Offshore YT and Dorado 11/17

[Eddie_A]

Got a later start, left mission bay around 7am with excellent bait. Flat calm seas and clear sky's. Plan was to head SW towards the Hidden bank, never quite made it that far. Stopped on many large patties for the day. Water was 65-67 degree. 50% of paddies were holding fish. Mostly small and smaller YT. A few of the kelps were holding Dorado. Finished the day with 6 Dorado and about 10 Yt (dozens released) for 4 guys. Didn't see many other boats. Amazing day on the water. Kelps are still holding fish. Only seen one school of YFT at the 371 under birds that we couldn't get to go.

 

[RodRage]

Got a later start, left mission bay around 7am with excellent bait. Flat calm seas and clear sky's. Plan was to head SW towards the Hidden bank, never quite made it that far. Stopped on many large patties for the day. Water was 65-67 degree. 50% of paddies were holding fish. Mostly small and smaller YT. A few of the kelps were holding Dorado. Finished the day with 6 Dorado and about 10 Yt (dozens released) for 4 guys. Didn't see many other boats. Amazing day on the water. Kelps are still holding fish. Only seen one school of YFT at the 371 under birds that we couldn't get to go.

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Nice work skipper!

 

[dctalk523]

 

[RyanErb]

Pretty awesome, good job for finding em!!
AND what a nice DODO!

 

[Baja Belk]

Dorado in mid-November, love it.

 

[tunakillerjoe1]

Looks like a nice day! Good job!

 

[Sauna]

keeping it rolling out there nice

 

[Reel hip]

Nnnnnnice! Good job!

 

[lougio]

Nice Dorado! We were out there too but only found muskrat yellowtail on paddies.

 

[SUPSquatchFish]

Got a later start, left mission bay around 7am with excellent bait. Flat calm seas and clear sky's. Plan was to head SW towards the Hidden bank, never quite made it that far. Stopped on many large patties for the day. Water was 65-67 degree. 50% of paddies were holding fish. Mostly small and smaller YT. A few of the kelps were holding Dorado. Finished the day with 6 Dorado and about 10 Yt (dozens released) for 4 guys. Didn't see many other boats. Amazing day on the water. Kelps are still holding fish. Only seen one school of YFT at the 371 under birds that we couldn't get to go.

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Nice work! Thanks for the report!

The way that gaff sits in the photo it looks like your dorado is a billfish

 

[JamesZ]

Tacos!!! Good report too. Hey. Those little firecracker YT are way too much fun on bass gear.

 

[jim isbell]

Got a later start, left mission bay around 7am with excellent bait. Flat calm seas and clear sky's. Plan was to head SW towards the Hidden bank, never quite made it that far. Stopped on many large patties for the day. Water was 65-67 degree. 50% of paddies were holding fish. Mostly small and smaller YT. A few of the kelps were holding Dorado. Finished the day with 6 Dorado and about 10 Yt (dozens released) for 4 guys. Didn't see many other boats. Amazing day on the water. Kelps are still holding fish. Only seen one school of YFT at the 371 under birds that we couldn't get to go.

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The Color of a Dorado will shock me forever, especially when it just came out of the water, one dip to clear the blood and that could be a framed picture--yeah I know, this is "bloody" decks, but for the framed shot-you know what I mean.

 

[Project-Mayhem]

I'll take the pic with the blood. Catching dorado in November. Legit.