USAngling national qualifier San Diego

Hi guys, just wanted to put some info out there for the upcoming USAngling Saltwater regional qualifier in San Diego in August. The ORC has been made a regional qualifier and it the first step in the ladder to make it to the US team. I am not part of the planning of either the ORC or the USAngling thing but just a participant.

Last year the top 10 placers in the ORC were invited to fish in the National qualifier in San Diego August 15 and 16th. Same deal as the regional, if you place in the top 10 then I believe you make it onto the US National Saltwater kayak fishing team and can compete against other countries, in other countries.

I think this is an attempt to gain popularity and credit for kayak fishing and to eventually try to submit it as an Olympic sport.

There will be 5 of us from last years ORC that will be fishing in the SD event. I don't have any illusions of placing very high especially against anglers that call SD bay their home waters and live withing minutes of the venue but I'll give'er hell.

Myself, Hong Long, Kristie Cronin, Chris Williams, and Nick Piatek (Cali).

The fish will be submitted through an app similar to bass tournaments and I believe you will be able to follow along and watch submissions in real time. I will try to find more info if I can and post up.

Here is the site the has the rules and other info and might be where you can see submissions but I am not sure.

https://fishinginitiative.org/

Good luck Jed. Too bad it can't be live streamed somehow

Good luck Jed. Too bad it can't be live streamed somehow

Thanks Evan, I will see if there is some kind of streaming that someone will be doing. We will be going down early and I think there is a function on Wednesday so hopefully there will be some info there.

Just got back from the USA Saltwater Kayak Fishing National qualifier in San Diego and will be making a couple posts about the trip.

This one is of all of the species that I caught while down there. Here you go Evan Merz 😆

Pre Fished with team PNW for 5 days and tried to at least find a pattern and eliminate dead spots in the Bay because it is a huge fishery.
 
Got lucky and found the bonefish fairly early on Monday. My 3rd, 4th, and 5th fishes of the trip that I got were bones so we were able to starts making a game plan for the week. Hong got into them as well so we were feeling better about the situation.

The fishing was pretty incredible and the weather was a dream. The amount of people was overwhelming. I had to cut and run out of the Trader Joes and wait outside for Hong because of how crowded it was in there😆

Placement post coming soon.

Let me know if you have any questions about the tournament and I will do my best to answer them.

Species:

1 Small Bonefish
2 Corvina
3 Corvina toofs
4 Black Croaker
5 Mackerel
6 Barred Sand Bass
7 Needle fish
8 Spotted Sand Bass

Species continued

9 Barracuda
10 Kelp sand bass/Calico
13 Spotfin Croaker

Pepper Park launch

Friday Captains meeting