Following….i like how you can troll 2 rods in Benicia.

Thanks for the report. I hate getting skunked while others are catching. In the rain would suck even more.
I discovered the "secret launch" on my own once and posted a pic on here and the elders did not like it so I took it down.  It uses private docks so in theory the owner could deny access but I think a posted sign indicates that it is public access (that was probably required by BCDC during the development application). But I don't know. There is plenty of shoreline access next to that spot so it seems like they could install a more public dock or ramp, eliminating any issues.

Quote from: Bulldog---Alex on May 01, 2024, 12:20:34 PM

Has anyone tested retrieving what might be a larger fish at slower retrieval from deeper water? I will try and report when the time arises.

I have not had issues with barotrauma at inshore  because most of my inshore fishing in a kayak is usually no more than 80 ft in places I frequent around the Monterey bay

According to this PDF from the DFG on barotrauma: https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=36345

Myth: Reeling a fish in slowly prevents barotrauma.
Fact: Rockfish cannot acclimate to the pressure drop even when reeled in slowly.


That is a very informative handout on barotrauma.
I'm wondering how slowly they factored on reeling up. When I hook a small fish sometimes I will really take my time bringing it up, with several pauses at different depths. This does cut into fishing time. But if even several minutes does no good, then it's probably better to get them up and then back down quickly.

I've descended fish with only 8oz, so I think 12oz should work for the majority of fish. After the first 10ft they compress quite a bit. Most of my descended fish were small gophers or Coppers, so not a large volume of gas.  The one 21" yellow eye took awhile to get down. Worst case you could double a 10 or 12oz ball if it's not going down.

That’s a nice board. Unfortunately it doesn’t float. I had to repair my plastic folder after last year’s SWS landing. We’ll see how long it lasts.

Oh man, I’m getting buried. I skunked at NM today. I’m throwing in the towel. Think I’ll do some riding.

I heard that they dispersed a bit. That's kokanee fishing. Never really a sure thing.

The way I read it, in the waters near me, Monterey Bay, we can fish 300 feet and deeper from now until April 30.  Anything shallower is still closed.  Come May 1st until September 30th , we can fish 120 feet and shallower only.  Then all October is only 300 and deeper, November is back to only 120 and shallower and December is back to only 300 and deeper.
Is this how others interpret this?

Yes but "300 feet and deeper " is defined by the 50 Fathom line coordinates and some parts that are reachable are as shallow as 220' or 250' or so. Likewise 120' and shallower is defined by the coordinates, not the depth contour.
I just finished entering the coordinates in Navionics on my phone and saving them as a route, which creates the lines. I'm not sure if I can get them into my FF via the card.