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Famous Ticketz

02-11-2011, 04:21 PM

I have always wanted to go Hoop netting and catch Lobsters and Crabs, Just never did... This year im going to Net alot until the season closes, this weekend i plan on checking out Newport Beach to Oceanside Piers, any recommendations? I will post pictures like I always have on the other board... thanks again:EyePop:

Famous Ticketz

02-11-2011, 04:34 PM

on second thought i might just go to mission bay

oldmaninsea

02-11-2011, 05:59 PM

Good idea! Not sure it this place is still good, but waaaaaaaaaay back in the mid-60's I did some summer work on both the DFG's boats in San Pedro. In one day, we netted enough crab to fill a 55-gallon barel!! Cookie steamed onboard, and we had tons of crab cocktail that night for diner!! Oh yeah! The boats were tied up near 22nd St. Landing ... Just a thought! No 'bus' though!

Tom
over and out

murrieta angler

02-11-2011, 06:07 PM

In regards to Oceanside.
I've seen guys drop the nets along the jetty leading into the harbor.
Were they successful, I didn't wait to see if they caught anything.
Whatever you decide, Good Luck,
Robert
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Famous Ticketz

02-11-2011, 08:24 PM

thanks, i think im going to mission bay, a place we call mariners point, fiesta island, south shores if any one can get me a good heads up spot i plan on catching that entire area sunday...

DockRat

02-14-2011, 05:24 AM

Keep in mind on a pier you can have only 2 nets and no fishing poles.
Or 1 net and 1 pole, and your lobster card must be filled out before you start.
DR

Famous Ticketz

02-14-2011, 08:15 AM

Mission Bay on Sunday sucked, we got there about 7am fished all over started at the mouth of the bay,we set out our lobster hoops quickly, fished for a bit then noticed our trap bobbers had sunk, w t f? thats what i get for being nice zip tie the excess rope so it dont float all over... then off through out the bay to crown point, didnt even get a hit all day, didnt even see any shore fishermen or other boaters get any hits...about 2:30 the tie was coming in strong, we decided to head back toward the mouth again, and what do i see, the bobbers staring at me, we swung by and picked them up, no bait was missing... we started fishing again, Hits asap on the dead fish we got from the barge.. a 24 inch halibut, a 12 inch bass and a couple other hits that got away, had 3 poles hitting at once, then we must have drifted off the spot, then the hits stopped... by know it was after 4pm and had to go..

Famous Ticketz

02-16-2011, 11:45 AM

i plan on going netting on friday, if it's not going to rain, do you think the lobsters will be biting?..

Hometown

02-16-2011, 12:34 PM

lobster move around more when it rain making them easer to catch
i plan on going netting on friday, if it's not going to rain, do you think the lobsters will be biting?..

Famous Ticketz

02-17-2011, 10:21 AM

went out last night to Balboa Pier, caught alot of small ones , but two great BIG ones..
http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx60/famousticketz/fishing003.jpg

Famous Ticketz

02-18-2011, 08:54 PM

Anyone down to go out tonight? Its friday 9pm...

Re8elmonk0341

02-19-2011, 05:47 AM

Try IB pier all the way to the end.......GL

Famous Ticketz

02-21-2011, 07:41 AM

Last Nights take from Venice Pier MMMmmmm... Had alot of Sheep Crabs, like the ones i got from Balboa, but those sucked, so I had to throw them back, along with many under sized one...
http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx60/famousticketz/fishing012.jpg
http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx60/famousticketz/fishing011.jpg

flyngby

02-21-2011, 08:39 PM

Hopefully someday Alaska King Crab make their way south to here but pretty doughtfull! I enjoyed some great trips on the socal piers some four years ago like you are now getting into but it is just to much work to get out the fruit!

Enjoy!

Famous Ticketz

02-22-2011, 05:54 PM

i enjoy going out netting and fishing with my friends, you never know what you will pull up, this weekend im thinking oceanside.. or OB piers

Swank909

02-23-2011, 04:57 PM

All i've ever caught brought up off the piers is Spider Crabs and swimmer crabs. I saw a lobster once, a guy snagged it, only lobster i've ever seen.

The guy kept the lobster, DFG nabbed him like 20 minutes later, found it in his duffle bag. Let the good times roll :P

edit: Piers = Newport, Balboa, Redondo

Famous Ticketz

02-23-2011, 05:57 PM

yea im tossing back all the spider crabs from now on, 1st off they really ugly and alot of work to get the meat out of...

Re8elmonk0341

02-23-2011, 07:41 PM

Foumous, next time you go out bro and need some company hit me up. I don't mind doing some hooping. I have eclipes nets and I know a thing or two hahaha plus i just wanna get out of the house since I dont have a boat anymore. I live in Oceanside dude

Famous Ticketz

02-23-2011, 08:12 PM

it wont let me edit for some reason, i dont have a boat either, i think i may hoop off harbor bay this weekend, you know just north of the OS pier at the jettys... i want to hoop off the rocks and fish, and BBQ and Bon Fire all weekend you know

DockRat

02-24-2011, 05:44 AM

it wont let me edit for some reason,

Go advanced first

Famous Ticketz

02-25-2011, 03:26 PM

Call me CRAZY but im going fishing and Netting on saturday (day and night)and wont be leaving till sometime sunday, hopefully i nail me some bugs in this storm, it should to be intense rain on saturday.... ill post pictures...

Hometown

02-25-2011, 03:31 PM

good luck were you going
Call me CRAZY but im going fishing and Netting on saturday (day and night)and wont be leaving till sometime sunday, hopefully i nail me some bugs in this storm, it should to be intense rain on saturday.... ill post pictures...

Famous Ticketz

02-25-2011, 05:05 PM

oceanside lot 12, im guessing that there will be nice sized bugs off those rocks since not many people fish there for them except the divers..

Famous Ticketz

02-25-2011, 05:53 PM

The parking lot you can camp out and then fish all you want, I wrote about this are once before, i didnt catch SHAIT, and the people i saw said they NEVER seen anyone catch fish... thats amazing to me, since this looks like a very nice area, you got Surf, and the Bay in one...this time i hope there is FISH... and lobsters off those rocks... any idea what side of the rocks i should try 1st with my nets? Thanks"out in the rain"

http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx60/famousticketz/fishing.jpg

Famous Ticketz

02-28-2011, 07:50 AM

went fishing in the above spot, and like i said before it completely sucked, i fished off the rocks, in the bay and the surf... NOTHING...after fishing all day we headed over to the oceanside pier about 7pm, it was starting to rain hard, we brought our rain gear just in case so it was fine.. I threw my nets off the pier and the first pull i got this Bug, i was excited, i went back to the van and got the big ice chest hoping for a big night, it was raining, hailing, wind, high tide was coming in, and the waves were big, everything except the full moon, well we fished until 3am , we caught 4 small sharks, in my nets i got an octopus, a shrimp, the ONE Lobster some small crabs and like 25 large starfish and when we left i was frozen, the cold was very intense... But ill do the same ole thing tonight....
http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx60/famousticketz/fishing014.jpg
http://i741.photobucket.com/albums/xx60/famousticketz/fishing013.jpg

Señor.Chilax

02-28-2011, 10:50 AM

Way to go, congrats on your first bug.

Famous Ticketz

03-02-2011, 08:07 AM

went out and got completely skunked on Monday night (OS pier)

Famous Ticketz

03-06-2011, 10:18 AM

Ocean Beach pier last night. a whole lot of NOTHING

AngelTheSeaguy

03-17-2011, 09:42 PM

Great reports wish i would have read them earlier when in season, now i have to wait till the season opens this year to get some of that bug action.

Famous Ticketz

03-18-2011, 08:22 AM

crabs are still hot, venice is the spot for now, unless i hear different.. i got so much meat outta those 3, it was worth it...

Re8elmonk0341

03-18-2011, 05:25 PM

I went out closing night to the IB pier and to my surprise we caught 3 short bugs, 2 legal stone crabs, and a crap load of small 2" yellow stone crabs. I got out there pretty late and still managed to catch those bugs which was short by much. After 10pm the crawl just stop and we didn't anything...not even a crab. But it's good to see/know that there's bugs there. I'll be definitely be there next season to give it a go. I hope I don't piss anyone off by letting people know there's bug at that pier...oh well, IDGAF. The ocean belongs to us all. Happy hunting and God Bless y'all.

Famous Ticketz

03-20-2011, 08:41 AM

Re8elmonk0341

03-20-2011, 10:30 PM

keep it up marine, you should check out O-side pier, for one its open 24/7, i caught lobsters then this season, since tha season is over, no hurt in trying to catch some nice sized crabs... try it during the full moon and NASTY weather/water conditions... you may be surprized what you get... good luck

Thanks man, I've been to that pier many times in the past and have caught NOTHING....not even bait fish haha. I've always done well with the crabs in IB pier but since I live in Oceanside now that's too far of a drive esp with $4+ gas prices. I guess I'd give OS pier another try soon in the spring/summer time.

Famous Ticketz

03-21-2011, 01:19 PM

Sunday night would have been real good, all that stormy weather/rough seas brings out the crabs..

Famous Ticketz

03-30-2011, 09:37 PM

how many crabs can i catch? and does the season last year round?

AngelTheSeaguy

04-01-2011, 07:10 AM

I believe the limit for dungeness crabs is 10 an the season ends June 30. All other crabs are open year round and the limits 20.

Hamburgesadamus

04-01-2011, 08:23 AM

The limit is 35 for other crabs, not 20.

Famous Ticketz

06-23-2011, 12:42 AM

hows the hooping, any news?

DockRat

06-24-2011, 05:57 AM

hows the hooping, any news?
You been MIA ? Doing any fishing ?
DR

http://i150.photobucket.com/albums/s111/Brine101/welcome_back.gif

Famous Ticketz

10-10-2011, 06:33 AM

when does the lobster season run? what month to what month, thanks

DockRat

10-10-2011, 08:02 AM

Oct 1 2011 till

A. Recreational lobster season opens at 12:00:01 AM on the Saturday preceding the first Wednesday of October and closes at 12:00:00 PM (midnight) on the first Wednesday after the 15th of March.

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/faq.asp

Famous Ticketz

12-01-2012, 12:38 PM

went out Fri nov 23th and the sat 24th, off the Oside pier, friday we caught 2 bugs, and 3 crabs, one lobster was HUGE...... went to the pier again saturday, GOT SKUNKED.... going again toinght dec 1st... salmon heads and mackrel for lobster bait...

Famous Ticketz

12-02-2012, 09:33 AM

SKUNKED:Shocked:

DockRat

12-02-2012, 12:42 PM

Thnx for the report.
DR

Famous Ticketz

02-04-2015, 04:54 PM

im back.... i have to buy some new nets.... since i skipped last season im out of the loop on what piers i should hit up, as you can see by my previous posts i been to almost all of them... so fellaz throw me a bone and tell me what piers to hit up 1st for crabs/bugs... thanks in advance