Last chance big dino hunt - another nasty day 2/28

InsaneDuane, Frankfishing, and I went out to the OAK airport on the last day to catch and keep a sturgeon over the new 66" limit.  The sturgeon card program starts today March 1st.

However, the only thing big we caught in the bay were wind waves and nasty weather.  The first pic is of Duane sitting out a hail storm.  In the second pic you can barely see Duane bouncing around in the waves.  It looked a lot like open ocean conditions.

I did catch a hefty batray early on.   It got me excited thinking it was the real deal... but no such luck again.

If I ever finally catch my first legal kayak dino.... I just might retire from sturgeon fishing just like Mooch.

If I ever finally catch my first legal kayak dino.... I just might retire from sturgeon fishing just like Mooch.

Let me just make this clear......I will retire form sturgeon fishing from a kayak....but if I ever get an invitation to fish for dinos off a boat, I wouldn't turn it down 

Hi Chris / Cpyak and Art G.  ......Hint....hint....hint....


Some nasty weather pics there! This is why I fear the Bay more than the Ocean 

Keep at it Chuck You'll get yours!!

I'm amazed at how hardcore you guys are to even go out in this weather.I don't want to be outside in those conditions,much less on a kayak!At least you gave it shot tho.

#oly Crap!  those are horrendous conditions you guys are out in!
if I were checking this site for dino-huntin in the bay and saw these.It would "DAMAGE ME FOR LIFE"!!
I had to hold on to my desk when I saw these!!

Way to stick it out again fellas!! If there was a "Tough Guy of the year" award you'd have my vote! 
Z

Chuck you guys get the weather men of year award .......to bad you could not have a picture of a big Dino to show

Looks like fun..............NOTTTTT!!!! Even if I go in a regular boat, I wait for the nice after storm days, when the water's like a mirror....(note the word "AFTER", not during boyz) tough enough to see the bite when it's calm sometimes let a lone in storm chop.  Gotta love the die hard attitude tho...  Too bad the efforts wern't rewarded.

My wife said that she thought she saw two Kayaks at the end of the runway when she landed in Oakland late yesterday afternoon. Her thoughts were," That's got to be my crazy honey and his friends". I smiled and said yes babe that was them but I got off the water before the hail incident. Will have to name this adventure,

"The Hail Mary of Sturg. hunting".

Sorry I couldn't stay with you guys longer.....

I hope I'm not turning anyone off to fishing the bay in less than perfect conditions by posting such pics because I really don't think it's all that bad if you're prepared and dressed for the weather.

Duane and I were waterproof and windproof from head to toe.  I was wearing breathable waders, a hooded rain coat, and gloves.  Although it was raining and hailing, to me, it was no less comfortable than riding on a ski resort chairlift while it's snowing.

Although the wind waves were big, they were still somewhat predictable and manageable.  A few waves washed over the side, but I was prepared with all my gear secured from going overboard.  In sketchy conditions, as long as I'm not too far from shore, I'm okay with it.

At beginning of the day, the conditions looked good, so we decided to go with the original plan and paddled out 2.5 miles to the main channel.  But when, the wind and waves picked up, we played it safe by paddling back and fishing closer to shore.

Believe it or not.... in such sketchy conditions, I feel much more safer in my kayak than a typical fishing boat.

Some nasty weather pics there! This is why I fear the Bay more than the Ocean 

For me.... it's the other way around.

In the Bay, you're closer to help and you almost always have cell phone coverage and VHF radio contact.  Also, there are no big surf launches and landings to deal with.... or great white sharks either. ..... usually.

"For me.... it's the other way around.

In the Bay, you'll almost always have cell phone coverage and VHF radio contact.  Also, there's usually no surf launches in the bay to deal with.... or great white sharks."

I like it, positive thinking!!! Glass half full kinda guy...
I'll still take the mirror finish... 

I passed by Suisun Bay thia AM, "GLASS", I was supposed to try Montazuma today but the boys are home sick ...This weekend should be great,

ChuckE and gang..."Burly Men!!!!" That wave action looks epic for the bay, with rain and wind,

Hope you guys get out this weekend, should be the "ticket" or punch card .....Danglin

In the Bay you have:

1) the current to deal with. ..
2) the wind chop - nothing worse than trying to paddle back with 3 foot chop crashing on you - 3 seconds apart from each other ...
3) the low tide mud fest 

IMO: I'm feel more comfortable in the Ocean 

In the Bay you have:
2) the wind chop - nothing worse than trying to paddle back with 3 foot chop crashing on you - 3 seconds apart from each other ...
IMO: I'm feel more comfortable in the Ocean 

What about offshore winds, huge swells, and the "white hand of god" crushing you to pieces?

In the Bay you have:
2) the wind chop - nothing worse than trying to paddle back with 3 foot chop crashing on you - 3 seconds apart from each other ...
IMO: I'm feel more comfortable in the Ocean 

What about offshore winds, huge swells, and the "white hand of god" crushing you to pieces?

I'm usually inside the harbor (or packing my stuff in) by the time this all happens