Dana Point 7/21

[AnachroniD]

Originally Posted by Denis_Ruso

Sounds like a great day out there. Too bad you didn't find out what the bigger models were. Might want to reconsider your rigging, if you lost 2 big ones it could be bad luck or it could be the way the bait was rigged.

Thanks for the tip. The setup was just a 1/2 or 3/4 oz jig head attached with a uni knot with the gulps threaded on through the nose. Doesn't get much simpler than that, but if u have any suggestions im all ears. Neither of the bigguns broke the line, both rigs came back with the hook and bait intact.

[AnachroniD]

This was the rig (before the gulp got crispy overnight lol)

[joefish808]

Thanks for the post.

How does your PA handle larger chop and swells at Dana?

And did the guy you helped out who flipped his yak tell you the reason how he had rolled? Sucks he lost all that gear.

[AnachroniD]

Originally Posted by joefish808

Thanks for the post.

How does your PA handle larger chop and swells at Dana?

And did the guy you helped out who flipped his yak tell you the reason how he had rolled? Sucks he lost all that gear.

Handles it like a champ! I don't think I've ever felt that I was gonna tip over and I've been out in some pretty big swells. It definitely handles them better than I do

The other guy was in a cobra fish and dive iirc and a decent sized swell came from behind and knocked him over....

[joefish808]

Thanks for the reply. Sucks to hear about the guys losing 4 set ups, that hurts!

[AnachroniD]

Originally Posted by joefish808

Thanks for the reply. Sucks to hear about the guys losing 4 set ups, that hurts!

U ain't kidding! They didn't look like cheap Walmart versions either lol

The water was a bit unusual yesterday. there were decent sized (2-2.5ft) swells coming in from 2 directions regularly plus the current was in a North West direction and the wind was blowing South. Made for some confused waters, which probably contributed to his capsizing....

[jbl_91762]

Thanks for the post as we are hitting it up tomorrow morning! Hope its still as abundant tomorrow as well as its our first time fishing that spot and my cuz is a transplant from Frisco and will be his first time fishing off his PA in SoCal.

[Denis_Ruso]

Originally Posted by AnachroniD

Thanks for the tip. The setup was just a 1/2 or 3/4 oz jig head attached with a uni knot with the gulps threaded on through the nose. Doesn't get much simpler than that, but if u have any suggestions im all ears. Neither of the bigguns broke the line, both rigs came back with the hook and bait intact.

All I can think of is make sure you have sharp hooks. Makes a world of a difference!

[AnachroniD]

Originally Posted by Denis_Ruso

All I can think of is make sure you have sharp hooks. Makes a world of a difference!

Funny you mention that! My hook sharpener was delivered today lol This was a brand new Jig head out of the package so one would assume it was sharp. I guess my one hesitation is that both times I hooked up it was near the bottom and I was thinking (hoping) it was a halibut. I've read they have soft mouths so I didn't want to set the hook too hard. Maybe next time I'll just set the hook harder...

Do u have an opinion on circle hooks?