09-07-2005, 04:10 AM
Had a GREAT day on the water. Beautiful weather & fairly flat sea. Just enough breeze for a good drift.
First pleasant surprise. Only 30 head onboard. Sweet. The San Diego is a big boat & 30 is no problem.
We started the day with limits of quality rockfish (mostly reds) by noon.
Spent the afternoon runnin' & gunnin' around Pukey Point area for YT. Saw LOADS of bait & several schools of large & obviously well fed YT. They would pop up, chase the surface irons for a bit, thumb their noses at us & disappear.
I've seen some reports that the YT are stuffed with small sardines. Maybe a tiny swimbait could be effective. Bet they wouldn't pass up a live squid if they saw one. I didn't think of trying my little pink Braid Slammer, but truth be known, I had chowed down on one of Patty's double bacon cheeseburgers on the ride to the 'nados, I had a full limit of rockfish in the sack, and I was a little lazy.... [cool]
The fish are there, they're good size. Whoever hits 'em the right time & place is gonna score.
The Mission Belle & San Diego are both out of Seaforth Landing and both are class operations. The MB is a more hardcore fishing platform & the San Diego has the edge in comfort. Both put fish on the deck & both have some of the finest crews yer gonna find anywhere. I highly recommend either of them.
No, I'm not affiliated, etc.
Fishslayer
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First pleasant surprise. Only 30 head onboard. Sweet. The San Diego is a big boat & 30 is no problem.
We started the day with limits of quality rockfish (mostly reds) by noon.
Spent the afternoon runnin' & gunnin' around Pukey Point area for YT. Saw LOADS of bait & several schools of large & obviously well fed YT. They would pop up, chase the surface irons for a bit, thumb their noses at us & disappear.
I've seen some reports that the YT are stuffed with small sardines. Maybe a tiny swimbait could be effective. Bet they wouldn't pass up a live squid if they saw one. I didn't think of trying my little pink Braid Slammer, but truth be known, I had chowed down on one of Patty's double bacon cheeseburgers on the ride to the 'nados, I had a full limit of rockfish in the sack, and I was a little lazy.... [cool]
The fish are there, they're good size. Whoever hits 'em the right time & place is gonna score.
The Mission Belle & San Diego are both out of Seaforth Landing and both are class operations. The MB is a more hardcore fishing platform & the San Diego has the edge in comfort. Both put fish on the deck & both have some of the finest crews yer gonna find anywhere. I highly recommend either of them.
No, I'm not affiliated, etc.
Fishslayer
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