Had a late start, didn't want to wake my wife . Loaded up and started down to SD. Around Encinitas I noticed that the handle on my Trident was about to give way. I put a tie down in the front as my kayak has a long portion extending past the first roof rack bar. I turned around and had to fix it at home. Now even later.
Got to Mission Beach and set out on a very high tide moving out. I went straight out to the big grass flat in front of the bird sanctuary area.
Caught bass up to ~ 12" and kept changing the baits. Here's the winner today.
Z-Man Crawz 4" green pumpkin flake.
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It got hit just as it entered the grass or right after it left.
The motor oil grub got hit hard but they were hitting it like it annoyed them.
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This is a true motor oil, gets that awesome green color in the sun and really pops in the water. The tails on these are super supple and wave with the slightest movement.
I also paddled over to the bait barge area then over to Aqua Adventures kayaks to drop bats around the docks. No takers but I did see a good sized octopus in the rocks. Put my phone in the water and got this shot. It's to the right of the large Garibaldi.
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Hadn't been on the water in a long time, not many fish. Spending 10+ minutes watching an octopus made it a day worth while.
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