Huntington Harbor Report 11.18 & 11.20

[THE GRAYS]

Fished out of Huntington Harbor Wednesday and today. Easy fun days for the family.
150 & Double Rigs: Whitefish, rockfish, sanddabs, bass, sheepshead
All caught on squid, double dropper and rock cod rigs.
Bolsa Chica artificial reef: 22” sandbass and some shorts, giant mantis shrimp, sheepshead, rockfish
Water like glass, great family days.
Most fish caught on Double dropper, large sand bass on slow trolled mack

 

[tom cindric]

What no pics, thanks for the report

 

[THE GRAYS]

The shrimp was excellent dipped in butter.

 

[Mike_I]

Be careful handling those things while alive they'll slice the shit out of you before you know what happened.

 

[DonnieD]

Hooked one on east end this summer at Catalina...Chose to keep it off boat and my fingers fully attached...I consider those "NTBFW"

 

[THE GRAYS]

They are terrifying and so strong! We used a net to put it in our extra bait tank, then let it die. Kids were sad to watch such a pretty creature die, but happy to eat it and said they will keep them to eat from now on. Tasted like crab mixed with lobster.

 

[frazier]

They are terrifying and so strong! We used a net to put it in our extra bait tank, then let it die. Kids were sad to watch such a pretty creature die, but happy to eat it and said they will keep them to eat from now on. Tasted like crab mixed with lobster.

Yes they can leave a lasting impression .... lol

 

[jayyyy]

Fastest thing in nature is the mantis shrimp spears when deployed.

 

[Rabid Fish]

OK not trying to be an internet game warden here!

Just FYI because some wardens are the type who would ticket you about this, as sad and petty as that is

You can't keep invertebrates caught on a hook and line in CA.

 

[#WHERESTHEKELPPADDY]

thanks for the local report

 

[mma]

cool to see Stomatopods in a picture. in your hand, not so much.
called "split toe" in the Caribbean area for a reason

 

[fishkilr]

Put an aluminum can in front of one and tease it to strike...nasty...

 

[mrtonx]

wow that very nice shrimp.

 

[kevina]

OK not trying to be an internet game warden here!

Just FYI because some wardens are the type who would ticket you about this, as sad and petty as that is

You can't keep invertebrates caught on a hook and line in CA.

Tell the F&G that he is welcome to fish it out of the bait tank and throw it back with his hands, Because you don't have a dip net .

 

[Workplacesafety]

I've never seen one of those. Congrats on a great day with the family.

 

[Oldtimer2]

Learn things every day on these boards.

Always wondered what the M. shrimp tasted like. I assumed that they would be good, but didn't know.
(That is a great pic of the beast. About how long was it?)

And I did not know that invertebrate caught on fishing line was not legal. We often caught crabs while fishing (we called them rock crabs) while fishing off rock jetties, and we kept and ate them. This was a long time ago, and maybe it was legal way back then.
They looked like this with black tips on their big claws:

 

[THE GRAYS]

Learn things every day on these boards.

Always wondered what the M. shrimp tasted like. I assumed that they would be good, but didn't know.
(That is a great pic of the beast. About how long was it?)

And I did not know that invertebrate caught on fishing line was not legal. We often caught crabs while fishing (we called them rock crabs) while fishing off rock jetties, and we kept and ate them. This was a long time ago, and maybe it was legal way back then.
They looked like this with black tips on their big claws:
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I bet those crabs were tasty! The shrimp was 9 inches. If we ever catch a mantis shrimp hook and line, we would release it. They are an awesome creature and even at that size, not a ton of meat on it.

 

[Dan Salazar]

Be careful handling those things while alive they'll slice the shit out of you before you know what happened.

It's the fastest of all animals