marzocchi
03-02-2011, 03:50 AM
Dennis and I did the rockfish opener. We had a tough choice to either go up the coast, out to the banks or just stay local. We opted to just stay local just in case I had to go home because of some pressing issues at work. We took the short 16 minute boat ride to our rockpile and pretty much it was just a one stop shop. We had the vermillions pushing 8lbs. Should have not even used strip bait because they bit the artificial jigs just fine. Left the ramp at 6:30, limited out 8-ish. Pictures of local taco meat:
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0047.jpg
First drop yield 3 rojos on some squid strips for Dennis and I.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0092.jpg
There were some nice grade red snappers.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0052.jpg
We put on some plain red grubs which mimics the shrimp they usually diet on and they were all over it.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0080.jpg
Here I am with one of the average size vermillion we were encountering.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0090.jpg
Here is Dennis with another red snapper.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0058.jpg
It was pretty much WFO, so we busted out the bass gear and the artificial jigs.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0072.jpg
Even though I think the Shimano Lucanus jig is nonsense, it worked today.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/securedownload-2.jpg
Dennis's phone camera shot of the bounty after a few drifts.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0083.jpg
The feedback sports bike scale, which has a +/- 0.006 error said our largest vermillion weighs in at 8lbs 3oz.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0075.jpg
Final drift, the stinky bocaccio found us. They always ruin the party.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0093.jpg
We cleaned the fish and it was barely 9am. Too early to go home so I went inshore to a local shallow water rockpile and put the hurt on the rubberlips.
I had a OK time. Dennis is the worst deckhand ever. See you all next time.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0047.jpg
First drop yield 3 rojos on some squid strips for Dennis and I.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0092.jpg
There were some nice grade red snappers.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0052.jpg
We put on some plain red grubs which mimics the shrimp they usually diet on and they were all over it.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0080.jpg
Here I am with one of the average size vermillion we were encountering.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0090.jpg
Here is Dennis with another red snapper.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0058.jpg
It was pretty much WFO, so we busted out the bass gear and the artificial jigs.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0072.jpg
Even though I think the Shimano Lucanus jig is nonsense, it worked today.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/securedownload-2.jpg
Dennis's phone camera shot of the bounty after a few drifts.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0083.jpg
The feedback sports bike scale, which has a +/- 0.006 error said our largest vermillion weighs in at 8lbs 3oz.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0075.jpg
Final drift, the stinky bocaccio found us. They always ruin the party.
http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/IMG_0093.jpg
We cleaned the fish and it was barely 9am. Too early to go home so I went inshore to a local shallow water rockpile and put the hurt on the rubberlips.
I had a OK time. Dennis is the worst deckhand ever. See you all next time.