01-23-2004, 06:42 PM
[cool][blue][size 1]That has the ring of a "loaded" question. Are you going on a trip or do you have something more long term in the offing.[/size][/blue]
[#0000ff][size 1]Tubing for 'buts is about my favorite kind of fishing in the whole world. It's right up there with fishing for walleyes. Same thing. A whole lot of fishing and a whole lot of humiliation between brief moments of elation. And, both species can assist you in a sudden "weight loss" program if you get your anatomy too close to their teeth.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Seriously, anybody who claims to be able to catch those finicky flatties with consistency will lie about other things too. But, there are some constants that you can start with and work from there. I suspect that we should take this to the PM stage and we can do the back and forth.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Are you going to be 'tooning the bays and the coastline in SoCal? Dropping in to the Baytubers site on a regular basis will keep you current on where they are hitting and on what.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]While I love tossing different kinds of plastics for them...swimbaits, twisters, etc...I find that the bigger fish usually fall for live bait. You can catch your own off the piers, or buy it when available. You also catch more of the other species while soaking bait...like sharks, bass, tomcod and less desirable species. It can be a drag blowing ten bucks worth of prime live bait on non-halibuts.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Shoot me a PM and I can suggest different rigs, presentations, lures, lines, etc.[/size][/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff][size 1]Tubing for 'buts is about my favorite kind of fishing in the whole world. It's right up there with fishing for walleyes. Same thing. A whole lot of fishing and a whole lot of humiliation between brief moments of elation. And, both species can assist you in a sudden "weight loss" program if you get your anatomy too close to their teeth.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Seriously, anybody who claims to be able to catch those finicky flatties with consistency will lie about other things too. But, there are some constants that you can start with and work from there. I suspect that we should take this to the PM stage and we can do the back and forth.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Are you going to be 'tooning the bays and the coastline in SoCal? Dropping in to the Baytubers site on a regular basis will keep you current on where they are hitting and on what.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]While I love tossing different kinds of plastics for them...swimbaits, twisters, etc...I find that the bigger fish usually fall for live bait. You can catch your own off the piers, or buy it when available. You also catch more of the other species while soaking bait...like sharks, bass, tomcod and less desirable species. It can be a drag blowing ten bucks worth of prime live bait on non-halibuts.[/size][/#0000ff]
[#0000ff][size 1]Shoot me a PM and I can suggest different rigs, presentations, lures, lines, etc.[/size][/#0000ff]
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