Saturday at the Zoo... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

T Bone · 03-01-2009, 08:08 PM

LJ report for 2-28-09.Short story-Launched at 3 to try to make squid.After an hour I just bought some.I dropped a reverse dropper loop and pinned one on a jig.About 5 am the jig gets slammed and for a split second I thought it was the right kind but it ended up being a big Calico-20" and 5# + or -.Too bad it was on 40# gear.Anyways the crowd got thicker and thicker until there was probably close to 40 maybe 50 kayaks and at least 40 boats.I stuck it out till noon.I heard one YT was caught but I never saw it.I snapped a pic of a leopard coming in.I couldnt get away from work last and it seemed I was a day late and a dollar short...

Matt · 03-01-2009, 08:54 PM

Nice Checker!! and cool shark shot!

Slay Rider · 03-02-2009, 02:41 AM

Beautiful checker – thanks for the report.

B Slate · 03-02-2009, 07:30 AM

Nice bass

Lord Matthew34 · 03-02-2009, 07:13 PM

Toad calico! Way to survive the zoo, i heard it was madness out there.

wbrewski · 03-03-2009, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by T Bone

LJ report for 2-28-09.Short story-Launched at 3 to try to make squid.After an hour I just bought some.I dropped a reverse dropper loop and pinned one on a jig.About 5 am the jig gets slammed and for a split second I thought it was the right kind but it ended up being a big Calico-20" and 5# + or -.Too bad it was on 40# gear.Anyways the crowd got thicker and thicker until there was probably close to 40 maybe 50 kayaks and at least 40 boats.I stuck it out till noon.I heard one YT was caught but I never saw it.I snapped a pic of a leopard coming in.I couldnt get away from work last and it seemed I was a day late and a dollar short...

You say you bought some squid, Do the commercial boats sell it out there or is from other yakers?

nmbrinkman · 03-03-2009, 05:12 PM

I wasn't out for this last bite but in squid spawns of the past it seemed the bite was between 100' and 200'. That was a nice checker though... Nice picture of the leo too.

PB fisher · 03-03-2009, 05:17 PM

I saw no less than 6 leopards on my way in Sunday around noon. All were in about 6' of water.

03-01-2009, 08:08 PM	#1
T Bone Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Redlands CA Posts: 871	Saturday at the Zoo... LJ report for 2-28-09.Short story-Launched at 3 to try to make squid.After an hour I just bought some.I dropped a reverse dropper loop and pinned one on a jig.About 5 am the jig gets slammed and for a split second I thought it was the right kind but it ended up being a big Calico-20" and 5# + or -.Too bad it was on 40# gear.Anyways the crowd got thicker and thicker until there was probably close to 40 maybe 50 kayaks and at least 40 boats.I stuck it out till noon.I heard one YT was caught but I never saw it.I snapped a pic of a leopard coming in.I couldnt get away from work last and it seemed I was a day late and a dollar short... Attached Images __________________ Barachit Baralah,Elohim-In the beginning,God-Genesis 1:1 "Who among you,if your son asked for a fish would give them a serpent " Jesus Matt. 7:10

03-01-2009, 08:54 PM	#2
Matt Support your local pangas Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lj Posts: 976	Nice Checker!! and cool shark shot! __________________ Thanks Matt F.

03-02-2009, 02:41 AM	#3
Slay Rider Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 1 Posts: 108	Beautiful checker – thanks for the report. __________________

03-02-2009, 07:30 AM	#4
B Slate Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: La Verne Posts: 92	Nice bass

03-02-2009, 07:13 PM	#5
Lord Matthew34 Mad Yakker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: La Mesa Posts: 38	Toad calico! Way to survive the zoo, i heard it was madness out there.

03-03-2009, 05:12 PM	#7
nmbrinkman Work Sucks! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 559	I wasn't out for this last bite but in squid spawns of the past it seemed the bite was between 100' and 200'. That was a nice checker though... Nice picture of the leo too.

03-03-2009, 05:17 PM	#8
PB fisher feeesh Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 61	I saw no less than 6 leopards on my way in Sunday around noon. All were in about 6' of water.