2024 Spiny Lobster Opener | Road TRIP!

Welcome to this episode of TLA.  On this episode I travel down to Southern California to take part in the 2024 Spiny lobster opener! I travel down with my friend Thuy - Fishing247 to take him on his first Spiny Lobster hooping trip! I also take him to one of my favorite Mexican food restaurants, Zatecas, in SOCAL. On this trip I also try out my new INSTA360 camera  capture all the fun. We had a great trip, visited some of my friends, Caught lobster and ran out of electricity on my TELSA on the way down - YIKES; With so much drama in this video it's hard to pack it all in - Its as overwhelming. Hope you guys enjoy it #calkayak #cckfishingteam #fishing247 #spinylobster

Hope guys enjoy the episode. --TLA

What’s the A-hulls motto? Love it when a plan comes together…then there’s the other reality that can happen to any of us!

Sorry to hear your trip had a few mishaps, especially the part about the risk of watching a buddy wash up on the jetty. Losing the bugs must’ve been a crusher, but making sure Thuy got out safely was the natural and correct thing to do obviously. That’s why going out in numbers can really pay dividends. After I said hello to you guys in the lot, my buddy (also a first timer) and I launched and went pretty far north up the jetty. We were doing pretty well until my buddy lost his balance and ended up in the drink. I missed it in the dark, but he reported a quick re-entry. Like Thuy, he had rudder issues once he was back in his kayak, and wound up right up against the rocks. I swooped in and attempted to hand him a paddle to grab onto so I could drag him away, but we missed each other and fortunately, he got out of the danger zone on his own. We called it shortly thereafter. Though we first had to untangle his rudder from the pot/line he snagged, then untangle ourselves from the sabiki rig that was poorly stowed in my panic to try and provide assistance, then deal with several pots loaded with mostly undersized lobsters. To make things more fun, I had a few of those pesky sabiki hooks buried in my legs and shoulder. I understand the choice not to film, or perhaps it just being an afterthought. In the moment when shit goes sideways on a rough ocean in the dark, safety is the only real thought on your mind.

Glad everyone exited the water safely, sorry to hear about the lost haul and the rod/reel combo.

We ended up with a few keepers, and I’m looking forward to trying Ventura this weekend. Thanks for posting, it was a good video despite the difficulties you had to deal with.

Fuuuuuuudge.... man that's a a lot of terrible things, humbling for sure...  Sometimes what can go wrong will go wrong, not much you can do but press on.  I'm impressed you can carry two yaks on your Tesla and fit two peoples worth of gear!  Lobster hooping looks like so much fun, wish I could get in on a trip some time That Mexican food looked bomb too!

What’s the A-hulls motto? Love it when a plan comes together…then there’s the other reality that can happen to any of us!

Sorry to hear your trip had a few mishaps, especially the part about the risk of watching a buddy wash up on the jetty. Losing the bugs must’ve been a crusher, but making sure Thuy got out safely was the natural and correct thing to do obviously. That’s why going out in numbers can really pay dividends. After I said hello to you guys in the lot, my buddy (also a first timer) and I launched and went pretty far north up the jetty. We were doing pretty well until my buddy lost his balance and ended up in the drink. I missed it in the dark, but he reported a quick re-entry. Like Thuy, he had rudder issues once he was back in his kayak, and wound up right up against the rocks. I swooped in and attempted to hand him a paddle to grab onto so I could drag him away, but we missed each other and fortunately, he got out of the danger zone on his own. We called it shortly thereafter. Though we first had to untangle his rudder from the pot/line he snagged, then untangle ourselves from the sabiki rig that was poorly stowed in my panic to try and provide assistance, then deal with several pots loaded with mostly undersized lobsters. To make things more fun, I had a few of those pesky sabiki hooks buried in my legs and shoulder. I understand the choice not to film, or perhaps it just being an afterthought. In the moment when shit goes sideways on a rough ocean in the dark, safety is the only real thought on your mind.

Glad everyone exited the water safely, sorry to hear about the lost haul and the rod/reel combo.

We ended up with a few keepers, and I’m looking forward to trying Ventura this weekend. Thanks for posting, it was a good video despite the difficulties you had to deal with.

I think i talked to your friend briefly after the dunk. When things goes side ways just have to stay focused on safety. Lobstering can be sketchy when conditions go sideways, but that's the important part of knowing your limits and fishing along side others.
My tolerance level and what i am able to handle is much higher than most, but i plan around others - not myself.

I'm glad you guys got in safely. Sometimes the biggest SHT shows are the best memories. I didn't dwell on it too much. We had a great road trip, and there will be plenty of times for bugs through out the season.

In the future, whenever I think I'm having a bad day fishing, I will have to rewatch this video for perspective.