Sun Nov 24 Santa Cruz

Early out of Mitchell's .  630...straight out ~2 miles...big something (ling?) took line heavy and fast twice and holed itself...spent 30 mins paddling in every direction...should have waited longer to see if the creature would have come out...went into the kelp at natural bridges and caught a 21" black rockfish...good day.  Glassy afternoon.


Peace

Nice fish! What's it like launching a kayak from Mitchells? I've done a number of trips out of the harbor, but they are wanting $10. a day to launch a kayak. Figured there's gotta be a better way.

Yeah mon!  Mitchell's is easy...the waves slow down quite a bit at north end of the cove, there's a series of defeated jetties that make a nice mello pocket to pull the kayak in and hop onboard.  Watch out for getting slapped around by any reflected wash.  Beach launch is all about timing anyways.  The beach has flattened out for winter now too so that helps clear the summer kelp nonsense which can make launch and return interesting during the summer.


Peace

Thanks too!  Biggest rockfish I've ever seen/caught...so fun, I thought had a ling...fought like a beast...best to you buddy.  Kind regards and respect.
Tyler


Peace

Nice RF's.  Thanks for the report and pictures Tyler.

Absolute...stoked to share with all these good people.  Gna post a hook up...going out Saturday morning...Mitchell's as usual.


Peace

Congrats, thats 's the biggest black I've seen around SC! Yeah, probably a ling that broke you off. I got broke off yesterday in a similar fashion, but still landed two at 12# and 8#, and released a couple of other decent lings in the same area.
Hope to see you out there, Jim

That's awesome!  Thanks Jim, first time I experienced a ling holing itself ...brought it up slow for maybe ten cranks after I set the hook and drag...then it took line like a halibut twice, I was thumbing the spool to slow it a bit more but then felt the most odd wiggling/ head shaking?  I assume it was the punk jamming itself into a crack.  Broke it off after paddling in circles. Good stuff...lots of fun.


Peace

Id be stoked to see you out there too Jim.  Best to you.  Happy thanksgiving .


Peace

nice fish. has some size on it.