Tubing The Kelp..

[andyhucks]

I dont know if this is a stupid question so bare with me..
Is it possible/safe to floattube thet costal kelp beds? If so anybody got any spots that this works for? Thanks

[PokerFish]

Possible...definitely. Safe...well, it depends. Check out some of my old posts/reports for my thoughts and other people's advice.

http://fishingnetwork.net/forum4/showthread.php?35027-Tubing-at-Leo-Carrillo-Sharks

http://fishingnetwork.net/forum4/showthread.php?35162-Leo-Carrillo-on-6-25-09-from-Float-Tube

http://fishingnetwork.net/forum4/showthread.php?35406-Leo-Carrillo-Float-Tubing-Again-7-2

[PokerFish]

Haha, just read this...you might wanna check this thread out as well:

http://fishingnetwork.net/forum4/showthread.php?47785-Great-white-shark-warning-off-California

[BrandonFish]

come pick me up ill go with you!

[fisherman from long beach]

i just read a thread about the threat of great whites comming into feed,you guys have you some fun out there.its not a stupid ? at all.i have a ? for you lets say you catch a fish and you decided to keep it .where are you gonna put it ,i hope not in the water where their blood can be floating around you to attract some sharkies.good luck and let me know how it goes!

[BrandonFish]

your comn with us ffLB

[fisherman from long beach]

:Wink:lol.you guys let me know how it goes.maybe in a kayak.

[PokerFish]

i just read a thread about the threat of great whites comming into feed,you guys have you some fun out there.its not a stupid ? at all.i have a ? for you lets say you catch a fish and you decided to keep it .where are you gonna put it ,i hope not in the water where their blood can be floating around you to attract some sharkies.good luck and let me know how it goes!

Obviously, you shouldn't be keeping anything you catch. That's just common sense but maybe it needs to be said.

[fisherman from long beach]

what do you mean common sense,when i first got on this site there were a couple of guys paddling out past the breakers catching and keeping there fish,on their float tubes.

[PokerFish]

what do you mean common sense,when i first got on this site there were a couple of guys paddling out past the breakers catching and keeping there fish,on their float tubes.

Fair enough...common sense does seem to be exceedingly rare these days.

Ok, for those guys that need it spelled out....dragging a bloody chum trail behind your float tube....NOT A GOOD IDEA!! :Big Grin:

[BrandonFish]

i think ill bleed the bonito i catch and hang them on a 10 fooot stringer dangling in the water :Cool:

[GotBass?]

Ive tubed the kelp beds out of SBC couple years ago, been trying to get some of the guys I go with now to do it. It was wonderfully succesful. The hardest part is getting passed the breaks and then returning (some beaches are better then others for this).

ffLB sounds a little scured about keeping fish while tubing because of the blood and sharks and I guess the possibility of getting attacked. Sharks are not your biggest concerns in 20 ft of water off the so cal coast unless its Great White season... Seals are more willing to take your stringer of fish, but atleast you will still have your legs. The odds are more likely that you will be struck by lightning then to be attacked by a shark.

Kayaking is the best way to get out there and fish the kelp but if you dont have one then the next best thing is a tube. If you really want to tube it shoot me a PM and we'll go from there.

[DockRat]

You guys are killing me. :ROFL: Play the Odds. See Odds below.

Do You Believe in Stats ? Your odds are much higher of getting killed driving to the beach in a car.

How about heart disease ? #1 killer in the USA. It took our brother Dana. My big brother had to get a angioplas, almost died, still not healthy. Had 2 buddys pass away last year, both strokes, too big.

Distance swimmers everyday swimming offshore, same with paddle boards.

Scared of Sharks, Ha, you should be scared of driving, much more dangerous.

How many times have you seen a real bad accident ? Alot right.

How many Shark attacks have you read about with guys in the kelp ? Come on, think. :LOL:

Free divers everyday, in the kelp, dragging dead fish on a clip.

Still scared ? Try a ziplock in in a pouch above the water.

99% of the local sharks take off when they see a diver.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j283/tokuno/badaccident.jpg
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The Odds

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DR :Rolls Eyes:

[fisherman from long beach]

Ive tubed the kelp beds out of SBC couple years ago, been trying to get some of the guys I go with now to do it. It was wonderfully succesful. The hardest part is getting passed the breaks and then returning (some beaches are better then others for this).

ffLB sounds a little scured about keeping fish while tubing because of the blood and sharks and I guess the possibility of getting attacked. Sharks are not your biggest concerns in 20 ft of water off the so cal coast unless its Great White season... Seals are more willing to take your stringer of fish, but atleast you will still have your legs. The odds are more likely that you will be struck by lightning then to be attacked by a shark.

Kayaking is the best way to get out there and fish the kelp but if you dont have one then the next best thing is a tube. If you really want to tube it shoot me a PM and we'll go from there.

a gotbass just post a report,i am a lil nervous about this because it is GREAT WHITE season,letme see a couple of reports,and i just might be your fishing buddy out there on the kelp.

[PokerFish]

It's a very small sample size but for me.....

Odds of eating sh*t when you mistime a swell kicking back to shore at Leo Carrillo: 3 to 1 :LOL:

[Maz]

[QUOTE=GotBass?;472473The odds are more likely that you will be struck by lightning then to be attacked by a shark.
[/QUOTE]

Those odds change dramatically when you're surrounded by dead fish :D

[NoHo ART]

this one is the best
"Odds that a first marriage will survive without separation or divorce for 15 years: 1.3 to 1"