I have thought about this a couple of times here on the central coast (there are some great kelp beds close to shore in Shell beach) But I don't have a Kayak and the way I fish is by tube or Kickboat....soooo needless to say I have been alittle skitich about going out there (Due to Great Whites being in the nieghborhood)....I have been out at Port San Luis and Hearst State baech though...I would dig on fishin some Big Hammers in those kelp beds though...