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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:


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First drop yield 3 rojos on some squid strips for Dennis and I.

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There were some nice grade red snappers.

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We put on some plain red grubs which mimics the shrimp they usually diet on and they were all over it.


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Here I am with one of the average size vermillion we were encountering.

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Here is Dennis with another red snapper.

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It was pretty much WFO, so we busted out the bass gear and the artificial jigs.

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Even though I think the Shimano Lucanus jig is nonsense, it worked today.

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Dennis's phone camera shot of the bounty after a few drifts.

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The feedback sports bike scale, which has a +/- 0.006 error said our largest vermillion weighs in at 8lbs 3oz.

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Final drift, the stinky bocaccio found us. They always ruin the party.

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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.
DockRat
03-02-2011, 05:52 AM
On Fire ! Your a machine. LA County ?
DR
socalfab
03-02-2011, 08:42 AM
Way to get out the and slay the bottom critters! Cant wait to jump on a moo moo and put some fish in the freezer myself.
ONEKID
03-02-2011, 07:15 PM
some people pay big money and go very far for quality reds like those.
Jackpot Jimmy
03-02-2011, 07:21 PM
Nice job on the rojos, can't wait to get some myself. Thanks for the great report as always.

By the way why is Dennis the worst deckhand ever?
GETBIT!
03-02-2011, 07:22 PM
Looks like its pretty safe to say the rockfish are hungry, thanks for the report
Jackpot Jimmy
03-02-2011, 07:24 PM
Oh one more thing, when the Lucanus Jigs first came out they worked really well for me but since then not so much.
marzocchi
03-03-2011, 03:46 AM
On Fire ! Your a machine. LA County ?
DR

Yes LA county, DR. Almost always.


Nice job on the rojos, can't wait to get some myself. Thanks for the great report as always.

By the way why is Dennis the worst deckhand ever?

Wakes me up by calling 20 times the night before fishing... EVERYTIME.
TroutOnly
03-03-2011, 09:09 AM
nice catch marzocchi, but youre wrong kooly is the worst deckhand on the planet,,,,youve got youre program wired,,,,,,,,,,,,,T/O,,,,,,,,,,,
ROUTE666
03-03-2011, 09:37 AM
Nice catch, cant wait myself.
Anglerboi
03-03-2011, 11:05 PM
Nice...Vermillions I hope our honey holes come through like that! haha
JapanRon
03-04-2011, 05:28 PM
Hi Marzocchi,

Very nice haul !! Ya done good. Rubberlip ..... I thought so to but a similar fish in my moo-moo report was called a Sargo by a very, very experienced deck. Now .... I'm wondering if he was joking. The one I snapped had 3 or 4 vertical stripes on its body but the same lips as yours .....

JapanRon
BabyKiller
03-05-2011, 10:28 AM
you have a true talent for the sea.
murrieta angler
03-05-2011, 02:14 PM
Nice job Dat,
Those look bigger than the ones we got at SCI!?
Thanks for the report,
Robert
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murrieta angler
03-05-2011, 02:14 PM
Hi Marzocchi,

Very nice haul !! Ya done good. Rubberlip ..... I thought so to but a similar fish in my moo-moo report was called a Sargo by a very, very experienced deck. Now .... I'm wondering if he was joking. The one I snapped had 3 or 4 vertical stripes on its body but the same lips as yours .....

JapanRon


Yours sounded like sargo Ron.
Robert
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k3vin_kim
03-05-2011, 06:54 PM
dope report bro!