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Fishing Talk / Harbor Lobsters

« on: October 14, 2015, 08:01:14 AM »

So a couple of my fishing holes in Ventura Harbor have quite a few lobsters. Ive always been weary to eat anything out of the harbor. But.... I do enjoy lobster! So what do you guys think, is it safe to eat these bugs or for that matter anything out of the harbor?

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General Board / Re: Future fishing buddy

« on: October 13, 2015, 06:33:57 PM »

Congrats Chad!
You might want to invest in a tackle shop of you want to teach that small army to fish!☺️

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General Board / Re: A quick introduction

« on: October 13, 2015, 06:12:19 PM »

Whats up with having a get together? Would love to see 20-30 long rods taking over a beach for an evening.

The damn heat never left and the beaches are just as crowded as the summer.  The only thing keeping people off the beach is the night, so maybe when the time change happens?  It's been a frustrating surf fall so far to say the least, but it will happen this year for sure!

Cool man, looking forward to it. Will be a good excuse to get down to SD, maybe bring the ol lady for the weekend. I was reading about the SNBF, looks like an awesome event. Can't wait till the next one. We dont have to deal with quite the same kind of crowds up here. I mean our beaches get busy, but nothing like down there. Main problem here is that a lot of the good fishing spots seem to also be good surfing spots too, not a prob for night fishing but day fishing requires going to less desirable spots.

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General Board / Re: A quick introduction

« on: October 13, 2015, 02:10:39 PM »

Hey Paddy!  Thanks for the introduction!

A bunch of those guys would get some serious sharks up there, but somehow quit fishing for them or just waiting until the fall.  I'll definitively get a hold of you if I ever get up that way to hunt for Sevens. 

Im confident I'll be on the shark chart soon:) Ive put a few trips in already with no success, but I think the warm water may have something to do with that.  Only fish ive put on the sand so far are SNFG on the lighter gear.  Still trying to learn the ropes and get lucky with some premium surf conditions. With my busy schedule, i usually just go whenever I can fit it in and dont often get to pick and choose my tide/time of the day.  All you SD boys should plan a carpool up here for a day once things heat up a bit. Maybe we could return the favor and head down ur way as well.  Whats up with having a get together? Would love to see 20-30 long rods taking over a beach for an evening.

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Saltwater Personal Craft Fishing Reports / Re: 1st kayak tuna 10/11/15

« on: October 12, 2015, 08:39:28 PM »

Looks tasty! I do like that you included a cerveza as garnish!

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General Board / Re: A quick introduction

« on: October 12, 2015, 08:35:12 PM »

Haha, yeah im very comfortable with the name since i picked up the nickname over 20 years ago. People usually have one of two responses, look at me funny or make some sort of irish comment. But I did realize it was causing some confusion when its not face to face so i adopted the Paddy spelling on the forum to make it easier.

Look forward to you coming up Ramon!
Chad, let me know when we can get out, i do have kids this weekend so maybe we can work out a harbor trip.

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General Board / Re: A quick introduction

« on: October 12, 2015, 05:04:56 PM »

Lol, i realize thats slightly confusing. Just stick with Paddy. Keeps people from thinking im a women on these forums:) dont want any of you scraggidy fisherman trying to put the moves on me😝

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General Board / A quick introduction

« on: October 12, 2015, 12:20:30 PM »

Hey guys, a few of you know me from another forum, but for those that dont i wanted to introduce myself. My name is Paddy or Patty both spellings are fine its a nickname. I grew up mainly bait fishing for trout  in local lakes and the sierras. I became interested in salt water fishing a year ago when my step-son saw some people fishing in Ventura Harbor and asked if we could fish there. Well on my second outing i landed a 30ish inch smooth hound on a trout stick with 4lb test. Since then ive been hooked.  I mostly fished the harbor for the last year with only a couple trips to the sand.  Ive recently been getting very interested in searching for the big and toothy critters that can be caught from the surf. Ive learned a lot from this forum just by reading y'alls posts. I especially appreciated the one about shark leaders/rigging that Eric h told me to read. I look forward to getting my name on that shark chart yall got going! If anyone is heading out in the VC area i would love to join you schedule permitting. I enjoy that this forum is particularly geared for getting the big fish from the surf, which is my main interest, while still being able to talk about other types of fishing. I Look forward to being more active here, and getting to know yall better and possibly hitting the sand with some of you.
Thanks for reading.

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Saltwater Personal Craft Fishing Reports / Re: 1st kayak tuna 10/11/15

« on: October 12, 2015, 08:46:39 AM »

Very nice looking little fish!

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Re: Just salad in South VC

« on: October 09, 2015, 03:52:45 PM »

Yeah ive been fishing VC the last couple evenings as well. My AO's have been pretty clean at low tide and come high tide the salad gets picked up and renders the area completely unfishable. Last night i think there was more seaweed than water at one point.. Lol.. Still managed to pull a few wiggles on the lighter rod, one was the biggest ive caught at 44". Got em all just before the salad rolled in.  Im still new to the sand so i actually still enjoy catchin those ugly things. Not even a nibble on the big stick.

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Re: Oceanside pier bait haul

« on: September 22, 2015, 06:25:06 PM »

You may have exceeded your bag limit Ramon