08-14-2003, 08:21 PM
Halibut,
I've only been out twice so I don't think I'm ready for a beach launch yet. I've heard it can be tough to launch in the surf and can be treacherous...turning over, getting dunked, losing your gears [unsure]
Are you saying that the current is not as strong as in the bay when you are out in the open ocean? I'm have this fear that once I'm out in the open ocean the current will take me all the way to Catalina! How far out do you go and how long does it take to get back in? Is it better to float in a wet suit than waders out in the open ocean?
In the bay I cast to the boat docks with plastics targeting spotties, how do you fish in open ocean? I'm not up to speed with having a live well yet.
Newport Bay is nice, great scenery with all those nice homes and yachts. No one minds when you cast into the private docks. An added bonus are the hot babes that jog along the shores and bikini clad women on cruising yachts. Plenty of eye candy. These women find float tubes very amusing and it's easy to strike up conversations with them.
You sure are right about the current in the bay...the first time I went out of Balboa Island I went pretty close to the breakwater and then realized I had to leave for an engagement. I found out real quick that I move slower than at walking pace in wind and current. I kicked for a straight 30 minutes to get back. What an aerobic workout and my friend wasn't too thrilled about the quart of sweat I left in his neoprene waders that I borrowed! Good thing I'm a cyclist so the continuos kicking didn't kill me.
I've visisted Baytubers.com, fishing the big salty is a whole different culture. I've got much rigging to do.
Give me another month or two to build up my confidence and I would love to join you.
Ahimanic
I've only been out twice so I don't think I'm ready for a beach launch yet. I've heard it can be tough to launch in the surf and can be treacherous...turning over, getting dunked, losing your gears [unsure]
Are you saying that the current is not as strong as in the bay when you are out in the open ocean? I'm have this fear that once I'm out in the open ocean the current will take me all the way to Catalina! How far out do you go and how long does it take to get back in? Is it better to float in a wet suit than waders out in the open ocean?
In the bay I cast to the boat docks with plastics targeting spotties, how do you fish in open ocean? I'm not up to speed with having a live well yet.
Newport Bay is nice, great scenery with all those nice homes and yachts. No one minds when you cast into the private docks. An added bonus are the hot babes that jog along the shores and bikini clad women on cruising yachts. Plenty of eye candy. These women find float tubes very amusing and it's easy to strike up conversations with them.
You sure are right about the current in the bay...the first time I went out of Balboa Island I went pretty close to the breakwater and then realized I had to leave for an engagement. I found out real quick that I move slower than at walking pace in wind and current. I kicked for a straight 30 minutes to get back. What an aerobic workout and my friend wasn't too thrilled about the quart of sweat I left in his neoprene waders that I borrowed! Good thing I'm a cyclist so the continuos kicking didn't kill me.
I've visisted Baytubers.com, fishing the big salty is a whole different culture. I've got much rigging to do.
Give me another month or two to build up my confidence and I would love to join you.
Ahimanic