Top water! Walk the dog baits. Spooks poppers rovers delta wood bombers they all work good.  Nothing beats topwater action. Favorite way to catch fish by far


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Nice! I was so close to going sat but couldn't wake up on time. Thanks for the uodate


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I'll admit I never wear one anymore. When I first started kayaking I did but at some point I stopped not sure when. Then again I mostly kayak fish the delta, sac and American so it's a bit different from the ocean. But yeah I have gotten shit from other people for not wearing it and it does get low key annoying especially when it's not presented in the best way. I'll take my risks and you take yours. Iv taken the risk of swimming to and from alcatraz, angel island etc with a wet suit and no wetsuit so I think the risk of kayaking with no pfd is small in comparison. As far as preaching it i never tell anyone anything unless I'm taking a kid on my kayak or see block head swimming in fast parts of the ar. oh and hey what's natural selection ?


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Hey rays are fun! Yeah for butts try a regular live bait rig, the three way swivel with the dropper then ur leader to the ur live bait. Some hali vets can chime in and  give u better advice than me.


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Quick trip of 4 days? You could do a 2 and 2 split of ocean and salt water fishing (2 days to fish lings in the salt and 2 days to fish chrome in the river)..... Or just do all 4 days on the coast and hit both salmon and lings. If u do the first option u can stop in sac and jig the Sacramento River off you kayak which is pretty easy and has plenty of launch sites, or if the sac is dead drive 20 minutes and bank fish the American which is usually a sure shot if u time it right. Two days of that and then drive to sf (2hours). And take a cattle boat for 120 dollars and get a limit of cod and lings, or drive ur self a little further north or south towards Santa Cruz adding about an hour to ur commute and just do the whole lingcod gig ur self.

Personally I would do the two days in Sacramento, camping at a koa or ask Sherwood marina If they would let u set up a tent in the rv sect. Go floss the American River early AM. Then come back and jig the Sacramento off your kayak or toss spinners off the bank. (Keep in mind there is a salmon possession limit, thinks it's 4 but don't trust me). On ur second day take off in the evening to bodega bay. Camp at Doran, westside, or Lawson's. hit tomales the next morning for halibut and or sharks (sharks fight way better and are dumb easy to catch). Stay another night then head off early am to a place like timber cove and get ur lingcod and rockfish. Shoot u can even get ocean salmon if it's a good bite.

Check the regs, WX, tides, and ur set. Good luck!


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Hopefully the link works, it's a vid I threw together a while back on jigging the sac


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Shooot if I wasn't in Portland I'd go! Sounds fun!


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Iv swam the ocean a few times usually 1-2 miles in the bay around Alcatraz or angel and that shits cold. Did it in my bare speedo a few times and I come out all pink.  It sucks yes but it's tolerable. Now his swim skills? Well idk that's on him.


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