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Fishing Talk => Fishing Talk => : Latimeria December 16, 2023, 06:48:47 AM

: Fishing plans over the holidays?
: Latimeria December 16, 2023, 06:48:47 AM
What are you planning or hoping to fish for before the year is out?

I'm planning on a local yellow hunt, a final rockfish trip, and at least one hooping trip if not two.  I'll be on a couple of boats, so not sure of what order.  I would be out today, but another Christmas party and family plans have made today obsolete.

: Re: Fishing plans over the holidays?
: Fish Jerk December 16, 2023, 12:14:21 PM
Hit the sand today for a session. Picked up a legal halibut and 7 calicos to 16”.

(https://i.postimg.cc/yYhnyX6N/E7-FE3-FB2-9179-43-F8-8-EDA-BF2-C2-C4-D43-DE.jpg)

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: Re: Fishing plans over the holidays?
: jrodda December 16, 2023, 05:25:01 PM
Congrats on the legal and a beautiful golden calico there!

I would like to get a legal halibut by year’s end, or even just a halibut of any quality. By surf or boat. Haven’t gotten one this year so it would be nice to put it on the stat sheet. Doesn’t look like I will get my shot at local WSB this year so I’ll save that for next year.

I was also wanting to go hit the 14 for deep rockfish again but it’s hard to say if I will get that opportunity with inclement weather rolling in this week. Would be nice to put some rockfish in the freezer before close.

That’s really it, I successfully hit almost all my other targets this year which is pretty sick.
: Re: Fishing plans over the holidays?
: Latimeria December 18, 2023, 05:36:35 AM
You have the bass and butts dialed in from/for shore!  ;D

How many legal butts have you caught this year?  It seems like a dozen or more.
: Re: Fishing plans over the holidays?
: Fish Jerk December 18, 2023, 08:10:56 AM
You have the bass and butts dialed in from/for shore!  ;D

How many legal butts have you caught this year?  It seems like a dozen or more.

Haven’t kept count, but I feel like I’ve gotten quite a few compared to the amount of time I was able to get out to fish this year. Between weekend weather, the heart attack and moving, I’ve only been able to get out about 1/2 as much this year as I normally would have. Just thankful that I’m still able to fish at all.
: Re: Fishing plans over the holidays?
: jrodda December 19, 2023, 12:33:22 PM
Your big jig success finally put me over Tom...been wanting to try this kind of thing for a long time and I think if I don't get a lingcod doing this I should have no problem around the 14 hooking into big ass Mexicans. Might try bonito strips on the hook before I do the glow. Or...por que no los dos...

(https://i.imgur.com/6dUGyWoh.jpg)
: Re: Fishing plans over the holidays?
: Latimeria December 19, 2023, 01:25:17 PM
Your big jig success finally put me over Tom...been wanting to try this kind of thing for a long time and I think if I don't get a lingcod doing this I should have no problem around the 14 hooking into big ass Mexicans. Might try bonito strips on the hook before I do the glow. Or...por que no los dos...

(https://i.imgur.com/6dUGyWoh.jpg)

I have the big Mogambos with 24 oz lead heads.  They crushed it up in WA, but I need to do some more deep dropping with them at the honey hole.
: Re: Fishing plans over the holidays?
: KogaHead December 19, 2023, 01:44:32 PM
Golfing and going to the shooting range.

Fishing starts in January with one LMB tournament a month.

https://phoenixbassmasters.net/
: Re: Fishing plans over the holidays?
: Latimeria December 20, 2023, 05:58:24 AM
Fishing starts in January with one LMB tournament a month.

I'm embarrassed to be a weekend warrior these days, but I'm not sure if there is a word for a guy who fishes only once a month....  maybe a "Periodic Poacher"... I'll have to sit on this one for a bit.  LOL
: Re: Fishing plans over the holidays?
: KogaHead December 20, 2023, 07:07:44 AM
Fishing starts in January with one LMB tournament a month.

I'm embarrassed to be a weekend warrior these days, but I'm not sure if there is a word for a guy who fishes only once a month....  maybe a "Periodic Poacher"... I'll have to sit on this one for a bit.  LOL

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