Fishing is Heating Up in Southern California by Justin Arakaki | May 2, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Freshwater, Saltwater Fishing, United StatesWhen many think of Southern California, they see year round sunny days without much seasonal changes. That’s somewhat true, however, we do have variations in weather that do affect water temperatures and fishing conditions. Thus, certain times of year see better...
SoCal Stormy Weather Diversions by Justin Arakaki | Mar 30, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Rigging, Saltwater Fishing, United StatesRockfish season opener for the Southern California region starts March 1st, but with stormy weather being forecast over the weekend (8-12ft swells and 40MPH gusts), I decided to do some much needed prep work on my new Jackson Kayak Cuda 14. I was able to take out my...
First Impressions with the Cuda 14 in San Diego Bay! by Justin Arakaki | Mar 27, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, United StatesI’d recently bought a new boat, the Jackson Cuda 14, and was quite excited to try it out! Didn’t really have much time to rig it up fancy, so I went out with just a couple rods and hit up San Diego’s South bay. First impressions? I absolutely love...
Fishing New Waters of Los Angeles Harbor by Justin Arakaki | Mar 15, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Saltwater Fishing, United StatesDecided to take the kayaks up with me while I attended the Fred Hall show up in Long Beach, this past weekend. Plan was to fish LA Harbor in the morning, then head off to Fred Hall for the rest of the afternoon. I was excited at the prospect of fishing new waters,...
Short, Big Bay session in SoCal by Justin Arakaki | Mar 10, 2014 | Cuda, Fishing, Instructional, Saltwater Fishing, United StatesAfter recently rigging my new kayak, I couldn’t wait to get out and test it out. so, I decided for a quick morning session. Launched out of Shelter Island to small wind, and slack low tide. Tides forecast for a big incoming swing, so these were perfect drifting...
