My first kayak was also a Malibu Pro2 tandem for the same reasons you selected a tandem. My wife joined me for the first few times out, but that was short lived. We have children and the tandem comes in handy! Sorry, going off topic. I also live in Ventura County and “Kiddie Beach” in the Channel Islands Harbor is a good place to start. A protected harbor to get the hang of maneuvering the kayak and managing gear while on the water. Cardshark is right, it can get windy around noon. There are small coves (other side of Kiddie Beach next to the Coast Guard Station) to practice getting back onto your kayak from the water. An important skill you’ll want to become acquainted with. As for fishing, you’ll land some small bass in the harbor. Sabikis will land smelt and mackerel, and there are decent halibut in the harbor too. Some decent rockfish on the oceanside of the breakwall. But you may want to hold off on the oceanside of the breakwall until you get some time on your yak.
07-09-2015, 01:58 PM
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