i hope you got an HDS10 to go with it.

mackerel are easy to find in and around the kelp. think 50ft of water and just under the surface. its a good place to start. sabikis work well but sometimes get loaded with macs and tangled and become a mess. i like a #2 hook and a piece of squid or mackerel and pull them in one at a time. or throw a croc to them and pass some time.

Squid is better for soaking IMO. hopefully it stays around. I've caught several threshers and 4 seals (2 landed :p) on mackerel and lots of rockfish, bass a couple wsb and Yellowtail on squid.... no seals.