REPORT: San Mateo Coast 7/11

Nice to see some familiar faces and new one. Short report: Fish has been slayed and 2 butts was caught. I let everyone tell their journey. Caught 2 nice lingcod hail mary 2 minutes apart. Thanks Ted for the gifted Cabe. Inlaws are happy. Pics to follow too tired.

Highlights of the day. Cleaning our fish at Half moon bay, a lady approach and amazed on our catches. She ask if we went on a boat. We said kayak, laugh at her husband (cleaning some small fish) they went on a kayak and you are on boat look at their catch. Hahahahaha.

nice report thanks for sharing. got to love the ending of your report. heckled her husband did she

howzit Darius, nice to meet you today. That was a lot of fun. It was my first time kayak fishing in California. Good group here.

Lots to learn. Lots of new spots to check out and species to target.
Aloha,
HG

nice report thanks for sharing. got to love the ending of your report. heckled her husband did she

I got the husband covered I said boat cant go where we fish it too shallow. The wife said maybe I should get a kayak, husband says if needed rescue I aint coming to get you lol....

Was the lady at the cleaning station there looking for the heads still there when you go there?  I gave her mine and told her my friends were coming with alot more, she got all excited, LOL.

Fun day, grats Hoala on the Hali! Nice meeting you brah!

Was the lady at the cleaning station there looking for the heads still there when you go there?  I gave her mine and told her my friends were coming with alot more, she got all excited, LOL.

Fun day, grats Hoala on the Hali! Nice meeting you brah!

Yeah she took the one fro noaki.

Sound like a great time. can't wait for the fishporn.

Pics or it didn't happen 

-FF

Thanks for the reports guys.

Pics or it didn't happen 

-FF

Didn't happen... but it was so good to fishing w/ you all!!! 
Nice to meet you, Hoala & congrats on the Hali!!!
Some big sets coming through at the beach got my heart pumping, but we made out & back safe this time...
Thank you for lunch, Darius!

Report: Please pardon my Grammar 

Setup my alarm 5:30 AM wake up start loading, couldnt get any sleep since I was very excited, took me a while loading, call Ted at 6 as I leave my parking, I hit starbucks for coffee then on my way, as soon as I get to the usual spot I saw every unloading, I noticed someone bench pressing kayak I thought it was Naoaki but I no way he will drive that far, as soon as he is back it was Mr Naoaki, saw Sean and TED, says hi shake hands went to my business of unloading my stuff, I saw Jason (Str8fishin) already launch and heading out. After I unload Ted and Sean was getting ready to launch took their time followed by Naoaki then who also took his time, there are some scary sets but plenty of time after, I took my time and launch uneventful, met with the rest and told me a big hali caught and jump off on the boat. It started good for everyone till the tide switch so is time bite but turned off. I managed to catch my limit of rockfish including huge cabby, I saw everyone with big ling and I cannot enticed one, switch to my go to Swimbait (yes its the 6.5" Holloween Big Hammer) caught 2 nice ling 2 minutes apart. After a few minutes noticing big swell so we decided to head in, Sean was the first and warned us about the waves, as soon as we are neard the beach, we all got butterflies in our stomach, very hairy, we timed it out we even came close to the beach but went back, we noticed some sinister waves coming and we aint gonna make it, then after those we manage uneventful. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR JOINING. Nice to meet Hoala, also shout out on Sean gaff my first ling was so happy. Here are the pics and video, sorry theres are distorted sound and cursing please lower your volume, I didnt to edit the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trBpkPwbuiU&feature=youtu.be

nice Hall lots of eats

Good job guys,

BH is a good place to fish and I always wish to fish there. Hopefully, I will be there some day.

ty

Friday evening I took the coast road home at stopped at Scott Creek for a bit to check the conditions. Even at 5pm at was no-shirt weather, so I chilled with a cold one on the bench & counted the sets. Had one of those brief moments of  Central Coast bliss, just hanging out with myself and watching the whole beach and ocean.  On the ocean, Aa full minute of back breaking thumpers, followed by 2 minutes of launchable calm. Good enough to make the drive to the SMC the next day fo' sho'.

was a great day to fish with some OG buddies and make new friends. Hoala was on it with the halibut. Darius, Ted, and Jason all collected nice stringers. Noaki pulled up a 15# ling (that was fun to watch bruddah)

the surf was just spooky enough to be fun & give you the adrenaline & butterflies that mean you are on the San Mateo Coast. Wrong place at the wrong time and a kayaker would have gotten wrecked. I think the big sets had maybe a 5ft dumping face at least.

Landed my biggest ling of the year so far at 33" 12# on a whole squid/halibut rig. Even got a bit of a sleigh ride out of it, pretty fun. Landed a few other fish, verms, cabbies wtc, all released.
I think Ted convinced me to start shopping for an Eddyline 14 footer

wish I could have stayed at the beach longer to chill with you guys. 'Twas an excellent day with a great crew! Thanks for lettin me tag along!

I think Ted convinced me to start shopping for an Eddyline 14 footer

Do it, like I said, imagine what you could do with an all white EC14 as your canvas!

This picture is deceiving, the south swell was breaking at the mouth a little earlier and coming in was "entertaining". That shorebreak still gives me butterflies during launch/landings, love it!