I would like to try the Goleta pipe area in my boat. I also believe that the WaveWalker 6 pack has caught some nice sulpin there (dangerous, but tasty). Is there a landmark on shore that will tell me that I am close enough to the pipe so that I should start looking for it on my meter? Interesting that you caught a ling in such shallow water. In norcal I caught many big lings over surprisingly shallow reefs, so I guess that it is possible in socal too.

By the way, have you heard anything about the proposal to build an artificial reef or breakwater at Goleta Beach to protect against erosion? This has interesting angling possibilities.

Bob