Dana Point

[sanjuancapokayak]

Went out yesterday (Wed) as well. Water was 60 degrees. That fog was thick in the morning. Finally got a headlamp, so I don't get my ass ran over. Was nice by the end of the trip though. 1:15pm. I caught two decent sized calico bass, one baby sized (funny how them little ones that are barely bigger than the plastics feel their so tough and eat something half their bodyweight).
Was nice to meet John for the second time. He told me he got hit hard over by Capistano Beach (where the bridge cross is) fishing halibut but the line was sawed off. He said he also got two sand bass.
Thinking about doing a project on the back of my kayak so that I can take my dog out there with me and I stay in or close to the harbor. Do dogs do well out on the water, bouncing around on a yak? She's a medium sized golden retriever. I think if I leave the bait tank and customize the back and open it up more where the back hatch is located she'd have enough room back there to lay down.
Thanks for the reports fellas. With my homemade kayak I don't think I'd try a surf launch. Would be brutal not to make it.
Whit-

[TJones]

with transducer in water? how does that work for you?

[DanaPT]

Originally Posted by TJones

with transducer in water? how does that work for you?

Well it's not really working for me. The water was reading 76 degrees in the photo. depth and imaging seem to work though.

an in-hull wet-mount is on my to do list.

[Biggameaddict]

To cool you caught some fish you dont need a 30lb hali to have a great day. Those low profiles are easy to do, go on alan tanis website and he has tutorials for both reels. First time i did a low profile it took 4 hours but now it takes me about 45 minutes with a bearing flush and all. Thanks for the report!