The Kayak Fishing Show with Jim Sammons

A San Diego California native, Jim has spent most of his life on or near the water. Jim holds the distinction of landing the first, and only California caught Marlin from a kayak as well as Striped Marlin and Sail Fish in Baja. Jim also holds the current record for the largest Dorado from a kayak, a bull of over 60 pounds. He has also landed Thresher sharks up to two hundred pounds and a personal best Yellowtail of forty-one pounds all while fishing the La Jolla coast from his Ocean Kayak. Jim started running group kayak fishing trips to the Hotel Punta Colorada, one of the Van Wormer resorts, in 2002. With the help of the local fishing captains he quickly developed a formula to get his clients on their fish of a lifetime, capturing many of these catches on video. In early 2008 was asked to also run the kayak fishing operation at the hotel Rancho Leonero also located in the East Cape region of Baja. Working with some of the finest kayak fishing guides in the country Jim started East Cape Kayak Fishing to bring his clients the finest and most professional kayak fishing experience available. He is an IGFA certified, and California Department of Fish and game licensed guide and runs La Jolla Kayak Fishing instructional trips locally as well as guiding trips to Baja and other exotic locations.. A contributing writer with several fishing publications, Jim loves the opportunity to give tips and relay stories of successful kayak fishing adventures. Kayak fishing is Jim’s passion, addiction or some would a say sickness with no cure. He has managed to turn that passion into a career while helping others get into the sport.