tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17194754360386448.post5855554765409762862..comments2023-10-20T01:05:46.002-07:00Comments on New Boat: Cypress Moon! (Barco Sin Vela): Back on ThursdayBarco Sin Vela IIhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621907771132379553noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17194754360386448.post-86586176340715191802009-05-01T08:51:00.000-07:002009-05-01T08:51:00.000-07:00Good luck on the fishing. I have less than nothin...Good luck on the fishing. I have less than nothing to offer in this space, seeing as how it's been about 30 years since I dropped a line in the water. I lead a sheltered life...Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17194754360386448.post-46076165837379453932009-04-30T13:21:00.000-07:002009-04-30T13:21:00.000-07:00L-L; Hilarious!
Back when I bait fished in the St...L-L; Hilarious!<br /><br />Back when I bait fished in the St Johns, I would use shrimp and generally caught three or four an evening. Even the last time, back in 2002, I caught at least three.<br /><br />Been a long drought, especially because I will troll with lures, if we go offshore.Barco Sin Vela IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621907771132379553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17194754360386448.post-70323824752034327632009-04-30T12:28:00.000-07:002009-04-30T12:28:00.000-07:00My children used to brag to the other kids at scho...My children used to brag to the other kids at school how they ALWAYS caught fish whenever they went out. This is how they did it.<br /><br />I took them to Catalina Island (30 miles offshore) and anchored in a great spot where palagic fish came up a canyon to feed in a kelp bed that ran down about 100 feet. We anchored off the kelp about 50-100'.<br /><br />I baited the hook with squid, took the monofilament line (and a uv light so I could see the line underwater) and kicked over the side with some frozen squid in a pouch.<br /><br />I stood off the kelp maybe 25' and slowly chummed with the squid. As soon as a fish I thought suitable appeared, I released the baited hook, pulling the line if an inferior fish tried to grab it. Once hooked, the kids hauled the fish to the surface.<br /><br />Bottom fish like halibut were easier because I'd measure them against my fin to insure they were legal size. Then I'd drag the squid in front of them as they lay on the bottom and they ALWAYS bit.<br /><br />When my oldest was in sixth grade she learned that our family method of fishing was not the method most people used. Up until then she presumed fishing was a simple matter of hauling up a large fish that Dad selected.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com