catchingsomefish
11-14-2013, 06:02 PM
Went out to Castaic today to work on my trolling technique, focusing on a heavier U-rig for getting a little deeper, since the rentals don't come equipped with downriggers........ The skunk went away 15 seconds after my rod was in its holder, which was cool, because I really wanted to focus on where the fish were, and what depth they were at. The fish were all over the place, and in way different depths and locations than when Scott (trail blazer) and I were out 4 weeks ago, and they were way different than last week when Bob, T/O and I were out last week. The only trouble I had with the heavier rig, was trying to figure out how deep it was traveling. Consequently, I caught the bottom a bunch, but towards the end I was kinda getting it where I wanted. Beautiful day on the water, is it really November? Ended up with 7 stripers, and unfortunately 4 green carp, which was weird, because for the most part this year I have been avoiding them...... It was interesting to see the patterns shift from earlier this year, some real hot spots earlier this year, were absolute deserts today. Got some good action in the forbidden zone, off the water by 315.....Fun day all in all, although the snags were pretty frustrating, but that is part of the learning curve............................Dave