Very close to Misoyaki Butterfish.   Great Hawaiian dish.

From the boat, only incidentally caught stripers in the ocean while mooching salmon.   In my college days, caught a lot of stripers at Ocean Beach.   Mostly tossing Mickey Jigs.   Bass Tub would get outside surf line and toss bait in to the surf to catch stripers.   I don’t know if stripers school in open ocean.

Heard they have closed New Melones to boating.   Be interesting where we can lake fish soon.   Berryessa has a 30 day quarantine.   Tag the boat and must wait 30 days.

Actually did not look that bad.   More a bad setup.   I was flipped by the wind one time at Twin Lakes in the Sierras.  My inflatable was a little under inflated and we were coming back from the furthest part of the lake.   Wind, rain and hail came up with a vengeance.  Rudder came out of the water and the i11s Hobie spun and the wind picked up the side.   Lost my fishfinder battery and good pair of P-line pliers.   Was near shore, so swam and pulled boat to side.   Waited for a little calming.    Can be scary, but good PFD.

Heard they were still deep.

I have one I have not used in years.   Will pump up the bladders and see if it is any good.  Free.   But is in Pleasanton.

I realize it is late.  Just got back from two weeks in Mission Beach.  Kayak fished Mission Bay.   Worst catching in years.   One really nice Corvina lost at yak.   San Diego bay is much better fishing, but house we rent is 100 yards from Mission Bay.   La Jolla kelp beds produce, even Yellowtail.   I use an Hobie i11s these days, so don’t do La Jolla.   There is even a kayak fishing guide that does La Jolla.   Here is a MPA in the area, so beware.  I fish swim baits mostly.   Best is a glitter clear with orange spot on bottom.   I think mimics ghost shrimp

I bought power cable off Amazon.