Thanks, Sailfish.  All these many years of fishing from my kayak and I was not aware of the net requirement.  It took a while for me to find the regulation but there it is.  I'll get one.  The article I read which gave the regulation number pointed out that having one in another boat in the area isn't good enough. By the way, I  installed a deck plate in my old Scupper about fifteen years ago which enables me to just put the fish directly into the hull and out of the way.  That said, the opening is not big enough for a large vermillion, ling or flat fish but for most bottom fish it works great. Thanks again for pointing this out.

Mostly I target rockfish and lingcod but I love sand dabs and sometimes make a point of fishing specifically for them. No limit, all year and yum! I realized there's a lot of them out there when I caught them on big rockfish hooks which told me I'd drifted off the reef.  I've also gone crabbing out of my kayak there with usually good success.  Some guys go for salmon from their kayaks there but I haven't tried it. No telling sometimes what you'll catch out there in 80-100 feet of water (dogfish, starry flounders, etc...).

Anyone interested in fishing off Sea Ranch please contact me.  Our house is close to a good launch site.  My former kayak fishing buddy is no longer available.  I go out on my own sometimes but it's more fun and lot safer to go out with a buddy.  Hope to hear from some of you...