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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Waiting to launch
Posts: 1,381
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Mariners Basin 11/14, trying the Z-Man
Got to Mission Beach and set out on a very high tide moving out. I went straight out to the big grass flat in front of the bird sanctuary area. Caught bass up to ~ 12" and kept changing the baits. Here's the winner today. Z-Man Crawz 4" green pumpkin flake. ![]() It got hit just as it entered the grass or right after it left. The motor oil grub got hit hard but they were hitting it like it annoyed them. I also paddled over to the bait barge area then over to Aqua Adventures kayaks to drop bats around the docks. No takers but I did see a good sized octopus in the rocks. Put my phone in the water and got this shot. It's to the right of the large Garibaldi. Hadn't been on the water in a long time, not many fish. Spending 10+ minutes watching an octopus made it a day worth while. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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#2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: South OC
Posts: 1,606
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Yep I see it. It's like finding waldo.
Thanks for taking the time to report. |
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#3 |
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 36
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Thanks for the report. Looked like a nice day on the bay
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#4 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chula Vista
Posts: 1,589
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Most z-mans are buoyant. Did the claws on the craws float up off the bottom? Mike
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#5 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Waiting to launch
Posts: 1,381
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Yes it made a great presentation. Defensive pose with lots of movement.
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#6 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Chula Vista
Posts: 1,589
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Thanks for the report. A guy I worked with got his master's degree studying behavior and diet of spotted bass. It was an excuse to fish but he did some real science. I do t recall the actual percentages but the majority of spotties diet is benthic invertebrates. Obviously they eat fish but thier focus is on crabs, shrimp, worms, n clams.
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