Kayak Fishing Bolsa Chica Beach | Fish Finder Upgrade 

There’s definitely hope for you Peter! Honestly the most difficult part for me is not the paddling or being out on the water all day… it’s the end of the day when it’s time to drag the kayak across the sand and then load it on the truck. 🎣😃

The Fusion 480 is awesome and can do everything the more expensive Stealths can do. The Fusion 480 is definitely way more impact resistant than the fiberglass models. Do you fish in the Southern California area? Also… thanks for watching my videos. 🎣😃

@@losthorizonfishing107 yes I do, I've been fishing Redondo for rock fish and long beach for halibut, going to hit Dana point and La Jolla. havn't tried surf launching though, but it's on the bucket list!

Thanks George.🎣😃

That relief shading is legit!

Thanks Dan!

Thanks Anthony!🎣😃

Thanks Ken!🎣😃

Using the Navionics Platinum Plus with Relief Shading, I’m finding structure at my local beach that I previously didn’t know was there. It was definitely worth the money. Right now Stealth’s lightest option is the Elite 530, which weighs in right at 50lbs. I think there’s also a full carbon version of the Elite 530 that’s in the mid 40 pound range. At 71 years old that’s really tempting for me!🎣😃

That would be awesome!🎣😃

Thanks for watching Ryan.🎣😃

Yeah buddy… it looks like you are still cranking out the quality content! I’m definitely watching your San Diego video today!🎣😃

The Navionics Platinum Plus Card is $249. I was reluctant to spend the that kind of money, but the relief shading is really amazing. For guys that are into fishing for rock fish… it would be a really awesome tool! I personally am not big on rock fishing, but being able to see an almost photographic image of the bottom as I’m trolling a lure behind the kayak is really cool!🎣😃

Hi Chris… I park in the state parking lot and launch at Tower 17 at Bolsa Chica State Beach. That’s just a hundred or so yards north of the little jetty.🎣😃

I've been watching your channel for awhile now and I've been wanting to try a beach launch at Bolsa Chica. When is it better to launch there. Incoming tide or outgoing tide. And my name is Curtis.

@@GrimReaper68440Hi Curtis… Kayak surf launches are always easier at Bolsa on really low tides. That’s true for both launching and returning to the beach. On high tides (above 4 feet), Bolsa can be really tricky, because there’s a very steep berm that causes a pretty wild and unpredictable shore break… even when the surf is small. If you watch the end of this video, you’ll see me coming back to the beach and jumping out of the kayak in the shore break. The shorebreak actually washes the kayak a good ways up the berm, which actually makes it easier for me. If you have regular sit on top kayak with your gear exposed, releasing the kayak in the shore break or missing the grab when you hop out can end badly. 🎣😃

Thanks for sharing. I've been to LA Jolla Shores and launched from the surf. Sometimes easy Sometimes not. But I think I'm going to try Bolsa Chica sometime this summer. I have an Oldtown Bigwater 132pdl, it does really well for me... If you don't mind, maybe you and I could go out together at Bolsa Chica, you could show me a thing or two 😉

⁠@@GrimReaper68440The Oldtown Bigwater 132 is an awesome fishing machine, but it’s also really heavy at 122 pounds with no gear. Bolsa Chica State Beach is nothing like La Jolla. At La Jolla on a 2-3 foot surf day, or smaller, launching and returning to the beach is super easy and the chances of flipping your kayak are really low. At Bolsa Chica flipping your kayak in the surf is almost a certainty. I’ve been launching at Bolsa a lot over the last five years and although I’ve only flipped my Stealth one time during a surf launch, I’ve flipped “many” times coming back to the beach. Even after all those sessions at Bolsa, I still end up in the water 50 percent of the time! I honestly couldn’t imagine launching a big kayak like the Oldtown Bigwater or a Hobie Pro Angler at Bolsa and having to deal with all that weight when the kayak flips upside down in the surf. In the five years I’ve been launching from Bolsa, I’ve never seen another kayak fisherman there, even though it’s a really fun place to fish. I’m not saying you can’t do it or you shouldn’t do it, but you absolutely need to be prepared for the almost certain reality of ending up going down is the surf and then figuring out how to get your 122 pound kayak (+ your gear).back on to the beach. 🎣😃