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Saltwater Personal Craft Fishing Reports / Re: 9/11 - Newport Canyon's Edge

« on: September 20, 2016, 06:22:28 PM »

It's really hard to tell what might work, because I'll often lead a trip with 4 hours of sleep. I have some more scolpamine patches, but I'm kinda nervous about trying it again after becoming so violently ill the last time I used one. I might get with my doctor to see what other ideas he can come up with. Dramamine isn't working, so I'll try Bonine next. I have made some real progress in that I can paddle around on the open water and sometimes not get sick at all, but if I stop "driving" it gets ugly fast.

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Saltwater Personal Craft Fishing Reports / 9/11 - Newport Canyon's Edge

« on: September 20, 2016, 10:57:29 AM »

Hey dudes,

Launched from NPH at 0640 on 9/11, with my oldest son, with rockfish in mind. I left all the bass gear at home as I have found that I simply carry too much stuff.

About a 30 minute paddle out to 180' of water. Water temp holding about 164.9F and not a whole lot of structure on the sonar, so we just started blind dropping to get an idea of what might be around.



So, two small rockfish. Evan's was able to swim down on it's own, but mine needed the assistance of a descender. I decided to move as I didn't want to put anymore little rockfish at risk.

I found a big cloud on the sonar at the bottom around 170' so I had Evan make a drop just to see what the fuss was about:





Got my answer with a double-Mack-attack. I should have sent one back out on a hook, but I really wasn't prepared and I didn't bring my bait tube. We released them both.

Drifted into about 165' and Evan caught two Sand Dabs and a Lizardfish:





Evan decided to keep the larger sand dab for dinner, so on the clip it went. Sun started to peak through around 10:00:



I got seasick on the first drop, so I was really just sticking it out for my son. I was starting to feel the breeze starting up, so I decided it was a good time to head in at around 10:30. Gave a quick holla to some BigWatersEdge dudes over the VHF and fought the tide back in.

Quick glimpse of Pirate's Cove:



Seemed only appropriate to get a shot of my boy with his catch at the launch to finish up the day:



Despite the vomiting it was a great time playing guide for my son. Next time I'll do some trolling, so I can fish while still navigating the kayak.

Best regards,

Dave

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Tackle Talk / Re: Daiwa tatula 40% off

« on: July 09, 2016, 11:35:56 PM »

I think the Tatula series is more directed toward freshwater fishing, but has some nicer features than the Lexa 100; I'm not positive. Probably a good alternative to your Curado 300EJ when fishing lighter baits is something you desire.

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Fishing Talk / Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight - IX

« on: March 13, 2016, 07:07:19 AM »

Congrats to Steve and SD for killin' it once more.

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Re: You Call That a Bass?

« on: February 24, 2016, 10:34:02 PM »

I can't get over how huge that bass is. 

Hundreds of dollars spent on Curados, plastics, and Unibutter when all I needed was half a dean and a 6/0. 

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That's half a Mac and 10/0 or 11/0 hook

BURN!!!

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Re: Bass and the Lone Butt (1/30)

« on: January 30, 2016, 10:58:00 PM »

That camera take some pretty awesome shots

It's my phone.  lol

I didnt expect that!

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Fishing Talk / Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight IX - Ribbing Thread

« on: January 29, 2016, 09:20:28 PM »

When my daughter had knee surgery at 6, we got her a water proof silicone cast cover. Worked great. Even in the pool. Sure they have them for arms too.

I had no idea such things existed! I'm really glad I didn't wait until the last minute to bring this up.

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Fishing Talk / Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight IX - Ribbing Thread

« on: January 29, 2016, 07:03:19 PM »

How old your boy?

My daughter snapped her upper arm good around 5 yrs old. Had pins / surgery to fix. Thankfully young enough it's barely a memory for her now. But I still feel the ache of having to go through my child's pain.

Hope all goes well. Like I mentioned on that other site - you're welcome here where the real party is. Know the crew will get him a great time out!!  oh and maybe you too ... 

He just turned 10. I can't even imagine how messed up it must be to have that happen to a 5-year-old! My son broke through both the bones in his forearm after falling off his bunk bed. My wife is still traumatized from watching him try to lift his arm off the ground only to have his hand still lay on the floor. That plus little bit of bone sticking out.

Coming down to SD sounds like a hoot!

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Fishing Talk / Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight IX - Ribbing Thread

« on: January 29, 2016, 05:34:54 PM »

Thanks, y'all. He'll be fine in the long-term, he just has to go through the proper steps and care. I'd let him sling a rod over his cast and crank with his left, but he just can't be trusted near sand and water! Hopefully the cast will be off in time so he can watch his old man catch a pelican or something. =)

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Fishing Talk / Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight IX - Ribbing Thread

« on: January 29, 2016, 04:55:01 PM »

There are still a handful of species of seabirds on my list that I didn't catch last year. There is some chance that I won't be participating this year if my son is still in a cast; He broke his arm badly enough over Christmas break to require corrective surgery & hardware. I kinda don't want to make him sit at home with a busted arm while I have all the fun. He has surgery again in a couple weeks, so we'll see what happens.

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Saltwater Personal Craft Fishing Reports / Re: Kayaking Dana Point - 12/4

« on: December 30, 2015, 09:09:27 PM »

Well I won't be drifting any live macks until I get a bait tank. I'm thinking I'll just put together a small bait tube to allow me to carry a few macks for the meantime, but it's not high on my priority list. My in-laws got me a fish finder for the holidays, so I'll be focusing on getting that up and running (a real pain in the ass on my tandem). I feel like having a fish finder is more important than keeping bait alive since I'm plenty content fishing with jigs and plastics for now.

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Saltwater Personal Craft Fishing Reports / Re: Kayaking Dana Point - 12/4

« on: December 08, 2015, 05:54:30 AM »

Congrats Dave!  That is a great bass to break the ice on and props for toughing it out. 
I apologize if you mentioned this before and/or I forgot, but do you not use the patch or pill?  You said you were chewing on crystalized ginger, so was just curious.

In any case, props for heading back out and getting another!  Well done indeed!

On this last outing I took a Bonine pill at the launch, which I suppose was too late. The time I got super seasick on a charter earlier this year I was using a scolpamine patch that I applied a couple hours before departure. What I'm gathering is that I probably don't take the meds far enough in advance. I had been fearful of having to drive with blurry vision or while drowsy, but I really didn't experience much of it.

The ginger is becoming almost a supersitious thing now to try to psych myself up. I can't tell for certain if it truly helps me or not, but it makes my puke taste like ginger.

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Saltwater Personal Craft Fishing Reports / Kayaking Dana Point - 12/4

« on: December 05, 2015, 10:26:58 PM »

Sup all,

A couple weeks ago I get a text from SCSF's own Reiner inviting me to come kayaking with he and his friend Steve. Having only had my kayak for a few months, and having not yet done any real fishing from it, I was eager for a chance to get some experience. Up until this point I had only been out a handful of time and it was mostly just to get comfortable on a new battlefield.

There was a bit of swell on the forecast and this was going to be my first time really getting outside of the harbor and onto the big water. Some of you may recall that I suffer from seasickness in a violent fashion, but I wasn't going to let this get in the way of trying to get back out on the water. What gave me pause is when I learned we'd be meeting at 0600... :lol:

The day came and when we got out beyond the wall the conditions weren't as bad as I had expected, but the swell was present and difficult for me to ignore. I was chewing on crystalized ginger and tried to focus on "driving" myself to our destination. We were headed out to the kelp near the point and the paddle out, albeit intimidating to a rookie, was quite nice. We stopped out at spot that had some lobster trap buoys indicating structure and did a little fishing.

I began casting a 5" Mutant M5 Swimbait (in Black/Purple) and got a little short bite on the first cast. I was totally taken by surprise, because I rarely get action so quickly. Two casts later I get hit hard and bring my very first kayak-caught fish aboard:





I return my catch to the water, exchange a couple words with Reiner, and start heaving! Oh well. I stuck around long enough to make a few more half hearted casts, and watch Reiner catch a calico, then split apart from the guys to make the long paddle back to the safe haven of the harbor while I was still able-bodied; It took 40 minutes, but I got back safely. I dropped anchor near the jetty and had a light snack while watching the Garibaldi defend their hideouts. After about half an hour I had overcome the seasickness and was ready to fool around in the harbor. That is when I saw Reiner and Steve come back to the harbor mouth and realize they weren't bobbing up and down. The swell had subsided, so I paddled out to join them for one more round.


Reiner in the foreground with Steve in the background

Glad I did, because I managed to catch another calico. This time I used a dropper and squid strip:



Reiner caught a mackerel, a pretty big sandbass, and another calico to finish off his day; 4 fish on 3 different lures if I remember correctly. Off the water by 1300. It was a great day! Big thanks to Reiner and Steve for inviting me to join.

Best regards,

Dave

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Fishing Talk / Re: Heat shrink tubing

« on: September 19, 2015, 10:15:57 PM »

There's some that exists for automotive use that has an adhesive on the interior of the tube which is pretty cool. I haven't seen any in a while, so this isn't all that useful.

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General Board / Re: Headed in the Right Direction

« on: September 13, 2015, 08:50:17 PM »

It's good to hear things are moving in a positive direction!