12-08-10 From dorado to deckhands on the pursuit!

[E.A.R.G.]

First of all, this was a great trip. We had good fishing and some nice drama. What more could you ask for?


I had the Wednesday off and conditions looked good for a trip on the pursuit out of 22nd street landing, full day to Catalina.

Counts have been pretty much rockfish, with some whitefish + sheephead in the mix. I couldn't really complain because its December! Convinced Dan, (Swank) and John to head out on their full day to Catalina.

Got to the landing, grabbed our spots pretty early. Was able to get our numbers in the stern. (Which I guess didn't matter since we rockfished first, and by the time we were surface fishing, EVERYONE had moved to the stern to make for super crowded fishing. One of my hooksets were literally stopped by the shoulder of some asian guy who thought there was a spot 5.5 in between 5 and 6)

Any ways, made our 2.5 hour drive over to west end of catalina after picking up some chovies and live squid to start off rockfishing. Fished down 300 feet with 10 oz sinkers. w00t for the arm workout!

And were the rockfish on the chew!!! Had some great quality rockfishing with HUGE salmon groupers coming over with some HUGE snappers. People were calling for gaff for some of these fish! Even Dan got a few fish! haha jes messing.

We eventually had to move because the boat had their limits on grouper. I would say around 1/3 of the fish brought over were salmon groupers, but I managed to limit on rockfish without getting a single grouper. Either way, the deckhands were good at throwing in 2 grouper per fish sack.

We made a move near the kelpline to do some sheephead/whtiefish fishing. John hooks up on the first on a swimbait. Turns out to be a bonito! December bonito fishing at its finest! Once the deck hands saw the first THUD of bonito hitting the deck, they started the chumline and it was ON! Every bait that could swim was hit. Managed to get my limit real quick on fly lined chovies. After that I was hooking and passing to this kid next to me who was totally stoked. He was yelling "THEY'RE SO STRONG!!" and the look on his face was precious.
All around the boat THUD THUD THUD. I switched to a lucky craft and fish on on on on!

Blood all over the boat! I'm sure the deckhands don't like to clean blood, but I always ask that they slit the throat of my fish. Blood blood everywhere! It was great! Even Dan managed a few bonito! haha I kid i kid


It was the widest bonito bite I've been in all year, and just about when the entire boat had limits, we hear a really painful shout in the back.

Some dude didn't look behind when casting and hit one of the deckhands with a Taddy. He got him nice and good in the back of the head. The captain was pissed and we had to anchor up and leave to get help. We pulled into one of the harbors where a coast guard dude and a LAFD paramedic was waiting. But this guy needed a doctor! Not an EMT. I was watching the motions of the paramedic (too far to hear) and he was planning on tying fishing string to the hook and yanking really hard. Guss (the deckhand who took it like a champ) wasn't having any of that. Time to head on home!!! Made a short stop on the way, but it didn't produce, and Guss needed a doctor. So our day was cut a bit short.

We actually only fished like 3.5 hours but managed boat limits of rockfish+salmoun grouper+bonito and some misc other fish.


Fishing was WIDEEE


oh and some dude brought on a whole dorado he pulled out of his freezer from a few months back and threw it in his gunny sack.
It was hilarious seeing people's reactions haha.



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Swank's red. looked to be around the 3lb mark


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My big red

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bonito off a lucky craft

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full sacks

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my take for the day.
Look at that red compared to those bonito! Those were approx 2lb bonito. That red was probably my PB


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jackpot winning grouper. biggest dam grouper i've seen.

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look at the stomach on this thing! those are regular sized pliers!!


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Deckhand Guss. Nice piercing

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What are you gona do? Oh hell no....


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oh hek no. get this guy a doctor haha


lesson of the day. look before you cast =)

Tight lines

[BrandonFish]

Nice Trip 4 hours of fishing couldnt get any better then then that for december. Nice Fish Eric who put that on the hook for you? Haha I kid. Its a beast. Squid or anchovie? sucks about the hook part Looks like you could see the trouble from a mile away! why didnt he just use the line wrapped around the hook and tear it out? Did he wanna go home early? I kid. Did you catch that red on anchovie Dan? or live squid? couldnt get any better with the live squid nice trip guys. Thanks for making the report.
Are we on for tonight?
Save any bones for me and my catfish? :Twisted:

[JapanRon]

Hi E.A.R.G.,

Nice report all around. You're brave throwing out some costly gear on a boat with people who have no respect for someones spot on the stern. Might tell the moron to come earlier to get a spot then .... have a hit that makes you gave a big strike which causes you to knock the half-wit to the deck !! Just say 'Awe ... are you ok ?... looks like you were standin' where you shouldn't have been !' ha ha ha

JapanRon

[Swank909]

It was a great trip, especially considering we only fished for 3 1/2 hours and produced some hefty limits. The Bonita bite was the best i've seen it all year, summer season didnt even compare. Bonita boiling everywhere, people bringing them in on chovies, squid, irons, jigs, crankbaits, you name it! Got my PB red too

Here's a candid shot of Eric :Twisted: (Sorry Eric lol)

http://i856.photobucket.com/albums/ab123/swank909/eric.jpg?t=1291942736

I'm going to try and go out again next week :P

[Swank909]

Hi E.A.R.G.,

Nice report all around. You're brave throwing out some costly gear on a boat with people who have no respect for someones spot on the stern. Might tell the moron to come earler to get a spot then .... have a hit that makes you gave a big strike which causes you knock the half-wit to the deck !! Just say 'Awe ... are you ok ?... looks like you were where you shouldn't have been !'

JapanRon

We got it sorted out Ron, I came and took over my spot. Pushed him right out :P

[E.A.R.G.]

Hi E.A.R.G.,

Nice report all around. You're brave throwing out some costly gear on a boat with people who have no respect for someones spot on the stern. Might tell the moron to come earler to get a spot then .... have a hit that makes you gave a big strike which causes you knock the half-wit to the deck !! Just say 'Awe ... are you ok ?... looks like you were where you shouldn't have been !'

JapanRon

LOL haha
thats hilarious yea that stern was PACKED

[k3vin_kim]

those inconsiderate asians...

[Monkeerow]

Nice report erico. Felt like I was there....since I was SUPPOSED TO BE!!! Next time Next time.

[murrieta angler]

Nice report Eric,
Very cool to get limts of fish in 4 hours.
Tell Dan to smile once in a a while...lol
Sucks about the deckie.
Thanks for the report and pics,
Robert
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[marzocchi]

one word: ouch.

[DockRat]

Great job Eric. Catalina closures coming down next week :Finger:
DR

[E.A.R.G.]

Great job Eric. Catalina closures coming down next week :Finger:
DR
oiii shiitake mushrooms

[klocked]

Nice reds Eric!, you too Dan! Thats a big treble there in his head, ouch!
How do you prep those reds?

[E.A.R.G.]

Thanks John,
Just fried them up with a pinch of salt and a dash of lemon. Delicious! can't go wrong. Red Snapper = yummy in my tummy
haha


heard you're doing the night tubing tonight with Brandon. Here's a tip. if you're going to follow brandon around, don't drink any liquids prior to going. He'll take u all over the place. almost peed my waders.

[deanhall32]

Good report and pictures. It just gets me how you guys up there "reserve" spots on the rail and you stick to them. And...... if someone happens to be in your spot on the rail, he is deemed an *******. Sure glad they don't do that down here!!

[E.A.R.G.]

Good report and pictures. It just gets me how you guys up there "reserve" spots on the rail and you stick to them. And...... if someone happens to be in your spot on the rail, he is deemed an *******. Sure glad they don't do that down here!!

Well up here you gotta understand, that people show up 2-3 hours earlier to reserve these spots. Its the way the landing runs it, so people have to show up early to get those spots. If someone shows up 10 minutes before the boat leaves and crowds himself in with people who had to sacrifice hours of sleep... it can be seen as a "dick move"

[DockRat]

heard you're doing some heavy drinking with Brandon. Here's a tip. He'll take u all over the place. almost peed my waders.

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:ROFL: DR

[Hometown]

nice report on some good fishing I hope that this will remind people to look behind you when casting remember the ocean in front of you is hard to miss.

[ghetto dad]

those inconsiderate asians...

LOL!! yep kevin..i was right...per our phone conversation the other night (ure more w**** than asian,LOL!!)

nice report man....thanks!!

[john7429]

Good trip, it was

[E.A.R.G.]

ehhe nice avatar!

fishing is to spearfishing as dating is to rape.

haha jk jk jk

[john7429]

whoa... that's... low.

[E.A.R.G.]

i kid i kid i kid!!!
haha

[Swank909]

Good trip, it was

Hey John, I didnt even know you were on the boards! Trip was a blast. If you don't remember me, I was the cool guy.

-Dan

[E.A.R.G.]

Hey John, I didnt even know you were on the boards! Trip was a blast. If you don't remember me, I was the cool guy.

-Dan

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