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jim nielsen (Death_wish_jim)
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Post Number: 2
Registered: 11-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 09, 2009 - 8:46 am: | |
Going to look for LFT Tuesday from PSL....50 miles or so. Ch68 |
Rick Schneider (Tugfire)
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Post Number: 35
Registered: 10-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 09, 2009 - 8:23 am: | |
Harrell,
Thanks for the weather update, but next weekend is the soonest opportunity I will have to attack some Longfin. We will monitor the weather during the week, and hope for the best.
Thanks Again,
Rick/Tugfire |
HARRELL KIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Post Number: 1025
Registered: 8-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 09, 2009 - 7:21 am: | |
Rick;
You might want try and get out mon-wed this week as the long range forecasts indicate next weekend as being ugly. Too soon to be sure because weather forecasts are always subject to change.
Not much in the way of SST/chloro from yesterday. The forecast is still holding for this week so there should be an opportunity to go prospecting.
Windfall, are you still planning for tuesday ? Anyone else running this week ? |
Rick Schneider (Tugfire)
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Post Number: 34
Registered: 10-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 09, 2009 - 6:21 am: | |
Hey Guys,
I'm planning a Tuna run out of Morro next Sunday the 16th aboard my 23ft Striper, and we need one more good stick to make three. Any one interested in going, give me a call asap.
Rick/Tugfire (805) 231-5589 |
Wes (Slotroller)
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Post Number: 138
Registered: 10-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 9:44 pm: | |
Sorry for the double post, wish I could delete one... |
Wes (Slotroller)
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Post Number: 137
Registered: 10-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 9:42 pm: | |
Just returned from Alaska with Maxwell, Grote, Treder and Presley. Brought home between 60 and 75 pounds of filleted Halibut each with some real big boys in the mix.   |
Wes (Slotroller)
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Post Number: 136
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 9:38 pm: | |
Just returned from Alaska with Maxwell, Grote, Treder and . Brought home between 60 and 75 pounds of filleted Halibut with some real big boys in the mix.   |
Chris (Yak_man)
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Registered: 8-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 6:26 pm: | |
Hey Bob, I think we will be doing a little searching ourselves; weather looks nice, hope the fish cooperate. |
Gary Moore (Waverunner)
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Post Number: 46
Registered: 6-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 5:41 pm: | |
Unless there are any other changes, the Waverunner will run out and explore for albacore on Monday. We will be on 68 if anyone else is going. |
HARRELL KIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Post Number: 1024
Registered: 8-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 5:36 pm: | |
WEATHER/SST/CHLOROPHYLL
Still looking good weather wise for mon-wed both here and Monterey.
Never fully cleared out today so any SST will be partial and doubtful for any chlorophyll.
Is anyone planning a run mon,tues, or wed. The latest chlorophyll shows a great looking color break west of the donut. If there are still tuna out there this would be the place to look. |
Stacey Meacham (Stacey)
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Post Number: 249
Registered: 8-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 4:59 pm: | |
We'll be trailering up to monterey or moss tonight to hopefully go for lft in the am if weather allows. Has anybody been up there recently if so, where would you recommend looking for bait to jig? |
Eric Reenders (Otterdiver)
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Post Number: 90
Registered: 2-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 11:28 am: | |
Hugh
Here's a link.
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mlpa/northcentralhome.asp
They adopted the IPA pretty much ignoring all the public comments and economic impact reports. 2XA was what was hoped for by most parties |
hugh mccaffrey (Inspect7018)
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Post Number: 44
Registered: 6-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 9:59 am: | |
otter . you can send me a copy. double click on my screen name and my e mail will come up. just wondering what they are looking to fix that isnt broke. |
Eric Reenders (Otterdiver)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 9:53 am: | |
Looks like the Northern MLPA turned out to be the same railroad job we got down here.
Anyone surprised?
Just love the last minute commissioner replacement. |
hugh mccaffrey (Inspect7018)
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Post Number: 43
Registered: 6-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 9:52 am: | |
would a letter of support and our experence carry the same wieght if we write to this blog site and marti can print it? reading others letters would help remind us all marti has done. i can say that just last week when i was launching my boat there was a gentleman with a larger boat heading out for tuna. he dropped the boat in the water only to find it would not start. dark and cold, marti crawled down in the engine hole and begain work. i dont know how this story ended because marti fine helpers took over and boats continue to launch through it all. i have many more stories but dont know if this is the right venue. Marti, thanks for all. you do |
Hugh (Sportsman)
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Post Number: 21
Registered: 6-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 9:48 am: | |
Hey I have a 14 ft skiff and I'm looking for a bait tank that would work well in it and how to mount it Thanks. O yah fished out of psl on Thursday at 1130 am tried to go north and got slammed around and floated back. Went south and picked up a few small rock fish. There was bait boiling everywhere. |
Cloud (Cloud)
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Post Number: 210
Registered: 12-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 08, 2009 - 8:47 am: | |
Just wrote a letter of support for Marty/Del remaining the PSL Boat Launch Operators. Anyone want a copy, just lemme know and I will email to ya. My letter is addressed directly to Marty so he can ensure it goes to the right people at the Harbor (important).
Cloud Out |
joe perry (Joeperry)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 07, 2009 - 7:06 pm: | |
bob
if the moon and the stars and the tide and the wind and the temperatures and the chlorophil and the ect. all line up on tuesday i will run out there too.... |
Aaron (Aaron_floyd)
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Post Number: 11
Registered: 5-2005
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Votes: 3 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 07, 2009 - 6:34 pm: | |
With my dad visiting from NorCal, we decided to head down to PSL and try to get some time in before the winds came on. Got a scoop of BIG "char-dines" that were about triple the size of the recent chovies. The weather cooperated for most of the morning and we ended up with three flatties to 28" before the gale. Thanks to Marty and crew for the early launch and Deke for the bait. |
Jeff Horton (Seaweed)
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Post Number: 85
Registered: 8-2007
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 07, 2009 - 4:05 pm: | |
Just returned from Idaho Caught a 7 lb Kamaloop and a few Macenaws. I hope they get the Bluebacks population up so the size of the Kams will increase and I love smoked bluebacks. And the size of the kams will increase. They need to get the Squaw fish undercontrol |
Bob Hather (Windfall)
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Post Number: 368
Registered: 8-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 07, 2009 - 3:39 pm: | |
I might make a 60mi run to the break NW of the Donut on Tuesday if conditions still look good at that time. Post if any of you also plan on going that day.
Bob |
Darby Neil (Darby)
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Post Number: 181
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 07, 2009 - 2:44 pm: | |
Here's one I didn't know. NO FISHING LICENSES REQUIRED OFF THE NORTH AND SOUTH BREAKWATERS!
Just got an email from Carie Wilson and Todd Tognazinni. The breakwaters are defined as public piers. "An area defined as a public pier under section 1.88 CCR,Title 14 as follows: A public pier is a publicly owned man-made structure that has the following characteristics: is connected, above the mean high tide, to the main coastline or to the landmass of a namedand charted natural island; has unrestricted free access for the general public; and has been built or currently functions for the primary purpose of allowing angling access to ocean waters. Additionally, publicly owned jetties or breakwaters that are connected to land, as described above, that have free unrestricted access for the general public and whose purpose it is to form the most seaward protective boundary of an ocean harbor are public piers. Jetties, breakwaters, promenades, sea walls, moles, docks. linings, barriers and other structures that are not the most seaward protective boundary of an ocean harbor are not public piers." |
Robert Wood (Doghouse_i)
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Registered: 12-2008
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 07, 2009 - 2:33 pm: | |
Matt I have left my truck and trailer at Davies
half a dozen times and have never had any problems.Getting out of the water can suck
when theres a lot of people but thats all I have encountered |
Matt (Irish_hooker)
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Registered: 4-2009
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 07, 2009 - 1:42 pm: | |
Eddie, Any particular reasons? |
Eddie Wong (Jigstrike)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 07, 2009 - 12:47 pm: | |
If your going to catalina use the sunset aquatic park ramp. Do not use Cabrillo or Davies |
mike hagans (Onieda_b)
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Post Number: 80
Registered: 9-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 07, 2009 - 12:46 pm: | |
Now hows that for beautiful clear blue water, what a day to on the ocean!!!!! |
Chuck Northum (Tuna_tracker)
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We had some nice water color and 68 degree temperature in Santa Cruz on Wednesday
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bob may (Bodean)
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Post Number: 175
Registered: 1-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 07, 2009 - 11:33 am: | |
Deke do you or are you going to have bait for sat? |
HARRELL KIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Post Number: 1023
Registered: 8-2003
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 07, 2009 - 10:58 am: | |
SST/Chlorophyll/weather
Clear skies this morning from the beach out to the 122:10 line so we should have some great images later today/tomorrow. Good chlorophyll shots need clear skies at "high noon"
Gale is back for the weekend but should be leaving monday. Except for some swell mon-wed is forecast to be good both here and Monterey.
One more thing on frayed tails; It usually indicates schools of 100 fish or more. Which makes Will's catch even better. |
Jeremy Peterson (Jeremy_p)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 07, 2009 - 9:13 am: | |
Hey Matt,
It sounds like you already have two ramps in mind, but have you thought about Dana Point? If I remember correctly, Dana is actually closer to Catalina and it's gated, so you shouldn't have much of a safety issue. Just throwin' out another option.
Jeremy |
Cloud (Cloud)
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Post Number: 209
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Friday, August 07, 2009 - 8:49 am: | |
Re: Letters of support for Marty at Boat Launch--
Address, write directly to and send to Marty. He will see to it the right people get them.
PSL Boatyard
Attn: Marty
P.O. Box 520
Avila Beach, CA 93424-0520 |
Cloud (Cloud)
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Post Number: 208
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 10:04 pm: | |
I too support the (good) comments about Marti and the PSL launch. If we dont write some letters and make some noise the place is going to be nothing more than an RV park hardly accessible to trailer-boat fishermen. It's already a total zoo on summer weekends. At least the Harbor finally (wed) put no parking signs at the boat wash...prior time out there were only two spots available cause cars parked there and it backed up clear to the launch...
Will--I'm just gettin too old for 50 mile runs in 4/4 conditions (which is what it was where we were and gettin' worse) so just didn't want to risk it. We found decent marks at 50'-150' in places and even worked it with bait, but just not our day I guess...we'll give it another try on another day. Tried to raise you on radio coupla times but didnt' notice it on low transmit till later. Again, congrats. Cloud out |
Matt (Irish_hooker)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 9:06 pm: | |
I'm headed to Catalina for a week soon. I narrowed it down to two ramps, Davies or Cabrillo. The only thing is the safety issue for leaving my truck/trailer for a week. Any recommendations?
Thanks all for the meat line tips, Stacey I might call you Fri. or Sat. got a lot of things on the list before the trip!
Thanks
IH |
bob may (Bodean)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 6:42 pm: | |
Marty's involvement with the PSL Hoist has been the best thing for PSL launch facility in years!
Tim I agree and marty will chime in on this. |
Darby Neil (Darby)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 6:40 pm: | |
Historically, it's still early for albacore in Morro Bay. Through the 70's and early 80's Labor Day was the kick off and through Thanksgiving. '87 to '98, no fish. In fact to brag, Glenn Fryberger and I both hooked the first(same)baitfish caught out of Morro Bay that year since '87. My hook was deeper so I got the fish. '99 best and longest seasson ever, starting in June through Feb 2000! Biggest average fish ever that year, I think that was the year. The same year the record was broke/set.
Anyway, it's still a little early so don't loose hope. |
Timothy Foley (Tree_doc)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 5:23 pm: | |
Since the subject has been broached, I'll bite...
Marty's involvement with the PSL Hoist has been the best thing for PSL launch facility in years!
He's there at 0530 when he says he's going to be there and operates that facility quickly and efficiently. This has been the best year I have experienced in respect to getting on and getting out of the water at Port, not to mention his involvement and care of those of us that use the facilty.
I'm unfamiliar with the dynamic involved in who makes the decision on who operates that launch, perhaps someone in the know can shed some light on that subject so we know what we're talking about, but if it's not "broke" than don't "fix" it. If Marty still wants it, then he should still have it.
I have also heard rumored that a Kayak outfit would be taking over the facility including the empty store. That's all I know of that buzz. If the fishermen that utilize the PSL facility have any say in what goes on there then lets get the word out and get crackin' so we don't end up with some "bend over" like the Morro Bay Parking Fee issue that no one knew jack about.
My .02 |
joe loiseau (Flat_fish)
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I think the cheeks and tails get jack up from the fish floppin on the deck. Try some rubber mats. |
Stacey Meacham (Stacey)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 5:12 pm: | |
Matt,
I live in Paso too, If you would like to look at my meat lines to copy them, give me call 610-1525. I should be home this weekend. |
HARRELL KIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Here is their website with contact info
http://www.portsanluis.com/ |
HARRELL KIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 4:38 pm: | |
I quit using hand lines long ago for all the above reasonsand and more. Under good weather conditions I can troll 7 rods. I put the close in rods midship with Saury shaped swimbaits at about 25 ft astern. With lead heads they will sink out of the way and can even be let out and reeled in for a "bait" fish. Four rods off the stern and a whiskey line in the rooftop rod rack (reinforced) with the line way out back with a non sinking lure. Most of the time you won't have to reel in the whiskey line unless it gets bit.
IF good bait stops are working then we go to four rods. |
mike hagans (Onieda_b)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 4:24 pm: | |
Do you have an email addres that we can blow up, these guys bust there butts for us at the launch and this is just CRAPP!I live a little far way to drop by or at least and addres to some one we can mail it to.
Mike |
mike manning (Tallyho)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 3:58 pm: | |
PSL BOAT HOIST. Due to harbor politics concerning the lease on the building with the hoist there is an agenda by the commisioners to not renew Marty and Dels agreement.If you like the way Marty and Del are running their operation'opening early and staying late if need be. Also the knowledge and expertise they bring with them. If you want to support them write a short letter to the commisioners telling them that you support Marty and Del. Drop the letter off at the hoist |
mike hagans (Onieda_b)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 3:47 pm: | |
I stand corrected than on my belief on the tails. This should go better to the thought there is a lot of fish off of Morro to get their tails schuffed. I am sure the few fish we have caught out of Morro have not being fighting for food between the three or four of them.There must be a big school some where out there.Thanks Harrold for the info.For the meat line I have stop using it for a little of the reasons Will stated. I had a fish hit it and I used a ski rope at the end of mine that stretches a whole bunch.Last year I had something hit it and just kept going and snapped the 120lb test that I had tied to it, just like it was not there and scared the SHI* out of us when the bunggie cord came back. So now I use two short rods with 80lb test at the corners and use a release clip tied to the two back bottom cleats on my boat. This allows the line to stay in the same place as the meat line and now when it goes off I hear it and get to fight it with rod and real. I have not loss one yet this way. This also works great on trolling Repallas close to the boat, we caught 4 yesterday on them.Then when it is time to clear the line they are easier to crank in and store. Just a different idea to use.
Mike
Mike |
HARRELL KIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 3:19 pm: | |
My two cents on the frayed tails.
If you look at the cheeks of the fish you will see some scuffing and even bruising as well as the frayed tails. This is from feeding competition and not traveling. Got this from an expert a few years back and I verified the scuffing. |
Will Bateman (Willbateman)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 1:21 pm: | |
The albacore tail discussion is interesting. For what it is worth, the tails on our fish yesterday were noticably beat up and frayed.
I made my meat line with 1/4" nylon main line with a 3 foot bungee snubber. That line was 25 feet long. I used 3 feet of chain attached to that with 10 feet of wire cable and a clip to attach my normal leader and jig. Mono leader was 150# 6 feet long and jig was a mexican flag tuna clone with stainless double tuna hook.I crimp all connections. Somehow the 1/4" nylon parted at the knot where it attached to the cleat! Lost the whole shebang when Mr. Big slammed it. |
mike hagans (Onieda_b)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 12:27 pm: | |
Eric,
I live in Visalia and I two think of Morro Bay as home. I use to live in Santa Maria and still fish a lot out of Morr0/Avila. I would preferr to catch Tuna from Morro, but the last few years have been tough.So we have ventured out of other ports, San Diego and Montery and have had pretty good sucess in the last few years. I still hunt for them early in June every year with the hope of an explosion on the local seen, but we have only gotten a few. |
daniel holtzman (Stickman)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 12:24 pm: | |
sounds good blackie...se ya sunday. we took the whaler up by montana de oro today... pretty wide open on the lings in the kelp even got a couple ferrari red cabezon. also does anyone know of somebody good at making fuel tanks? or where i could pick an aluminum one up cheap? |
Eric Reenders (Otterdiver)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 11:54 am: | |
I hear ya Mike... I tow from Visalia so there isn't a huge difference in distance from Morro to Monterey. It's just I consider Morro to be home and really like fishing from there better.
We really didn't find a huge difference in color on Tuesday... That's probably the difference as In the past, as you said, the areas we have caught fish in numbers have been on breaks that are both color & temp |
mike hagans (Onieda_b)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 10:32 am: | |
eric,
if you go on tempbreak and look at the sst shots for the 5th, they show one at 1:30 and another at 3:10 and what a difference, the blue water that cover the donut and further inland disappeared in two hours to deep blue to green, so I acan only imagine what it looks like today. We should get a clear shot later this afternoon. |
Matt (Irish_hooker)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 10:29 am: | |
How do you guys construct meat lines? How long? and do you use shock cord? In what way do you tie mono to the cord.
Thanks for the tips.
IH |
mike hagans (Onieda_b)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 9:51 am: | |
The sst shot for the 3rd compare to the 4th is drastically different and the blue water is moved out. There is a delay of a day on the shots and I have seen the water turn over in a day. The tuna are there, that is why some have been caught, but the major body of fish are probably scattered. They say the Tuna are really tide to warm water and the blue water egdes. I will be curious to see the shot for the 5th which is based on the day of the 4th.This will probably show that the Donut area is in green water now and that is why they did not pick up any numbers on the Tuna. We fished an area on 8/5 for about and hour that was a little green because we saw a jumper, but no takers until we went another 10 miles and hit the blue water edge and off went the reels. this is in an area that have lots of fish. So, there are fish in the greenish water, but not large numbers.I believe this may hold the key for Morro Bay over the last few years. The two just have not come together, no wind and blue warm water.So, I am incline to fish where there are fish, I have to drive 3 to 4 hours to fish in the ocean any way, so I am going for the sure thing. |
Eric Reenders (Otterdiver)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Thursday, August 06, 2009 - 9:23 am: | |
Mike
That's the same question I asked over and over on Tuesday. We were in some of the best tuna water I've seen in recent years out of Morro but couldn't get anything to go. Kept thinking "come on! how can there not be fish here?" Was very frustrating. There had to be a few out there or Will wouldn't have scored but where is the main body of fish? |
mike hagans (Onieda_b)
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The question is why the Albacore are not here? Just look at the latest sst shots and the blue water is almost gone based on the 4th shot, which is a day behind. It has moved off to the 1908. if you look at the same shots for Monterey and where we caught the fish is right on the blue water edge, a few mile inland and we got nothing, hope fully later in the season they will be here also. |
Will Bateman (Willbateman)
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Cloud:
Wind was funny yesterday. At daylight it was blowing at least 15 knots and we were only about 20 miles out, but out at the donut it was just the occasional whitecap and by 11:00 it laid down to about 10 knots. From there, it just got better. We thought we were in for it on the way out, but we were fortunate. By the way, the bait tank broke and bait clogged the drain, the bilge switch did not work, one of the hard tip columns cracked, one of my jig rod reel handles broke off, and my hand line snapped when an albie grabbed it. I took some great pictures, but the memory card was at home. Typical first day way out there. |
mike hagans (Onieda_b)
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8-05-09 where to go to fish? We decided to go north to Monterey mainly based obn the flat calm water predicted and the fact they have been catching large numbers of fish, So we launched at 3:30 out of Santa Cruz and headed out. Put our lines in at 6:30 and 1/2 hour later a double and it never stopped until we pulled the lines at 5:00. We ended up with 15, 12 to 18lbs. The bite was pretty steady all day, lots of single and doubles, no bait fish due to the fact that the bait we got were large sardines, and I do mean large. The count was from 8 to 20 a boat based on the radio chatter. If you can go get there, the fish are there and if it is like it was two years ago, they are there for the summer.The fishes tails where not fraid like travling fish, so they are stationary and on the feed.Good luck!The numbers posted are correct and 10 miles in either direction,North, South , East or West, find the blue water and you have fish.
Mike |
John Usilton (Teachers_pet)
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Stacey..the second week of Sept is a good time to troll the Cuiqille for kings...all you need is a personal fishing license and the salmon permit and crab permit boat is fine..I get a yearly non res.for everything for 100 bucks. the crabbing will be wide open and if it is safe you can go the the second can and get rockcod and maybe a pacific halibut, there was a 64lbder caught sat..last year I caught a 50 plus by the second red can......just came back from Bandon fished 4 days...tue. the fleet was skunked.. got 40 fish fishing from 8:30 to about 1:00 18 miles out..rough sat nice the rest of the time... TRAVIS way to go..they tug your string don't they..good luck John |
Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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OK STICKMAN GOTCHA
Have not been perchin in awahile waiting for them babys to be born.
Gonna be on the ADMIRAL this sunday for the longe range , if they take the admiral, anyway Tom ,ralph and I will be on board.
We did some serious red killing on sun and mon ,on the maiden voyage of KILLER Bs II ,three limits of solid red on sun and two more on mon , all fish were from 3 to 8 #, all short lings.
Have a friend that headea to the north for some of that hot albi action , will see how he scores.
Blackie |
Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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Way to go Will , you have given us some HOPE |
Cloud (Cloud)
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We must have been on a different ocean than Will. Leaving from PSL about 6, on a heading between the old PSL Buoy and donut, it got worse and worse until deciding to try the PSL Bouy area instead of a 50-mile run in 20 knot (and building) winds. Found a temp break and marks around the buoy but no love on feathers or bait. Worked Buoy area for about 2 hours before turning back, as wind continued to freshen. By the time we could see shore it was almost a solid white ocean.
Congrats on a better experience than we had Will.
Cloud out |
Robert L Bishop Jr (Rob_bishop)
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Kahuna Sportfishing ,damn i hafta go work on a rental in watsonville ,i might hafta take my fishing gear with me |
Mike Moore (Legacy) (Moorefish)
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Right on Will! Way to dig! |
Will Bateman (Willbateman)
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Bateman report:
Beautiful day for tuna out of Morro Bay. We left at 5:00 AM and started trolling outside the PSl weather bouy location. Went for an hour in 60 degree water for no strikes, but lots of birds and marks. Next we went out to the Donut as wind began to back off a bit. At around 10:00 AM just northwest of the donut we had a triple in 62 degree water on bright jigs. Only landed one, but hooked two on bait and landed one of thoswe. It was a typical cluster ---- as all hell broke loose. So, we ended up there with 2 30# beautiful albacore. Trolled for the rest of the day in the same general area with water to 64 degrees, but could not find any more. Travis caught his first albacore, and it was on bait, so he was stoked. Hope it gets better. Wind got calmer and calmer ad day progressed.... |
Bob Hather (Windfall)
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I talked to Kelvin Gould today as he was coming in from the donut. He found nothing out there also. We have yet to hear from Bateman who was planning on running out today as well. During the 35 years I've fished Morro Bay, it is strange that the bite has been north and south of us recently. Morro Bay used to be one of the best areas for some of the largest fish. Hopefully they show up this year.
Bob
Bob |
R Marti (Rad_21)
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Only 105 miles from MB. WFO.......... |
Jack Gordano (Sixpak)
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36.18-122.42.Double digits was the rule. I know some had over 30. Mixed grade of fish. Water and weather was gorgeous.Zuccini is what they wanted. Supposed to be the same tomorrow. Go get them. There right at 40 miles. Some guys were getting them on the way in. So there is fish even closer, |
Matt Honea (Matt13ar)
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Kahuna Sportfishing out of Moss Landing put 12 anglers on 75 albacore yesterday. Enough to pretty much drive me nuts. Why the hell aren't those fish showing up in our area? Seems like our part of the central coast is the only part of the entire west coast that hasn't seen decent tuna numbers in, what is it now? - like 4 or 5 years?
Kahuna is chartered until next week, but you can bet I will be keeping an eye on them when open party trips come up.
I have only been fishing this area for 10 years, so can one of the old pros let me know if the morro/avila offshore tuna has had drought cycles like this in prior decades and also if anyone has a theory on the phenomenon? |
daniel holtzman (Stickman)
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mike you see me on the Admiral with fernando sometimes guess u havent heard my other nicknames ha ha hows the perchin been |
robb e (Plan_b)
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eric reenders-nice report. ironic that a no fish report, to a lot of us that have to pick our chance to go, is one of the best reports. |
Mike Blackstone (Blackie)
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STICKMAN
WHAT in the hell you talkin about? |
Jon Wood (Jonwood)
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Anyone thinking of going out of Monterey on Thursday? |
joe loiseau (Flat_fish)
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Flaties have been on the chew the last few days out of MB . Scored some nice fish in the 50ft zone. |
HARRELL KIMBALL (Catmakai)
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Good report Eric ! Sorry about the B&W kitty but the info is appreciated. Bet it was a fun ride home.
Sounds like it is time to think about plan B ie; Monterey or even Oregon.
The weather here is forecast to be windy for another week so more of the same.
Good SST/Chloro but doesn't mean much if there are no fish. |
Jon Wood (Jonwood)
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Long day Eric and a good try. The water up out of Monterey is looking better all of the time. |
Eric Reenders (Otterdiver)
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Sorry for the late report... fell into bed when I got home last night.
Fished out of Morro yesterday. Put on right about 200 miles for the day. The inside water looked to have a good bit of life and color but no hard break so we ran out side. Hard 1 degree break just short of the Donut, good color. Worked that break for nothing. Trolled out toward the 1908. Hit a hard 3 degree break at 41 55. Great color no life at all. Nothing. went back to the small break near the donut as there was more life. Finally pulled the plug and started the long bumpy ride home at 3:30.
No Fish, no meter marks, nothing. |
David Martines (Sangria)
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Skipjack has darker meat than Bonito with a flavor of Kerosene and burnt Tobacco....great stuff for neighbors you don't like... |
