Hey Pete, Forgive me since I haven't fished Goleta off my kayak B4... I turned right after entering the parking lot and drove almost to the end of the lot. As you face the ocean, this is on the right side of the pier. Just offshore are the swimming area designation buoys. Just beyond those are the lobster floats. Just beyond those are scattered patches of kelp. I paddled right toward the point (away from the pier) about 1/4 the way. Directly toward the shore were the cliffs (so I was beyond the parking lot). Saw your post and it sounds like you were fishing much closer to shore and farther towards the point than I. I was out at least as far as the end of the pier. I wasn't looking for any pipes and didn't notice any. I know kelp holdfasts attach to rock (not sand) so I figured there was structure. Sure enough, under each kelp patch, there was a rock and a sandy rise near it. I'd cast into 40 feet and by the kelp, as I reeled in, it would be only 20. Has my description given you a better idea?