How-To Fish the Kelp

[Nic D]

Originally Posted by Jimmyz123

I sometimes like to pull up to some big kelp and tie on, and then drop to the bottom and basically do a Yo-Yo with them as well. I have had some good results with that. Biggest Calico I've ever caught was taken this way.

while bass fishing never tie up to the kelp for two reasons:

1) calicos are structure orientated fish and are using that kelp to hide in. When you start pulling on that kelp its going to send vibrations down the stalk and spook the bass.

2) the name of the game is covering water. tying up makes you stationary.

Seabass fishing is another story...

good luck,


and I never ever fish anything less than 30lb fluoro, most of the time 40 or straight spectra.
Nic