In need of some help, would love to catch some fish - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Mahigeer · 09-09-2019, 06:49 PM

Glad I could be of help.

Feel free to send PM with specific questions.

I will do my best to answer or send you to the people who can help.

Amish Ed · 09-11-2019, 06:46 PM

What exactly are you looking to catch? Bigger bass? Halibut? Yellowtail? What are you using to catch them now?

MITCHELL · 09-11-2019, 07:13 PM

I been thinking about this guy...I was gonna say just get a bass rod and a few jigs hookup bait ,fish traps,gulf shrimp bait ,big hammer, leadhead,grubs ,tubes ect
And start scraping the bottom along rock jettie, out with the tide in with the tide, but it sounds like your doing it now. You just need to find fish....lean how to splice braid to fluorocarbon and mono with the John Collins or RP knott. Mono to mono line double uni knot.
Tie hooks and swivel with palomar or improved clinch knot. And learn dropper lupe and double uni and surgeon loop...keep it simply the skys the limit what you can learn for starters pole jig, net learn to cast and work jigs keep them on the bottom.

MITCHELL · 09-11-2019, 09:50 PM

For iron, catch yellow tail ,rock fish, crocodile lure is good to.

MITCHELL · 09-13-2019, 05:34 AM

This is the way I rig...a few wraps of fishing tape on reel spool, so 65lb power pro line doesn't slip on spool...arbor knot with power pro braided line. Spool line on reel tight I use gloves to hold tension and tie knots. When reel is full use a John Collins knot to add a four ft piece of 40lb fluorocarbon to hook. I use off set J hooks for fly lining live mackerel and circle hooks and off set octopus hooks,match hook size to bait size. You can also add a 4oz egg sinker plastic bead swivel to make it a Carolina rig.
You just covered the surface and middle column of water.
I will cover dropper Lupe and halibut rig later date.
Easy way for you just take your reel in to tackle shop to add line.
You don't have to use braided line and fluorocarbon, but there is more of a chance losing a fish on straight monofilament if you get rocked or tangled in kelp.in the long run braided line and fluorocarbon is cheaper because it doesn't go bad.

tacmik · 09-13-2019, 03:24 PM

Come on out to a HOW event. A lot of very knowledgeable people that you can meet and pick their brain. at the same time you can help our Veteran community. Tomorrow at 6am at tideland. (on Coronado under the bridge at the park on the right.

MITCHELL · 09-14-2019, 05:19 AM

5-6 ft off the bottom easiest way to make a loop is a double surgeon loop 6-8-12 in. loop
Google and watch YouTube to learn your knots
I will follow up with live bait rig and halibut rig.

09-11-2019, 06:46 PM	#2
Amish Ed Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Grants Pass, OR Posts: 1,906	What exactly are you looking to catch? Bigger bass? Halibut? Yellowtail? What are you using to catch them now? __________________ Amish Ed You can't catch it again if it's dead!

09-11-2019, 07:13 PM	#3
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,282	Good point Ed... I been thinking about this guy...I was gonna say just get a bass rod and a few jigs hookup bait ,fish traps,gulf shrimp bait ,big hammer, leadhead,grubs ,tubes ect And start scraping the bottom along rock jettie, out with the tide in with the tide, but it sounds like your doing it now. You just need to find fish....lean how to splice braid to fluorocarbon and mono with the John Collins or RP knott. Mono to mono line double uni knot. Tie hooks and swivel with palomar or improved clinch knot. And learn dropper lupe and double uni and surgeon loop...keep it simply the skys the limit what you can learn for starters pole jig, net learn to cast and work jigs keep them on the bottom. __________________ Duke Mitchell Last edited by MITCHELL; 09-12-2019 at 08:47 PM.

09-11-2019, 09:50 PM	#4
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,282	San Diego jam knot For iron, catch yellow tail ,rock fish, crocodile lure is good to. __________________ Duke Mitchell Last edited by MITCHELL; 09-13-2019 at 05:43 AM.

09-13-2019, 05:34 AM	#5
MITCHELL Sea Hunter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home. Posts: 2,282	How to fish live mackerel for yellow tail and halibut. This is the way I rig...a few wraps of fishing tape on reel spool, so 65lb power pro line doesn't slip on spool...arbor knot with power pro braided line. Spool line on reel tight I use gloves to hold tension and tie knots. When reel is full use a John Collins knot to add a four ft piece of 40lb fluorocarbon to hook. I use off set J hooks for fly lining live mackerel and circle hooks and off set octopus hooks,match hook size to bait size. You can also add a 4oz egg sinker plastic bead swivel to make it a Carolina rig. You just covered the surface and middle column of water. I will cover dropper Lupe and halibut rig later date. Easy way for you just take your reel in to tackle shop to add line. You don't have to use braided line and fluorocarbon, but there is more of a chance losing a fish on straight monofilament if you get rocked or tangled in kelp.in the long run braided line and fluorocarbon is cheaper because it doesn't go bad. __________________ Duke Mitchell Last edited by MITCHELL; 09-13-2019 at 10:26 AM.

09-13-2019, 03:24 PM	#6
tacmik Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: East County Posts: 914	Come on out to a HOW event. A lot of very knowledgeable people that you can meet and pick their brain. at the same time you can help our Veteran community. Tomorrow at 6am at tideland. (on Coronado under the bridge at the park on the right. __________________

09-09-2019, 06:49 PM	#1
Mahigeer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,908	Glad I could be of help. Feel free to send PM with specific questions. I will do my best to answer or send you to the people who can help.