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Messages - 3Ospades

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Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) / Re: week at tb
« on: September 16, 2021, 02:30:59 AM »
Good stuff. Hooking fish on the sabiki rig happens from time to time. They eventually break off. It is exciting. Try flylining the live bait when this happens. You might have the best day ever!
It’s a fun gentle battle it seems like.  My main goal when it happens is to get a glimpse of the fish before breaking free. 
What do you mean by flylining?   
Never mind, I did some quick research and will definitely be taking a fly rod out next time!

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Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) / Re: week at tb
« on: September 16, 2021, 02:27:29 AM »
Making something difficult look pretty darn easy. Great work and nice catches there!
Glad I can look like it was easy!  Reality is I worked my butt off while out there, but feel like I’ve learned a good deal. That day actually made me think I knew what I was doing, thankfully I was quickly skunked the next day so I was returned to my humble place.

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Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) / week at tb
« on: September 14, 2021, 02:12:38 AM »
I spent a good amount of time the last week on the water at TB while everyone else has been out searching for salmon.  I've been fishing TB for about two years now and have always found it to be a challenging water system.  I have had plenty of skunks out there and have learned quite a bit from my time there.  Here are a few of my thoughts.  I am by zero means an expert.  Just wanting to share my observations and see if there are any thoughts from others.

Live bait and saki: searching the grass for live bait was a challenge for me.  I hooked up with some smelt, perch, and even a good size herring!  Mostly though I found the halibut we more interested in anchovies.  These I would find in deeper sections away from the grass.  Bait is still in the system (as of 9/12) but seems to be thinning.  One thing that happened to me multiple times was hooking up on bigger stripers while jigging the sabiki.  I was able to very very gently fight 3 of them up to the kayak before they got spooked too much and would snap the lines.  Was always fun to have them on the very light tackle even if I knew they would likely break free.

Lights: yellow can is great and I generally start there as I can see it from Millers flashing and can start paddling out at civil daylight or if there wasn't much wind I would start in the dark.  I set-up a nice running light system for my Revo with a handful of bike lights (green and red ones) that work great.  I had boats coming up to me in the early hours commenting on how well lit I was.  This gets me out to the fishing grounds and hopefully with a little bait by first light.

Terittory: there is a lot of good selves and drop offs all along hog that were really fun to bounce live bait along.  This is the general area I got most of my hookups (here and south of yellow can).  I haven't spent too much time north of the island but I hear the bite up there has been slow too.

How did I do?  Overall I did pretty well.  Over 8 days I had two skunks or minimal hookups, a handful of shaker halibuts, three rays (one of which gave me a great sleigh ride!), three keeper halibut (25, 30, 32.5), and one massive pb striper at 35" (thanks to that live herring)!

TB is a challenge but worth it for the beauty and excellent fishing possibilities.
What are your thoughts and observations?

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Hookups and Fishing Reports (Viewable by Public) / TB 8/17 Windy
« on: August 18, 2021, 02:40:30 AM »
Have been making it to TB about once a week for the last few months with nothing to show for it other than a few shakers and scratch baits.  Yesterday I got to Miller's around 6am with one PB launching and other than that no one around.  The wind was pushing hard and the water was looking choppy but I felt safe enough and was determined to get a few hours in.  Hit the water by 6:20 and started heading towards the south side of Hog working for some bait on a sabiki.  Was getting no love and having trouble finding bait but persisted for about an hour hitting the edges of the eel grass.  Boom suddenly something bigger than bait hit my rig and ran for maybe 20feet before snapping the fly off the rig.  Perhaps a ray or stripper?  I was getting popped around in the wind waves and not getting bait so headed to the middle of the channel.  Thankfully I was able to drum up 3 of the smallest anchovies I have ever seen.
Taking my little baits I switched up to a live bait rig and dropped down.  Still getting popped around like a cork I did my best to drift slowly and focus on the rod tip.  Trying to stay North of the Yellow Can my line suddenly went wild!  I let the line go for all of about 5seconds that felt like eternity and then set the hook.  Fish on!  The fight was fun and interesting as I was working to keep facing the wind and waves while fighting the fish.  I was able to get the fish up and to the side of the kayak, a quick gaff, bonk and bleed.  29+"
Decided not to push my luck and energy as the wind was continuing to pickup and I wasn't interested in getting stuck out on the bay.  Off the water by 8:30am, halibut fish tacos for staff meal at work and a satisfied angler.   

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Kayak Fly Fishing / Re: Sunday Stripers - San Joaquin 4/18/2021
« on: April 24, 2021, 03:59:23 AM »
Great job!  Catching those stripers on a fly is a blast, they can out a serious bend in the rod.

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Places to Launch and Camp / Re: Corte Madera Creek
« on: February 23, 2021, 03:51:34 PM »
When I launch I go from the back side of San Quentin, just be sure to keep your car locked up and nothing of value visible. 

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Recipes / Re: Gravlax (cured salmon) recommendations
« on: September 29, 2020, 04:50:04 PM »
Looks great!  Definitely pair with capers and creme friache or sour cream and dill (looks like that is what you have already done).  Also, makes an excellent omelette with pepper and again capers and dill. 

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Recipes / Re: Cold smoked king salmon caviar
« on: September 18, 2020, 05:32:50 AM »
Great job!  will definitely try if I'm lucky enough to land a fish with a good egg sack.  Have you ever tried making bottarga?
Thanks for sharing.

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Recipes / Re: Canning anchovies
« on: September 05, 2020, 12:20:21 PM »


You can probably salt/cure then very gently smoke and/or can in olive oil.
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I second this.  The anchovies will stay more plump if salted first vs going into olive oil. 

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General Talk / Re: North Lake Tahoe fishing
« on: September 03, 2020, 03:10:15 PM »


and if the lakes aren't producing, you have the Truckee River (not for a kayak).  Just read up on the regs for the Truckee before you start fishing.  and someone will correct me but I recall that Lake Tahoe has some regulations regarding cleaning your kayak prior to putting it in the water.

I second the Truckee, especially if you fly fish.  There are some very large and beautiful trout in that river.

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General Talk / Re: camper recommendations?
« on: September 03, 2020, 03:04:44 PM »
My wife and I got an off-road tear drop trailer a year ago and have used it a lot.  We put some 17" tires on it and can take it anywhere.  Probably too small of a foot print for what you are looking for but you could have everything but the toilet.

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Wow!  That's remarkable.  Glad you are ok

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General Fishing Tips / Re: Good place to launch in Marin?
« on: August 28, 2020, 02:41:33 PM »
In the bay I go out of Point San Quentin, but you've got to watch the tides as it gets shallow there.  Also can launch from where the windsurfers go off on the western side by Larkspur Landing.  Parking available at both, but don't leave anything valuable in your car.

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Craftsmen's Corner / Re: Transducer install
« on: August 22, 2020, 11:42:56 AM »
Great information!  Thanks for sharing.

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Craftsmen's Corner / Transducer install
« on: August 22, 2020, 09:50:32 AM »
This may be a dumb question but:
When installing a transducer in the hull of a kayak, does the transducer need to be submerged in water?  As the Garmin Striker instructions are not geared towards kayaks.  Was told to epoxy a tupperware in the hull filled with water and put the transducer in that.

Any insight will be greatly appreciated.

Nathan

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