PB - 08/01 - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Freespool · 08-04-2009, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by -scallywag-

Had to work in the mornin got off at noon and headed to the beach for some bass'in, launched at tourmo to avoid the afternoon parking nightmares at LJ.

Hey scallywag, I'm a newbie kayak fisherman and I'm wondering where exactly do you typically launch at Tourmo? PM me if you don't want to post it here. Just curious since I had a mishap a week and a half ago without shoes on the rocks there. the moral of the story for me was 'bring footwear'. This was only my 2nd time out in the yak. I launched fine, had a great time fishing, got bit on the bottom in the sand that I'm guessing was a halibut but I tried to set the hook too early out of excitement once the clicker started going off, and then headed in. When I hopped out at shore, I sliced the bottom of my foot clear down to the tendon. It didn't look good, kind of like the top of a brain

. Luckily, 3 surfers helped me carry the kayak up the stairs and strap it to the car.

A quick trip to the emergency room and the end result was the below photo. I get the stitches pulled Friday and hopefully I'm allowed back in the water soon!

whitedog · 08-04-2009, 12:47 PM

I'd have to count up all that freezer meat to find out. Taste like chicken

Billy V · 08-04-2009, 01:30 PM

I bet that hurts like hell.

I had a deep cut under my heel from a piece of steel that passed through my boot.
It kept me off my feet for awhile, there are lots of nerves on the bottom of the foot.

Heal up quickly, and try not to get it infected.

-scallywag- · 08-04-2009, 02:15 PM

cool pic!!! nasty cuts and gashes are a daily occurance there, if its not the random rocks/rays then its a surfboard fin. Local surfers who frequent reefs have a near obsession with building up thier "paws" to avoid being seen or worse photo'd wearing booties in the line-up. with that said its always a good idea to slowly set your feet to the bottom even giving a little kick before you touch down to give those ever present rays a chance to swim away before you step on them.

As for the launch, i love the place, the people and the shallow water structure that is so easy to access. i would love to share some tips and tricks with you guys and hope to see more people fishing the area.
- in the summer tourmo parking lot is packed just like everywhere else, the advantage is you can pull to the side and wait at the end of the rows and start unloading and setting up you yak while waiting for a spot (it really doesn't take that long...
- depending on the swell direction and period the best launch area is between the base of the ramp and the cement drainage ditch to the north, sometimes even a little north of the drainage ditch.
- Fishing, this area to the north (the cove and around the point to birdrock) is great for structure fishing as there are all kinds of rockpiles, slabs, grassbeds with sand in between, when the vis is good and the surf is low you can easily see the reefs, and adjacent sand areas and it can be easy and productive to throw some swimbaits right next to the structure and swim them along the side, or throw spoon over the top...
- fishing for yellows using traditional LJ methods here can be a little more work because the area is like a mine field of small spaced out kelp/bullkelp stringers which makes trollin macks difficult, and landing a spunky yellow is a crap shoot if you don't have spectra (i'm a

even with spectra)
- the dominant winds & currents are usually running from N to S which means the kelp canopy is usually stretched out past the root bases (opposite of LJ) which gives the lazy fisherman the oppertinaty to tie up to the outside edge of the kelp canopy and fish the area much like a power boat anchored on the outside edge of the kelp in LJ
- bait is typically much more scarce out there and harder to find due to the random sabiki eating kelp stringers that are all over the place, the cure, bring a can of wet cat/dog food, poke some holes in it , poke your game clip thu the can and then hang it down 5-10ft when you tie up to the canopy....

Thats pretty much all i know about fishing that area, if anyone has more tips spit'um out. See ya on the water!!!!

08-04-2009, 12:47 PM	#2
whitedog Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 42	I'd have to count up all that freezer meat to find out. Taste like chicken

08-04-2009, 01:30 PM	#3
Billy V Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Ho Posts: 1,382	I bet that hurts like hell. I had a deep cut under my heel from a piece of steel that passed through my boot. It kept me off my feet for awhile, there are lots of nerves on the bottom of the foot. Heal up quickly, and try not to get it infected.

08-04-2009, 02:15 PM	#4
-scallywag- Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: on the road... Posts: 598	cool pic!!! nasty cuts and gashes are a daily occurance there, if its not the random rocks/rays then its a surfboard fin. Local surfers who frequent reefs have a near obsession with building up thier "paws" to avoid being seen or worse photo'd wearing booties in the line-up. with that said its always a good idea to slowly set your feet to the bottom even giving a little kick before you touch down to give those ever present rays a chance to swim away before you step on them. As for the launch, i love the place, the people and the shallow water structure that is so easy to access. i would love to share some tips and tricks with you guys and hope to see more people fishing the area. - in the summer tourmo parking lot is packed just like everywhere else, the advantage is you can pull to the side and wait at the end of the rows and start unloading and setting up you yak while waiting for a spot (it really doesn't take that long... - depending on the swell direction and period the best launch area is between the base of the ramp and the cement drainage ditch to the north, sometimes even a little north of the drainage ditch. - Fishing, this area to the north (the cove and around the point to birdrock) is great for structure fishing as there are all kinds of rockpiles, slabs, grassbeds with sand in between, when the vis is good and the surf is low you can easily see the reefs, and adjacent sand areas and it can be easy and productive to throw some swimbaits right next to the structure and swim them along the side, or throw spoon over the top... - fishing for yellows using traditional LJ methods here can be a little more work because the area is like a mine field of small spaced out kelp/bullkelp stringers which makes trollin macks difficult, and landing a spunky yellow is a crap shoot if you don't have spectra (i'm a even with spectra) - the dominant winds & currents are usually running from N to S which means the kelp canopy is usually stretched out past the root bases (opposite of LJ) which gives the lazy fisherman the oppertinaty to tie up to the outside edge of the kelp canopy and fish the area much like a power boat anchored on the outside edge of the kelp in LJ - bait is typically much more scarce out there and harder to find due to the random sabiki eating kelp stringers that are all over the place, the cure, bring a can of wet cat/dog food, poke some holes in it , poke your game clip thu the can and then hang it down 5-10ft when you tie up to the canopy.... Thats pretty much all i know about fishing that area, if anyone has more tips spit'um out. See ya on the water!!!!