Pacific Hake Fish OLD ASS REPORT.

Moss Landing. This was my first ocean kayak Fishing trip.My cousin Monster Guppy and myself set out past the jetty in Moss Landing totally newbies. We paddled straight out about A mile and A half or so and started dropping our lines.The bait never hit the bottom was kinda creepy but bait everywhere! I started pulling up these Jurrasic looking fish but didn't know what the hell they were. I was told by A power boater that they wee garbage fish. Caught thirty or so then decided to move in shallower. We started picking up chovies with the sabiki jigs when all of A sudded my rod went bendo!!!! After A few minutes A silver salmon started doing some aerobatic flips out of the water. Apperently he hit A chovie that was on my sabiki!

After spitting my hook we decided to fish another spot A caught A big ass skate. Was wishing it was A halibut. Gonna get A small experienced group to target the Hake soon .....Stand by..

A few pics.

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Man that was A long ass time ago, looks like I had all the right equiptment....

Nice Andy.  What's the fish, the second from the bottom on the right, in 'Moss Landing 029.jpg'?

-Allen

I heard the use to drag nets for these fish and used them for fish sticks and stuff like that.??

Nice Andy.  What's the fish, the second from the bottom on the right?

-Allen

Thought it was A chovie but now that im looking at it may be some endangered protected fish.

Nice Andy.  What's the fish, the second from the bottom on the right?

-Allen

Thought it was A chovie but now that im looking at it may be some endangered protected fish.

It looks a little like a juvie black cod.  Did it taste good?

-Allen

 Im in !!!!

man that must have been really old.  you were still a colts fan at the time

Mud Marlins are great fighters.  Thanks for the report and pictures Andy.

I think those slates are edible. In Greece I had a "boiled ray salad" that was delicious. Found out later it was skate wings.

How did the Hale taste?

Thats a cool report.  Guitar fish are awesome and fight well.  Id like to do that.

I have caught hake up here in Humboldt, but it has been awhile.  I never tried eating them.  They are oily and the flesh seemed a little mushy.

Thanks for the interesting report and pics.