mini-x for the LJ kelp - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

pingpangdang · 12-20-2010, 05:59 PM

Kayak fishing for a year now in a mini-x. Mostly bass fishing around SoCal lakes then moved on to Mission Bay. I want to hit up LJ kelp but I want to do it right. I would like to start w/ the bass then later move on to using live bait for YT.

Does anyone have a local checklist of must have/do prior to heading out? Warnings/tips/cautions i.e. routes, things to avoid?

My mini-x is pretty bare bones...no fish finder, bait tank etc. Just me, PFD, cell phone, and tackle. I just want to land some calicos for now. I know my mini-x does not perform in open waters as well as the bigger yaks but I've been surfing for 15 years and in pretty good shape (33 yrs old) and don't mind the extra effort (for now).

Any opinions/advice on heading out w/ the mini-x? I also usually head out alone since most of my friends only surf or fish from the shore and don't have yaks. Advisable?

StinkyMatt · 12-20-2010, 06:59 PM

Post up the day you want to go and some of the great guys from here will let you know who is going. Nothing better then having someone out there looking out for you. The advice you will get from the "guys" is great and they'll keep your ass in the fish. You don't need a lot of stuff, but a bait trank or a buddy with one goes along way.
Matt

dorado50 · 12-20-2010, 07:10 PM

nothing wrong with mini-x, great yak for what it is... forget the small stuff and aim for the yt. My mini-x serves me well,especially offshore.

fish the kelp line an hang on.....oh, and don't get discouraged if you don't catch anything every time out,its not as easy as most want it to be...

Riskey Water · 12-20-2010, 07:51 PM

Welcome ,just so You know ,you can throw a plastic or spoon for a calico and get the WSB,YT,or Hali of your life fishing the kelp line .So when your pole almost flies out of your hands from the strike you will know its not a calico ,Good luck and Fish on

sasha · 12-20-2010, 07:58 PM

Wrong post

Jzo · 12-21-2010, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StinkyMatt

Post up the day you want to go and some of the great guys from here will let you know who is going. Nothing better then having someone out there looking out for you. The advice you will get from the "guys" is great and they'll keep your ass in the fish. You don't need a lot of stuff, but a bait trank or a buddy with one goes along way.
Matt

Great points.

pingpangdang · 12-21-2010, 03:04 PM

Glad to see success in a mini-x. Can't wait. Thinking about going this Thursday w/ some plastics depending on conditions.

pingpangdang · 12-21-2010, 03:06 PM

Thanks. Thinking about going this Thursday morning depending on conditions.

Madbeaver · 12-21-2010, 05:05 PM

Hope to see you out there we will be on a orange cobra and white fish n dive good luck

pingpangdang · 12-21-2010, 09:36 PM

I'll keep an eye out and say hello.

12-20-2010, 05:59 PM	#1
pingpangdang Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 228	mini-x for the LJ kelp Kayak fishing for a year now in a mini-x. Mostly bass fishing around SoCal lakes then moved on to Mission Bay. I want to hit up LJ kelp but I want to do it right. I would like to start w/ the bass then later move on to using live bait for YT. Does anyone have a local checklist of must have/do prior to heading out? Warnings/tips/cautions i.e. routes, things to avoid? My mini-x is pretty bare bones...no fish finder, bait tank etc. Just me, PFD, cell phone, and tackle. I just want to land some calicos for now. I know my mini-x does not perform in open waters as well as the bigger yaks but I've been surfing for 15 years and in pretty good shape (33 yrs old) and don't mind the extra effort (for now). Any opinions/advice on heading out w/ the mini-x? I also usually head out alone since most of my friends only surf or fish from the shore and don't have yaks. Advisable?

12-20-2010, 07:58 PM	#5
sasha Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 275	rod and reel size and weight Wrong post

12-21-2010, 05:05 PM	#9
Madbeaver Nub Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Oceanside CA Posts: 14	Hope to see you out there we will be on a orange cobra and white fish n dive good luck Last edited by Madbeaver; 12-21-2010 at 07:31 PM.

12-20-2010, 06:59 PM	#2
StinkyMatt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Under a bridge Posts: 2,168	Post up the day you want to go and some of the great guys from here will let you know who is going. Nothing better then having someone out there looking out for you. The advice you will get from the "guys" is great and they'll keep your ass in the fish. You don't need a lot of stuff, but a bait trank or a buddy with one goes along way. Matt

12-20-2010, 07:10 PM	#3
dorado50 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Jolla Shores Posts: 1,626	nothing wrong with mini-x, great yak for what it is... forget the small stuff and aim for the yt. My mini-x serves me well,especially offshore. fish the kelp line an hang on.....oh, and don't get discouraged if you don't catch anything every time out,its not as easy as most want it to be...

12-20-2010, 07:51 PM	#4
Riskey Water Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: On the water ofcourse Posts: 142	Welcome ,just so You know ,you can throw a plastic or spoon for a calico and get the WSB,YT,or Hali of your life fishing the kelp line .So when your pole almost flies out of your hands from the strike you will know its not a calico ,Good luck and Fish on

12-21-2010, 03:04 PM	#7
pingpangdang Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 228	Glad to see success in a mini-x. Can't wait. Thinking about going this Thursday w/ some plastics depending on conditions.

12-21-2010, 03:06 PM	#8
pingpangdang Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 228	Thanks. Thinking about going this Thursday morning depending on conditions.

12-21-2010, 09:36 PM	#10
pingpangdang Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 228	I'll keep an eye out and say hello.