Finally Happened- South Bay

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Finally Happened- South Bay

Post by mcquade outdoors »

Only took 5 years but i finally landed a bonefish- kinda
Day1- Fished with Chris, the current was flowing and the spotties were biting for me , everything biting for him
Me: Loads of spotties, 1 missed bonefish at the board
Chris: Spotties, corvina, halbut, bones
Decided i needed to get back out and try again so i went solo a few days later and the bite was much slower, and almost no current movement. Each time the water would move the fish would bite, including 1 not so smart bonefish that made its way onto my board but didnt stick around long enough for a photo.

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Landed in my book! Congrats on the bone.
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Congrats.. Just a quick release...
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Nice report and catch! Bonefish and shortfin corvina are 2 of my goals for the bays next year
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foulhook wrote: Tue Dec 16, 2025 11:09 am Nice report and catch! Bonefish and shortfin corvina are 2 of my goals for the bays next year
I got through phases with the corvina but im still hooked on the bones
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They reminded me of giant Sardines…it took me 10 dedicated trips before I landed 3 in 30 minutes.
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Post by galen »

That’s a catch for sure.
This bonefish is probably my biggest from a month ago. Bit a 4” white swimbait on a Warbaits Neckbreaker of all things. Barely had it hooked with their smaller hard mouth.
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Post by Pourboy »

Thanks for the post! I was going to write my own but I will just add to this one. That was an epic day on the water and not even half of the fish we caught made my video. I can't wait to get out there again soon. Cheers!

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