white seabass-non kayak but fun!

I had the good fortune to go out on an overnight on the Apollo out of Sea landing in Santa Barbara on Friday. Started fishing at dawn, and managed to get a WSB limit (1fish per person) on the boat by 12:30 (26 fish). Smallest fish was 12lbs, largest was 33lbs. I managed 2 both 14-15lbs. All caught using dropper loops on the bottom with live squid. We fished the front side of Santa Rosa Island. Nice weather, a very helpful crew, and a fantastic galley cook made it a great trip. Hit a few reefs on the way back for some assorted chuckleheads, blues, and one 10 lb Ling on my trusty 8oz diamond jig. 
-Sean

WHERE ARE THE PICS 

Come on Sean - you know better than to post pics when you have reports like this 

Seems like the WSB are coming back big time. That's a lot of fish especially for this time of year!

I hope we get another run of them this year at Bonita Cove...I didn't get out for them, but would sure like to give it a try.

Ah, I knew I was going to take flak for the no pics thing. Sad to say, not one out of the 22 folks fishing had a digi camera. I did get a couple of pics with my disposable kayak camera that happed to be in my tackle box but it will be a while before I get it developed, sorry
I agree the fish seem to be getting bigger. This is only my observation from going on this same trip 4 years in a row. Usually we fish in June, but the last 2 years we missed the hot bite, so it was scheduled in the end of April and we hit it right on. Actually the counts started last week and the fish were larger, averaging 35lbs.
Other highlights were watching a 7 year old land two approx 15lb WSB (with the skippers help). I give great props to the skipper for doing everything he could to keep the rod in the kid's hands. He could easily have just grabbed the rod until the fish was gaffed, but he really let the boy work and get the fish in (mostly) on his own. it was cool to watch. We aslo were treated to a fluking humpback on our way home. This was my first time getting my line in the water this year, and I am now full of stoke to start paddling!
-Sean