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Spottie
02-24-2015, 07:16 AM
Hey guys, sorry I couldn't get this out earlier but I was I was sick all weekend and felt like crap. I went out friday night with my friend and we got a lot of fish. There were calicos, sandbass, sculpin, and some weird mystery fish. The fishing was kinda slow to start out with but it picked up when the sun began to set. At our first area I got a calico and 2 sandbass and my friend got 1 sandbass. As we were working or way down we kept getting calicos and then I see a fish dart out of the rocks that looks pretty nice. I pull it up and its nice sculpin. That's one I haven't caught in a while. We got across a ways and fish our way down and I manage to get a 2 calicos and my friend got 1. Once that area stopped producing we moved all the way across the harbor to my favorite spot I think. First 5 casts we have 2 fish for my friend and 1 for me. About 20 minutes before I have to go I feel terrible and have to sit down. I take one last cast and manage a calico. My friend got this mystery fish and a small fluke. It is the last photo in the link I will put in. Some type of perch, 7 11? I was using a big hammer 3 inch creeping death and my friend was using big hammers and a small fluke. Thanks!

http://imgur.com/4j5Os3a,HfUaSqn,UZ8ijQu,dabkWXJ,ajifY3d,Vuz0k5A,oc CMrmh,R5PgLDC,0Ey5u2z,JUpdVyr,mH3jhLc
twin22s
02-24-2015, 01:03 PM
I have seen those in several harbors around SoCal, I have always just called them shinner perch but in sure they have another name.
Spottie
02-24-2015, 01:17 PM
I have seen those in several harbors around SoCal, I have always just called them shinner perch but in sure they have another name.

Okay I thought it was a 7/11 perch it could be what you said.
TUNAVIC
02-24-2015, 01:59 PM
I've also heard them called "bank perch " don't worry someone will give us the correct I D soon,sounds like a good outing you're getting that area wired,hope you're feeling better.

Cya Tuna Vic
youronecastshort
02-24-2015, 02:02 PM
Walleye perch
Stumpknocker
02-24-2015, 02:16 PM
Nice catching...it's tough to tell what kind of perch that is with the fuzzy pic, there's more than one type of whitish surfperch...check this link to see if it helps.

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=36617&inline=true
Ifishtoolittle
02-24-2015, 02:41 PM
Shiner perch. I've caught a bunch amongst the opaleyes in King Harbor. They don't get too big from what I understand.
Spottie
02-25-2015, 09:36 AM
I've also heard them called "bank perch " don't worry someone will give us the correct I D soon,sounds like a good outing you're getting that area wired,hope you're feeling better.

Cya Tuna Vic

Thanks man Im still out and its Wednesday so Im not feeling too well. Thanks!
Spottie
02-25-2015, 09:40 AM
Nice catching...it's tough to tell what kind of perch that is with the fuzzy pic, there's more than one type of whitish surfperch...check this link to see if it helps.

https://nrm.dfg.ca.gov/FileHandler.ashx?DocumentID=36617&inline=true

Yeah it looksthat way but I saw more feint dotted black lines when I caught it. Thank you!
Spottie
02-25-2015, 09:42 AM
Shiner perch. I've caught a bunch amongst the opaleyes in King Harbor. They don't get too big from what I understand.

Hmmm I ve never caught one when fishing for opal eye but I dont fish for them often either. Thanks for the id!
GhettoBasster
02-25-2015, 12:41 PM
Great job out there. Thanks for the report.
Spottie
02-25-2015, 01:04 PM
Great job out there. Thanks for the report.

Thank you it was fun
bachiboy
02-25-2015, 07:53 PM
Nice going out there. Looks like you've been doing some damage on your last few outings. Way to bulk up the tally for the year!

Don
tunagod1
02-25-2015, 08:53 PM
looks like a cabazon 15" min
Spottie
02-26-2015, 01:20 PM
looks like a cabazon 15" min

Definately. At least 15, maybe 16.
Spottie
02-26-2015, 01:21 PM
Nice going out there. Looks like you've been doing some damage on your last few outings. Way to bulk up the tally for the year!

Don

Thanks Don we have put a hurt on the fish lately.
DockRat
02-26-2015, 03:02 PM
Those Perch look like good Shark, Ray, Halibut BAIT !!!
Hook one on and toss out in a channel and wait.

20 lb test, 1/0 hook, 1- 2 oz weight.

GO BIG OR GO HOME. .....lol
DR
Spottie
02-27-2015, 02:38 PM
Those Perch look like good Shark, Ray, Halibut BAIT !!!
Hook one on and toss out in a channel and wait.

20 lb test, 1/0 hook, 1- 2 oz weight.

GO BIG OR GO HOME. .....lol
DR

:LOL: Ive done this with smelt before and got a big bass but never any of the stuff you said.