Bug Report - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

jorluivil · 03-13-2011, 12:30 PM

Went out for bugs last night and we got our butts kicked. The water was like a fricken washing machine....one second it was calm and the next you're being dragged in these weird directions. Even the kelp was a mess, my sonar was marking a weird bottom in the area where the kelp used to be, we thought it all got washed away but it was still there, it was all sitting at the bottom, we're thinking it was all tangled up and handed come undone yet.

When we arrived we were about to drop our first set of nets in open water but changed our minds as soon as we noticed the surface conditions, couldn't tell if the swells were coming or going. Some swells appeared to be headed north, some south, some east, some north west.....you get the picture. We decided to dropped our nets on the protected side and even those were being dragged around, you'd drop your net here and it would end up fifty yards from there. Hell, I carry only ambush nets and some of them were coming up with three to four pound rocks in them.

After about an hour or so the surface conditions appeared to have calmed down so we decided to drop some nets out in the open. Paddled back to the inside after the drop and roughly ten minutes later I don't see my glow stick. As I start to paddle out I'm thinking I lost an ambush net....bummer. About a minute later I see it bobbing about fifty yards away from where I dropped it. I didn't even have to paddle to it, the current took me straight to it.

After pulling each set about three or four times Bryguth and I decided to call it a day and head back in. The conditions were to nasty and we were spending to much time chasing nets around. I went 0-2 and Bryguth ended up with a keeper. Time to put away the lobster gear and start greasing up those gears

At the end of the day I'd have to say that this has been the best hooping season for me, even better than other hooping seasons when I owned a boat. Final numbers for the 2010/2011 season is thirty keepers in seven trips.....not bad for my first season of hooping in a yak.

old_rookie · 03-13-2011, 02:12 PM

Tsunami.

Good crop for you this season.

deepdvr · 03-13-2011, 02:17 PM

Very solid buggin season!

Regor · 03-13-2011, 04:07 PM

Nice season for your 1st (hoopin on the yak that is) !

Washed all my gear and hung it up yesterday. Only got my one keeper this season, but I got a real late start as a rookie and only went out a few times.

Saturday Oct 1st, here I come

tagyak · 03-13-2011, 07:55 PM

after reading about all you guys hooping this past season, i think i may give it try this october.
it has been fun reading about your exploits and good for you guys with all those keepers.

Aaron&Julie · 03-14-2011, 05:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jorluivil

Went out for bugs last night and we got our butts kicked. The water was like a fricken washing machine....

Jorluvil,
We assume you went Saturday night in this post. Those wierd-ass current conditions, no doubt caused by the Tsunami existed down here in San Diego bay too (see our post). It was freaky. We thought it was going to be nice, because no one (weatherman) mentioned continuing surges beyond Friday.
Congrats on a good bug season.

wade · 03-14-2011, 11:16 AM

nice!.......

2010/2011

season has been the best season ever in 9 years!!!!!!
(for me at least)..good luck 2 anyone going tonight!!!!

03-13-2011, 12:30 PM	#1
jorluivil Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,855	Bug Report Went out for bugs last night and we got our butts kicked. The water was like a fricken washing machine....one second it was calm and the next you're being dragged in these weird directions. Even the kelp was a mess, my sonar was marking a weird bottom in the area where the kelp used to be, we thought it all got washed away but it was still there, it was all sitting at the bottom, we're thinking it was all tangled up and handed come undone yet. When we arrived we were about to drop our first set of nets in open water but changed our minds as soon as we noticed the surface conditions, couldn't tell if the swells were coming or going. Some swells appeared to be headed north, some south, some east, some north west.....you get the picture. We decided to dropped our nets on the protected side and even those were being dragged around, you'd drop your net here and it would end up fifty yards from there. Hell, I carry only ambush nets and some of them were coming up with three to four pound rocks in them. After about an hour or so the surface conditions appeared to have calmed down so we decided to drop some nets out in the open. Paddled back to the inside after the drop and roughly ten minutes later I don't see my glow stick. As I start to paddle out I'm thinking I lost an ambush net....bummer. About a minute later I see it bobbing about fifty yards away from where I dropped it. I didn't even have to paddle to it, the current took me straight to it. After pulling each set about three or four times Bryguth and I decided to call it a day and head back in. The conditions were to nasty and we were spending to much time chasing nets around. I went 0-2 and Bryguth ended up with a keeper. Time to put away the lobster gear and start greasing up those gears At the end of the day I'd have to say that this has been the best hooping season for me, even better than other hooping seasons when I owned a boat. Final numbers for the 2010/2011 season is thirty keepers in seven trips.....not bad for my first season of hooping in a yak. Last edited by jorluivil; 03-13-2011 at 02:17 PM.

03-14-2011, 11:16 AM	#7
wade Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oceanside Posts: 1,214	nice!....... 2010/2011 season has been the best season ever in 9 years!!!!!! (for me at least)..good luck 2 anyone going tonight!!!! __________________

03-13-2011, 02:12 PM	#2
old_rookie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Santee Posts: 904	Tsunami. Good crop for you this season.

03-13-2011, 02:17 PM	#3
deepdvr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 591	Very solid buggin season!

03-13-2011, 04:07 PM	#4
Regor Greg Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chula Vista, ca Posts: 509	Nice season for your 1st (hoopin on the yak that is) ! Washed all my gear and hung it up yesterday. Only got my one keeper this season, but I got a real late start as a rookie and only went out a few times. Saturday Oct 1st, here I come

03-13-2011, 07:55 PM	#5
tagyak Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Alhambra Posts: 506	after reading about all you guys hooping this past season, i think i may give it try this october. it has been fun reading about your exploits and good for you guys with all those keepers.