Gonzaga Bay/Las Encantadas report

[Zed]

Originally Posted by makobob

And what lures did you loose, casting or trolling?

And what did you have for breakfast that morning?
And were you regular or off your rhythm?lol

Thanks for sharing sven, appreciate it. Good trip.

[rossman]

Originally Posted by walrus

"now can you tell the difference between an orange mouth corvina and a Totuava"





The Totuava can be confused with other Croakers including the Orangemouth Corvina, the Shortfin Corvina,and the Yellowtail Corvinai.



If in doubt, these croakers have pectoral fins that are equal or shorter in length than their pelvic fins. Totuava have pectoral fins longer in length than their pelvic fin.

FYI, and clarity:

The pectoral fin is located on the side behind the gill plate, the pelvic fin on the bottom of the fish behind the gill plate but in front of the anal opening.

However, if the fish is 50 lbs, you only have to decide between WSB and Totuaba

[Zed]

Bzzzt. From John Snow and mexfish.com

The Orangemouth Corvinas are found demersal over sandy bottoms in estuaries, open bays, and coastal waters at depths up to 165 feet. They reach a maximum length of 90 cm (35 inches) and weight of 24 kg (54 pounds). They feed on small fish and shrimp. They are found in all Mexican waters of the Pacific except north of Guerrero Negro along the northern coast of Baja and south of Acapulco on the mainland.

A 35in 50# fish is freakin obese.

[Zed]

Fishbase is more realistic in length w 129cm and 24.6kg for orangemouth.

[svendawg]

Originally Posted by rossman

Hey Sven,

How deep of water did that guy come out of?

70' to 90'

And what lures did you loose, casting or trolling?

All hook-up were on yo yoing irons or large megabaits. Lost three green and yellow irons. The WSB was taken on a green and yellow iron with wire leader on a fast retrieve

And what did you have for breakfast that morning?

Instant oatmeal for this old guy

[YakDout]

Wire leader? Wow wasn't expecting that. Nice fish Sven. Another one for the wall of fame in bobs house. Hope to fish with you soon.

[patoloco]

El pescador no respondio al los detalles de pesca....

[rdahl]

Good to know about the differences. Thanks