LAST EDITED ON Jun-28-00 AT 07:15 AM (PST)

LAST EDITED ON Jun-28-00 AT 07:15 AM (PST)

Started out by the sandbar. It was windy and a fair amount of kelp in the water. Didn't get anything. I did have a short halibut follow the Fastrac in when I first launched. Fished the beach between the wharf and harbor a little with plastics and the Fastrac and didn't get anything either. Went over to the bait receiver around 7:00 pm and fished hard until I was ready to pass out. Finally, just before 9:00 pm I hook up. Feels like a really good fish - then hard head shake - and snap! Aaaaaaah! Boy, was I pissed! Kept at it and got a 27 incher at 9:00 pm and a 26 incher 10 minutes after that - all on plastic. Fastrac didn't do anything. Fished for about 30 minutes more without a strike.

I would also like to add that everyone float tubing, kayaking, or fishing from a boat should be courteous and cautious of boats that are using the harbor for what it was originally intended for - launching and storing boats! Make sure you are out of the way and do not disturb the boats coming in and out of the harbor. There were two guys in a small aluminum last night who kept drifting right down the center of the path the boats use to go in and out of the harbor - constantly in the way of other boats. It would be a real drag if the boat owners started complaining and we couldn't fish there anymore. Also - do not crowd the bait receiver when boats are getting bait.

The funniest part came right after I caught the first seabass. Just after I released it someone fishing from shore cast a big glob of bait not two feet from my tube. Something for the Barnie page maybe? Like I actually caught the fish right there!

You can't catch tomorrow what you kill today - please practice catch and release.

Pete,
yeah, the last time I was float tubing the harbor some jackass from shore casted a krocodile RIGHT in front of me. It was landed less than a foot away from me and almost hit my rod. He did apologize right away so that was nice.
-Brian

Are those fastracs the Rebel jointed fasttracs? If they are were did you get them? I live in Goleta.. Thanks Carl C

Carl,
Welcome to the fastrac club... Yeah, they are made by rebel and Mr. Shin usually has the 5 inch ones at Hook Line and Sinker. We've been fishing the silver baits. Look around, I think Cabela's might have them. I got mine in Catalina where I was introduced to them. Good Luck.
-Brian

When they ran out of jointed ones I bought some of the rattling non-jointed ones and some shallow running (non-fastrac) minnows as spares. The non-jointed ones worked fine and the shallow ones worked in shallow water (under 3 feet). I even nailed a 14 inch halibut that hit it on the top while I was twitching it like freshwater bass fishing. Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnows have also had some action. I'm pretty sure anything that looks like an anchovie will probably work.