Kayak Fishing for California Sheephead |
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- In this episode of Field Trips: West Coast, I'm back in La Jolla for a 2nd day kayak fishing with Kevin Nakada from Hobie. Since I knocked yellowtail off my bucket list last episode, we'll be targeting one of the most bizarre fish I've ever seen: California sheephead.
Watch until the end for a preview at episode 3!
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So awesome
+lojo.fishing it's a rad fishery
Reamed
I agree
wow the thumbnail makes it look so much bigger but its still a nice catch!
+fil filou haha yeah that GoPro fisheye helps
Robert Field yeah but as i said it was a nice catch anyway
lol we all do that....every. single. fisherman! lol
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Its the standard pose for pics that every fisherman knows. Hold fish close to the camera, in a manner to hide your arms. Then extend your arms and lean back a little, making your head look smaller (in the pic). Take it at an angle for maximum effect lol
First video of your I've seen and already subbed. The best fishing channel I've come across.
+BlackDiamond wow thanks man! Lots of other wild fish from the kayak if you wanna check em out. Thanks again
BlackDiamond cool
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BlackDiamond same
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Imagine not knowing this things were down there and pulling it up. I don't know what I'd think! Cool video and series idea!
Haha totally man, they're crazy lookin
You never seen species like that over here in south Florida lol
+Couple of Adventures haha right. I live in south Florida, our Sheephead are muuuuch different
In 1972 when I was in the Navy, we would guard San Clement Island, and catch a ton of Sheepheads, and Catalina Blues, and reef sharks. The abalone drivers would trade us their lobster and abalone, for FRESH WATER and Bologna Sandwiches. Also come on board at night to watch movies. We caught HUGE garbage can(s) full of Sheepheads. Our Filipino cooks would take the extras home, we actually got tired of eating lobster and abalone. Who would'a thunk it.... LOL.
I’ve been going to La Jolla every year my whole life and never knew these fish even existed, gotta try fishing there
They’re rad man
@@YakFishField Kinda like your mom ?
Really awesome catch. Strange fish, but I guess a Sheephead is a Sheephead. Just don't look the same without those stripes, 😉👍 Tight lines brother 🎣 and safe travels.
Yeah, it's a totally different species, not related to the gulf/east coast sheephead at all. Not why all these dudes back in the day had sheep on the brain...
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That’s because there are sheephead and sheepshead. Sheephead are black and red.. or all pink... sheepshead are silver with black stripes
VERY nice video and fish! Thanks for the video keep it up. I MISS MY KAYAK FISHING DAYS ON THE central coast of California off Big Sur. Those were great adventures. Some of my best days fishing ever for sure!
+The Fishing Doctors Adventures the central coast is a blast! Did you see episodes 5 and 6 where I went for lingcod and rockfish? SO much fun man!
Robert Field will have to watch thanks
Great videos and great sharing. Thanks and Greetings from WW2HistoryHunter
Very nice sheephead! That's my playground ! I love La Jolla. I see you are using Seigler Reels as well. Another favorite of mine is my Truth SG. Very nice show- and very well edited. This belongs on network!
+Glen Chase yeah man that's the SG on the red rod, love those reels. And thanks Glen! A network show is the dream. One day...
Love the Stoke! Nice job.
Thanks Bruce!
Those shepheads aren't that easy to find. Neither are the yellowtails. Guys go through a skunkfest before hooking up on one of them, especially the yellows. Kevin has La Jolla dialed in. Another good episode, man! Looking forward to the rest!
Yeah dude, I did not go in expecting to succeed both days. So far the trip has been going incredibly at this point. 3 for 3. Got 10 episodes left :)
I've never ever seen that sheephead before haha I mean we have the black striped ones here in Virginia beach
+7citiesfishing yep those are the ones I'm used to. Same name, totally different fish.
there would be transgender fish in California
+oscar lisboa no comment
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there are sequential hermaphroditic Actinopterygii in waters all over the planet. Or were you just trying to take a cheap shot about the entire population of people you know nothing about?
Funny and interesting video man! Love fish biodiversity ;)
+Fishing & Biodiversity thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. And me too, that’s why I love going for new and unfamiliar species.
I'm from Italy and i do fishing in Mediterranean waters, always looking for new species; have a look to some of my videos if u want :) Tight lines!
Your logic, "That's a beautiful fish...let's eat it!"
Your logic, “I’m morally against fishing... I’m going to spend my free time watching fishing videos!” 👌🏼
Robert Field Nah, not interested For your information I got better things to do actually. Who says I'm against fishing!? 😂
Just seen your videos in my recommendations for some weird reason that's all. Smart ass!
HAHHA roasted loser
Shannon X Pennywise love you😘
Dude that was an amazing trip, I live in California also, sheepheads are yummy. Happy fishing our pacific Coast. We do have a great fishery here and it's all up and down our coast from San Diego to to San Francisco Bay and more. Right now our yellow tail tuna are going off, but I know you are well aware of that, seeing your video of the day before. I've been following your channel for some time now. You are a true sportsman and I enjoy watching you fish, wherever you are. Enjoy California, we are the greatest state in the world.
+Curtis Burgett yeah dude, this coast is SO wildly different than the gulf or east coasts (makes sense, different ocean) so it's been a blast exploring it because it's all totally new to me. I'll be heading all the way to Seattle during the season, so there will be a little bit of everything. My mom lives in Irvine, CA and she co-stars on tomorrow's VLOG as I cook this sheephead up
They sort of remind me of tau togs
+Joe2.7 I agree
Joe2.7 yeah they're face is very similar, much more similar to that than a black and white sheepshead
Joe2.7 yea like they cousin
10:52-11:08 when you find out your eating pizza hut for dinner
+Matthew Martin haha that's what I was thinkin
Robert Field are you going to travel to Louisiana
+Matthew Martin for sure. I've fished there before and it's an incredible fishery too.
Wow, that's a crazy looking fish. I've never knew they existed.
+Mathew Davis - Adventures and DIY I didn't either!
Mathew Davis - Adventures and DIY They are really good eating actually almost taste like lobster
I gotta go catch one of these
Sad u did not know
Even though I grew up in California, and heard of these California sheephead, I never caught one.
Omg 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈🐡🦑
Barramundi do that too. They change from male to female around the age of 3/5 years old
+Dylan Stewart interesting, that fish is on my list!
Another great video, those sheephead taste damn good! Just like lobster
Yeah dude! VLOG 4 comes out Thursday and my mom's in it... we cook that fish up.
That reentry brought a smile to face. Well done.
+TridentDriver1987 haha doesn't go that smoothly often, but when it does it's a lot of fun!
I just started watching your(all) Kayak videos a month ago. Yours are the best I see without a doubt. Keep them coming! Gig 'em
Thanks and Gig em bro!
The best part of your epic fishing adventures is the positivity and the sheer joy that you have for the sport, the fish and meeting and hanging out with other anglers. So Rad another awesome vid! You Rock Rob!
So true about the other anglers man. That was one of the coolest parts about this trip. I met up with 13 sets of complete strangers except for online, and all of them were just rad people that were SO generous and nice to me. Very blessed to be running into such awesome people. I'm not even that great of an angler, but I've been fortunate enough to fish with some legends. Kevin is THE man out there.
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Crazy lookin fish man. Looks like you had a good time.Peace and be safe out there.
Yeah dude, freakin alien fish. Thanks!
The best tasting Sheepheads are under 12 to 15 pounds. Steam them, then flake their meat with cooked Lobster meat, then refrigerate for about 4 hours. You can use a 3 or 4 to one ratio of Fish to Lobster, and hardly anyone can tell the difference in taste...! Everything tastes like Lobster!
(You're fishing in "My Neck of the Woods", now! 30 years of fishing around there!). Haha!
Good info!
The swells were getting big for a kayak and you rode that gift wave all the way in like a Boss! Another great episode. Also the first time I've ever seen the rod, reel, line and species color coordinated lmao. Thanks RF you are killing this dream trip. Over
+Scott Ehrlich haha yeah dude, surf reentry never goes that smoothly! And yeah, totally planned the rod and fish matching. Haha
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Olá amigo sou do Brasil sempre assisto seus vídeos, estou importando um caiaque hobie outback 2019 vi seu parceiro com um PA 12 costa ria de saber os ponto positivos para pesca oceânica qual dos dois é o mais indicado para este tipo de pescaria.
Another great vid!
+Ty Vassalli thank you Ty!
Do you think sometime you could make a video of all the different species of fish you have caught,? After scrolling through and watching a lot of your videos I am left wondering what your total is. What you favorite is? And where you have caught fish at?
Cheers
I really need to make a list! My favorite big game fish has to be roosterfish. Favorite small game fish probably redfish on the gulf coast
Field trips are on point. I'm new to the channel so I've been watching all your old videos.
Thanks man, glad you’re enjoying the content!
looks like a massive fish swimming under kayak at 6:49 bottom right of screen
I am sure that is something moving
First time watching your videos and I enjoyed it. That fish looked like a mixture of Shamoo, a K9 and a stop sign...
+James M haha solid description bro! Welcome to my channel, glad you dug episode 3. Lots more on here if you wanna check more out. Alligator gar, sharks, mahi, sailfish, bass, paddlefish... all from the kayak.
West Coast Sheepshead are big and strong! 22lbs is a small male sheepshead, as I've pulled 40 & 50 pounders near that very spot. When cooked, they taste almost like lobster. Next spot to try is off Point Loma.
Yeah, they’re delicious
I'm really loving these new episodes
I appreciate that Parker. I decided to refocus on TH-cam and will be going forward. It's a lot of work editing all these, but I'm having a blast. Thanks for watching!
Robert Field im glad you're having a blast, im having a blast watching you
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A fish camp I go to 130 miles below the border, Castro's Camp, targets BIG sheep head using lobster for bait. An underutilized fishery
Nice dude. They're a blast, I bet you can get some monsters on lobster
Hey Robert. - I really appreciate how you list your gear in the description. I see a bunch of different action camera hats on Amazon. Is there one that you recommend?
+CMonsta Fishin' absolutely man, the ONLY one that'll float your camera is the ActionHat. www.actionhat.com
I think that if you really want to catch some MONSTER sheepshead, you should head to Chesapeake, Maryland
+Barbara Nield those are a different fish, just the same name. Not related. Yours are light grey with black vertical stripes. You guys have some big ones up in the bay though!
My god those teeth.
Yeah dude. Like a german shephard
Robert Field A German Sheppard that fell on his teeth😂
More like an Ozark cannibal.
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The California Sheepshead doesn't change from female to male at around 5 years old. Sheepshead live in families and there is always 1 male per family. I have caught a male sheepshead only 10 inches in length. just FYI
+Tate Beck good to know
This gives me anxiety.
+Off-Brand Bleach haha
yrs back we would get sheephead while diving n boy are they some damn good eatin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes they are, we cook it up in the next video!
I'm really enjoying this FieldTrip. Nice job. Seriously!
thank you!
first time fishing and first fish i catch was the California sheephead going to baja mexico. took me 5 - 6 hours to get it. My dad was going to cut the line But i didn't want to give it up. I'm 5 foot 2 inches and that fish was huge. xD it was bigger then my torso.
That’s incredible! Great story
I think the ilets on the rod are a little twisted
+Joe Conlon they're supposed to be, that's called spiral wrap or acid wrap. Google it for info on the advantages
Robert Field cool I just haven't seen any rod S like that
Snook do the same thing, that’s why they have a slot, around 35-40 in, I️ don’t know exactly but they transition from male to female
+Drew Carter yep I’ve heard that. Pretty interesting
Wow I love this serie like crazy. And i think you enjoy making these too!
Glad you're digging it man, and I definitely do!
11:55 holy sheephead Robert thats a huge dinner...you should do a catch and cook next time
Stay tuned bro! Tomorrow's VLOG stars me and my mom as we cook this bad boy up.
12:40 awesome fish!
+Matteo R yeah dude!
Black sea bass and some groupers are hermphrodites. They change genders based on pheromones(I think) and or abundance of certain genders. Also sheepshead remind me of tautog than hogfish.
Yep, like I said in the video, I've heard of other fish that do it. I believe hogfish actually change too. And yeah, the males look a lot like tautogs, I actually said that to Kevin off camera. The females looked more like hogfish to me with how their mouths flared out and hinged way open. But the males definitely look like a weirdly-colored tautog.
Sheepshead is the best fish to eat!!
+Big Worm yeah dude so good. Check out the latest VLOG episode where I cooked it up with my mom
Cali Sheephead is one beautiful fish they feed off urchin and crab but they can get up to 30 pounds but over sport fishing in areas of the Cali coast has reduced not the numbers of the Big Rams.
+Vincent Gambina very cool species, and delicious too! My mom and I cooked it up in the VLOG that followed this episode
Wow great video, never knew about this fish, looks beautiful. Also are your rod guides supposed to be like that?
+Estefan Ballesteros yes sir, that's called spiral wrap or acid wrap. You can google it to learn about the advantages
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Sheepheads aka poorman's lobster.
+leo ll they're delicious. My mom and I cook it up in tomorrow's VLOG episode
Robert Field CA sculpin is my favorite, go get some rattles, sooooo goood!
I wish I could fish the ocean big fish compared to freshwater and easy catches to if you in the right place but thanks for the next best thing I wish you could get a Colab with blacktiph
I know Josh from BlacktipH, we've been meaning to do a collab for like a year. We'll get it done soon. There's lots of cool stuff to catch in freshwater too man, and I have freshwater videos later in this series. Episode 9 is the biggest fish I've ever landed, and it was in a river.
Dem fish transgender
+Christiam Borowski yep
If you are ever out here again you can launch inside San Diego bay then paddle out to Point Loma via the boat channel and avoid the surf issues. You can fish the kelp and reefs there for pretty much the same species.
Good to know!
Looks like a tropical tautog more than a sheepshead
+shaun simmons yep I thought the same thing. They must be related.
Nice fish 🐠
Robert Field
They are both members of the wrasse family, along with the florida hogfish you refered to.
So yes they are related.
There are several wrasses that can be caughg on hook and line in hawaii as well,
But they top out at around 7 pounds or so.
It’s different from the silver fish with black stripes because those are Sheepshead. The black and red fish are sheephead. No second s
I’d say they’re different for more reasons than the S
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You took that music from one of those Trump commercials for old men with low Testosterone.
But seriously all jokes aside you need to pick the music in the video not use the songs the software comes with.
I bought that music, Trump’s organization must’ve bought it from the same source. I must be using a good one if I’m in line with what his budget buys. Thanks for the tips, but I’ll keep doin things my way ✌🏼
Looked bigger in the picture.... cool catch tho
+Alex Mora they always do :)
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clickbait thumbnail
I'd almost call it a California tog before I'd call it a California sheepshead... looks like a tog to me.
+Bewitched Angling yeah it does for sure
Epic! I subbed.
+John's Fish Tales thanks John!
There is an important anual kayak fishing tournament in los barriles at baja mexico you definitlly should come some day
can't believe you picked on those poor transgender fish bahaha love your excitement man safe travels and tight lines man!!!
+Robert Holmes haha thanks Robert glad you dug the episode
11:00 you can thank me later
Launched and landed at that beach a hundred or more times. Never ate it launching but got tanked a lot landing. The called the smaller waves Dr Gary waves because they are the only ones that didn't tank me.
Haha yeah, I've been in some gnarly surf in Texas and dumped a few times.
Beautiful fish...
+Fish, jam, laugh... beautiful in their own way for sure
The Fish get up to 40 lbs dude. I have shot one spearfishing at 25lbs and have had friends shoot ones 35+lbs
+murs44861 yeah, I know. Sounds like you’ve gotten some mice ones!
Awesome cool fish too 👍🎣
I grew up fishing out of Port Sulfer, LA area. That was one evil looking sheephead with those teeth.
+Cory Waller yeah dude their mouths are gnarly
Peace be to you all! That's a BEAUTIFUL fish; too beautiful to eat! I hope you guys enjoy it!
+IPHLO,LLC w/Dr.O the PA Pro thanks man. I cooked it up with my mom in the VLOG entry from this episode. Check it out, it was delicious!
Do you remember what terminal gear and set up you used for this? Looks like a 3 way swivel.
3-way swivel with a weight below and a 3/0 treble hook
16:35 LUL
+Zombie Potato haha
Zombie Potato
Actually Robert, there are a few fish that are hermaphrodite. You see it in the tropical fish trade, the Pea Puffer is one that comes to mind.
Yep, there’s actually many species that do.
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Moana in a nutshell.
+Mavrick78 haha basically
Next time you guys are in la Jolla I would like to join! Kayak fishing forever!
I love that place. Not sure when I’ll be back but I definitely will be and you’re welcome to join!
Name your series "Kevin says..." :D
+societywithin haha, he's only in 2 episodes but I definitely owe him everything for these 2 days. He put me on em
Awesome keep it up I'll sub because you are awesome and the other you tube videos they talk to much its like stop talking botch.
+Kelli Shaw haha glad you enjoyed the vid Kelli
This is my favorite to fish for theses are actually pretty tricky to catch you had a awesome day if you where polling them up like that last one I caught was 17 pounds
They kinda remind me of Blackfish or Tautog. The new vids are fantastic man.
+Jared Hughett yeah man definitely resemble a tautog
I heard after a few beers the teeth on the Sheep head straighten out.
+Jeff Gonzalez hahaha
best way to fish is with a speargun. youll catch as many sheephead as you want. the best fish to hunt is lingcod and halibut
Being able to catch as many as I want sounds much less fun...
The little fish you catch are bigger than big fish I catch here in Houston I fish for croaker and catfish
Houston has some big fish around too!
Holy crap! Thought the thumbnail was clickbait! Who else
+Sebastian L haha thanks for checking it out Sebastian
I have yet to get a Sheep's head larger then that and have fished SoCal since I was a little kid, good job!
Thanks John! I’m the king of beginners luck
Lol the sheepshead in Florida which where I am right now it’s like Texas with black bars and white bars
Yep, I did a video for them recently. Different fish
What's the purpose of the unaligned guides? Better for jigging?
Google spiral wrap for info
Another great video. Cool looking fish. Keep them coming
Yeah they're nuts looking. Hardly looks real, haha. Thanks man!
Sheepshead got some crazy looking teeth some got human like teeth right
Yeah
They're kind of 'mushy'. It's all about Burrito Grunts!
I liked it a lot
Cool fish but even cooler rod, what kind of rod is that? Looks cool with the guides going around the side
It’s a custom. The guides like that is called acid wrap or spiral wrap. You can google it for be advantages.
One thing I didn’t hear you guys cover is that from female they change into a male sheephead
I did cover that.
Sorry for all the questions this is my last one what rod is that your hold in 5:47 the red rod? And you think a shimano torium 30 is good on that rod
+Damien Mezenberg that rod is a custom built by a guy named Mark Crouse. Can't buy it from a store unfortunately. I've never used the Shimano Torium 30 but Shimano makes great stuff
Your channel is great and interesting, I signed your channel.
Thank you!