July 5 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Matt · 07-05-2007, 10:50 AM

Well loaded up and launched out of the pad around 4:30 hit the beach by 5 and paddled on out to the reserve. Made bait relatively quick and sent one high and one low.......not too much happening for the first hour or so. Decided to throw the surface iron for fun, just to break up the monotony of trolling bait and on the third cast I got just about the biggest greenback that I have ever seen, damn thing must have been close to 20-24" long and it actually pulled drag!! Had me laughing pretty damn hard as to the possibility of Macks as a game fish!

Sent Mr. Le big Mac on his way, and then my bottom rig gets railed, count it out and set the hook nice.....fish takes three good runs with head shakes, has me thinking yellow......only to find out a just barely legal WSB. Grabbed him by the hook and put him in the boat, he measured right around the 30" mark and was quickly revived and sent on his merry way to grow some more. Yes he was legal, but not legal enough to be filleted! Wind came up kinda quick after that and I headed on in, saw Jasmin, and Mark (?) from the Q105 trip and his buddy. Landed to tiny mixed up swells, and gave a hand to a gentleman that had to go help his lady!

Matt F.

dorado50 · 07-05-2007, 11:03 AM

Hey Matt, good CR&R . Is there still weed in the water!

Matt · 07-05-2007, 11:21 AM

D50

There was alot of weeds floating around 60' and less but once towards the middle of the kelp it was more manageable

wavster · 07-05-2007, 11:23 AM

Nice job on the C&R...

lamb · 07-05-2007, 12:37 PM

Nice going Matt!

Corey · 07-05-2007, 12:53 PM

Nice job, Mattykins. Good job on the release.

h2ofishfo · 07-05-2007, 04:18 PM

sweet WSB & the habitat for humanity hand in hand

tylerdurden · 07-05-2007, 04:45 PM

Thanks for the report. Make a date for that released wsb for spring 2027. Should be well aged by then.

07-05-2007, 10:50 AM	#1
Matt Support your local pangas Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lj Posts: 976	July 5 Well loaded up and launched out of the pad around 4:30 hit the beach by 5 and paddled on out to the reserve. Made bait relatively quick and sent one high and one low.......not too much happening for the first hour or so. Decided to throw the surface iron for fun, just to break up the monotony of trolling bait and on the third cast I got just about the biggest greenback that I have ever seen, damn thing must have been close to 20-24" long and it actually pulled drag!! Had me laughing pretty damn hard as to the possibility of Macks as a game fish! Sent Mr. Le big Mac on his way, and then my bottom rig gets railed, count it out and set the hook nice.....fish takes three good runs with head shakes, has me thinking yellow......only to find out a just barely legal WSB. Grabbed him by the hook and put him in the boat, he measured right around the 30" mark and was quickly revived and sent on his merry way to grow some more. Yes he was legal, but not legal enough to be filleted! Wind came up kinda quick after that and I headed on in, saw Jasmin, and Mark (?) from the Q105 trip and his buddy. Landed to tiny mixed up swells, and gave a hand to a gentleman that had to go help his lady! Matt F. Last edited by Matt; 07-05-2007 at 01:14 PM.

07-05-2007, 12:37 PM	#5
lamb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 2,563	Nice going Matt! __________________ [------------------------ <)))< ....b-a-a-a-a

07-05-2007, 12:53 PM	#6
Corey Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ...waaaay out there Posts: 794	Nice job, Mattykins. Good job on the release. __________________

07-05-2007, 04:45 PM	#8
tylerdurden Bad Clone Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 874	Thanks for the report. Make a date for that released wsb for spring 2027. Should be well aged by then. __________________ MLPA, if you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem Let the Fish and Game Commission know what you think about the proposed maps. Be ready for December 9th and 10th.

07-05-2007, 11:03 AM	#2
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	Hey Matt, good CR&R . Is there still weed in the water!

07-05-2007, 11:21 AM	#3
Matt Support your local pangas Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lj Posts: 976	D50 There was alot of weeds floating around 60' and less but once towards the middle of the kelp it was more manageable

07-05-2007, 11:23 AM	#4
wavster Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Encinitas Posts: 562	Nice job on the C&R...

07-05-2007, 04:18 PM	#7
h2ofishfo Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Santee Posts: 821	sweet WSB & the habitat for humanity hand in hand