oldrookie,
hello. i'm the guy that was just going out that morning, when you were going back ashore.
here is a report of my outing that day....
http://forum.kayak4fish.com/viewtopic.php?t=12705
as others also suggested earlier in this thread, i release all bass in the bay.
that water is certainly somewhat polluted with gas & oil from all the years of moored boats & active boats. plus the bass are fairly mediocre eating fish any ways.
for fish to eat.... go to LaJolla and get some rockfish, halibut, lings, or YT, etc. ALL these are SOOOO much better eating, than the bay bass.
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