Crabs and rockfish

[Grandroyal]

Going tomorrow to pull pots and look for rockfish before the closure. 5’ swel and rain but should be ok to at least pull the pots. Hope they are loaded again. Tight lines everyone

 

[sportyg]

good luck

 

[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

Crazy weather for sure, b Safe!…tra

 

[Grandroyal]

Big seas big rain big wind and BIG crab limits but only got 16 rock fish and called it. It was to snotty and was really starting to snort
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[THE ROMAN ARCHER]

Nice haul for chitty weather, that would b so tasty in my gumbo!..tra

 

[quaildeath]

You on a public or private boat? Hope you had a big water boat, kind? What kind of depths were you fishing at?

Offshore down here in SoCal, the 80-150 foot range are the spots that get hammered. Faster and easier drops.
If those don’t turn out…..out to 300’ you go…sucks.

 

[quaildeath]

There are some spots down here that the local cattle boats don’t hit often cause they want to keep them on the down low. They will hit the spots when the there are few and only regulars on board.
They will do a drift over pinnacles that are within 3 miles from shore. Very very special spots.

Two drops two legal lings super close to shore. The drift is maybe 15 x2 then off we go so no one gets a bead on the location.

Aaaaahhhhh, memories!

 

[Grandroyal]

You on a public or private boat? Hope you had a big water boat, kind? What kind of depths were you fishing at?

Offshore down here in SoCal, the 80-150 foot range are the spots that get hammered. Faster and easier drops.
If those don’t turn out…..out to 300’ you go…sucks.

Smaller private boat. It’s a 21’ fishrite aluminum boat looks like the north river seahawk.The same is true here the 80’-150’ produces but smaller fish. We target rockfish around 240’ 2 speed reel is nice for that. As for the crab 180’-200’ in sand. Good luck tight lines

 

[Grandroyal]

There are some spots down here that the local cattle boats don’t hit often cause they want to keep them on the down low. They will hit the spots when the there are few and only regulars on board.
They will do a drift over pinnacles that are within 3 miles from shore. Very very special spots.

Two drops two legal lings super close to shore. The drift is maybe 15 x2 then off we go so no one gets a bead on the location.

Aaaaahhhhh, memories!

We are blessed in Monterey bay and half moon bay with in close fishing for great catches. If you do make the king run it’s instant bite and big fish. We he dead up here and especially half moon bay “pillar point” can be snotty to down right dangerous. I have been going out for 30 plus years and I have learned when it’s a good time to fold them. This last trip I posted on was cut well short due to sea conditions starting to really snort.

 

[Grandroyal]

There are some spots down here that the local cattle boats don’t hit often cause they want to keep them on the down low. They will hit the spots when the there are few and only regulars on board.
They will do a drift over pinnacles that are within 3 miles from shore. Very very special spots.

Two drops two legal lings super close to shore. The drift is maybe 15 x2 then off we go so no one gets a bead on the location.

Aaaaahhhhh, memories!

We are blessed in Monterey bay and half moon bay with in close fishing for great catches. If you do make the king run it’s instant bite and big fish. We he dead up here and especially half moon bay “pillar point” can be snotty to down right dangerous. I have been going out for 30 plus years and I have learned when it’s a good time to fold them. This last trip I posted on was cut well short due to sea conditions starting to really snort

 

[Bigolwiggler]

Smaller private boat. It’s a 21’ fishrite aluminum boat looks like the north river seahawk.The same is true here the 80’-150’ produces but smaller fish. We target rockfish around 240’ 2 speed reel is nice for that. As for the crab 180’-200’ in sand. Good luck tight lines

That is what I have ! A 21 ft Fish Rite . I have never seen another one like it. BOW

 

[quaildeath]

Nice! Would you consider that a “big water” boat or just enough for your seas?

 

[Bigolwiggler]

Nice! Would you consider that a “big water” boat or just enough for your seas?

Well there are definitely times when I don't go out , when it gets really big out there . I will do 6 or 7 foot seas when the swells are far enough apart . I do 25 mile runs up or down the coast when the seas are favorable. It seems like the the ocean tends be be a bit rougher up here in Humboldt / Del Norte.
BOW

 

[Grandroyal]

That is what I have ! A 21 ft Fish Rite . I have never seen another one like it. BOW

Mine is not a center console