Frequent Flyer miles and WFO Calicos @ Clemente

[ToadsToadsOnly]

Headed out to Clemente last weekend with my buddy for a calico slay fest I ended up with 30+ fish. I am hooked on catching these Calico's on the Iron with my Curado 300DSV spooled up with 50 Braid and my 8 1/2 ft GUSA Mega Mag. The set up kills for the Calico's and the Curado holds its own in the ocean I want a large Seabass or Yellowtail on it I bet it will own those fish also. I was fishing the Tady 45's (blue white, Mexican Flag, Scrambled egg) burning it above the kelp.


It is awesome when these Calico's hit the Iron they hit it with vengeance. When they short bite the iron they keep coming back and hitting it until they are hooked. If you hook one and the hook pulls another one will slam your iron right after. Talking about a adrenalin rush.


We kept a few for the sac I normally don't keep large Calico's but its hard to not keep big one's when they all are big. We caught a bunch over 20'' didn't weigh any of them so not sure on the weight. We also ended up with a few goats and I netted a flying fish again to add to my frequent flyer miles. LoL's I'm going to eat this one hahaha I'll let you guys know how it taste. I also figured out why there has been so many flyer's out It's because they are spawning in the kelp. The fry are all over the top of the kelp and the calico's are eating them up. Tomorrow its Yellowtail time hope I get into them.

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Go get them guys

ToadsToadsOnly

Go Big or Go Home

[camrydad]

Very cool Jonathan, was wondering what you were up to. WTG.

[TShaffer]

Way that's sounds awesome. This summer I gonna try for my first Calico on the iron at Catalina. You made it seem even more exciting! Way to go on the fishys.

[farmacist]

Biggest bag of sunchips ever!!! lol... I thought it was dog food @ 1st. Nice job on the cali's hope to get into some similar action + jellos this weekend.

[jig fish]

nice fish but try to keep the smaller ones not the breeders

[mudskipper76]

great job! those are some gorgeous looking fish!

[JapanRon]

Hi ToadsToadsOnly,

Nice job thanks for the Toad Calico hots !! WTG on sharing an excellent experience. I want to take the liberty to archive your flying fish pic for my fish-species file.

Await your next adventure,

JapanRon

[russ88]

Burning baits and ferocious bite sounds very exciting!!! Dang you're having too much fun out there!!! Thanks for the report.

[supasportkid]

good goin!! fat calis there

[vagabond]

very nice report man...big toads for sure,and that sheephead needs a dentist too.

[BigBass777]

Those are toads! Way to go!

[bblbasser]

Nice big DEAD calicos.

[BassBandit]

i normally don't keep large calico's but its hard to not keep big one's when they all are big.



no it's not!

[FISHINGBEE]

I thought maybe you caught the flying fish. I have caught one and one only. It ate a anchovy at the corinados still proud of that flying fish. Nice calicos .


FISHINGBEE

[troutdog]

Great report TTO, sounds like it was a great day of fishing!


TD