NorCal Kayak Anglers
Kayak Fishing Zone => Fishing Tournaments and Events => Topic started by: The X Inn Keeper on August 16, 2009, 11:53:43 PM
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Quick update and than off to bed,
I would like to thank all those who made it to Santa Cruz Harbor to fish with us today,
Weather and swell were FAC and I was living it. We had a total of 20 anglers and although the catching was slow, the fishing was fun with great company.
The results are as follows:
1st Place Lowrance FF = Eugine Tsuji
2nd Place Okuma Baidarka Rod = Ben Petersen
3rd Place Promar Floating Gaff = Kenny Eskew
Honerable Mention = Dave Fox
I would also like to send a special thanks to Allan Bushnell for his gracious hospitality this weekend (hope you are feeling better)
Pic's will be added after some rest,
Eric
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The Winners in order 1-3
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A few extras from the day
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Sweet! I took the dog for a walk on harbor beach & watched Al get bent by that halibut. Stoked for the winners & everyone who made it out. Conditions were excellent in the am.
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Nice Hali Al!!
So what were the winning fish? I was out in tahoe, but never heard about this event...?
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WTG, all. Nice hali, Al. :smt001
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Congrats everyone
Nice Hali al, nice consolation prize.
What were the winning fish? If they beat that hali, they must have been nice
Stoggie
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OH boy was this a fun event! Thanks again Eric for the great time! You cant beat a chill event like this with a stick!
My Hali was caught on a 2oz megabait type thing, on my smallest rod (shimano ML stripper rod), with 8lb test! While drifting live bait, I tried to jig up some tacos. Felt like I had a snag, but then it started moving and when it came up I was soooo excited I almost snapped the line trying to pull it in the boat. :smt044
But, mine was not the best of the day by far!!! There were some really nice hali's caught, like E2G's 35" (i think) winner!!! Dave had a nice one too, and I think there were 5-6 caught along with some nice lings and assorted RF!
What a fun event!!! :smt007 Seemed like everyone was catching something, and having a great time!
PICS!!!
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MORE!!!
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Nice Hali Al !!
Kim
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Very cool!!!
Looks like a great time was had by all!!!!!!!
Really hope I can make it to the next event...
Sincerely,
Jim
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i also had a lot of fun yesterday. i was onto the water late and decided to hang around the harbor mouth where there were tons of sardines. i spent most of the day just jigging up bait.
i didnt know the area and decided not to venture into the fog. i definitely hooked the biggest of the day, while drifting a live sardine i felt...tap..tap...load up then i set the hook hard. i got a little headshake, then the line started ripping off my reel horizontally, and turning my kayak slowly. i thought i had a big striper or wsb on, then SPLASH......turned around and saw a :smt013 sea lion jump 2x. he stripped off about 100 yards then i cranked down on him and popped him off. he took 1 of the tines on my treble hook with him.
i also had a scratched bait later on a jumbo dine. i ended up with probably 60 or 70 dines and one large mack, enough for the fall striper run. those bait fish are fun on medium light tackle.
also, i think al should have won with his 24" hali - add the 130lb lady he woke up in the morning and he definitely caught a larger fish than the rest of us. :smt044
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Major props to those that placed! Super bummed I wasn't able to attend. Had been planning on this event for awhile, even talked to Yakuza and made plans to split the cost of live bait (not knowing it was so plentiful) and then the wife decides to remind me of all things I failed to accomplish on her "to-do list" this summer. :smt010 :smt009 :smt012 :smt011 :smt013 Needless to say, her list took precedent. Only one item left on that dam thing and then I'm hoping to make the Davenport event, but if not, definitely the 9/20 event at Bass Lake!
Michael
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WTGet It Done fellas...congrads to the 3 finishers!! thanks for the pics too!
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Congrat to all the winners! Thanks for the reports and pictures.
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Just wanted to chime in and thank Eric for a fun event.
After making bait, which was a hoot in itself, I paddled out into the kelp by the light house where I met Dennis (future NCKA-er I think). He showed me the way out further where I hooked up with my first halibut. Met Yakuza in the process and there was one other yak out there.
Easy water, easy bait, good people ... and fish! (in SC?? :smt002 ) Hard to beat.
Ben
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Great time on the water for all participants, some maybe better than others. Nice conditions with some fog shrouding the fishing grounds. I passed the guys making bait and headed to pleasure point where I have seen people other than myself catch halibut :smt012 . After paddling for 45 minutes got down there and realized I am fishing solo, everyone else must have been expecting NW winds maybe. Thank goodness for the radio or I wouldn't of had any company. Landed a nice little 27" halibut, my first for this area, whoopeee!!! That fish made my day, thought maybe I could place third but someone was sandbagging.
Results as I heard them
1st place 33" halibut
2nd place 30" halibut
3rd place 29" lingcod
Al I appreciated your reggae music even if the neighborhood didn't
A
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This was the forecast.
SUN...LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AND SMOKE.
The forecast was waaaaay off. It was FAC, really nice conditions. Ran into my friend Khanh unloading his new charter boat (northcalsportfishing.com). He said head to the yellow can and soak live bait. So that’s what I did.
Daviator and I split a $5 scoop of anchovies. Probably got 60-100 pinheads in that scoop, so it was totally worth it.
My first hit was a sculpin (?) one a 4 year old papa bill’s custom 5” black and tan swimbait. That’s a mean looking fish. Back it went.
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Picked up a couple other rockfish, both on plastic and anchovies. Lost a legal ling trying to bring it in hot, bit right through my 30 lb leader. Here’s a couple pics of Ben and his impressive SC hallie. Good job fishfarmer!!
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Daviator devirginizing on a brown rockcod. WTG man, nothing like the sweet smell of success.
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Daviator surrounding by a bait boil. A huge school of chovies was getting chased by something, I tossed in there with my swimbait, no joy.
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I have to say this derby brought back the fun for fishing santa cruz for me. I’d been pretty down on SC for a long time. SC will never be Sur, but for a local convenient venue, it’s still not a bad option.
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Eric, thanks for putting on this event! Nathan and I had a great time, and those hourly raffles really add to the day.
We were a bit late because we were at the wrong launch so the herd had already left. I was planning on following the herd. MOOOOOO. We made bait and I deployed my new 4 inch bait tube. Compared to my 2 inch tube, it keeps the bait lively, BUT it is a drag. So rather than drag that thing to the mile buoy or lighthouse, chose to head to pleasure point cuz its closer. Lazy pays again :smt003 We had some nice raked baits but did manage two butts, one 33 inches and the other 22.5. That was enough to win a cool color fish finder :smt007
I think my favorite part of the event was the radio chatter with the best being, " I am surrounded by fur bags. If I dont make it, tell my wife I love her." :smt005 :smt005 NOt sure who said it, but I almost fell off my yak.
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We made bait and I deployed my new 4 inch bait tube. Compared to my 2 inch tube, it keeps the bait lively, BUT it is a drag.
E, when I first saw your baittube, i thought you were going to launch RPG's at 'em! That sucker is pretty fat. congrats on another W
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Sorry guys,
I Was pretty tired when I got home last night and forgot to say what fish were caught and length took the top places,
Bigwavedave was correct:
1st was a 33" Halibut caught by Eugene Tsuji
2nd was a 30" Halibut caught by Ben Petersen
3rd was a 29 1/2" Ling caught by Kenny Eskew
Thanks again to all who participated and also a great thanks to Allan Bushnell for his hospitality.
Eric
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I think my favorite part of the event was the radio chatter with the best being, " I am surrounded by fur bags. If I dont make it, tell my wife I love her." :smt005 :smt005 NOt sure who said it, but I almost fell off my yak.
that would be me :smt044 i was in furbag heaven. i even had one nearly board me - he breached three times in a row somersaulting not less than 15' in front of me.
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Yes, thank you Eric & FW for putting on this event. As e2g mentioned, the hourly raffles are a great added bonus. I went home with an indoor rod rack, which I really needed - the bunched up in the corner method was getting old.
Lots of bait boiling just outside the harbor entrance - I wasn't planning on using live bait but couldn't resist throwing a sabiki out on a handline behind the yak. Picked up a few different squirmy little guys but they didn't end up paying off. Had a couple crabs hitchhike up in a jig but the only fish I brought in was a black rockie at the end of the day.
Congrats to the winners and to Al for the hali on the jig - just that morning, while introducing the neighbors to reggae & dub, he told me that he'd love to catch one on an artificial - good vibes, Al!
This was the forecast.
SUN...LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING W 5 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 2 FT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG AND SMOKE.
The forecast was waaaaay off. It was FAC, really nice conditions.
Yep, it was so far off, I thought maybe I'd read a forecast for the wrong region... The wind did pick up in the afternoon, but no 7 ft swell.
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WTG Er'body.
Congrats to all who placed.
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Here come my pics of S.C. I did not take many pics as i was actually busy fishing for once in my lifetime.
The night before the tourney we went to sophia's in aptos for dinner. HUGE TOSTADAS and taco salad. The pics really do it no justice.
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The only non baitfish i landed..
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But this is probably the most important thing I landed all day:
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Fishsniffer Pose
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I had a great time and plan to take on SC again in the future!