Point Loma 3/1

[dirfter]

Overcast and breezy fishing Pt. Loma kelp jungles with DJ Duane this morning. Got into a bite right away, then went looking amongst the thousands of diving birds for some steadier action on better fish. After a little while turning stones, we saw it, the worm. Was it an angry pod of redfish? Firecracker yellows? No, these racing wakes and splashes were maniacal calicos, some pushing 6 if not 7, just thugs ravaging baitfish and cruising in gangs. For about an hour the action was nuts. We roped to some kelp at the "pond". :cool: Wait for turbulence or aerials, then cast on it. Swimbaits became the money trick though the Trix and Reebs jigs in Sour Diesel and Old Spice worked at times in the trees. Splashing, racing dorsals, backflips, dolphin leaps...it was sick. These bass were making our month! Between the two of us we had a balanced score of well over 40 bass; nothing massive, but many in the 3- zone. Duane tapped the variety pack, adding 2 decent sandies and a chunk treefish to the mix. I got to use my new Promar Dan Hernandez net. Sweet! So gentle on the fish with a long, sturdy bling handle. I also tried a topshot of new (to me) Blackwater fluoro leader. I like! We ran into fishtricks and his always suspicious companions. I hope they stomped the fish as well. Lots of boats out for the rockfish opener. We enjoyed the calico opener! Spawn colors and and aggressive surface explosivity. Ahhhh, soaking in it. Hey, you can even see fishtricks and crew in the background of this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRM2pF_0bGY), in which Duane demonstrates how to catch a calico bass.

This was a day I won't forget. The display of calico aggression was just epic. Here are some highlights.

http://www.smackfish.com/fish/3-1duanecalico1.jpg

http://www.smackfish.com/fish/3-1driftercalico1.jpg

http://www.smackfish.com/fish/3-1duanecalico2.jpg

http://www.smackfish.com/fish/3-1driftercalico2.jpg

http://www.smackfish.com/fish/3-1duanesandy.jpg

http://www.smackfish.com/fish/3-1duanetreefish.jpg

Yeah Tommy, that was us... :)

[BEEJ]

Nice job papi... Real bummed I missed out on this one. I want to get out there.

[duanediego]

that was therapeudic. i love bass in the bush.

thanks again for the invite :muscles:

[steamroll]

Mkim8888 is offended that he wasn't invited and wants to know why you did not throw the slug in the pond

[USMC9999]

Nice stuff.
Good to see.

Gotta go..............

[duanediego]

Mkim8888 is offended that he wasn't invited and wants to know why you did not throw the slug in the pond

dooooood... i cant even begin to tell you how unprepared i felt when we realized these fish were biting up at the top of the beanstalk :frustrated:

all i brought was weedless jigs and trailers... no jigstick and no surface assortment. luckily i found 4 crusty swimbaits at the bottom of my bag. we made due with those. i cant even begin to think of the madness that wouldve ensued with sluggos in the salad and iron down the alleys.

all good tho, we had a ooooin blast puttin the wood to em and there's gonna be plenty more days like that this season...

[steamroll]

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[seasonsfishing]

please reminds me of a bar i used to go to for stiff drinks... nice form!

[duanediego]

please reminds me of a bar i used to go to for stiff drinks... nice form!

looks like you just got back from the bar dude :SmileyAlienHover:

[duanediego]

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southside son.

[orimar]

southside son.

roar son!!!!! way to slay em...

[leredgib]

((PMUB)):shroooom:

[limited686]

Haut

[steamroll]

Haut

R u dru :idiot:

[LOPAKA]

nice fish boys, that trees a thug!:gothand:

[dirfter]

((PMUB)):shroooom:

Wipe off before we cuddle. :sun-smile:

[leredgib]

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[duanediego]

great job on the pre-spawn, up-top ripper bite fellas!

jealous i wasnt there....

:gimme-head: