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03-24-2015, 09:16 PM | #1 |
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Join Date: Oct 2014
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Mission Bay 1st time 3/23
Drove down Sunday night to spend the evening at a friends house that lives 10 minutes away from Mission bay. Out of pure excitement I left way to early and got to Ski beach about an hour before sunrise. With no one in the parking lot I was able to back up to the sand practically which made launching a sinch. Hit the water a little after sun up and started underneath the bridge right there. When I launched it was peak outgoing, then the water leveled off. Once the water started moving I began finding fish in a little bit deeper water. I fished for a bit and then kind of cruised the bay just looking around and trying to understand how this place is supposed to work. I ended up with 15 for the day, which isn't bad for me. I know it's no 25+ like most of you guys get, but I was stoked. Brown and Orange skirts with 3" swimbaits worked in the AM, along with EZ Gambler 4 1/4" swimbaits, once the clouds came in the Spinnerbait made the place light up. I mainly stayed around Vacation Island. Can't wait until next time!
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03-24-2015, 09:25 PM | #2 |
Lucky Fisher
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: too far inland
Posts: 366
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Awesome stuff, bet it was tons of fun
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03-24-2015, 10:22 PM | #3 |
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 71
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Awesome first time in the MB
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03-24-2015, 10:31 PM | #4 |
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Nor Cal...30 min from Bodega/Tomales Bay, 1hr from Clear Lake, 2+ hr to Berryessa & the Delta
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Given how much area there is to fish, that's not too shabby.
Sounds like enough action to keep you busy! Also some nice size fish too! FFY |
03-24-2015, 11:52 PM | #5 |
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Grants Pass, OR
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Great job for your 1st time. I had probably 10 bad days before I started to catch fish there. That EZ Gambler looks a lot like the Paddlerz. Probably work good as a jig trailer too.
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03-25-2015, 07:46 AM | #6 |
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Location: The city of Orange
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Congrats!
Nice going. Those Spotties sure put a good fight for their size.
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03-25-2015, 08:12 AM | #7 |
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Menifee
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Love the stoke! Dude, you're ahead of the curve with a 15 fish day
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03-25-2015, 01:22 PM | #8 |
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Corona, CA
Posts: 65
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Nice! 15 is pretty dang good.
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03-25-2015, 01:57 PM | #9 |
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 87
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Shoot after hearing so many people talking about 30 fish days I thought I didn't do so well. Glad to hear I'm getting better at figuring out conditions. I did take some mental notes for next time. The ez-gamblers worked well they just didn't hold up for more than two fish. I just got a bass pro gift card for my bday and am going to order some z-man plastics, it would be nice to have something that was a little more durable. I'm going to keep doing some research and hopefully get back down there next weekend.
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