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Lure & Rig Crafting Board / Re: Sinker Rigs for BFT
« on: April 19, 2023, 09:14:31 AM »
Yeah, add some glow paint/pieces!
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Fishing Talk / Re: Rockfish Species
« on: April 05, 2023, 06:22:32 AM »
Upper left is a vermilion from less than 200'. Brick red color. One up from lower left is a sunset from 360'. Orangeish color.
These are all sunsets from 450'.
Around Mission Bay and La Jolla I feel like I caught sunsets deeper than 250', and vermilions were 200' or less. Sometimes it was hard to tell which they were while still alive, but once they died they settled on the brick red vs orange. Disclaimer: I am not a biologist.
These are all sunsets from 450'.
Around Mission Bay and La Jolla I feel like I caught sunsets deeper than 250', and vermilions were 200' or less. Sometimes it was hard to tell which they were while still alive, but once they died they settled on the brick red vs orange. Disclaimer: I am not a biologist.
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Saltwater Boat Fishing Reports / Re: Rockfish Opening Day 4/1
« on: April 05, 2023, 06:14:42 AM »
Excellent! Nice job on the quantity and variety.
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Saltwater Boat Fishing Reports / Re: Tight Window 3/14
« on: March 16, 2023, 01:36:04 PM »
Dinner! Nice haul for the table. 
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General Board / Re: Reflection and Projection
« on: March 01, 2023, 08:06:40 AM »
Welcome to team dry and boring!
Pros: Better sleep, less inflammation/sore joints, less depression (if that's a risk).
Cons: It's harder to celebrate stuff. Alcohol is huge for celebrations. People can get annoying when they keep asking why you don't drink.
Best of luck Tom!
Pros: Better sleep, less inflammation/sore joints, less depression (if that's a risk).
Cons: It's harder to celebrate stuff. Alcohol is huge for celebrations. People can get annoying when they keep asking why you don't drink.
Best of luck Tom!
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Fishing Talk / Re: Unlimited Depth Targets
« on: February 24, 2023, 07:51:21 AM »I’m having a slow pitch blank wrapped that’s been sitting in my garage for the past 7 years and pairing it with a siegler small game lever drag filled with 30lb braid. I can’t wait to see what I can jig up from 1,000+ ft
I wish I had been using 30 lb in CA. Had 65 lb on my deep drop reel, switched to 30 lb when I moved to FL. It's so much better having less bow in your line.
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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Re: Multi day report (2/09 - 2/10)
« on: February 14, 2023, 07:36:58 AM »
Good to see a report from you, Mike! All the best with the continuing recovery for your foot!
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Fishing Talk / Re: Unlimited Depth Targets
« on: February 06, 2023, 05:13:56 AM »
I skunked out at 1000 feet half a dozen times using squid and shrimp. Switched to sardines and caught sablefish both times right before I moved.
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Fishing Talk / Re: Unlimited Depth Targets
« on: February 03, 2023, 06:31:47 AM »
Bait thread and fresh sardines are your friends!
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Fishing Talk / Re: Rockfish Regs 2023
« on: January 31, 2023, 07:07:28 AM »lol, well, I'm on a Black Cod hunt this year when the season opens! Time to also look for some deepwater flounder!
Stop it, I can only get so horny!
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Fishing Talk / Re: Rockfish Regs 2023
« on: January 27, 2023, 05:52:48 AM »
Obviously I don't have a dog in the fight since I don't live there, but hopefully this helps the size of the nearshore rockfish increase a bit? I always thought it would be better to spread out the fishing pressure by opening up to all depths. There's a lot of ocean out there.
Tough situation though when you incidentally catch rockfish with severe barotrauma and have to "release" them, even with a descending device.
Tough situation though when you incidentally catch rockfish with severe barotrauma and have to "release" them, even with a descending device.
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Saltwater Boat Fishing Reports / Re: New Year New Me 1/21
« on: January 23, 2023, 05:31:45 AM »
Thanks for the report! Are you heading out and just looking for 1000-1200 ft, or are you picking out good structure at those depths as well? I know the fish finder won't show much once you're that deep, but you can find good spots with Google Earth or some other tool ahead of time and focus on those spots.
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Fishing Talk / Re: -raucous grunt-
« on: January 06, 2023, 09:13:09 AM »
That's a funny thread title!
Looking forward to future pics.
Looking forward to future pics.
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Fishing Talk / Re: 2023 Fishing Goals?
« on: January 03, 2023, 07:51:21 AM »deep drop sablefish
Yessssssss. And catch other weird stuff!