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Salmonoid | Fri Dec-14-01 12:44 PM |
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#4257, ""I'm Dreaming of a White Seabass...""
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"I'm Dreaming of a White Seabass..." is sung to the tune of "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas".
Suppose that I am drift-fishing and casting alone in my skiff for calicos and sandies offshore with swimbaits and I would like to give myself a chance to catch a wsb using a second rod without putting my calico rod down. If live squid are not available would this be my best approach: put the wsb rod in a holder and drift a white w/red S Tady 4/0 about 2/3 of the way down, with the reel in free spool with the clicker on, and possibly adding a fresh frozen squid to the hook? Is there a better way?
Thanks.
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RE: "I'm Dreaming of a White Seabass...",
HARBOR KING,
Dec 14th 2001, #1
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Outrage19,
Dec 14th 2001, #2
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Salmonoid,
Dec 17th 2001, #3
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Outrage19,
Dec 18th 2001, #4
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bassnet,
Dec 18th 2001, #5
RE: where I caught it...,
Outrage19,
Dec 18th 2001, #6
RE: where I caught it...,
Salmonoid,
Dec 19th 2001, #7
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Shannon,
Dec 23rd 2001, #8
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HARBOR KING | Fri Dec-14-01 03:57 PM |
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#4258, "RE: "I'm Dreaming of a White Seabass...""
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Ya, you can use a scrambled egg iron with a hole squid or use a sliding sinker with a squid on it or a bait fish.
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Salmonoid | Mon Dec-17-01 01:51 PM |
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#4260, "RE:"
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Thanks Dave. How do you recommend playing a wsb offshore: amount of drag, etc.? I have 30 lb. P Line on my wsb rig.
Bob
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bassnet | Tue Dec-18-01 07:17 PM |
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#4262, "RE:"
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Tue Dec-18-01 07:21 PM
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Dave is right on, seabass won't wreck you like a tail, if you keep 'em out off the kelp it's usually just a couple of easy circles around the boat, like a big halibut, just steady pressure works fine. We have been very fortunate to see a huge resurgence for the croaker, conservation and Hubbs hatchery have been very good- Tons of squid in the south bay points to another epic year for seabass, just make sure you know the law and quit after one fish in the spring- don't release them, just keep your one fish and call it a day. Last year guys were catching their one, handing it off to someone else, etc., that sucks. Right now the limit is three, I'm talking about the spring. Tight lines!
edit- Dave, where did you catch that calico by your name? VERY NICE!
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Salmonoid | Wed Dec-19-01 02:25 PM |
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#4264, "RE: where I caught it..."
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Thanks guys for the great advice. I am very familiar with the soft mouth approach from salmon fishing up north. (Of course, the first stage of the fight is very different between wsb and salmon.)
Bob
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Shannon | Sun Dec-23-01 03:14 PM |
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#4265, "RE:"
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The salmon-fighting aproach to seabass is totally right on. Soft mouths and nice head shakes tear hooks. Try a longer, parabolic rod and fish the drag just a little light on 30# As for the jig, it is all about the Tady 9 glow in the dark. No joke, best seabass jig I've ever used. Of course conditions will dictate the size of jig, but make sure it glows. seabass rule.
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