Guides
Jim Sammons: owner La Jolla Kayak Fishing Adventures and TV show host of
The Kayak Fishing Show with Jim Sammons.
A San Diego California native, Jim has spent most of his life on or near
the water. Whether, during his youth, paddling his inflatable raft on
San Diego bay, pin heading for free trips on the local sport boats or
paddling his long board out to the kelp beds of La Jolla. Jim always
found a way to get on the water in a manner that would not break his
very small bank account. Receiving his first kayak as a gift, he has
never looked back; starting La Jolla Kayak Fishing guide service in
1995, he has been on the leading edge of this fast growing sport.
Jim holds the distinction of landing the first, and only California
caught Marlin from a kayak. He has also landed Thresher sharks up to two
hundred pounds and a personal best Yellowtail of forty five pounds all
while fishing the La Jolla coast from his Ocean Kayak. Some of Jim's
proudest accomplishments are guiding more clients to Billfish from a
kayak than any other kayak fishing guide in the world, starting the La
Jolla Kayak Fishing Billfish club, and setting kayak fishing records
with a 65 pound bull Dorado and a 125 pound Yellowfin Tuna.
Jim has worked closely with Ocean Kayak™, from conception to finished
product, to make the finest line of fishing kayaks on the market,
starting with the Prowler 15 and the new Prowler Trident series of
boats.
Jim also has worked with Shimano on their line of kayak fishing items
including the new Bristol Bay live bait system. Everyone was very
excited when the bait tank won best new product at the 2007 ICAST
show.
Jim is an IGFA certified, and California Department of Fish and game
licensed guide and runs La Jolla Kayak Fishing Adventures instructional
trips locally as well as guiding trips to northern and southern Baja. A
contributing writer with several fishing publications Jim loves the
opportunity to give tips and relay stories of successful kayak fishing
adventures. In 2007 Jim began working on a video project titled Kayak
Fishing; Game On which was followed by Game On 2. These kayak fishing
adventure films were so well received that the project morphed into a
now airing TV show title The Kayak Fishing Show with Jim Sammons, which
can be seen each week on WFN, the World Fishing Network. During the show
you will see Jim and his friends travel the world targeting some of the
baddest fish around from their kayaks.
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 through
guiding and sharing his love of the sport with others.
The Game On videos are now available through his Web site store.
Jim can be reached through the
contact form
or you can call the LJKF office at (619) 461-7172
Matt Moyer
A La Jolla Kayak Fishing affiliate
Matt Moyer started fishing at a young age, his father Steve taught him
to fish the freshwater as soon as he was old enough to hold a rod,
moving up to the salt water species such as bay bass and halibut when he
reached his early teens. It wasn't long before Matt was out fishing his
father during their regular outings. Matt and his father had dreams of
owning a boat together but could not afford one, so they did what ever
they could to get offshore, including paddling their long boards outside
the kelp to get at the bigger fish. In February of 2001, Matt's father
bought them a pair of kayaks and that is when the adventure began. Since
that time Matt has become one of the elite bay bass fisherman winning
many of the local kayak fishing tournaments. If he did not win, you
could usually find him placing in the top five, out of over a hundred
entrants. No stranger to offshore kayak fishing Matt has caught
Yellowtail and several White Sea Bass in the 30lb class with his largest
going 44lbs. One of Matt's most exciting days on the water was when an
80lb. Mako Shark, which he landed then released, towed him for
forty-five minutes.
Matt is also an experienced Baja fisherman catching Roosterfish, Jack
Crevalle, and assisting in the catch and release of two large Striped
Marlin. Matt will be working with La Jolla Kayak Fishing as an affiliate
guide, assisting Jim Sammons with larger groups during bay and offshore
trips. Jim has taken Matt under his wing and together plan on
introducing more people to the rapidly growing sport of ocean kayak
fishing. Matt along with Jim will be working closely with Ocean Kayak,
in advisory rolls, to ensure the best fishing kayaks available.
Matt's enthusiasm and passion for the sport combined with his fishing
prowess makes him a great addition to the La Jolla Kayak Fishing
family.
Matt can be reached via the La Jolla Kayak Fishing
Bay
Bass forum,
which he moderates.
Sean White
Raised near the banks of the American, Sean spent nearly every waking
hour of his childhood chasing fish in the river. Sean realized his
dream of chasing fish professionally after receiving his degree in
Fisheries Biology from Humboldt State University in 1991.
Sean bought a kayak in 2001 as a "temporary measure" to fill a void
after selling his power boat. The temporary measure instantly became an
obsession and has become a lifestyle for Sean and the rest of the White
family. Sean and his wife Leah opened the Great White Kayak Company in
2003. Sean and Leah also host two of the largest kayak fishing
tournaments in NorCal including the "Elk Rockfish Fiesta" and "Bendo at
Mendo". Sean is also a California Department of Fish and Game licensed
guide.
As a life-long Northern California resident Sean spends a lot of time
kayak fishing for cold-water species such as striped bass, steelhead,
lingcod, and halibut. However, the entire White family makes extended
annual excursion to Mexico to soak their feet in warm water and target
Baja's amazing assortment of incredible game fish. While kayak fishing
in warmer waters Sean has caught tuna, roosterfish, yellowtail, jack
crevalle, dorado, pargo, mullet snapper, and sierra mackerel.
While Sean enjoys hanging a big fish himself, nothing makes him happier
than putting kids on their first trophy. Sean has successfully guided
kids to quality dorado, jacks, pargo, mullet snapper, skipjack,
stripers, and largemouth. Sean believes that these early positive
experiences lay a strong foundation toward creating active youth with a
love of the outdoors.
