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04-26-2021, 09:19 AM | #1 |
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Palos Verdes Kelp 4/24
Fun day fishing the kelp even if it was a bit slow. Only caught two but they were both first time catches. The goal was a bucket list Sheephead and managed that after my second drop on the shrimp. Thanks to Southwest for the tips on rigging. Wasn't long after that I hooked up with a big surprise...a hard fighting Trigger fish in about 35 ft. Thought I would loose him in the kelp but managed to get him onboard. Thanks Alex for the fun day.
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04-26-2021, 09:56 AM | #2 |
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Those are nice firsts David. The trigger is a really fighter and so much fun to catch.
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04-26-2021, 12:57 PM | #3 |
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Nice fish, congrats!
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04-26-2021, 01:45 PM | #4 |
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Looks like you had a good peddle from King Harbor to Haggarty's. Always a good trip when one crosses a fish off the bucket list -- Congratulations! A sheephead would be expected, but triggerfish? Decades ago that was a rare catch, are they more common today? In SE Florida they can be pretty aggressive. One would normally target them with small weighted bait, but I have taken them trolling Rapalas, and this one somehow got hooked on a big circle hook while fishing a live goggle-eye for sailfish.
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04-26-2021, 02:37 PM | #5 |
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Trigger Fish
Trigger Fish are tasty. I didn't know they were around this early in the year. You will definitely test the sharpness of your knife trying to butcher them up.
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04-26-2021, 08:47 PM | #6 |
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Thanks. Ya that FL Trigger is a lot more colorful than the ones around here. One thing I did learn, is that Sheephead are really tasty. My wife fried that one in some coconut oil with some mild spices and it was as good as any fish I have ever eaten. I will be making those fish a regular target going forward. I actually gave the Trigger to Alex who I was fishing with so I did not get a chance to try that one but he said they are very good. Maybe next time...
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04-26-2021, 09:49 PM | #7 |
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Wow! Very nice and memorable first catches Dave!
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04-27-2021, 07:30 AM | #8 |
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Fish report
congrats and thanks for posting. Is the hand launch open?
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04-27-2021, 10:00 AM | #9 |
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04-27-2021, 12:42 PM | #10 | |
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04-27-2021, 02:15 PM | #11 |
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Looked like they are more common in the Redondo and MDR area now. I caught one on a crankbait trolling back from PV. My friend caught one a few minutes later. Mine was over 4lbs. I gave it away so I don't know what it taste like. I will definitely keep the next one.
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04-27-2021, 05:51 PM | #12 | |
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04-27-2021, 06:41 PM | #13 |
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Humm, starting to regret my decision
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04-27-2021, 07:08 PM | #14 |
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Ceviche...
If you like Ceviche...Trigger Fish is really good in that dish...
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