Offshore Know What my Baby Girl Likes?

[Halibut Howie]

5 lb reds!

Mom is out of town in Chicago, so I give my baby girl anything she wants to do, movies/food, etc., on her day off. To my surprise she says she wants to go fishing with the ole man. Pressure is on especially with an unsettled sea outside Point Loma. Head to a known productive area north of the end of the pipe where the bottom drops from 300'. Fished for a few hours looking more than catching. The 5 reds we caught, mostly her, were all 4-5 lbs each. Lunch at Chili's on the way home.

 

[7emptsT]

Nice job.

 

[JohnnyK87137]

Sweet … shhhh that’s one the good spots

 

[nicodemus]

I trust you count your blessings every day with that kid! Awesome job...

 

[Professionull1]

How is it out there with the short swell intervals?

 

[longboard85]

Great job!

 

[Tunahead]

NICE load of reds. I smell tacos, tacos, tacos!!

 

[RodRage]

GREAT JOB DAD!!! Any time with the kids as they get older is a GREAT time!

 

[JK155]

If my daughter said "let's go fishin" and catchin dinner/fish tacos, I would say - ok, whatever you want daddy will buy,

 

[Blue Penguin]

Nice father daughter trip!

 

[Halibut Howie]

How is it out there with the short swell intervals?

Rough, especially if going into the swell. My boat does not cut thru waves but bounces off like a jet ski. I once was going out of Mission Bay's jetty and had to jump a giant +10' swell that was about to break at the mouth, went airborne and was surprised my motor did not break off once I landed many feet down on the backside of the wave, But Cabos are tough boats, and she has got me out of many delicate ocean experiences in the 20 years I have owned this boat. So, I go slow if someone's on board picking a path and speed that keeps me from going airborne.

Once at the fishing grounds I spotlock my TM over a known hole. There were some big steep swells out there yesterday so making keeping your footing was a challenge. Told my daughter to stay put and not leave her seat fishing.

If no bites, I release the spotlock and drift. If you get a bite, I hit WP to mark this location, then I engage spotlock again and fish out that hole. I rename the saved WP with the type of fish that comes up (R for reds, l for lingcod, etc,). I cannot see fish on my FFs at that depth, just bottom contours. I like to fish just before or after major drop-offs, at the top or just over the edge. That's how we fished yesterday on a very unsettled sea. Big hooks and whole squid help keep the little guys from getting hooked.

Safety Note: A Trolling Motor with Spotlock keeps the bow into the swell to keep you from being broadsided or a sneak wave over the transom.

Going home to SD Bay at full speed, down swell was fun,

 

[mrkrabs]

 

[Chicken of the Sea]

20 lbs of reds provided by your daughter! Sweet!

 

[pacificscout]

Fintastic report all around.
Boat, family and Mother Nature.

 

[johndtuttle]

Dat red's a keeper yo' .

 

[CODE RED]

Great father daughter memories!