Two Days at DP

[Zed]

No different than any other fishing. Spectra to mono to flouro catches many cow tuna. Tie good knots.

Hooking a bait in the shoulder is for drift fishing not trolling.

edit then again you could troll a hotdog right now. So do what you want and it will prob work.

[MrM]

Originally Posted by Zed

I dont like having the slider right up against the bait personally. The egg can hinder the hookset and the bait doesnt swim naturally.

Have you seen carolina keepers? I love those things.

[YakDout]

They do work great. I like them as well. Sometimes have to double up for larger slide weights which isn't a problem.

[crazywakeboarder]

Originally Posted by Zed

No different than any other fishing. Spectra to mono to flouro catches many cow tuna. Tie good knots.

Hooking a bait in the shoulder is for drift fishing not trolling.

edit then again you could troll a hotdog right now. So do what you want and it will prob work.

Thanks for chiming in guys

The flouro will hold up against the thresher sharks out there also, ive got 40lb mono to 65lb braid to 30lb flouro right now

[rossman]

Just a heads up. Saw a post on BD and tomorrow is the annual outrigger race from DP to Catalina and the ramp and I suspect Baby Beach will be a real cluster F. The post said that if you can't launch before 4:30, you should find another harbor. BD folks tend to believe the sky is falling most of the time but thought I'd pass it along.

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[619-SWIM-DOG]

Great catches that's a killer bass nice job....

[alanw]

Originally Posted by rossman

Just a heads up. Saw a post on BD and tomorrow is the annual outrigger race from DP to Catalina and the ramp and I suspect Baby Beach will be a real cluster F. The post said that if you can't launch before 4:30, you should find another harbor. BD folks tend to believe the sky is falling most of the time but thought I'd pass it along.

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Thanks for the heads up, I think I will wait till Sunday. I found http://www.danaoutrigger.net/9man/ says they're expecting 2000 in attendance with 800 athletes competing tomorrow, so I'd say parking is going to be a nightmare.

[Aaron&Julie]

Very nice halibut. Congratulations. Sounds like a couple of really good days of fishing.

[Vikingj]

You are the man! I have been fishing DP at least once a week and haven't got a legal hali for 4-5 months. I've tried north, south, deep, shallow, macs, squid, anchovy, sardine, smelt, lizardfish and been skunked every time. For the past 5 years I usually get an average of 1-2 legal hali every month throughout the year but this year they are as scarce as hens teeth.
Went out Wed and Sat and the T-sharks were everywhere - what a beautiful fish to watch- we hooked up both days. Sat. my buddy hooked a larger T and fought it for 50 minutes and ended up in the middle of 50+ outrigger racers and their chase boats! If you zoom the pic below you may see a kayaker w/ white hat about 1/4 of the frame from left.
My suggestions added to the many excellent ones above: Use a small (1 oz) sliding egg sinker behind carolina stopper or swivel about 3 feet from hook, nose hook big sardine or medium mac, use circle hook with floro or mono leaders to prevent biting through line and use wire leader if using a J-hook. Above all, use extreme caution and wear them out - its really dangerous wrestling with a "green" T-shark! Please consider C&R?
Thanks for the report.

Wayne