First time in the big blue, sort of.. - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

flydigital · 05-28-2011, 01:28 PM

Hey Joe,

Glad to see you doing it the right way.. working up your experience and confidence one step at a time. There is tons to see and explore as you work your way out of the harbor, but the harbor is lots of fun too... and the scenery of course is excellent.

A few suggestions while you are at this stage:

- Try dismounting and remounting your kayak, you will probably need to do this one day out on the open water with wind and swell. Training for it in the harbor is a great idea.

- Watch out for the pelicans and cormorants. They are evil.

- Fish near the bait barge when there is some tidal movement and you can get bass, halibut, barricuda, croaker and other surprises. There isn't much for big fish but plenty to tug on.

- Get a bait tank on that bad boy... you will catch much more fish with live bait. $10 a scoop at the bait barge for sardines and you can build yourself a tank for about $50. But like I said, watch out for the evil birds. They love kayakers.

- Get a VHF radio when you decide to venture out of the harbor. Never know when you'll need it. Oh, and a manual bilge pump too.

I'd be happy to fish with you any time. I am out there usually on Saturdays, just look for a big guy on a red Revo.

05-28-2011, 01:28 PM	#3
flydigital Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 192	Hey Joe, Glad to see you doing it the right way.. working up your experience and confidence one step at a time. There is tons to see and explore as you work your way out of the harbor, but the harbor is lots of fun too... and the scenery of course is excellent. A few suggestions while you are at this stage: - Try dismounting and remounting your kayak, you will probably need to do this one day out on the open water with wind and swell. Training for it in the harbor is a great idea. - Watch out for the pelicans and cormorants. They are evil. - Fish near the bait barge when there is some tidal movement and you can get bass, halibut, barricuda, croaker and other surprises. There isn't much for big fish but plenty to tug on. - Get a bait tank on that bad boy... you will catch much more fish with live bait. $10 a scoop at the bait barge for sardines and you can build yourself a tank for about $50. But like I said, watch out for the evil birds. They love kayakers. - Get a VHF radio when you decide to venture out of the harbor. Never know when you'll need it. Oh, and a manual bilge pump too. I'd be happy to fish with you any time. I am out there usually on Saturdays, just look for a big guy on a red Revo.