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Awesome, dream day for most of us, big bft and side of yt, sign me up for that.

the bulk of the halibut have been super shallow, 10-30ft. fluke, dropper loop sardine or even those mini mackerel would work. My partner an I caught 2 legal halibut in 14ft on A-rigs inside newport harbor during the SBS spottie event in feb. the sand adjacent to the rock jetties is my...

I like the fathom 60, 100lb braid to 60-130lb leader depending on the technique and time of day. the pch741XXXH (80-130lb) is a good middle for a heavy rod, not the strongest but also light wt and can fish 60# with 15lbs of drag up to 100+ with 25-30# of drag if needed. personally I have...

What jigs do you like pulling behind your trolling lead? I've never tried using one but interested in an alternative to a Rapala 30 Mag to cover the water column, and not have to deal with winding it back in...

80# braid is good, fish 100# or 130# leader for night jigging, swap it out for 60-80# for daytime bait or jig. That rod feels really good between 15-25# of drag, can go up to 30# but like said above 30 becomes 60 when the spool is half empty. The reel will also preform best around 20# of drag so...

Just my experiences on a few of the 1-1.5day boats… I know long range boats have different rules and better gear. The boat trolling gear is penn 4/0s with straight 60-100lb mono and meant to troll feathers and cedar plugs fairly close to the boat to convert jig strikes into bait fishing. So no...

4/0 is fine. And normally I’d agree with huckLF on the st-66 4X being sufficient but with the size of these fish increasing I’d rather have the st-76 5X if possible. Depends what rig you are fishing it on too. A fathom 40N with 80lb, 4X no problem, 16VISX with 130lb, go for the 5X and worry...

Appreciate the report, learn more from the bad days than the good most of the time.

Can always count on you guys for entertainment even if the fishing isn’t that great.

Agree 3 speed is unnecessary, the pch 3X which I just bought is a solid 80# rod, and will pass for 100# work when using conservative 25# strike setting, I tried 30lbs and I could feel the rod bending into the middle of the fore grip. I’d go with the heavier outfit PCH 4X and ex50, 130lb braid...

I prefer a spider hitch if going this route, but when every bit of strength of the line could be tested the less knots the better, especially knots with just line wrapped around itself. Would probably still work but there are better ways for sure.

just ordered one!

do you have directional bird bars?

I'd say it depends on where you are planning to go, definitely not good for offshore. If you went into it along the coast early in the morning you could fish your way back to port with it. I would fish the bay, I heard it's been good lately. Also second the bigger boat suggestion, but we could...

Long fin, could be an albacore…. :D

I’m sure it would taste as good as any smoked fish, but the flavor and richness lends itself better to butter and garlic than it does to hickory and smoke. I treat it like lobster or shrimp. Oily fish balance better with smoke. Smoke is unnecessary and overpowering for such a rich delicate meat.

I got to borrow a trinidad 12 once, great reel, I fish a SL20SH on a GF800XL for 20lb but only for YT and Dodo (albacore), if BFT or YFT tuna are around I bump up to a SL30-X and usually don't fish lighter than 25lb leader on a 15-30lb rod. the torium doesn't come in a 12 that i know of so the...

Who is Ange? so I make sure I don’t have any knots tied by them.

Saw the reports today, go get ‘em!

Picked up a PCH 741 XXXH from the Longfin, thanks for all the input and offers from everyone, I feel like I learned a lot and if I ever need something a little different I’ll know what to look for.

Lots of boats fishing cat and Clemente from Dana point and north landings, no sign of fish reported. If I was going to look on the US side it would be the 181,182 and 43 triangle. If you do try the northern banks bring some gear to fish an island or even the 14. We don’t usually see much up that...

big difference between Legal, fair, and moral... There are multiple perspectives to consider and situations that are better than others, but we can't control what other anglers do so be prepared to deal with the possible outcomes or private charter a boat. I've caught over limits and given fish...

So true, happens to me every trip, 4-5 rods, 4 3700 boxes in my roller bag full of lures, hooks, wts etc. top tray full of leaders from 20-130lb, and sometimes I never even open the box the whole trip. I have been trying to sell down some gear and made a spreadsheet of stuff I need, now just...

I use 3 turn surgeons knot, no issues, mono to flouro will test better than mono to mono. Tie up some samples of light line and see what it breaks at. Uni-to-Uni is good too, use the one you’re most comfortable tying. Seaguar knot is probably slightly better but no experience with it yet.

I like to use a chrome/blue A1 if I'm not tossing a colt sniper, I don't even own a full size jig stick or big surface irons anymore, lol. If the offshore bit is still in mexico come fathers day i'll be at Cat on my boat.

wow, I've never had that long a hall pass, what brand of wine and hairdresser did you use?

as soon as the conditions improve in sure they will be on the bones good while looking for yellowtail. If i could go this weekend or next i would. mid summer to fall is the best time to go and usually bigger fish, but if you can afford the time and money to go now, just go.

He actually hit me up before posting it, it’s very close to what I want but a little long and a little light. I’ve got a couple rods I’ve narrowed it down to, just waiting to be able to pull on them and pick one.

Gimbal is just to keep the rod square in the holder while trolling, and some of the butt caps don’t fit in the rod holders at all. I’ll be fishing the rod on the rail once hooked up from my boat or a sport boat. For $269 it’s going to be hard to talk me out of the PCH 3X especially with all the...

Inquiring about the PCH at my local shop…

Does the PCH have a gimbal from the factory?

looking to buy a rod to pair with an Avet EXW Pro 30/2 100lb hollow to 100' of 100lb mono. Primarily going to be trolling BFT on my boat but also as a heavier night jigging option on party boats(currently running a fathom 40N with 80lb). interested in others experiences with proteus, PCH...

Thanks for all the input, I ended up with an Avet EXW PRO 30/2, 100lb hollow, topped with 100' of 100lb mono. investigating rod options now. need something like a 7' 80-130 rail rod with a gimble. started new post, and a WTB in the classifieds.

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no surprise everyone is looking for these right now, specially looking for Carnage III west coast, daiwa proteus, or PCH. would entertain other higher end rods if the price is right but currently the plan is to buy a new Carnage III 7' 80-130 and have a gimble added at my local shop. I will be...

Wife asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday... so I fished all weekend. Inside Dana Point harbor. Did well in the evenings through the moonrise and high tide. fishing was a little tougher during the day but still managed a few. 5" swimbait at night, A-rig during the day. surprisingly no...

They have been biting, just not on the surface. I caught 15 or so last weekend just fishing from shore, swimbaits and arigs near the bottom. From a boat you could fish tube baits, heavy swimbaits or my favorite Gulp jerkshad on a swinghead or reverse dropper loop.

I know the locals use nets to catch bait all the time, i'm not sure if non-citizens are allowed to or not. I know we can't hoop or dive for lobster...

Trying to figure out how much 100 hollow fits on a reel is hard when no one posts the relative diameter of their line, I get it’s hard to measure but they should give an estimate of the mono equivalent as far as line capacity goes. I feel like I’d be comfortable with 500-600yrds plus 25-100ft of...

Currently the biggest reel I have is a Fathom 40N full of 80lb braid, I know I need a full frame reel if I want to have a better chance at the really big ones, can't afford to buy 2 cow setups so was wondering if there were any crossover between a heavy night jigging setup and an "on the small...

Interesting that a lot of people who weren't talking about the A word the last couple of years are now talking about it. In an "unrelated event" I just booked an overnight trip for July 14th... maybe I'll get to test out my SL20SH / GF800L combo on some. Honestly I prefer a good YFT bite with a...

how many yards of 130lb are on it? hollow yes? do you have the stock handle still?

Daiwa FT Boat Rod, 7' Med 15-30lb $29.99 online.

Big fish on a TLD50, good to know the low count wasn’t for lack of trying, glad you got one.

When you say single bird do you mean daisy chain? i was looking at Odyssea's website and couldn't figure out what you were using for your first fish.

aren't chuckleheads Copper rockfish? or is there another fish that gets that nickname, like a canary that has similar stripes on its head?

Hollow is more manageable for trolling so for that reason I would fill it 90% full of 80lb hollow braid (400yrds?) and use a 100ft leader when trolling and a short leader for bottom fishing. My bottom fishing reels are full of solid braid and my trolling reels are 50/50 hollow braid and mono...

If that is all you got it will work for 95% of the fish that are being hooked right now, worst case you hook a real one and you burn up the drags, get spooled or crack the frame. I'm currently saving up for a full heavy-frame reel to replace my fathom 40N as my night jig setup.

Water looks much better than the jetty outside Dana point, good luck!

*not a biologist. I think the problem with the spill comes from bacteria in the water getting into swimmers eyes and nose etc. I don’t think it’s likely to get an infection from eating fish that were swimming in or even eating the contaminated *stuff* assuming you clean your fish well and only...

boat averaged 5 fish per rod but I caught 14 "keepable" size with the 4 good ones pictured, a couple 1 lb reds, a "big" Honeycomb (10") and the rest a mix of roughly 8" olive, flag, vermillion, starry and honeycomb. lots of tiny halfbanded rockfish caught, smaller than the 6" sardines we had in...

Jumped on the Sum fun with Capt Chase on Sunday 4/23. We headed south towards box canyon is less than perfect weather. We made a stop short at a spot he wanted to check out. Slim pickings there but we caught a few, spent more time than I’m sure most would have liked but made the move down to the...

Sorry it is a second hand report, but the fish are moving north. With the new moon and decent weather the guys going fishing the next few days should smash them, but then again they are bluefin... haha.

Apparently the wife, boat, and the property all need work...

Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught. "Your not a good enough fisherman to affect the population with a rod a reel" - Dave Hansen

All this talking about rock fishing out of DP got me excited, booked a trip for next Sunday 4/23 guess I’ll see if my advice/techniques still actually work.

Edit: Kinley Marie had a small amount of squid at Indian rock yesterday and this morning but left cat for LB a few hours ago. So no luck there. Anyone know if the Carnage is running? Sounds like there isn’t much squid to be made at the moment.

I fish a Tranx 200 with 40lb braid and 20# topshot for mini Arigs (flash mob jr and hog farmer mini flex) and will throw SMALL swimbaits on it, not anything a swimbait fisherman would even call a swimbait, like 4-5" soft baits. if you are looking at real swimbaits like huddlestons, med-large...

The SPJ style is the most effective because they get to the bottom but still have good action when jigged. if using other styles priority #1 is getting to the bottom, and then action is secondary. Colors, I like anything with part glow patterns, not fully painted glow but striped or squid...

if we are talking casting a chovie a Short 20lb flouro leader on top of 30 or 40lb braid. otherwise I’d go with 30lb for swimbaits/jigs. Whatever braid/mono/flouro combo you like will work, whatever is comfortable.

I had the same problem, needs a good cleaning, if seafoam can fix it that is the easiest route. If you start taking things apart it’s a bitch to get everything re adjusted. I really should get mine synced again but it idles and it runs so I’m not going to mess with it right now.

Is the topshot to make tangles easier to undo? no, it is to add a bit of stretch to keep fish from coming off and tying a dropper loop if needed. What size hooks should I use? fishing squid strips 1/0-2/0 for J hooks, 2/0-4/0 for circle, for live bait or whole squid 3/0-4/0 J, 4/0-6/0 circle...

I'm a DP regular, you will be fishing 250-350ft mostly unless conditions are off, but be prepared to fish up to 500-600ft. catching a limit of 1-2lb fish is a good day. I Bring 3 setups but you only need #1 1. 7' 15-30lb glass rod, Med size level-wind reel with 400 yrd of 40lb braid to 10ft of...

Rockfish Regs and seasons Apr 1 through Sept 15: Open for all species with no depth constraints. Limit 10 total Rockfish, Cabezon, Greenling in aggregate. except NO TAKE of Bronzespotted rockfish, Cowcod, and Yelloweye rockfish. Sept 16 through Dec 31: Fishing open seaward of 50-fathom curve...

Skip the FG, pain the butt to tie and until you get good at it will be more frustrating that anything. I use the RP knot for everything up to 60lb test. Reducing the angle of the line entering the rod tip when you get to the knot will help, I do that when fishing tuna with a longer top-shot. you...

Wow, crazy to just now realize the feat you accomplished so many years ago. Tuna definitely has the profile of a big eye but that is definitely a wahoo. I had a similar experience with my first Bluefin. I thought I caught a school-size YFT but was corrected by fellow BDers after posting pics and...

if you have 60# handy that will work great, if i were buying line to put on i'd go with 40 or 50lb for the narrower diameter. sinks better and stays veritical in the current. I am also going to pickup a "cheap" level wind for rockfishing and do the same thing. some guys fish 30lb but any knicks...

if anyone cares, my new 20lb bait setup is a SL20SH with upgraded bearings, including cast control bushing to bearing upgrade and a GF800XL, bought a used custom wrapped one without a trigger grip, I wish the reel seat was a bit higher up the handle but still feels great. I'll be fishing 15-20lb...

Bird watching...

Tough fishing near shore right now, I seem to do really well up shallow for halibut this time of year (20-60ft) water conditions permitting of course.

Awesome, thanks for the report of the forbidden fruit, I’ll definitely bring some heavy sinkers with me this summer and make a drop or two for on my way to/from cat or tuna fishing :food-smiley-014:

Nice haul, I skipped town to havasu for some warmer weather. I’ll get my boat out there in a week or two. Ps. A lot of guys could show up at 7:45, with a bag of ice, pack of squid, and a pair of boat scrubbing/fish cleaning hands… just saying…

Fishing for 35 years, New captain as of 2021, never had a banana on my boat, I don't bring bananas onto other's boats, but it's more of a joke. just something fun to talk about. If my wife packed bananas for the kids I would tell her that we probably won't catch anything that day, but they would...

60# Black seabass on a real low pro, 150 size abu Orra inshore. 15# line. we were catching calico on anchovies and i think it ate one of them, haha.

Get’em Wally!

BD charter? Better have plenty of ice cold yellowtail tuna or I’ll stick to my regular boats…

Still available?

That site has gone downhill ever since the cheating/poaching exposes came out. I still check on it sometimes for bay and freshwater stuff but the message boards are the only thing they have going for them. I wouldn’t be surprised if they shut down for lack of ad revenue…

Haha, I have one of those. Used to use it to catch shad and minnows in Oklahoma. Wish it were legal here…

They are going to be available after the Bart hall long beach show from what I heard. Would be nice to know if someone will have them for sale at the show. Anybody see them at the SD show or PCS?

I’m going with the SL20SH or TLD5 depending on what I can find and at what price, save some money for upgrading the 30/40lb reel. I’ll have to pull on a couple rods and appreciate the suggestions.

Do the newer avets have a mechanical stop at strike on the glide plate? Not a fan of the phantom stop on the old avets or the fathoms, I got too excited after not getting a bite all day, accidentally went past strike and broke off the only fish I hooked on a scratchy offshore trip.

I’ll have to pull on a couple rods since it sounds like the 270 isn’t as stiff as I imagined in my head, a TLD 5 if I can find one is starting to sound the best to me, probably upgrade my 30lb reel to a 2-speed. Thanks for humoring me :cheers:

I have need for a new 20lb live bait combo, and not sure the direction to go. For rods I’ve narrowed it down to a 196-8 or 270-8, I’m leaning on the lighter side as I have a 8’2” Phenix 20-45lb rod as my 30lb. Really hung up on the reel though. I had an AvetSX 6/4 but didn’t like not having a...

I'd suggest a hard case/rod tube and plano stowaway type tackle boxes in your bag. I had a blast fishing from the mole on my last trip over there. 8' rod and a colt sniper caught several bonito.

Sword 🗡 food…

I have tried different types of tape, multiple wraps on the spool, and short pieces of mono and i've found I like the mono the best, tape gets messy, and braid will not hold the spool on its own at high drag pressures no matter how you wrap or start winding it on. My method: tie a short piece...

Be careful, won't be able to buy balloons or helium for bluefin fishing either...

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Selling my Phenix AXIS 8’2” 20-45lb rod. I have too many 30lb setups. Located in San Clemente, pickup preferred.

I’d like to see what I could pull up on the 14 at least once, but I’m not making that drive for a couple tacos.

Rocky bottom in 100-200ft,(120-150 is my sweet spot) the shallower spots will have less out of season fish. I have a boat and if I were to target sculpin I’d buy a 3/4 day trip on the Sum Fun, lol. 4-6” soft plastic tipped with squid strip, get it down any way you can, light braid and short...

Make sure it’s a heavy duty rig, it will break after a while regardless. Pain in the butt to fish for calicos, I only use them for spotties and halibut in the harbor. Bring it, but it’s more of a novelty or last resort. If they were worth using all the time you bet everyone would be doing it…

Probably something like 120 vermilion, and 120 mixed other rockfish, just a guess. I don’t fish Mexico for bottom fish.

Update, never made it anywhere, spent a couple hours at the pier and the harbor that weekend and last weekend. tough fishing but did manage a halibut and surf perch from the pier, and 1 spotted bass in the harbor. still have plans to get away for some remote trout fishing but probably won't be...

“When it was a guppy”? So it evolved into a goldfish, like a Pokémon or something? Haha. Journalists are so out of touch it’s ridiculous.

I got a free morning from the wife and kids the saturday after thanksgiving. Looking to try out some custom trout spinners that I made and even fly fishing for the second time. I'm having trouble deciding where to go. Options are: West fork SGR, Lytle Creek or Santa Ana River, I've heard all 3...

Thanks, carved that one last year after buying one.

this years masterpiece, lol And a few from past years….

Size 15 is a bit small for 30-40lb test bluefin setup IMO, I'd go to a 25 for a two speed, 15 size star drag, if you need finesse, fish a star drag, the extra line capacity of the 25 will give you a shot when you get a surprise big fish when the schoolies are jumping.

Wow, so now I have heard of several…

In all my years I’ve only ever heard of it happening one time, troll right though them all the time. Go for it.

Wow never thought of using a Norman DD-22 in the spread, I usually just troll small X-raps and feathers. Cool to see.

They will bite again right around the new moon, mean while target tuna, yellowfin down south, or bluefin to the west. Could get lucky on a kelp while running out/back but I would not put everything on the dodo bite until next week.

Mixed reports, chop and wind had me a bit indecisive about where to go. I went right into it(the wind/chop) thinking smoother ride home. Left DPH at 8am with a full scoop of large deans, pretty good bait really. Spotting Patties was impossible for us, never saw one. Circled the 209 around...

Also of note, you have to be on the water for at least 12 hours of each day you are counting(max 3) so you must leave (home) port before 12 noon on day 1 in order for it to count as a separate day, IE if you leave Friday afternoon and return Sunday evening(or even Monday before 12 noon) you are...

It is a shame not to have another good landing to choose from, especially for those that live close to O-side. I’ve never had a good experience on a sport boat there. Maybe if things get bad enough Frank will buy the landing and boats out and turn things around up there? The local fishing is...

Here is what I found in case it may help someone. Any 7x4mm handle with a flat arm will fit, I ordered a pair online that are a bit overkill but let’s see what happens with them. Replacing just the knob is a chore but I like the results, had to drill out the original knob post and the knob...

I have heard of the issue and a ball bearing swivel is the cure, but if your bait is spinning something is wrong, change out your bait, slow down, make sure it’s hooked properly. Many experts will bump the boat in/out of gear to go even slower.

Even the “bad” reports are getting me juiced up for my next trip… fish everywhere that won’t bite is much better than no fish anywhere. Hopefully they turn on soon, Looking forward to my shot at them.

20lb live bait rig(for when it’s tough) 30-40lb live bait rig( for when it’s WFO) 30-50lb surface iron/colt sniper rod(for when your bored with bait) 60-80lb sinker/knife jig setup(for when the captain says “holy shit! Fish the heaviest rig you have, these things are BIG”)

I heard a charter boat out of Dana point had the guys drop down to 12lb test, probably fishing anchovies too, the reaction lure theory works sometimes. Trolling a chain with a bird in front, cup head lures that swim aggressively and jump, x-rap mag 20 or similar, I like the decoy trick, troll a...

If only you would have drove 150 miles… worth a look anytime you have a chance to get out on the water though. I’m saving my gas money for my next run.

$400 to get on the boat? $2,000 worth of gear your brought, you can bring your own food if you like, it’s $5 a beer on most boats, don’t like it, don’t drink… it’s cheaper than any decent bar in town and the atmosphere is way better IMO. No sympathy from me on that one.

Fished with steve on the mustang a couple years ago on a patty he had marked, wide open fishing as soon as the sun can up. He said it cost about $5000 and they only use it on good size Patties that are loaded. They pick the beacon up when the patty dries up or it starts to drift out of their...

For YT and Mahi I’d recommend a 20-30lb star drag setup with a 15-30lb rod. use the Talica 16-20 for dropper-loop, sinker rig and vertical jigging.

Yellow, blue and green! Nice day. The top tuna almost looks like a Big Eye, but it’s probably just the angle…

Depends on your definition of rough, it’s definitely not perfect weather and if you get sick in bad weather I’d wait for a better window, if you don’t mind the fast drifts and a little rocking and rolling the BFT fishing should be pretty good. Big sport boats do pretty well out there, I wouldn’t...

Great job on the Offshore slam, seems there is no shortage of fish out there just not chewing well. They are always biting on the steel though.

I got a TR200G for the wife, she wanted the levelwind, and i was so impressed i bought one for myself. as others have posted the handle sucks though, i don't mind the short throw but the knob needs to go. I've looked around a lot and can't find much except ordering stock shimano handles from...

I fished with Chuck, and can second the salty attitude, ribbed us the whole trip about getting beat by the fish but then said we should be proud of our catch on the way home, interesting dude. Not quite as bad as steve though.

It means you cant be fishing in a restricted area with rockfish on the boat, like if you caught a bunch of rockfish legally and are passing through the off limits area you cannot stop and fish. "no fishing gear in the water". so if you see a spot of bluefin on your way home and have depth...

tackleDirect.com, but I'll search all over once I decide on what I'm getting. Its not too far out of my way to go to my local tackle shop and they will even order stuff for me if they don't have it in stock, so I try to get most of my stuff there. buying used is also a great way to save money...

I've got a set of 4 Shimano TLD30II spooled with IGFA 50lb, If I had the money I'd probably have 2 sets of trollers, a 20-30lb set, and a 60-80lb set, but for now I'm splitting the difference :rolleyes: ... I think I might have just talked myself into buying 4 more rigs, or selling my current...

I have had bearings go out in abu reels pretty quickly at times, others seem to last forever. If any moisture was in the reel when it was stored for a long time could definitely cause a bearing to go out. Bocabearings.com or Fasteddybearings.com are popular for upgraded bearings, stock bearings...

Damn, dues paid for sure. Eventually the dice will come up seven if you roll them enough times though, right?…

It’s my understanding that some military, commercial and other navigation restrictions appear on the chart plotters, as far as I know the only places you can’t go are the MLPAs you seem to be aware of, and the military exercise zones when they are doing training exercises, SCI and sometimes the...

Looks like a nice day none the less, a half scoop of anchovies goes a long way my friend. All the bass we caught Saturday were stuffed full.

Short report, nothing special, left the harbor around 9:45am with chovie dean mix. Tide wasn’t right for the reef so drove way wide on our way south, trolling from the barber poles south to 1,000ft+. Birds were around and acting funny but no sign of fish. Bent back inside around 12:30 since the...

Nice score, there seems to be fish scattered all up and down the coast, what time of day was it? We found them last weekend but they wouldn’t eat.

Word to the wise, even when in season not legal to take with fishing pole, must be a hoop net. Special permit, gauge … bunch of rules that fish and wildlife have been surprising “lucky” pier fishermen with fines for years…

From looking at the charts myself seems like the good temp break moved north of the 14 mile bank. I’m hoping conditions improve closer to DPH or I might just be playing with the 3 Bs along the beach on Saturday…

Bimini in Main line(braid and/or mono) to wind-on - to a swivel - to Short lure leader. If your wind-on is the same as your lure leader the swivel can be just a few feet from the lure, but if its lighter, the farthest your comfortable with from the jig the better. I like about 5 feet, gives me...

Would be nice if we could import some new boats, or build new ones that didn’t cost $8,000,000.00 anybody know how much Jeff spent on the current “Thunderbird” a few years ago?

Damn, I saw the pictures on another post but appreciate the story, and good to know the captain’s generosity. Karma is a good thing to have on your side in business and on the ocean. I’ll have to book a spot with them once they get her patched up. Hopefully it’s not too long.

Glad to see more reports of fish up north, I’ll be out next weekend but probably stay a little closer inside, check out the 279 and due west before working up the beach to fill the box with something if we don’t connect.

Friends charter, capt Bill gave us the option to fish local but we said send it. He put us on multiple quality kelps with dorado and yellows circling the boat at most stops. Finicky bite, I went 0-1, I think we only had 10ish fish for the whole day (6am-6pm) but action most of the time, slower...

Dues paid brother, lots of dues have come due the last week or two. I hope you guys will have them all paid off before my trip offshore Sunday, haha. Otherwise I’ll bring my check book.

16 with 100lb is plenty enough line unless you are using it on the kite or trolling spreader bars way back. 80lb is strong enough as long as it’s not damaged if you’d rather have the extra capacity. You can’t go wrong with a 20 but if you can get a deal on a 16 I’d go that route.

Belly or collar I would think, I haven’t caught one big enough to pay someone else to process…

No luck on the fly rod, I did catch some green sunfish on it back at the bottom on the hill but tough fishing in the south kings River today, switched back to the spinner and caught a few, missed a monster brown… good to know they are out there.

Par marks?

The tradition was probably adapted from the Native American practice depicted in Dances With Wolves where they eat the buffalo heart. It’s a silly barbaric custom and I absolutely love it! Lol. I don’t like the people that get all bent when someone doesn’t want to do it, but suggesting that you...

Fished marble fork of the Kaweah River from lodgepole to the tokopah falls, beautiful hike, and managed several of all three species of trout. All caught using a handmade spinner with a single barbless fly hook on the back. Going to try for my first fly rod trout today.

just wait until the YFT find there way up the warm water highway to that spot 5 miles off DPH, doubt they will have anything done by then...

Sounds like the drag was good, ease off the throttle slowly down to idle but still in gear while the angler keeps the rod loaded by winding when he can. I'd make sure your using a big hook, the hook is very sharp, and its only as thick as it needs to be to hold up to the max drag pressure your...

Those quick decisions are a lot easier to make when you think about different scenarios before they happen, good reminder to have a plan for everything and make sure your crew knows what it is.

Hell yeah, getting it done in a big way on the jig rods! Nice to see some surface action.

I bet the fishing is really good there, no one has fished it in 10 years, haha.

Fixed, had to delete all the pictures and reload them on my desk top,

“What do you want to do for Father’s Day?” said the wife… So we launch out of Dana point harbor around 9:15, generous “half scoop” of straight anchovies from the barge and off we went into the slop, (oh great, what did I get us into) made a slow “run” up to salt creek where the Dana pride and a...

When they are moving fast it's hard to get ahead of them, a little early for YFT but still worth a try. if you pull feathers and more streamline baits you can run up in front of them and then slow down to trolling speed once you're on them. The goal is to lead them with your jigs in front of...

Thanks for the report, night time is the right time. I usually stay away from sinker rig fishing because of the tangles, been hearing about the new way of setting up but have never had it explained in a way that made sense. anybody got a picture or diagram of how to do it? your description...

Tournament guys change their line every DAY... The reels I fish regularly get new mono every year. The stuff I only use a couple times a year and keep in the garage I'll inspect and probably only change every 2-3 years. My casting and spinning reels get new line 2-3 times a year depending on...

I was once like you, I got help (my wife complained about the mess in the garage and said I couldn't buy more stuff unless in fit in "my" corner) I have been selling about half of everything I own keeping only the stuff I use. I have about 30 plano 3700 size boxes and each one holds all the...

I used a 400 cardiff for live bait fishing for school sized yellowfin, it was my LMB swimbait setup but I didn't have a 20lb outfit and it subbed nicely, the cardiff is not a saltwater reel in my opinion, I had to completely take apart and service after almost every saltwater trip. I ended up...

I’m glad we are reading about this on the fishing forums and not the local newspaper, geez. Also glad to had the stones to admit you made a mistake and hopefully save someone else from doing something similar that might not end so well. Sharing your experience could save someone’s life.

Building a small network of reliable fishing buddies is important. Personally I'd rather take less experienced guys who don't have strong opinions about everything who tell me how to run my boat all day. I have been reluctant to post spots on my boat on BD for this and other reasons, I have a...

I suggest you post your question in the correct forum…

Pyrosomes strung together, large single cell organisms (not jellyfish). They are like giant plankton blobs, they form chains like that one sometimes for whatever reason. They are the gooy stuff that your get stuck on your hook/lure occasionally that look like clear snot.

Unless the bluefin get in my boat’s range I’ll be excited about some local cuda to play with. Smoked or fried it’s not bad, obviously there are better fish to eat but I haven’t gotten my family completely spoiled on tuna, YT and such yet. I guess I need to catch more of the good stuff, haha.

Don’t the processes have a donation option? Like pay for what you can afford to/carry home with you and then donate the rest?

Plan your trip to return the day before trash day and clean them at home. They got rid of all the fish cleaning stations in Dana point harbor as far as I know. Not supposed to dump carcasses in the harbor and the trash next to the tables was scaring away the tourists and all their money, lol...

Cat is less fuel, probably as good if not better fishing based on what I have read on the internet.

Better chance at them at SCI or Cat.

He’ll of a story man, glad it had a happy ending, makes getting your reel re-spooled and buying a couple more jigs hurt a little less, haha.

X2 for amber

Temp and chloro charts looking great, west end of Cat and up and down Orange County coast, tons of bait too, YT won’t be far behind. Have there been any yellowfin tuna off Baja that might be making there way north soon? I’m already having withdrawals and just got off the water Monday!?!

Note sure it counts as a hall pass if they all want to go with me, lol. Wife is going to have to stay home more as she is due to add another crew member in September. Hopefully she is still feeling up to going for Father’s Day.

Yeah, mine was about 40-50lbs, caught on my 15lb bass rod, wife's was a little smaller and she was fishing a TR-200, 15-30lb rod with 20lb, still kicked her butt though lol.

Went out Saturday to the reef off of San Mateo point and caught a ton of bass with 3 keepers on live anchovies, a couple BSB too. Talked the family into going again today and promised a shorter run north to salt creek kelp. Skipped the bait dock and just took frozen squid and shrimp, one keeper...

Unlucky? One tuna and one YT is a lot more luck than I’ve had most trips. Day time seems to be a little slow, Saturday will probably pick up and then the pressure will shut it back down by the end of the weekend. I haven’t been paying much attention since it’s all out of my range and I don’t...

Wow, thank you guys for putting in the miles, and especially for sharing. Here’s to hoping The fish cut inside Clemente at some point so I can reach them… 279 or 5 miles off DP again would be nice, lol.

Pic your favorite island, if your trying to find the ones offshore I can’t help ya, I guess check what boats are reporting catching some and find out where they were?

last year, 2021, I bought a running 1982, 21ft SeaFury cuddy cabin(1987 yamaha 200) on a 2007 aluminum trailer for $7,500. Came with a full 75 gallons of gas in a new aluminum tank. (I haven't bought gas for the boat yet, haha) Then found a 32 gallon proflow tank I mounted behind the leaning...

I’ll be out again Saturday, hope to find some clean shallow water to put the wife and kids on some bass and perch.

Captain makes a huge difference, I was on an 1.5 last year and they had to pull in a last min second captain. We drove out to the grounds and marked a few fish. Deckhand said “you can fish if you want” uh ok… a few of us started dropping jigs I think there was one bite but lost immediately. An...

I bought a boat last fall, wanted some more goodies than it came with, so I've put quite a few new holes in it... 4 holes in the top of the dash for the Lowrance chart/FF mount 4 holes in the cabin doors and 4 in the fiberglass for magnetic hatch holders 6 little holes and 2 big ones for 2 more...

Deep skate, haha. Ones I catch shallow are all brown. EDIT: looks like a Winter skate/“big skate”

Gentleman’s start since the wind was forecast to be blowing from the south early and shifting to west later with a nice window in between. Clear the harbor at 10am with a full tank of anchovies, from 4-6” nice mix of sizes. Head straight for the barber poles to see if any Hali in the area, no...

The WSB are there, YT will be later this summer.

I love that boat, very laid-back vibe and they get on the fish hard, been my go-to boat for the last 3 years.

Looking for parts or donor reel, need cast control cap. Also would be nice to have an extra spool or set of gears. I found some parts in Japan but it would cost $40 just to ship the cap, could probably buy an old reel for a little more than that... Dadsoletacklebox.com is out of stock. I would...

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Looking for an old curado bantam cu-200B to use for parts, doesn’t need to be working just have all the pieces, mainly the spool and cast control cap. I can’t find parts anymore. I might just have to buy a Tranx but I like my old Castaic (ca-200) parts are interchangeable with the bantam.

Kite? Much better grade than the sporties are catching, nice job.

I've seen cams get moved off of the pins/notches and you have to take if off and re-align them and put it back together. a quick take apart and reassemble is all that is needed unless the guy was strong enough to break something with his bare hands. obviously try to keep that from happening in...

Disclaimer I'm on the West coast, lol I have a TLD20 & fathom 40N and they are a bit cumbersome for light trolling IMO, I have a set of TLD30ii for tuna and striped marlin trolling, when targeting our inshore gamefish I troll with daiwa 30 single speed reels. can't go wrong with the speed master...

Hm that might do, pics? Link to post somewhere?

Most are easier to ID when they are alive or fresh caught. Definitely not one of the closed or off limits species, Rosy? Probably something more common in central and northern CA maybe someone from up there would know.

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I have a PF-14 and 360gph transom pump. looking to go to a PF-22 and 500gph pump. willing to pay $100(+/-) for tank alone depending on condition and accessories, $150 with pump, up to $200 for a good condition tank with lid, pump and hoses. willing to trade my current setup, (no lid) I will post...

I'll save some tuna/bonito trimmings, cut them into hook size pieces and freeze until my next bottom fishing trip. I don't do it with any other fish as I feel squid is just as good or better. Chunking for YFT works best with sardines and we always have plenty of those on the boat anyway. For...

Can’t imagine why more people don’t post fishing reports, who doesn’t want to blow up the spot of fish they found and/or get blasted on the internet for not giving up the numbers…

2 gallons of milk is about 16 lbs., so I wouldn't book a 1.5 day targeting 20-100lb bluefin just yet. Bass and rockfishing would be ok. Probably best to wait 2-3 months before pulling on a 200lber for an hour on a rocking boat. Everyone heals differently and each surgery is unique, what was...

Your 8000 Penn will do daytime jigging and fly lining just fine. Night fishing jigs you’ll want a minimum of a fathom 40N 2 speed or equivalent, with 80lb braid, hard to find left handed reels like that without a supply chain disaster. Might have to figure out how to fish backwards, I’d...

the crew call "limits" once passenger limits are hit and go look for something else, but especially on BFT fishing trips save crew limits in case they catch a bigger fish, That fish definitely counts for JP, that is a normal thing on limit style trips. some of my JP thoughts - some boats skim...

Would suck to be the guy no one woke up, haha. get out of bed at 3am to find out no more BFT fishing for the rest of the trip, here is your 2 fish, always the smallest ones on the boat too. with 20-30 passengers on a boat of different opinions, expectations and skill levels someone is going to...

T-Bird is 60ft vs PI that is 73ft so size goes to the Islander, I have fished the T-Bird when it first came down to PL, overnight trip, we wacked the yellowfin, limits on one stop but more lucky than anything. I'd go with the PI even though I've never fished it, just seems like its setup better...

got one of these last year for full day(offshore) Overnight and 1.5 day trips, love it... I just bring a small backpack for any local fishing. I have to move some gear back and forth but don't want to intimidate the kids too much on an inshore trip, haha.

The law specifies the boat must be on the water for min 12 hours each day to qualify so by 12 noon for day 1, and off the water after 12 on day 2 to keep 2 days limit and you can't have more than 1 days limit before midnight(one calendar day), plus extra paperwork must be filed to declare a...

How is no one talking about the albacore? …:food-smiley-014:

A good reminder that the kids and even less seasoned fishing adults are just happy to be pulling on something that is pulling back, lol. Looking forward to making some memories with my littles and better half this year. Keep it up.

Walmart processed the card, it just wouldn't print so DFW had you on file as getting a card, unless walmart got involved to verify you never received the card nothing DFW is going to do. Never buy Licenses at walmart, I shop there all the time but always go to the local sportfishing office or a...

I was looking for a leaning post bait tank combo for my Seafury 216, currently have a 14 gallon Kodiak in the corner I'd like to get rid of. I was also considering trying to find a tank that would fit under my existing Todd leaning post, I would like 25-35 gallons with the plumbing through the...

My setup: -knife jigs in a plano, leaders with solid rings on both ends in a couple tests stored in ziplock bags, use split ring pliers to quickly change jigs. -trolling jigs in 12-16" wide roll up bag with rubberbands on the leaders. -sabiki on the rod or in the original package, otherwise I...

I have a 4" dia 8'6" locking rod tube, stuff 4 rods in it, offshore tackle bag with the reels in the top and planos full of gear, as long as it is obviously fishing gear you should be good to go with no fees, I made the mistake of using a backpack once and had to pay for the extra bag. I'm not...

Sport fishing will survive, half the fleet won’t, prices will triple, we will get a couple new boats, lose many iconic ones, but yeah it will be fine… also in 15 years we will all be driving flying electric spaceships to our jobs on Mars, CA is destroying itself and everything/everyone in it in...

Has anyone heard any feedback from the state reps/senators they have reached out to? I’m curious about their opinion on what the chances are we get anything changed in the CARB regs, (boats, trucks, cars or otherwise.)

All my friends with Yamys run 87 from the fuel dock, or 87/89 from the gas pump with a bottle or 2 of their favorite fuel additives. but come to think of it none of them are running 300s... do the 250s and smaller not recommend the higher octane? seems like as long as you don't notice a knock or...

Besides fixing up boat and trailer...? Fishing for halibut and fishing for trout in the mountains. I might think about cleaning out the garage but every time I start I find fishing gear I haven't used in a while and immediately go see if it still works, haha.

Painted and varnished plywood, or a think piece of starboard, ribbed reinforced, cut to the size and shape you want. put rubber doorstoppers(or something) on the underside where it will lay on the rail. you can secure it to the bait tank with something that goes inside the tank or rod holders...

Esteban Carreras cigars are the best bang for the buck, grab a 4 pack sampler at most shops in SoCal. My Top 3 ChupaCabra Habano Mr. BrownStone Maduro "211" (Connecticut) There is a Carreras cigar lounge in San Clemente too.

dtf, I'm not saying I want anything for free, but the point of the price section is to let people know what your asking before clicking on the post. I don't need to be click baited into looking at a bunch of things I can't afford or wouldn't spend that much on the item in question. Should be a...

I went into the classifieds to look for something to upgrade on the boat or new toys to play with, almost every post was listed as "free" or "$1" and then listed the real price in the ad after opening it. I don't have time to open every Freakin' ad. Have some integrity people. I'll not be trying...

Before the storms there was a ton of bait everywhere and lots of short bites for me. From the pier and from my boat. No idea what’s going on out there now but I would start around some deep structure 150-200’ and maybe try in 80-120 where you are marking bait. Will be a month or 2 before the...

11:00am Late start, crew was a little hung over. Made some Macks at the barber poles, headed to the pipe, 160ft mixed bag of sand dabs, whitefish and lizard fish on squid strips, not bites on the macks. Did have a lizard fish for bait get bit clean off behind the head. Hooked something nice on...

Fishing must be slow if everyone is wasting their time roasting some kook on the internet for a typo…

Will they sell a kayak scoop to a boat? I heard they wouldn’t let you buy less than a half.

My tank doesn’t like a half scoop, if someone else out there needs a few dines we can split it and not waste a bunch of bait and money.

I'll be out there This Sunday, then probably be parking the boat until mid January... If it works out I'll join you guys but if I do catch a legal halibut it will be the first on my boat, haha. Dana Wharf will have their halibut drift boat out there too that day. would be fun to compare our...

Right? What does waiting another day and a half have to do with public safety when we know there is no longer a concern, even by Kamifornia standards.

I’ll be out there Sunday with the wife, drove down past the closure Saturday for some mackerel and 1 short sandbass. Relatives were entertained.

I looked at that too, let us know how it goes, haha.

I just drove by, seems smaller than the good ol’ days but way better than this summer. The old wash down area and exit are still public parking…

Nice work Flytie, not bad with a bit of salt, hahaha I'll be taking some family out for a cruise next weekend, i'll probably park in the back just because I can :cool:

Thanks Woodfish, labor is the main factor. I feel relatively confident in my boating and anchoring abilities. One day I’ll have a windlass, autopilot, 4-stroke, hardtop, trim tabs… one day…

What size did you get and what size boat do you have?

Sounds like I’m going to save some money on rope, and my back, lol. Can’t afford spot lock so I’ll have to practice my drive, drop and drag technique. Hope my passengers bring their patience. If all goes well we can hit a couple deep rocks while it’s calm, drift for halibut in the early light...

Planning and exploring the maps for areas to test out my captaining skills on my new boat. Found some spots to check out and thinking I need to get more rode for my anchor (I only have 200'). I usually only anchor in 25-75ft of water, looking at extending my anchor rope I got to thinking... Is...

I’ve fished it a couple trips, never caught a halibut on a sport boat. Guys that did were fishing 20lb trap rigs heavy wts. You want to be fishing heavier than most so get to the bottom first, and drag across the bottom in front of everyone else. Good luck. I’m going to take my boat out for a...

Flouro will last longer and give you a little extra abrasion resistance. 90% of the time its not necessary but I run flouro on all my larger lures that could end up with a billfish or bluefin on them. my schoolie tuna lures are all mono, 60lb tied, or 100lb crimped depending on the style of...

Sailboats... ?

Glastron sea fury 216, just picked up a few months ago.(first boat)

Got bored not being able to fish for awhile but gave me time to make this for Halloween. Kudos to you and me both if you can name that boat…

Not to mention fishing is currently banned…

Here is what I got when asking WTF is going on, seems like a big load of nanny state knows best and we’ll figure it out on our own time Fk you very much: Hello Mr. Wilson, Thank you for your outreach regarding the fisheries closure program. In California, a fishery closure and re-opening is a...

Yup, don't get caught with a rod in your hand anywhere near the ocean until the Gustapo say so... like 3 fish and 9 birds died so we will probably need to keep it shut down until next year to allow the area to fully recover. sounds legit...

You are a very optimistic person, law or no law. They will just say they didn't modify the parking lot, just changed how it is used. I hope we can at least put enough pressure on them to get us a little more room, I'm not a fan of having to unhook my trailer to park, or park my trailer back at...

Done... I'll eat my hat if they put it back though...

Kinda looks like the prop wash or cavitation is hitting it weird, it looks like its being sand blasted. Careful with going away from the fin as some are used to counter torque steer or something... If possible maybe try a harder metal anode, just make sure its still more active than any of the...

Glad we all still have a sense of humor, I'm just going to be working on my boat. If I was a Veterinarian or software developer I'd be having someone else work on it. Lets hope the "situation" and the fishing improve by the time I get done.

No boat traffic into or out of the entrance to DPH until further notice. Best bet is to launch from LA area. I’m just going to save my money to get a few bugs fixed.

Not sure of the specifics but local fishing has been tough, only thing worth a damn has been tanner and upper hidden, capt probably wanted to put fish on the boat and was just as disappointed as you the YT weren’t a viable option.

IGFA rules are bull crap, I’m not interested in jumping through a bunch of hoops, potentially losing a fish of a lifetime just to have the record.

Yes, make sure it’s a “rail rod” with a longer foregrip. If you do t want a rail rod I’d go down to 6’6” or even 6’ for leverage. Your not going to hold 20lbs of drag on a 7’ rod without some help.

I always double or triple wrap spectra on a spool, SD jam for me, little electrical tape too.

Big storm coming up from Mexico next week, if they are going to show up next weekend would make sense. hope everyone in Baja stays safe.

Clouds on the sonar are bait fish, the lines are individual fish, I wish my sonar looked like that more often. No real way to know what kind unless to start to notice catching curtain fish constantly on given types of “marks”. First one looks like a predator on a bait ball, second could be...

Reminds me of the 5 tuna, 2-3 YT and 1 dorado debate, everyone has an opinion except the people who actually make and enforce the rules, haha. SAC and CCA should seek out and publish clarification on both subjects…

I have seen other fisheries allow you to catch say, 2 trout in an area that only allows 2, then fish another area that allows 5 and keep 3 more. Bassmaster tournaments where culling is not allowed in one area so they catch 5 there, then go somewhere else to cull up to their bag wt. I used to...

That’s not what we were talking about, more like went to Mexico, didn’t catch much, found a good kelp in US waters but still told passengers they could only keep 2 each and claim “limits”.

Yeah I understand the logic, but when “limits” means entirely different things in US vs MEX they should specify “Mexican limits”. I didn’t mean to come off as some keyboard warrior, I was genuinely confused and then realized what they were doing, I had a little chuckle and thought I would share...

Saw a report for a SB that said "limits of Dorado" I assumed 2 a piece but the boat was fishing the 43 and areas south/west and north/east entirely in US waters where the limit is 10 per person... a bit misleading. why can't we just be honest with people? unless they really caught 300 of them...

That is standard policy, miss the boat, forfeit your deposit (50%), now sometimes if there are trips leaving with open spots they will let you roll it over, but that would be at their discretion and convince, most boats are independently owned separate from the landing so it’s not always that...

Both are good boats, Steve(Mustang) is pretty intense, producer is a bit more laid back and fun and I've rebooked with them several times. I haven't fished the mustang since they moved to Fisherman's.

The fish seem to be very scattered right now, I’m sure the captain was doing all he could to put fish on the boat, I was out last weekend, zigged when we should have zagged and only saw one foamer that sank out before we could get anywhere near them. Fished a few dry patties, total time with a...

Just got an older boat need to do a little work on it. there are so many brands and types of sealants/adhesives out there and each one works best for different things, some claim they can be used on everything. need to know what type to use on each of the following projects: (note do not care...

I tie a 4-turn SD Jam knot to the hook, 5 turn on 25# and under. sometimes I'll use a 2x2 springer knot for ringed hooks, 3x2 springer for lighter line, I've not had any (terminal) Knot failures with them. check out toitfishing.com lots of good videos on how to tie different knots and tests on...

The number of fish the population can stand to lose on a regular basis isn’t big enough to have it open to all even with a 1 per person/boat policy, the regs would have to be very tight. Maybe a very short season, slot limit and require use of circle hooks. Similar to how some fisheries are...

Lowrance HDS and Outboard pilot seems to be the the best budget combo based on my research, appreciate the reassurance. Looks like I’ll be buying the HDS as soon as I can afford to and hopefully be able to buy/install the AP before next summer.

I wonder how much difference there is between the HDS gen 2 and HDS live, I will never need live sonar.

What head unit are you controlling it with?

I'm in the market for a new plotter/sounder combo. would be simple enough but I want to add an autopilot in the future (cable steer OB). was thinking about the Lowrance HDS series or the Garmin ECHOMAP sv. I don't have plans for radar as I have no tower. Looking for something that has side-scan...

Hot pink or lime green…

I’m ok with the guide wraps staying black, I was thinking just painting it between the guides, or maybe just from the fore grip to the first or second guide.

I want to add some custom color to my wife's rod, all my rods and hers are black. I have read mixed things about painting a completed rod, I don't want to take anything off of it, can I just scuff up the sections I want to paint, tape it off and hit it with a couple coats of color and couple of...

Nice work, and we appreciate the on the water report. I’m heading out of Dana point tomorrow.

That’s awesome, long fight, what lb test did you have on your trolling rod? Should I change out my IGFA 50lb to something heavier?

I just bought a 1982 sea fury, good little boat, needs a little love to make it great. Don’t ask what I paid, too much. Looking for someone with experience with these boats to help me dial it in. I live in San Clemente but will be keeping the boat in bellflower at my parents house (free...

I love my Tranx 400 for fishing small jigs(going to try poppers this year) for kelp YT, school tuna, dorado, even mid grade tuna(up to 40lbs) 50-60lb fish is doable but rather have a conventional for that. I have no problem flylining with my Avet SX. if I'm fishing heavier i'll usually be...

I’ve heard, and experienced, that erratic retrieves and stopping the jig every 20ft or so on the fall(once in the zone) gets a better reaction from the sleeping giants in the deep.

trolling for BFT from a sport boat is not very productive, generally only done on slow days, my last trip we stopped on a school of fish every 10-15 min most of the day, I was trolling some but got tired of winding it in and being the last one in the water on every stop. we did make a big move...

budget route for live bait: buy a power handle for your Tranx 300, spool 90% with 40-50lb braid and fish 20-30lb top-shot, flouro is a must as the whole boat up there catches single digit YT on a good day, I've seen big counts but that's not the norm. I would recommend renting a 40lb rig for...

Fish were a bit scattered from the recent pressure, they stayed 100ft from the boat most of the time, I never got a bite the whole trip. no fish were hooked at night but not for lack of trying, Capt did an excellent job of chasing marks all night long and even dropped a jig down himself a few...

I would be concerned about the frame cracking, I have a set of 4 TLD30II (older ones) that I use for trolling yellowfin, yellowtail and marlin but only with 50lb line (12lbs drag at strike). trying to fish 80lb and 20-30lbs of drag would probably not work out too well. for the big tuna I use a...

It’s more important to mark structure than actual fish or bait when bass fishing, if you don’t see anything on the meter as you move around try using a slow trolled bait to find them, or if you were drifting cast your hookup bait around. When bass are suspended under kelp stringers your not...

Given the huge difference between the size of fish that can be landed on the kite I don’t like getting passed up because you’ve caught a few jig fish already, but if you are looking to get on a cow on the kite let the crew know ahead of time and hand off a couple fish after your first 2, I hate...

My 4, plus wish i had 1 more... 1. 30/40lb bait rig (avet SX 6/4 with 50lb braid, Phenix AXIS 820 20-45lb) 2. 40lb colt sniper rig (Tranx 400, wish 500, 65lb braid Shimano Tallus 40-80 braid rating) 3. 50lb trolling/sinker rig (TLD30II 50lb mono, penn rampage 7'6" 30-80lb) 4. 80lb braid to heavy...

Wildlife management is all about balance, need to let Capt Ahab take a few whales, imagine how many salmon would be saved by reducing the number of predators. same with the sealions down here is SoCal...

First off, screw you for posting in the report section with the title "Dorado", and secondly mid to late September, any boat that does offshore freelance, they will probably not come as far north this year so overnight or longer is recommended.

I’ve fished with him once, he is pretty intense, probably too much for the rent rods. I thought it was fun, definitely fishy boat and captain, just don’t expect a relaxing calm atmosphere, he tells it like it is is an understatement.

For braid to mono or flouro I like the slim beauty (tony pena), unless the leader/topshot is heavier than the braid then I go FG. I avoid mono to flouro if I can but use the 3 turn surgeons in that case(60% FYI) terminal knots are not as important as most are much stronger than your connection...

I’m not super experienced by any means but I have my 80lb braid tied straight to my heavy 130lb leadered flat fall. I would run a short leader of 150-200lb mono or flouro to your jig of the heavy setup for night time fishing and at least 80lb leader for the “lighter” setup for daytime. I’m sure...

It seems like you are off to a great start, boat club and yoursaltwaterguide membership, boat positioning is something that comes with practice. Also easier with steady and predictable wind and current. Knowing how far upwind to drop the anchor and what direction are things easier learned by...

Apparently you have to cut open a BFT and hope to find one stuck in his throat, like checking oysters for pearls... haha. Try the nomads, shimanos or sea falcon jigs....

Large Bonito are very tasty as poke or sushi, trick is to bleed and ice them right away, do not freeze them or the meat will become very soft (mush). My wife prefers them to yellowfin for poke.

I’m going to use that excuse next time a guy gives me shit for bringing too many rods on his boat... haha. Still had to be cool to get bit so close to home, curious why that TLD20 had 25# though. Short heavier bite leader of flouro might have helped but you work with what you have at the time...

Interesting, someone else caught a BFT on an X-rap, now a couple on daisy chains, dare I ask what style/color?

I like my fathom 40N for fishing heavy jigs and sinker rigs, the spool is a little heavy for fly-lining, I’m sure it is better on the smaller reels. I kinda wanted something new to try. What reel in this category has the lightest spool?

Probably going 2-speed if I can afford it, check out the new stuff I just posted in the classifieds if you want to donate to the cause...

87 assorted jig heads from 2oz-1/4oz with Flambeau 370 box. Stock up for fishing season. Swimbaits, grubs or whole squid. Catch rockfish, bass and halibut. Less than 35 cents each plus a free box! $30 The smallest plastic in that picture is 5” most are 6” and the bigger ones are 7 and 9”...

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Huddlestons, BBZ, live target, ganteral, real image trout, Bass pro Z9 trout, 6th sense bluegill glide, Xps glide(S-waver). Everything for $120, message me for separates($15-$20 each) https://offerup.co/RxN6PUeZpgb

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Cardiff 400A with box, full of 50lb braid and upgraded handle, $80 for BDrs offer up listing linked. https://offerup.co/ZC45nCUYpgb Defy Black swimbait rod, blank is in great shape, a little green around the guides and butt cap missing, great starter swimbait rod...

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Come with 4 very clean 3700 size boxes, lots of extra storage on top and sides, $50 for BD members, see listing on offerup for more details. https://offerup.co/WGKhTahYpgb

If I do get “new” reel it will be second hand(used) I won’t ever fish 50# as that is the fathom and my 30/80# rods job. I’ve got some gear I am trying to sell to pay for the new reel so if I can clear enough cash before my next trip I can have my reel and fish it too, haha. I’ll try to post my...

On my last trip no one hooked a BFT on anything bigger than 30#, I looked and my oversized bass rod with a cardiff 400 and left it in the rack, was catching YT pretty good on my Tranx 400 and a jig but got me feeling like I need something that can handle a 50+ lb BFT with 50/65lb braid and 30 or...

I’m looking forward to some dumb YFT in range of SD boats. Till then I’ll keep trying to get lucky with the BFT and YT...

Fished with Chuck Friday night through Sunday morning, we went south, he put us on the YT, we caught 4 incidental BFT also hooked several more but tangles and light gear got the best of most hookups. Looks like the boats fishing out west found better BFT fishing but no YT so just depends how you...

Producer is 65’ and has a 22ft stern and max load of 25, condor is 90x26’ and takes up to 37 on an overnight. I’d go with the Producer for less people but both catch fish.

Yeah I know, but it has served me well on fish up to 20lbs, I’ll probably get an avet SX or Similar reel soon, anyone want to trade? Haha.

Wow, looks like the fleet will be out in force this weekend and fishing could be nuts! Who are you fishing with and what are you bringing? I’m on the Excalibur 1.5 day Friday night. 1. Cardiff 400 50lb braid with 25lb topshot for fly lining for YT 2. Tranx 400 65lb braid with 40lb topshot for...

Buy stock in rapala, haha now everyone is going to troll them in circles around the fleet, haha. Nice report, glad to see a skiff able to get some.

Probably didn’t want the bad press... oh well.

Report from 5/1... https://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/threads/dana-point-half-day-5-1.770773/

Counts were low, red tide, so not too high of expectations, I caught 2 of the 5 short calico landed. Local guy fishing shrimp got a short sheepshead and that was it. No keepers on the trip and the jackpot money was refunded since no one won. First time I ever seen that. Anchovies fished on the...

Offshore...

You can have all five hooks for saltwater, when I fish freshwater I use a none bladed rig and replace the top 2 with willow blades so it’s like a giant spinnerbait, but I don’t do that very often since I lose a lot more in lakes than the harbors.

Fish it on straight braid, I use 50lb, light hooks will bend out and you just have to replace a jig head instead of the whole rig. Just make sure you set your drag accordingly so you don’t bend out hooks on fish.

I have been casting out 45* or less from the bank, letting it hit bottom (unless there are a ton of weeds) then popping it with the rod or a quick wind with the reel every 5-10’ I have watched bass react to the pops several times the last 2 weeks, it definitely helps. Flash mob jr with 3 1/8oz...

Been whacking the spots, calico and halibut on the A-rig in Dana Point harbor. Wish I had a tuna or Catalina repot but this will have to die for now enjoy the pics... Had issues loading larger pic files... 19” halibut didn’t make it...

Local (San Clemente) looking for a ride out of Dana point, I’ve fished everything from local bass and halibut to offshore tuna and marlin. I’ve been doing well in the harbor but itching to get outside. Probably end up on a sportie out of Dana Wharf if no one has room next weekend. I can bring...

In the words of Dave Hanson “your not going to significantly impact the fish population with a rod and reel, your just not that good” haha but seriously I think the fishery has been managed well(lately) and the fish are adapting to the global environment they live in, mainly overfishing in the...

I’d say it depends on what you want to catch, if your looking for BFT I’d say may, not because it will be better but because it will probably be the only game in town. June if you just want to catch more fish, yellowtail on kelps most likely or even down the coast. I wouldn’t expect YFT but I...

Yeah, market is tough, I don’t mind spending another season on the sporties and helping out on fellow BDrs boats. I’m going to keep saving and looking until my budget catches up with what’s available. Thanks for all the help, way more help than I expected from a none report post, my faith in the...

I have, it is definitely cheaper than buying a new or even newish boat and paying for a slip and maintenance but I’m going to buy my boat “cash” and have a place to park it. It’s not worth the money to me, I’m not going to have a $500/mo payment.

Wow, thanks for all the replies, I guess buying a 1995 bayliner 2302 off Craigslist is a bad idea... if I’m shopping nationally that puts key west, Cobia, and some others that are hard to find out here on the table. Any advice for shopping for a boat from 2000 miles away? I think I’m going to...

My wife is warming up to the idea of buying a boat, been doing some research (for the last 10 years, haha) she wants a cabin for her and the boys to crash out in, I want something with as open a cockpit as possible, no I can’t afford a Parker or defiance. 22-24ft ideally but I’m having a hard...

I live in San Clemente, probably buying a boat in the next year or two, looking for a ride for local kelp calico or preferably Catalina for yellowtail and Bonito. Got cash for bait, ice and gas. I know the drill, I have 4 40lb TLD 30II setups if you want to troll. Free most weekends want to join...

If someone just a wants the irons I’ll go halves, or whatever is appropriate on the rest of the lot. I live in San Clemente.

Update, Cabo and one Curado sold, noted above.

SOLD

Pics or it didn’t happen, lol. How big is “nice” legal size?

The 20/50 7’ defiantly has a soft enough tip for the smaller fish, I was just curious if the 30-80 6’6” had the same soft tip with a faster taper. Wish I could pull on each of them but they have been hard to find.

Price drop, also willing to sell separate(reel, rod and line)

all prices dropped , see above

OK, I've got 4 TLD30 2 speeds. most of them have half braid and 50 or 60lb mono on top already but I think that might be a bit much when trolling hard baits for yellows and bones, obviously not overkill for tuna/marlin trolling. We will be doing more inshore than offshore trolling. I'm looking...

I'm looking at getting a set of 4 Rampage rods for local trolling ex: X-rap yellowtail/bonito, schoolie to 40lb yellowfin and maybe play with some striped marlin in the fall. my first thought was get 2 20-50 6', and 2 20-50 7' paired with TLD30 2 speeds with 40lb. after feeling the 7' 20-50 in...

SOLD

Sale Pending...

Did you ever find what you were looking for?

NOW $50 (was $60) Quantum Cabo 30 SOLD Curado bantam $70 $50 curado bantam $75 $55(upgraded drag) SOLD castaic $100 $60(full of 65lb power pro)

Reel is 90% full of 80lb braid, 50-60yrds 60lb mono topshot. 50-80lb rod $260, NOW $200 might make a deal if you don’t want the line...

Making room for new stuff, mint condition, loaded with 60lb straight ande mono. Rods included too if you want it, pretty beat up but works well. $150 OBO

I suggest working your way up, a full day is very different than a half day. and overnight and 1.5 is very different than that. I like overnights since you can wakeup on the fishing grounds and usually catch more. 1.5 day or more only if absolutely needed to get to where the fish are, unless you...

TLD30 is as big/expensive as I’d go, also landed this in Costa Rica on a TLD 30 with 30lb line... Not quite 250 but never once felt out gunned. Looks like 4 TLD30II going to be the goal, now what to spool it with? I’m thinking straight 40lb

I see, you seem to have had quite the quiver. I’m just trying to graduate from trolling with whatever 4 rods I can get my hands on to 4 dedicated and identical rigs, any answers to my posted questions would be appreciated.

Thanks for the response Ljp, Florida seems to be a whole different animal. something you would use for trolling for blackfin, Dolphin, sailfish and white marlin would be similar I guess. I'm trying to avoid buying 3 more TLD30II if I don't have to...

All prices negotiable, deals on multiples Quantum cabo 30 baitcaster, with box and tool. SOLD Shimano Curado bantam CU-200 SOLD Shimano Curado bantam CU-200 #2 Check out this item on OfferUp. https://offerup.co/UEMrhMK5Eeb Shimano Castaic CA-200 https://offerup.com/item/detail/1019106988/...

Pics and description on offerup: https://offerup.com/item/detail/1080703754/

I know trolling isn't the best way to catch fish in SoCal or the most exciting but for some reason I love it. maybe it reminds me of fishing in Cabo, Bahamas or Costa Rica but anyway. back to the point. My buddy and I have a random mix of trolling gear from old penns, newells up to TLD 30IIA...

I live near DPH. Docks and rocks can produce a couple fish but the bulk of the spotties I catch are on submerged grass. spinnerbaits, A-rigs and underspins are my go to lures but drop-shot and bottom plastics can work too. Just fish what you are most confident in and try to find the grass. Left...

2 calico, 1 kelp bass? Those are the same, you mean Giant kelp fish or kelp greenling? Pics if you got them...

Not sure, listed as a freelance trip, but he definitely had the idea to go for it, glad it worked for us, I’m sure it doesn’t always happen that way.

Light load of 17, good mix of large and small dines and woke up 90 miles south past all the mini paddy yellowtail. Didn’t get the trollers all setup when we hit a skipjack, nothing on bait so skunks off and trollers back out. About 30 min past sunrise Captain makes a hard turn calls for heavy...

I'm booked on the Ocean Odyssey friday night 1.5 day. I was told that no way we go to tanner or cortes now, maybe head south but possibly cancel altogether...

I wish, I will be voting but not too hopeful of anything beyond getting a school board or house district win, lol.

The jetties are great for bass at night, the shallower spots for rockfish bite well at night too. Wish I were closer to you I’d join you.

I have a C540-4.6 Newell, if not what your looking for, what do you think I could get for it?

Look up Esteban Carreras cigars, that’s who makes them. The warehouse is in San Clemente actually... I prefer the Esteban Carreras Dias Anos or Chupa Cabra (habano)

paddy-as in rice fields or Patty-as in round cake or burger I like patty but I see it paddy from some pretty reputable sources....

Turks and Caicos, on our honeymoon.

I was debating taking it as a backup or just to try to get more comfortable with it. I ended up buying a Shimano Tallus, the Abyss felt too soft and I wasn’t able to find a proteus to pull on. Took it to the jetty and caught a couple calico fishing 40lb leader and a 1oz swimbait, they never had...

I know, I’m trying to buy a new rod before the trip. Have you used the abyss or proteus with a Tranx or lexa 400?

Pokilover, My Cardiff has upgraded drag and power handle, killed plenty of 15-20lb YFT on it last season. Manly for 8-20lb Dorado/YT,I don’t plan on fishing it for anything over 30lb, I know big fish can be mixed in but I was decking footballs on it in >5 min last year. I’ll probably get a...

I’m booked on the mustang for 9/26 overnight fishing 9/27, let me know if your going. Hear is what I got... Light bait: Cardiff 400, 50lb braid to 15-30lb flouro on an 8’ swimbait rod. Med bait/colt-sniper: Tranx 400, 65lb braid to 40lb mono topshot/flouro for bait on a $40 7’6” 30-50lb BPS...

Went out on a friend’s boat for a shakedown and play with some new electronics he had installed. One engine with issues kept us close to home drifted just outside the reef north of the harbor hoping for a halibut, one sand bass and sand dab. Floated over the reef for a 14” calico, released...

I heard that when the finish the parking structure there will be more parking, not sure if they mean more than now, more than before, or just more tourist parking? Guess we will see in several years...

I believe he is referring to the big ones 200-400lb fish. Haven’t heard of many being caught lately. They should be back in 6 months I think the water is too warm for them right now.

22ft cuddy, if Catalina seems far then your really limited with good offshore spots from Dana Point. 267 maybe 209 on a good day. If you can launch from San Diego the 9 mile bank is a short ride but more chance at fish at the 181/182 ridge and a smoother ride home that the 209 back to Dana...

Nice day, let me know if your camera man can’t make it and need a replacement, lol. C&R or fish tacos?

Good spot to try for some local WSB and yellowtail tomorrow, thanks for the heads up.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abc7news.com/amp/lifeguards-catch-shark-newport-beach-balboa-pier-caught-oc/6372213/ Thoughts? I brought the popcorn, haha. Some people....

What are you using this reel for and what size are you looking at? Lower gear ratios have more power and larger reels with lower ratios actually reel line at the same rate as smaller high speed reels. What ever you choose make sure you get a power handle of you are using it offshore, reeling in...

Appreciate all the help, just got home yesterday. Spent the whole week fishing smallmouth as I couldn’t convince anyone else in the group to head towards the coast. I’ll probably plan a separate salmon trip this fall or next year. Biggest SMB went 1.5lbs caught on a whopper plopper. Good times...

15% is about $1,000, tip less if the crew basically took the bad fishing as a day to take it easy, mail it in so to speak but if they worked just as hard as they would have if the fishing was good hard to punish them for something not their fault. Pinheads don’t get a check so just to make min...

I wish they would make it legal to rockfish the 14.

Jerk bait fished above the kelp has done well on aggressive fish for me, if the bite is slow I like some sort of weedless bait fished down in the kelp, with the kelp as deep as it is I’d say a Texas rig or sled-head curly tail grub or fat curly grub. Squid helps if there aren’t too many Macks...

If you can’t get to at least the 289 and preferably the SCI / 43 ridge or farther south your better off staying local. Catalina yellowtail would be the next best thing. Fish close now and maybe in a week or two there will be some scattered schools farther north.

Good idea to throw back anything your not sure about. There are several flat fish around SoCal. Halibut, sand dab, diamond turbot, rock sole... halibut are the ones with the gnarly sharp teeth. Most often confused with rock sole. sand dabs have soft mouths like a crappie and no teeth to speak...

North for sure, blue/white or blue/Crome jigs.

Thanks Duckfan and Curtis, I have an 8’6” salmon travel rod I use for shore fishing, strange to actually be using it for salmon this time, haha. The reel I was going to bring is a revo toro with 50lb braid, top shot 15-25lb? I have other casting reels if a lighter reel/line is needed for stealth...

SoCal boy going to be in OR for a week on the Umpqua around scottsburg. I have a couple bucket list fish to check off, smallmouth bass should be fairly easy but open to suggestions on tackle and lures. Real question is about salmon/Steelhead. I’ll be hanging out in windy bay a day or too and was...

I was unaware of this myself so did a little digging, I guess you could grab them by hand? Lol 28.65. GENERAL. Except as provided in this article, fin fish may be taken only on hook-and-line or by hand. 28.80. DIP NETS AND HAWAIIAN TYPE THROW NETS. Dip nets of any size and baited hoop nets not...

Level wind would be a good idea, you can catch some pretty big fish on a tranx or Lexa 400. There are other options if you need more line capacity, fathom LW, Tekota... would really help to know price, line size, and target species...

I have been in a similar situation myself and wonder what gear would be appropriate to pitch a Mack or something at a sunning swordfish?

1/2oz-1.5oz warbaits heads and 5” MC Viejos Don’t work.... I I was fishing a black and blue because it was dark but brown/red, green/orange or blue/silver are great during the day. Always keep a bait setup ready and a tank of live bait if nothing else to fire them up so they bite the rubber...

209 area has a pocket of warm water, I’m sure there are a few scattered schools around, I expect they will start biting end of next week if you can find some....

I find the info helpful so I know what size and quality of gear is necessary to land whatever size fish they caught, most of us have it dialed what gear we want to be using for what size fish but maybe you can land 200lb tuna in 20min with heavier stuff?

My calendar is looking better everyday too, lol. Every year I keep thinking it’s time to go and look back at my photos for time stamps and am disappointed by the dates... me being a full-overnight fisherman and private boating out of Dana Point I have to wait a bit longer.

CorBina...

So is this more of a “phishing” Report?

Don’t get stuck on the curve, I have my best luck for numbers just outside the major color break. Small flashy hoochies and 4-5in rapala (I use yosuri) diving baits when trolling. Follow the birds or splashes if you see any. The small anchovies are killer Bonehead bait, no need for heavy gear...

I fish straight braid all the time along the rocks, twilight and straight dark is best, when they are ambushing baits from behind cover they aren’t usually line shy. I fish 5” viejos on 1/2-3/4oz slayer heads though.

If it is a state issue then how are the OC and other landings operating? Someone in SD is responsible for this and many are trying to get the Governor to override the local health officials it seems to me. I was planning a trip for the end of June but I might be going out of Dana Point... edit...

The triangle between the 43, 289 and pyramid cove look pretty fishy on the charts. Sorry no solid intel from me, I haven’t been out at all this year.

Gave up on the parking lot to swing for the fences, I’d say a home run but even the saltiest angler would consider that trip a respectable double. I’m looking forward to Fish tacos or sushi as soon as I can get out on a sporty or find a friend with an offshore worthy sled. Still working on the...

Selema, used to use them as live bait at San Clemente pier. Caught my first BSB on one. C&R of course.

Turn off auto-gain. Set the gain in a familiar area, the last shot inside the harbor looked pretty good, maybe a touch too sensitive. When In open water and no signal returns auto will turn the sensitivity way up. The false bottom was probably a thermocline layer. Looks like it’s working fine...

If you can get to clean water the fish are biting and might even be stacked up there, given the lack of clean water everywhere else. If your stuck fishing a particular area keep checking on the conditions, find the cleanest water you can and fish anyway. There are worse things than a skunk trip...

In my experience when invited on a fellow BDers boat you PAY half the expenses AND do half the work, but maybe you Offer more than most? Good luck, I hope the landings open soon and you can get back to work and we can all get back to fishing.

I figured all the good advice would have come up but I have one more I didn’t see. I was on an overnight last year and we were marking fish and seeing a few lazy boils, no one was getting bite though. Saw the whole spectrum of bait techniques and small jigs but me and my buddy caught the only 3...

Isn’t the kite thing supposed to a sort of “hook and hand” deal? I know putting a fish like that on deck would be great PR but what about the customers on the boat that paid to fish. I wasn’t there maybe no one wanted to take the beating, but seems like letting a few guys pull on a fish like...

Old news guys, this was from late September...

You just have to trust the Capt to put you on fish and hope they are in range, not much you can do.

Best of my knowledge they are not after the bluefin, when do they reset the quota? Jan 1st?

Here is what I used on my last overnight. In order of most used: #1. 8’ 15-30lb rod, Shimano Cardiff* 40lb braid to 25lb topshot, 20/25lb flouro leader. #2. 7’6” 30-50lb rod, Tranx 400 65lb braid to 40lb topshot, colt-sniper or 40lb flouro for bait. #3. 7’ 30-80lb rod fathom 40N 2 speed, 80lb...

Ah I see what you are saying now, I retract my kelp fish answer. Mouth is too big and wrong shape.

Kelp fish, they get about a foot long and have some teeth when they grow up.

19 yellows up to 25lbs, decent mixed bag of bottom fish and bass. Curious of the details about though...

I believe he caught it on a dead flying fish under a balloon, if in reading it right. Curious about the dive gear myself though...

Haha, don’t recognize the shore line but I think I’ve caught a few of those tuna before.

What lures did they bite on the troll? Nothing I have been pulling(for the last 3 years) is working.

No bait, no fish. Seems to be a pattern. I got a couple on the sniper but only after getting them going on the chum, in Mexico. Bait would seem to be just as if not more important up north. Still worth a shot I guess if you have no bait tank. Many chunk next time?

If they are biting light(seems rare in my limited exp.) I like fishing a circle hook with a nose hooked bait, and 1/4oz sliding sinker pegged with a carolina keeper just above my flouro to mono knot. Just put it in gear and wind in a few feet, if nothing is there either put it back in...

I have a friend who caught some tuna on a sportie recently and ended up getting food poisoning after eating his catch, cooked? Here was the scenario: All fish were bleed in the box and moved to the RSW, but on the way back he said they emptied the fish onto the deck around 3:30pm, all of them...

Mexican waters, between the 425 and 371. Pics added.

Horrible weather had us waiting in the harbor until 2am so we weren't floating around in a washing machine for 2-3 hours. we got to the grounds just after 5am, i was up but didn't even bother with a flat-fall as standing on the rail anywhere but dead center stern was near impossible. Started...

FG, RP or Albright for spectra to leader/topshot *never had a problem with any of these when tied correctly, (FG knot is hard to get right) 3 turn surgeons for mono-flouro Spectra to hook - double eye SD jam Mono to hook - SD jam Flouro to hook - Springer(3 loops for light line) Crimp anything...

Haha, first objective, fish in boat, done. Can’t be picky when an opportunity like that looks you in the face. Nice job, and look, the steaks are already portioned, lol.

I try not to second guess the guys that make their living putting us on fish when it comes to those decisions, the school probably followed the boat away from the patty and just got finicky after a while. Still marking fish under the boat why would he fire up and move until it was time to find a...