San Diego & SoCal Fishing Forums

28 LMB and not at Barrett, dang what a day.

Sounds like you’re due for a fish or two! I fish predominantly from a raft but techniques and gear are similar. You can try downsizing on your drop shot set up to a 2.5” curly tail grub. If you’re missing fish you may be getting short bit. A smaller presentation can get them all the way on the hook ...

Absolute tank. There’s no line class record for 10lb, it’s all yours! For all the stories I’ve heard of someone losing “ a 4ft long halibut at the net”, you got her in the bag! Time for a gaff.

Thanks for the report. May give that area a shot this weekend.

Fish #2 looks like it healed from a nice injury in the past.

I went out with the Mrs. this morning. Her first fish was a nice little butterfly ray, her first. A few fish here and there. We headed back down toward J Street around 11:30 and drifted in front of the Cays. She figured out what they wanted (3” Big Hammer) and proceeded to catch 15 fish over the ...

Not another angler in sight , nice.

Heck of a fish. Great table fare. Let us know how you prepare it.

Heck of a fish. Great table fare. Let us know how you prepare it.


I don’t have much experience cooking fish yet, so we kept it easy and made some fish tacos. My kids loved the whole experience! I can see why everyone raves about corvina. I’ll keep it a little simpler with the rest ...