Limits Of Cuddas

[HobieOneCanoebe]

Went out at del mar river mouth last week and was sadly surprised there was no kelp to be found, I paddled north all the way over to fletcher cove area and found a good forest about a mile out I have it marked on my gps if anyone wants to go fish it . Overall a great time I got more cuddas than I could count and a big croaker I was only fishing for about an hour.

[PapaDave]

I'd like the coordinates if you don't mind sending them.

[Goose1993]

Very cool. Barracudas are fun. Put up a nice little fight.

What kind of lure were you using for them?

[Harry Hill]

Originally Posted by HobieOneCanoebe

Went out at del mar river mouth last week and was sadly surprised there was no kelp to be found, I paddled north all the way over to fletcher cove area and found a good forest about a mile out I have it marked on my gps if anyone wants to go fish it . Overall a great time I got more cuddas than I could count and a big croaker I was only fishing for about an hour.

Are you going out again next week? If you are I would like to join you.

[HobieOneCanoebe]

I caught a bunch of them on a big sabiki with a swim bait on the end super fun getting triple hook ups I thought I had a yt on a couple times. I was trying to find bait but all I could find was red crabs so I threw a red crab on my bait pole with a sinker and got a nice size croaker or something I'll have to look it up it had a black bar on its side maybe someone can help me out with that

[HobieOneCanoebe]

yeah definitely gonna go out again next week I'll pm you before I go

[onetriphudson]

Most likely it was a Sargo.

Originally Posted by HobieOneCanoebe

I caught a bunch of them on a big sabiki with a swim bait on the end super fun getting triple hook ups I thought I had a yt on a couple times. I was trying to find bait but all I could find was red crabs so I threw a red crab on my bait pole with a sinker and got a nice size croaker or something I'll have to look it up it had a black bar on its side maybe someone can help me out with that

[HobieOneCanoebe]

That's it

[Wrangler92]

Thanks for the report!! Kelp Snake is my favorite for a Spring Chile Verde Ceviche.Congrats!!

[taggermike]

Thanks for the report. Good to see cuda around. They've been scarce for a while now. Mike

[Saba Slayer]

Were these legal 28" Cuda?
There are a lot of small Cuda all over the coast but the only legals I've seen are coming from Catalina...!
This is great news if there are finally some legal size ones in the mix on the coast.

[HobieOneCanoebe]

4 keeper sized cuddas the rest were around 24" I got so many I lost count I was wondering if they were eating the red crab though? I couldn't find any other bait so I was thinking they must be....After hooking up on the red crab last time I'm thinking I might 3D print a couple red crabs and make a jig to throw at bird piles or just throw a sinker on and let drift. let me know if anyone would want one

[iethinker]

Originally Posted by HobieOneCanoebe

4 keeper sized cuddas the rest were around 24" I got so many I lost count I was wondering if they were eating the red crab though? I couldn't find any other bait so I was thinking they must be....After hooking up on the red crab last time I'm thinking I might 3D print a couple red crabs and make a jig to throw at bird piles or just throw a sinker on and let drift. let me know if anyone would want one

Here is something I found that I will try and drop shot with to imitate the red crabs.



Sargo is delicious!

Matt

[HobieOneCanoebe]

Let me know how it works!! If anything you should be able to get some calicos on that

[Harry Hill]

a bunch of sargo fillets would make some great tacos

[spottie_slayer]

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Just picked these up from Mike.L local guy putting out some great products My pic makes them look orange but they are red

[HobieOneCanoebe]

Nice I've been looking at those jigs for a while now what do you catch on them? I use reebs fish traps I go through about 10 a week lol Lots of spotties and calico I'll be posting some video soon just been busy and have so much to edit I tend to push it off lol. Follow HobieOneCanoebe on youtube gonna be doing a fishing series for bass/yt/wsb/anything that bites, first video coming soon don't miss out I'll also be doing some cool giveaways.

[Zed]

Originally Posted by iethinker

Here is something I found that I will try and drop shot with to imitate the red crabs.



Sargo is delicious!


Matt

I put those on a 1/2oz red jighead when they were thick a long time ago (pre 2004 bc I was on my kobra) and had a blast catching many species off reef point in Crystal Cove. Majority were sheep but sargo and yfc and perches and basses and smalibuts all ate them. I let current sweep them around rocks boilers and deeper reefs. I didnt have enough of them though and they got destroyed so the action stopped w a long paddle back uphill to Newport. Bring them all if you fish them. Sometimes fish are just keyed on the crab and only the crab.

[iethinker]

Originally Posted by Zed

I put those on a 1/2oz red jighead when they were thick a long time ago (pre 2004 bc I was on my kobra) and had a blast catching many species off reef point in Crystal Cove. Majority were sheep but sargo and yfc and perches and basses and smalibuts all ate them. I let current sweep them around rocks boilers and deeper reefs. I didnt have enough of them though and they got destroyed so the action stopped w a long paddle back uphill to Newport. Bring them all if you fish them. Sometimes fish are just keyed on the crab and only the crab.

I found them to be somewhat soft compared to say, big hammers. They get tore-up as a result of softness but still as durable as Gulp or better. Most importantly, they do work.

One AA here:

[spottie_slayer]

Catch bass,halibut,bottom fish. Great lures MN. High qualify spinner baits, I love the 3.5 Razorback plastic great action and very durable