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Old 05-27-2006, 01:31 PM   #1
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LJ 5/27

launched around 6am in insane surf. Made it out past the bouy and decided to make bait. A week ago I went to squidco and took some advice from the guy behind the counter regarding a sabiki. He set me up with the right size hooks but only 12 lb line. So today, as I drop the sabiki with my bl/wh 6x jr on the bottom, something grabs it right at the surface and takes off. Within seconds the line busted and my 6x and fish were gone. No biggie because I have plenty of plastics and more irons. Wind was knarly out of the SW, pushed me far north. So I decided to jig an Iron of the bottom as I drifted, hooked up into a sandab. Here's one for the ironman....

So I make my way back inside to escape the wind and swell (4-5'). As I do, I decide to troll the megabait. As I get close to the point, I stop to tie on a swimbait on the other rod, then WHAM.....ZZZZZZZ on the dead stick with the mega bait. Fish is pulling line and circling the boat like crazy. Never caught a WSB or Yellow before, so I think I have a small yellowtail on. I see color and shape and now I'm confused. Never caught a bonita before either so the guy near me told me that's what it was. It was 3lbs 4 oz on the digi......

Had him hooked on the underside so he fought pretty good. Probably why I thought it was a small yellow... Wind picked up and I decided to make my way in. The rest is for the birds....
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Old 05-27-2006, 02:30 PM   #2
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nice job getting out today. I woke up and heard the wind howling at 3:30am and decided it wasn't worth it. I will be out sometime this weekend or else.
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Old 05-27-2006, 02:49 PM   #3
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Thanks for the report. That's a big bonie!
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Old 05-27-2006, 02:59 PM   #4
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Re: LJ 5/27

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Never caught a Yellow before, so I think I have a small yellowtail on
take that bonito and multiply it by 10!

thanks for the report...Dan
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Old 05-27-2006, 03:50 PM   #5
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nmbrinkman,

Thanks for the report. I woke up to wind, rain and already knew the surf was big so I flaked out. Did you keep the bonito? If you did, they're pretty good smoked :!:

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Old 05-27-2006, 04:01 PM   #6
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no i didn't keep it. I looks bigger than 3 pounds though, I don't think my scale was calibrated correctly when I turned it on. the adrenaline from the fight had my fumbling. Next time Ill try and smoke one, thanks for the tip...
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Old 05-27-2006, 08:47 PM   #7
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bonito's

if you do decide to keep them you need to bleed them first (rip out gills)
then if you are smart you will cook the fillets before you freeze them. I fry mine in a fry pan and then freeze. Otherwise the meat will get stronger as it sits in the freezer over time. My way it doesn't happen and it also makes a good substitute for tuna sandwiches. 8)
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Old 05-27-2006, 09:17 PM   #8
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u got bigger nuts than me to go out in this swell/wind...I attempted taking my tandem out near the powerplant this week with my buddy on the front...big mistake :lol: 5'+ waves made it about a 3 minute run and a retreat for the bay :x nice bonie!
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