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08-03-2017, 09:32 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: SD - Carmel Valley
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La Jolla Report: 8/02 - Not what I was looking for...
I had a Dr. appointment, so I didn't get on the water until 8:45-9:00. The fishfinder showed a water temp of 76 (we should be fishing for yellowfin), but was still green and merky with loose kelp and grass everywhere. I marked a bunch of bait, but couldn't get any to bite.
So, I figured I would try out these Hookup Baits over by the kelp and they did not disappoint. There was tons of bait and seal activity close to the beach. I was in about 20 feet of water and got absolutely hammered. It dragged me into the kelp, but I could still feel the head shakes, so I thought it was a yellowtail. Finally broke him loose and reeled in the biggest calico that Ive ever seen. I was going to release it, but I remembered somebody telling me the world record calico was about 25 inches, so I kept it. This one was just under 25", but only weighted 8.5# on the bathroom scale. The smaller one, which inhaled the jig so I had to keep him, was 15". Ive never spent any time fishing for bass, but those jigs live up to the hype. |
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08-03-2017, 09:37 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 1,823
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What a toad. Nice work
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08-03-2017, 10:02 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home.
Posts: 2,277
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We must have been typing at the same
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08-03-2017, 11:11 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 809
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that is one fatty checkerboard
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08-03-2017, 02:57 PM
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Manic for Life
Join Date: May 2015
Location: San Diego
Posts: 839
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Is the flavor of Calico bass great, good, so-so, or "meh"?
What's the general consensus? I had stripped bass at a restaurant in La Jolla that was fantastic - snowy white and amazing savory crispy skin. I've had other kinds of bass that were not very good. I don't care for the sticky sweet flavor of rock fish. What say Ye?
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08-03-2017, 05:38 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: San Diego, CA
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08-03-2017, 05:43 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Lake Balboa, The Valley
Posts: 425
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Dude nice one! That is a fatty.
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I have always caught them as bycatch when using live bait, but always threw them back in. Just this past month, my sister's bf wondered why I didn't keep them. So I kept the last two of the day. Man they tasted so good that I bought some gear to start targeting them. I did bleed and iced them down instantly though. If I do start getting them on the regular my plan is to throw the big breeders back and only keep a couple small ones(legal sized). Oh and they are a lot better than rockfish ...at least to me and my gf.
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08-03-2017, 09:38 AM
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Sea Hunter
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Where ever I may roam where I lay my head I call home.
Posts: 2,277
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Nice toad...
Beer batter cornflake cajon deep fryed, Paula Deen tarter sauce recipe would be my choice...
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08-04-2017, 09:15 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: San Diego
Posts: 267
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Yup would of been nice to document with a picture and let the big girl go
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08-04-2017, 09:04 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Spring Valley
Posts: 1,400
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Awesome man!!! When my day doesn't work according to plans, with those results, who's to complain!
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