10/18/15 ROOTS Derby. Kayak Connection Santa Cruz

Hope tomorrow is the same!

how was the bite?

This was over by MBK but the bite was good. I caught 7 lings kept one 23". Caught a few rocks and kept one 16" copper. Just enough to eat this week.

I caught a sand dab and used it as bait then looked for miles for halibut with no luck. Someday...

I made it over to the shop and paid my fee and got all the paperwork taken care of so I'll see you all there in the morning This should be fun!.......save me a parking spot 

This was over by MBK but the bite was good. I caught 7 lings kept one 23". Caught a few rocks and kept one 16" copper. Just enough to eat this week.

I caught a sand dab and used it as bait then looked for miles for halibut with no luck. Someday...

Great thanks. See you tomorrow

Amy and I are loaded up and all set---gonna try and get there early and set up --super excited..her first time otw in a while!!!
see you folks there

Going to have to do some finagling. That's Naomi's birthday.   

Woohoo!!!!! I'm in. Taking my wife out for dinner after fishing. 
See you at the weigh-in. 

Amy and I are loaded up and all set---gonna try and get there early and set up --super excited..her first time otw in a while!!!
see you folks there

All loaded as well see you tomorrow

(And don't BE a yakker googan).

Bushy

I resent that 

(And don't BE a yakker googan).

Bushy

I resent that 

Are you serious? Google search "googan."

http://www.mercurynews.com/central-coast/ci_28986737/car-drove-off-santa-cruz-municipal-wharf

where are you at? lol

I hurt my back and couldn't make it   

Eagerly waiting the reports!

how was the bite?

Frenchie, 

Sorry to report that I didn't have my fishing gear, just went out on a paddle for about two hours. We were at a retreat nearby, wife absolutely wasn't allowing me to bring my gear. I wish I'd known about the derby prior, probably could have made it happen...

Jim

We missed you Ryan!!

Some people caught nothing.  Some got small lings.  A couple caught big sharks but cut them off.

One guy (the winner) got a wsb.  YES!  Travis Blymer, aka Squidbly just lost a wsb last week.  He rebuilt after the devastating loss and came back strong today.  Made bait and first drop at the Mile Buoy with a live mackerel, he was smacked.  Big fish took him an hour to land, babying it.  towed him almost to Lighthouse Point and then back.

In the end game, Travis came out on top. 56#, 9oz of magnificent White Sea Bass.  10X the weight of first runner up. He was back at the dock by 8:30am, and had to go to Bayside to use their certified scale.  My scale only goes up to fifty pounds!

I could say more, but Travis has a tale to tell!! 

Thanks to all who showed up for the latest in the longest running kayak fishing derby in NorCal.

Question:  When do we want to schedule next year's derby?

Bushy