Dana Pt slowness - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Amish Ed · 06-12-2012, 02:31 PM

Launched at the ramp at 6:30 to chilly onshore winds and cloudy skies. Water was warm and blue with not a lot of life out there. Current was pretty strong and headed downhill. Started in about 50' and I got bit on my first cast and then again on my third. Then it took almost 2 hrs to get another. That one yielded a small sand bass. A little bit later I got another sand bass. Then about an hour and a half later I got two short calicoes fishing in shallower (around 40').

Bait wise, I got the 2 sandies on the 4" Flurry in Seafood. The 2 calicoes bit the 4" Flurry in Baitball. Tried just about every style, color and size. They just weren't biting. I had hoped that the sun might wake them up, it didn't. Called it quits at 10:00 by which time the wind was blowing big time. Drifts were way too fast and the bite wasn't there anyways.

Talked to one other yaker and he was having about as much luck as me. Highlights for the day... 1) I didn't lose a single leadhead today, even though I snagged the bottom multiple times. 2) I wasn't sure how much juice I had left in my battery so I didn't turn on the FF until I got out there. Turned out I was about 10' from the pipe when I turned on the FF. I guess I'm learning where it is. Still wouldn't want to fish it without a FF though.

06-12-2012, 02:31 PM	#1
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,903	Dana Pt slowness Launched at the ramp at 6:30 to chilly onshore winds and cloudy skies. Water was warm and blue with not a lot of life out there. Current was pretty strong and headed downhill. Started in about 50' and I got bit on my first cast and then again on my third. Then it took almost 2 hrs to get another. That one yielded a small sand bass. A little bit later I got another sand bass. Then about an hour and a half later I got two short calicoes fishing in shallower (around 40'). Bait wise, I got the 2 sandies on the 4" Flurry in Seafood. The 2 calicoes bit the 4" Flurry in Baitball. Tried just about every style, color and size. They just weren't biting. I had hoped that the sun might wake them up, it didn't. Called it quits at 10:00 by which time the wind was blowing big time. Drifts were way too fast and the bite wasn't there anyways. Talked to one other yaker and he was having about as much luck as me. Highlights for the day... 1) I didn't lose a single leadhead today, even though I snagged the bottom multiple times. 2) I wasn't sure how much juice I had left in my battery so I didn't turn on the FF until I got out there. Turned out I was about 10' from the pipe when I turned on the FF. I guess I'm learning where it is. Still wouldn't want to fish it without a FF though. __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!