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Old 03-28-2016, 02:00 PM   #1
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Live bait cost at Dana Point.

I was invited to go out of the Dana Point harbor to fish on a nice Boston Whaler boat.

I opted to pay for live bait, and paid $25.00 for I/2 scoop of sardines!

That meant the full scoop costs $50.00!

Is that the going rate, or did we got taken because of the nice "expensive" looking boat?



I also introduced myself to some kayakers there.

We ended up catching a lot of sand dabs and one ocean white fish.
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Old 03-28-2016, 02:07 PM   #2
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1/2 Scoop (5 pounds) $25.00


1 Scoop (10 pounds) $35.00

11/2 Scoop (15 pounds) $55.00


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Old 03-28-2016, 02:15 PM   #3
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Thanks for the quick reply.

I feel better now. We tried some, but did better with squid and caught sand dabs.

I kept the unused ones for chum.
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Old 03-28-2016, 02:23 PM   #4
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Hah it was nice seeing you. I was one of the guys that said hello. I paid 10 (actually Silbaugh did) dollars to fill up Hobie Livewell.

That was a nice boat, too bad the fishing not too good. We did not have much better luck. I caught one sculpin that went right back into the ocean.
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Old 03-28-2016, 02:35 PM   #5
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Nice seeing you guys.

Maybe I can join you some day.
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Old 03-28-2016, 03:11 PM   #6
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Nice seeing you guys.

Maybe I can join you some day.
Sounds good!
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Old 03-28-2016, 03:41 PM   #7
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I was out there too. It was nice meeting u too. For sure we can get out there and attempt some actual "catching!"

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Old 03-28-2016, 03:51 PM   #8
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I was invited to go out of the Dana Point harbor to fish on a nice Boston Whaler boat.

I opted to pay for live bait, and paid $25.00 for I/2 scoop of sardines!

That meant the full scoop costs $50.00!

Is that the going rate, or did we got taken because of the nice "expensive" looking boat?



I also introduced myself to some kayakers there.

We ended up catching a lot of sand dabs and one ocean white fish.
You think you over paid for bait ($50) just because you were on a whaler?? WOW.
My guess is you Prolly didn't leave a tip either?
You can always make your own bait...

Paddles away & shakes head.
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Old 03-28-2016, 04:18 PM   #9
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You guessed right about the tip.

I had a "sticker" shock when I heard $25.00 for 1/2 scoop.

I will do better if I am back again.

The boat owner is learning about the fish finder. We were anchored, and it kept showing different bottoms.

He needs to spend more time on water to get FF readings right.

Sand dabs were delicious at lunch today.
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Old 03-28-2016, 08:18 PM   #10
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You guessed right about the tip.

I had a "sticker" shock when I heard $25.00 for 1/2 scoop.

I will do better if I am back again.

The boat owner is learning about the fish finder. We were anchored, and it kept showing different bottoms.

He needs to spend more time on water to get FF readings right.

Sand dabs were delicious at lunch today.
Sand dabs are one of my favorites to eat, I need to find where to fish for them.
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Old 03-28-2016, 09:23 PM   #11
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Sand dabs are one of my favorites to eat, I need to find where to fish for them.
Newport Harbor mouth has em'.
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Old 03-28-2016, 09:37 PM   #12
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Newport Harbor mouth has em'.
I've fished close to the mouth but not the actual mouth. I guess I need to paddle a little farther. Any suggestions on how deep to find them, I'm guessing squid chunks should be a good bait. I think I'll try a trip this week if the weather calms down. Thanks for the tip on Newport, it is much appreciated.
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Old 03-28-2016, 09:38 PM   #13
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I was invited to go out of the Dana Point harbor to fish on a nice Boston Whaler boat.

I opted to pay for live bait, and paid $25.00 for I/2 scoop of sardines!

That meant the full scoop costs $50.00!

Is that the going rate, or did we got taken because of the nice "expensive" looking boat?



I also introduced myself to some kayakers there.

We ended up catching a lot of sand dabs and one ocean white fish.
Did you catch the sand dabs on sardines?
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Old 03-28-2016, 10:08 PM   #14
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I've fished close to the mouth but not the actual mouth. I guess I need to paddle a little farther. Any suggestions on how deep to find them, I'm guessing squid chunks should be a good bait. I think I'll try a trip this week if the weather calms down. Thanks for the tip on Newport, it is much appreciated.
I can't remember how deep I got them, but if you're working over the 100' zones you should have no problem finding them.
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Old 03-29-2016, 10:46 AM   #15
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We did not get any action on live sardines.

We saw one spot where a sea lion was catching fish and the birds were on top, but did not have any action.

The sand dabs are usually deep. We got them at about 240' per FF.

I had left my sand dab rig at home, so I used squid. They have small mouth to go after sardines.

I used the head part and most of the time I got my bait back.
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Old 03-29-2016, 11:22 AM   #16
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Dana Pt kayak scoop $10 (+ tip?)
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Old 03-29-2016, 11:59 AM   #17
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We did not get any action on live sardines.

We saw one spot where a sea lion was catching fish and the birds were on top, but did not have any action.

The sand dabs are usually deep. We got them at about 240' per FF.

I had left my sand dab rig at home, so I used squid. They have small mouth to go after sardines.

I used the head part and most of the time I got my bait back.
Small mouths? They sure don't think so.
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Old 03-29-2016, 12:23 PM   #18
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I've caught some of them dabbers on live sardines. And yea always tip the bait guys a few bucks for kayak scoops. They always give up some usually timely fishing info if you ask as well, that alone is worth a tip.
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Old 03-29-2016, 01:52 PM   #19
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I stand correct it.
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Old 03-29-2016, 03:18 PM   #20
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Dana Pt kayak scoop $10 (+ tip?)
I gave a 5 dollar tip after Silbaugh paid the 10 bucks
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