Anyone wanna chase yellowfin on the otherside? - Page 2

McGillicuddy · #11 08-16-2008, 02:04 PM

Went out on the other side (of the continent) in search of YFT and a 300lbs swordie we saw last week. Settled for some small dorado (dolphin for you easterners) Only fishing 9 miles off the beach. Not bad for these parts. Of course, the other day I got ripped by a 10 lb dorado in the bottom of San Diego Bay. Hey maybe global warming is a good thing

gofastsandman · #12 08-16-2008, 06:03 PM

Dohrado in the bay Gillie? Sounds like they had a long night in T.J. and woke up there.

McGillicuddy · #13 08-16-2008, 07:09 PM

He was sure swimming around like it, a couple shots of tequila, think the ship channel is a canyon, follow the bait ball to breakfast... Great fish. Live fast, die young, reproduce early and often and grow like a weed, tastes great and freezes ok... could be the most complete sport fish of all. Acrobatic and pretty, and charges anything that moves. I'd rather pull on tuna and yellowtail (our western jack) but I never complain when the dodos arrive. Good luck on your wahoo!!! hunt.

gofastsandman · #14 08-16-2008, 08:43 PM

Mmmmm. Love me some Hamachi!
When I moved to West Palm , a friend had a ski boat. I bought some Bally and we tore up the schoolies and got a nice older couple on an August morning in 28 ft of water. I thought I was a genius and life would be easy. Here I am after 5 hrs. of riggin {Yeah I`m still slow} and I`m hoping to get just 1 nice Hoo.
Dohrados may very well be the perfect gamefish. They grow faster than we can deplete them. Elephants also love peanuts, but now that we have a 20" fork limit you can`t use the peanuts for bait anymore.

Tarpun · #15 08-17-2008, 02:22 PM

Sandy,
What baits/lures have you been draggin' ? Pull anything deep? Tight Lines, Tarpun

gofastsandman · #16 08-17-2008, 02:55 PM

Hey Tarpun,
Just back in. HOT. Dragged an Islander /horse bally combo 30 ft. behind of a 2#cigar weight on the 50, a Braid Marauder, a Yozuri bonita, and a split beak naked Bally on a planer. Spent the whole morning clearing weeds working in 90ft and wondering what I was doing wrong. All were red/purple and black, except for the big blue and white teaser just behind the wash. Had 1 huge hit on the Bonita but missed the hooks. Cracked it right in half!
GFS