Pursuit Catalina Island 10/6

[pokerface12]

Bonita fishing at Catalina has been on fire lately. The fish are pushing over 5lbs and a blast to catch on the surface iron. They were biting everything from Fishtrap plastics to Tady 45s, but bait seems to produced better action for some anglers. The crossing over was nice and flat compare to last Wednesday.
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The day start out gloomy.
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But the sun came mid day.
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The bonita were hard to find at first.
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We trolled bonita feathers until we found them.
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Once we found them it was game on.
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Dalton with a bent rod.
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Average size fish for the day.
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Charlie with a nice bonita.
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Monster calico caught on the surface iron.
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The ride home was also nice.
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People getting their fish clean.
According to 976-tuna the final fish count was 26 anglers who caught 11 Calico Bass, 6 Sheephead , 117 Bonito, and 10 Perch. I know a lot of people look down on bonita as good table fare, but imo they make excellent table fare if handle properly. Fishing today was good and I would like to thank the crew for all their hard work. Thanks for reading and goodluck on your next fishing adventure, Pokerface12.

[Troutman65]

Nice going out there . :Cool: Tell you what , I would be eating them Bonita you landed for sure.:Big Grin:

Thanks for the report.:Envious:

[victor101]

Wow...is it me or were the bonita a little bigger than last week? Ill be on tomorrow...really looking forward to it now! Thanks for the report!

[hbomb]

Dammm p, glad you were able to slay those bonita this time. But danggg those bonita look like pigs, cant wait to get out with that crew tomorrow. Thanks for sharing nice pics.:Cool:

[TShaffer]

Hope that bite sticks around for the weekend. I agree with you on the bonita too-they're not bad eating if you prepare and cook them right.

[boxl0bster]

damn good job man! youre making me want to fork out the dough to give it a try. im with you on the bonito, they taste great. i've eaten them without bleeding them out and they tasted FINE. could be the asian in me though. lol. but honestly they taste pretty good. i dont see what all the gripe is about. :Cool:

[cappo]

Nice going Phong. Looks like it was a comfier ride than last week haha. Good job on the bonies.

[mrjonez]

those bonito are the perfect size, and i'll eat the hell out of em. on the chubasco 3 last year the deck hand bled and chilled a bonito for a killer sashimi lunch on the boat. some of the best ive ever had. and bonito poke is the best.

[pokerface12]

Wow...is it me or were the bonita a little bigger than last week? Ill be on tomorrow...really looking forward to it now! Thanks for the report!
Go get them Victor.

Dammm p, glad you were able to slay those bonita this time. But danggg those bonita look like pigs, cant wait to get out with that crew tomorrow. Thanks for sharing nice pics.:Cool:
Yea they pull real good. Had one that I thought was a yellow at first, but just a larger model bonita.

Hope that bite sticks around for the weekend. I agree with you on the bonita too-they're not bad eating if you prepare and cook them right.
They make excellent tuna sandwiches.

damn good job man! youre making me want to fork out the dough to give it a try. im with you on the bonito, they taste great. i've eaten them without bleeding them out and they tasted FINE. could be the asian in me though. lol. but honestly they taste pretty good. i dont see what all the gripe is about. :Cool:
A lot of people never tired them before, but base their judgment on what others tell them. It's sad, but its true.

Nice going Phong. Looks like it was a comfier ride than last week haha. Good job on the bonies.
I fished most of the day and not a hint of motion sickness today. It was nice.:Razz::Razz:

those bonito are the perfect size, and i'll eat the hell out of em. on the chubasco 3 last year the deck hand bled and chilled a bonito for a killer sashimi lunch on the boat. some of the best ive ever had. and bonito poke is the best.
Agreed, fresh bonita sashimi is bomb.

[lngbchfnhnter]

Nice going PF
The island was alot of fun this time around ,maybe do to a great boat and capt!
I had my bonito two ways,sauteed and ceviche style. Both were awesome!!!
I did make sure to bleed them right away tho..
Nice going!:Thumbs Up: