Barn Door - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

rossman · 03-23-2015, 04:00 AM

I had a strange one yesterday. Drove over to San Roque and launched at 6:45 and headed to the half way reef toward the island. No love on the yellows but had good action sheepies, sandies and huge whitefish, and of course the ever present calicos. Wind started coming up around 9 so I headed in and worked the shoreline at San Roque with Krocs. Got a few corbs and small halibut. The biggest halibut was about 25 inches and somehow he managed to snag himself right in the middle his body on the lateral line. I've never had a 5 pound fish put up such a fight in 7 feet of water. It was literally like pulling in barn door.

Deamon · 03-23-2015, 06:22 AM

What a tease! Get the female and check back in with a fresh photo! Use that long curly tailed lime green and orange thing you used at San O...hahaha! Jim

rossman · 03-23-2015, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Deamon

What a tease! Get the female and check back in with a fresh photo! Use that long curly tailed lime green and orange thing you used at San O...hahaha! Jim

I brought a few packages of those guys down here but for fishing the shoreline they get chewed up real quick. I think it is the small halibut that are doing the damage to them. You tend to catch 20 of the 12 to 14 inchers for every one of what would be considered a quality southern baja halibut. If you can only make 2 casts with a 2 dollar piece of plastic, it gets expensive. I think I only have 2 left. That's 2 grubs not packages. I don't have a Bass Pro Shop real close either.

buddha · 03-23-2015, 08:10 AM

Surf fishing is fun at San Roque.

Any corvina there still?

I assume they get corvina, croakers, and halibut year round?

No surf perch I have seen there.

YTHunter · 03-23-2015, 01:07 PM

For the surf halibut, try a Lucky Craft 110 lure attached to 15 lb power pro. The lures are expensive ($18), but with the 15 lb power pro slick, hopefully you won't loose many.

I'll send you one if you pm me a mailing address.

rossman · 03-23-2015, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by YTHunter

For the surf halibut, try a Lucky Craft 110 lure attached to 15 lb power pro. The lures are expensive ($18), but with the 15 lb power pro slick, hopefully you won't loose many.

I'll send you one if you pm me a mailing address.

Thanks, but as near as I can tell I don't have an address nor do they have any scheduled mail delivery here. I have to go back to the States in August to renew my FMM so I'll try to pick up a couple Lucky Craft then

Thanks

03-23-2015, 04:00 AM	#1
rossman Marginally Irrelevant Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bahia Asuncion Posts: 936	Barn Door I had a strange one yesterday. Drove over to San Roque and launched at 6:45 and headed to the half way reef toward the island. No love on the yellows but had good action sheepies, sandies and huge whitefish, and of course the ever present calicos. Wind started coming up around 9 so I headed in and worked the shoreline at San Roque with Krocs. Got a few corbs and small halibut. The biggest halibut was about 25 inches and somehow he managed to snag himself right in the middle his body on the lateral line. I've never had a 5 pound fish put up such a fight in 7 feet of water. It was literally like pulling in barn door. __________________ "When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the ocean’s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang. " — Herman Melville Y'all come see me now, hear!

03-23-2015, 01:07 PM	#5
YTHunter Carlisle Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: San Diego Posts: 206	For the surf halibut, try a Lucky Craft 110 lure attached to 15 lb power pro. The lures are expensive ($18), but with the 15 lb power pro slick, hopefully you won't loose many. I'll send you one if you pm me a mailing address. __________________ <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NTOZ1JOXUkQ" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>

03-23-2015, 06:22 AM	#2
Deamon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,972	What a tease! Get the female and check back in with a fresh photo! Use that long curly tailed lime green and orange thing you used at San O...hahaha! Jim

03-23-2015, 08:10 AM	#4
buddha Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: chula vista Posts: 907	Surf fishing is fun at San Roque. Any corvina there still? I assume they get corvina, croakers, and halibut year round? No surf perch I have seen there.