-04-2016, 08:51 AM	#11
taggermike Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chula Vista Posts: 1,589	Great foto of the paddle to catch red snapper. I have never heard if any member of the Lutjanus family caught in CA waters. The closest snapper to Cali are in the sea of cortez. Many species there. Mike

06-04-2016, 10:44 AM	#12
Dannowar Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 1,823	Lol. Huachinango. You could definitely find them in the sea of Cortez. Time to join one of our Baja trips... __________________ "Beware the lollipop of mediocrity; lick it once and you’ll suck forever." — Brian Wilson

06-04-2016, 12:00 PM	#13
Harry Hill Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Yucaipa, CA Posts: 1,136	According to a site I was looking at last night rock fish on the pacific coast is sold as red snapper. It isn't the same as atlantic red snapper but out here all rock fish can be sold as red snapper. __________________ you can't eat it if you release it

06-04-2016, 05:49 PM	#14
kayakfisherman Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 715	They may not be called red snappers, per se, our coast is full of these. Plus they can be found in shallow waters. Plus they are super easy to catch and just as tasty as any Gulf Coast Red Snapper. Even a Cave Man like Gabe can do it!

06-04-2016, 06:23 PM	#15
driftwood Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SAN DIEGO Posts: 1,086	foul again Yan! Not fair...you post ugly pictures of me and I post good looking picture of you. Ain't right! 20160507_170812.jpg __________________ "The secret of life? one thing just one thing only. That's what you gotta figure out" curly

06-04-2016, 06:49 PM	#16
driftwood Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SAN DIEGO Posts: 1,086	The snapper were in La Jolla 3 weeks ago You missed out. 20160513_112801_resized.jpg __________________ "The secret of life? one thing just one thing only. That's what you gotta figure out" curly