10-16-2003, 05:24 AM
I went out on the 3/4 day open-party boat Premier today. The load was light with only 18 anglers. We had an excellent load of 5 and 6 inch plus sardines and anchovies.
Going where the yellowtail bite is hot right now, we traveled south for about 4 hours to just a little north of the San Onofre power stations sporting the twin domes.
We had lots of company from Newport, Davey's, and Dana Wharf boats as well as PBer'.
18 people managed to catch 40 yellowtail. I caught 3 fish that were in the 8 or 9 pound range. All the fish seemed to be the same size (cookie cutter) fish.
20lb to 30lb test line seemed to do the trick although the water condition was very clear. Most people either fly lined a sardine or used a 1/8th to 1/4 oz sliding egg sinker and fly lined one. I used a pinch on 1/16 oz lead myself.
JapanRon
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