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I went out there this morning after watching your video earlier in the week. Was my first time launching the kayak in Mission Bay. Launched from Ventura Cove Park.(Lifeguard told me the beach is swimming only when I came in, so I’ll be looking for a new spot.) FIshed from 6 to 1130 and caught 6 ...

VinnyBass wrote: Thu Oct 02, 2025 10:07 am Great job out there!
Sounds like you had lot of fun and I really enjoyed the pics, especially the last one of the surface of the planet Mars…ha ha Tight lines always Dave

Mars? I believe thats Bigfoot.

Thanks for the tip. (As well as the others you’ve posted) My first BFS set up arrived yesterday. Can’t wait to try it out.

Was at Hodges on Wednesday and was complaining how tough its been to another guy who also barely got the skunk off. He tells me I need to try El Cap. Been saying I was gonna do it for a while, and with Hodges closing for the season the time seems right. Gonna head down Monday or Tuesday. Anxious to ...

Awesome! I’m at the gas pump right now and heading down.

Awesome! Can we get hot baits in BFS section?

Dannicus wrote: Wed Nov 05, 2025 3:42 pm Another 9 at Murray today. I will post the baits in the BFS section.

Excellent! Will read up on baits. Planning on heading to Murray next Wednesday. Didn’t do so well at El Cap on Monday. Thanks again for sharing.

Awesome! Can we get hot baits in BFS section?

Haha
I can't tell if you are being sarcastic, but I will if you want. I didn't know if people were even reading posts in that section.


Just did a deep dive on motorization options for my PDL 106. Was specifically looking at Bixby since they're ...

What the heck kind of rig is that on the senko?

Welp, looks like i’ll be fishing the bay tomorrow. Definitely trying this rig out (only needs skirted weight and its same rig Dannicus likes), but it’ll be slightly different because of the terminal tackle I have on hand. I’ll report back. Thanks for sharing!

robert_smith wrote: Tue Dec 02, 2025 9:00 am I launch at j st ramp and motor across or grand caribe is where u park in cays launch off beach it’s close to car not to far but i use ramp j st

Thanks man.

I've been wanting to get down there after reading through this and I think tomorrow's the day. Plan is to launch from the park around 7 or 8ish (never know how long it takes from Carlsbad). Got a new Kast KIng BFS rig I want to try out.

I have a Plano bait locker that i store all the bags in. Has a rubber gasket on underside of lid and latches that really crank it down. That keeps the juice/stink in.
But when i’m surf fishing, i’ll grab the smallest tupperware we have and throw a handful of baits in there. Fits in the fanny pack ...