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04-15-2020, 08:32 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Palos Verdes
Posts: 1,855
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Rockfish and Bones...
I was invited to launch from one of the yacht clubs today and even had a tow, out to the deepwater spot...what a nice lazy morning...and what a BEAUTIFUL day
 I really needed that Aqua Therapy...  We obeyed the recommendations...Social Distancing in our separate boats...  The PA 14 tows pretty good even up to about 5mph...Thanks Jeff at Cedros and Kevin at Hobie for the advise...skeg down, rudder up, and drive out with the plug in. We launched about 8am and we both had limits by 9:30...I used the AHI Squirts, strips of Squid and 8 ounces of weight...Nothing big today...but lots of bites and all quality Reds for me...John had a couple bigger Salmon Grouper...wormy bastards...  The offshores were blowing pretty good good till about 9 when it switched around...there was about a half hour of perfect weather then the wind came on pretty good from offshore. There are lots of perfect bait size Macks out there right now...they were a pest in a couple of the rockfish spots...it's amazing how quickly they can screw up a fishing rig...LOL On the way back in John and I trolled the outer break wall with a couple of Rapalas and a Daisy chain hoping for a stray Bonito...as luck would have it, we found a couple of schools that wanted to play...nothing huge, but two was enough to make Poke, Tuna rolls and some spicy Tuna for my wife and I tonight...That Bonito is sooooo good... ...it was really nice to have some fresh raw fish tonight.Kinda weird to have schools of Bonito around in April...maybe they got stuck in quarantine... Hopefully we'll all be back on the water soon...I feel blessed to have had that opportunity to fish today...Thanks John... 
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04-15-2020, 09:42 PM
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Malibu Stealth 12
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Hollywood, San Diego, Gonzaga Bay
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Yeah buddy!
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04-15-2020, 09:59 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 254
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Damn I’ve been waiting for the bones to return.
Nice haul Jim! |
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04-16-2020, 10:51 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Palos Verdes
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Return...?
[QUOTE=cris;305952]Damn I’ve been waiting for the bones to return.
Hey Cris...I'm not sure I'd call this the "return of the Bonito" that you've been waiting for...  LOLI've been fishing the South Bay Bonito for over 30 years and I can't recall catching schooling fish in April before now. Maybe a Homeguard Bone once in a while if they're desperate to eat or if I get lucky...but for the most part the season generally seems to run from August through December...anytime after that and I feel blessed to run into one let alone a school of em...
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04-16-2020, 10:53 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Los Angeles
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I guess I’m going bat shit crazy sitting at home.
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04-16-2020, 02:11 PM
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Location: Yucaipa, CA
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04-15-2020, 10:12 PM
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Junior
Join Date: Dec 2018
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Nice catch! man, I definitely need to get me some of that Ahi Squirts. That fish cleaning setup is pretty nice too; thanks for giving me some more DIY ideas.
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04-16-2020, 07:22 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Yucaipa, CA
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it's just good to see someone getting out and on the fish.Thanks for the report
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04-16-2020, 10:43 AM
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www.TheKayakLaunch
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Orange County
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Great catch, how deep were you?
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04-17-2020, 07:15 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Palos Verdes
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Depth...
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04-17-2020, 08:28 AM
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