newport beach, ca area

[aesthetic]

matesz if worst comes to worst and nobody else posts in here before tomorrow.. just PM me where youre going to be and possibly even what youll be wearing or some kinda way to ID you?

or you can just PM me your cell number if youre ok with that, and i can just call when i get down there or something.

i dont know, just an idea. lemme know. oh and to everyone, by the way, my name is tyler.

 

[aesthetic]

anyone who reads this... tomorrow we (matesz H20, his friend, and me) are probably heading to inspiration point to spearfish. im thinking ill show up between 9-10am.

the address i looked up to get there is:

Orchid Ave & Ocean Blvd
Corona Del Mar, CA 92625

and here is a page with plenty of info about the beach and dive spots, types of fish to look for, etc.. hopefully its a fun one and hopefully you guys can make it too!

INFO:
California Diving News Scuba Dive Spot - Corona Del Mar State Beach

MAP:

 

[matesz H2O]

here are some pics of teh area but they arent to good cuz viz was horrible that day

 

[aesthetic]

yep thats exactly what i saw.. i was in the kelp beds mostly.. got a couple of nice calico, perch.. missed some REALLY nice sized fish. not sure what they were.. some looked like bass would, with stripes on them.. probably 2-3lbs.. came up right on top of this other guy that reminded me of a ling cod or something.. he was probably more like 8-10lbs.. thought it was a sandshark, thats about how big he was.. had by spearhead pointed at the top of his head when i figured out he was a shootable fish.. right when i was about to shoot he dart away ;( lol

saw a couple leopards.. was being checked out by a sand shark or two (made me a little nervous having some fish on the stringer lol)

ran into a couple of corbina sized fish also, but not sure if thats what they were.. all in all its a very nice spot.

itll be nice to go sometime to get a proper tour of the best spots in there and which fish to go for and which are more of a waste of time.. cause towards the end i stopped going for calicos and perch lol..

 

[aesthetic]

ok those corbina looking fish i saw were white sea bass like these:

not much smaller than those i dont think.. but im 90% sure now thats what the 2-3 i ran into were..

 

[matesz H2O]

if you got one it would have been one hell of a catch i have to go back to pomona for work this week. but i will be back down here fri if anyone is wanting to go out and get some.

 

[aesthetic]

yeah man ill be here and around.. i know, i thought if i did end up snagging one in the perfect spot behind its gills it would have been a wild ride.. i would have had to pin it and grab it with my free hand and stab it lol.

i know with how many close shots i got off today with the larger fish that im not used to, that sooner or later im gonna nail one.

 

[matesz H2O]

yea if you are up for it i want to go tomorrow after work. i get off work at about 4 or atleast im supposed to. if you want to go ill be willing to go out. give me a call or just leave a message on here ill prolly check befor i get out there

 

[aesthetic]

ok sounds like a plan dude. im gonna head down to inspiration again tomorrow at around 1-2pm or so... and ill be with my buddy i usually go with, so we will have tons of fun when you get there.. we usually stay in the water til around 6-7pm so dont worry about rushing after work.. we should still be lost in kelp and rocks lol.

ill just call you while youre at work tomorrow and leave a message with the details of when we are going, where we should be off inspiration, and whatever else i might need to fill you in on. other than that, lets get some REAL fish tomorrow.

cant wait! :martial

kanakafari where the hell are you bruddah?! choking bomb sets brah? lol.. you better come out soon too. and beamjoel and colt45.. we should have a small hunting group by the end of the month.

 

[xahx]

im in if i can make it! let me know send me a pm too!

 

[beamjoel]

aesthetic,

well I am not sure what your sch. is like for this week but I am jammed up with work mon - fri , but might be able to get in an evening session later in the week. Kanak and myself hit Vincente Fishing acess in PV and had a good time this past Sat. Some SheepsHead and some Bass were shot. It was a nice spot with lots of kelp. There was also a nice sand channel that could hold some Halibut, we didnt see any but like to think Positive! The bottom is also covered in very large boulders. Viz was nice too. I think were gona dive again this sat if your up for it. Not sure on the place though. I think Kanak went and dove Cresent Bay Yesterday, not sure how it was though.

good luck

Joel

 

[aesthetic]

cool stuff man, thanks.

my schedule is almost completely open because im on a summer break right now from college. im open for evening sessions later this week, or crescent/laguna on saturday. we should plan something out and have everyone show up.

right now im about to head down to inspiration point again, matesz H20's spot.. and meet up with xahx and his friend.. and then when matesz gets off work at 4ish he was planning to come down.

should be a good day.

 

[xahx]

looking fwd to it!

 

[Supa711]

Hey, if anyone needs a dive partner after 5pm weekdays or any time weekends drop me a PM or e-mail. I'm in Costa Mesa. Polespear, JblExpl24,Biller SS 50". I'll pick people up or meet em there. Palos Verde to Dana Point.

 

[beamjoel]

supa,

Just keep on this forum because it seems as though we have quite a Southern Calfornina click starting. I might be free later this week in the evenings but for sure I will be going out Sat and hopefully a couple other of the others here can join along.

Good luck

joel

 

[Supa711]

Cool sounds good, also on SpearBoard and Waves With Weapons on MySpace. I hit the south end of CDM every saturday morning about 8 with my buddy. Also down for some kayak diving if anyone else has a 'yak.

 

[aesthetic]

we just got in from todays dive.. 5 people showed!.. including 3 forum members. not a bad turnout.

im gonna clean this corbina, ill post a few pictures up in the next hour.

 

[matesz H2O]

pritty good turn out i was really happy with my catch didnt have time to bbq tonight but tomorrow will definalty be a feast.

 

[aesthetic]

yeah man it looked pretty nice. on our way back in, there was SO MUCH activity in the shallows where the sand met the rock.. i saw corbina, white seabass, HUGE rays (4ft+ wingspan), leopards, sand sharks, etc. it was definitely a nice day.

i ended up nailing a corbina after following it for about a minute or so.. finally caught a nice side view of him and let him have it. finally grabbed him after pinning him on the bottom, and introduced him to my knife

nice meeting you alvin, sean, and matt. it was a good day.. i learn more and more about that spot on each dive. here are some pictures of sean with his corbina, and the second picture is my corbina.. i measured it out and he was pretty nice sized at 19 inches.

 

[aesthetic]

Hey, if anyone needs a dive partner after 5pm weekdays or any time weekends drop me a PM or e-mail. I'm in Costa Mesa. Polespear, JblExpl24,Biller SS 50". I'll pick people up or meet em there. Palos Verde to Dana Point.

welcome to the boards man. this particular thread is almost all you will need to meet up with socal divers.. the rest of the site isnt nearly as active.. but there are plenty of old threads you can read up on.

im on spearboards too but i havent used it nearly as much. ill probably check back on it in awhile.. but yeah, welcome!