382, RE: Ferocious Calico at Gaviota Posted by , Mon Jun-19-00 09:45 AM
Now that's what I call lucky off a pier!!! Dam, I was there too and I got about 3 garbage fish and a pregant crab who was eating my bait!
Hats off to your fish! Do you have it on film?
Diablo
>Went fishing at Gaviota pier on >Sun. June 18th. The >fish were just not biting. > I was really ready >to go home. I >moved around the pier and >tried a variety of baits >and plastics and got nothing. > > >Then, at about 5:00 pm, my >line started streaming from one >of my poles on the >North side of the pier >close to shore (ZING!). >When I hit the pole, >I thought it was a >bat ray because of the >ferocity of the fight. >After fighting around the kelp >for several minutes I finally >got the fish in and >boy was I suprised when >I saw color. It >was a Calico bass about >17" long and roughly 4.5 >pounds. WOW, what a >fight. (I caught it on >cut squid on a dropper >loop.) > >There are a lot of free >floating kelp patches near the >pier but from what I >understand Calico fishing from the >pier isn't always necessarily good. > Although, I was told >by another fisherman that he >saw someone take a Calico >that was bigger than mine >from the exact some spot >several days earlier. > >From what I understand, the best >Calico fishing in that area >is from shore areas where >you can cast right into >the kelp. Anyway, the >fish is marinating right now >and will be ready by >halftime for the Lakers game >tonight. If it is >any good I will publish >the recipe!
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