WENT ON A CHARTER ON THE STARDUST YESTERDAY. WE DECIDED TO STAY ON THE COAST AND FISH CALICOS, AS OPPOSSED TO GOING OUT TO THE ISLANDS FOR ROCKFISH. I AM PLAYED OUT ON ROCKFISH FOR THIS SEASON. WE HAD A LIGHT GROUP WITH 17 ANGLERS. ABOUT HALF HAD FISHED LIGHT LINE CALICO BASS FISHING BEFORE. ONLY A COUPLE OF US HAD ALOT OF EXPERIENCE.

JASON TOOK US UP TO NAPLES. THE WATER WAS VERY WARM AND CONDITIONS WERE EXCELLENT. THE BIG BASS WENT ON THE BITE IMMEDIATLEY. I WATCHED JASON CATCH 10 BASS ALL ON THE IRON. I GOT A LIMIT AS WELL, THE BASS WERE NICE 2-5 POUNDS WERE THE RULE. MOST OF THE GUYS GOT AT LEAST HALF LIMITS ON THIS STOP. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE NAPLES BITE. I KNOW I WENT THERE WITH JASON 3-4 TIMES LAST YEAR FOR A COUPLE OF BASS. HE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS THE BEST NAPLES HAD BITTEN IN TWO YEARS. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE FISHED NAPLES YOU KNOW HOW GOOD THE BASS FISHING CAN BE. I RECCOMEND FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT GET OUT THERE THE BASS ARE BIG.

THE JACKPOT BASS WAS EASILY A BIG BULL 8LB CALICO, WHICH WAS RELEASED. WE HAD NOVICES WHO CAUGHT SEVERAL AS WELL. WE FOUND A SCHOOL OF BIG BARRIES ON OUR WAY TO TAJIGAS. WE CAUGHT A DOZEN OR SO AND HAD SEVERAL BITE OFFS. THESE WERE 35-37 INCH BARRIES, LEGAL WITH THERE HEADS CUT OFF. THEY BIT THE IRON A LITTLE.

TAJIGAS AND ELWOOD WERE DEAD. I HAVE NOT CAUGHT A FISH AT EITHER OF THOSE SPOTS IN THREE YEARS. I HEAR THEY CAN BE GOOD, I JUST HAVE NOT SEEN IT. OVERALL THE STARDUST WAS ITS USUALL EXCELLENT TRIP, FUN CREW, I REALLY LIKE LUKE'S SENSE OF HUMOR. HE HAS ME IN TEARS. I HAD A BASS KELP ME ON MY 12LB OUTFIT. I HEAR OVER MY SHOULDER, "YOU GOT DOMINATED". THE FOOD WAS GREAT. ASK ERIC FOR MY NEW INVENTION THE "GNARLY CHEESE BURGER, IT WAS HUGE AND AWSOME.

FOR THOSE OF YOU FIGHTING SUPER CROWDED BOATS IN THE L.A. AREA TO CATCH BASS TAKE A DRIVE TO SANTA BARABARA AND GET IN ON SOME VERY GOOD BIG BASS FISHING ONCE IN A WHILE. THE AFTERNOON HALF DAY TARGETS NAPLES AND IT IS ONLY ABOUTA HOUR BOAT RIDE.

GOOD FISHING TO ALL

Oh man,
Too bad I missed that one!!!! I thought I'd get through this punishment deal without missing out on much, but I guess I was wrong!!!! Two more days, you know I'll be fishing everyday next week... Nice job on the calico bass and good call passing on the rockfish.
-Brian