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My little brother and I have been fishing at night in the tubes, but it has been a bit slower than I would have liked. I asked if he was up for a bit of a kick at the chance for some Calico Bass. He was, so we headed to a outside-the-harbor spot that I have fished in the kayak.
On the first cast I hooked up on a beast of a fish that I couldn't stop before it broke off my 40 pound mono leader in the rocks.
Thankfully, I hooked up this solid Calico shortly after
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Crushed my jig:
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The night continued with lots big Calicos:
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Biggest fish of the night, over 24":
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Kept getting them...
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I switched over to a big 7" swimbait in an attempt to a nail monster. The first fish was a 10" brown rockfish! Got one Calico on it:
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I also picked up a nice Sand Bass on it in the 5 pound range, but my little bro had the camera and wasn't close so I tossed it back quickly.
We ended up fishing from 10:30PM to 4AM and drove home as the sun rose. Great night!
Gear used
65 pound Spiderwire braid with a 40 pound mono leader (cut leader off halfway into night after it was very frayed)
Abu Garcia Record 61 reel/Okuma Guide Select rod
Mountain Man Tackle 3/4 oz jig with 4" and 5" Salty Claws trailer. A few fish on a MMTackle 3/4 oz. head with 7" swimbait.
On the first cast I hooked up on a beast of a fish that I couldn't stop before it broke off my 40 pound mono leader in the rocks.
Thankfully, I hooked up this solid Calico shortly after
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Crushed my jig:
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The night continued with lots big Calicos:
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Biggest fish of the night, over 24":
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Another view:
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Kept getting them...
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I switched over to a big 7" swimbait in an attempt to a nail monster. The first fish was a 10" brown rockfish! Got one Calico on it:
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I also picked up a nice Sand Bass on it in the 5 pound range, but my little bro had the camera and wasn't close so I tossed it back quickly.
We ended up fishing from 10:30PM to 4AM and drove home as the sun rose. Great night!
Gear used
65 pound Spiderwire braid with a 40 pound mono leader (cut leader off halfway into night after it was very frayed)
Abu Garcia Record 61 reel/Okuma Guide Select rod
Mountain Man Tackle 3/4 oz jig with 4" and 5" Salty Claws trailer. A few fish on a MMTackle 3/4 oz. head with 7" swimbait.
