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Mission Bay Spotties 12/12

Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2023 5:55 pm
by Dannicus
Had a great morning in Mission Bay today.  Caught and released 11 nice spotties.  

Three inch paddletails on keel-weighted hooks slowly pulled through the grass on the bottom was the ticket today.  I was fishing an ultralight rig with 4 pound test, and had to make sure my drag was set well because all but two were legal sized and full of fight.  Tough to finesse them free of the grass sometimes.

Way fun though!
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Re: Mission Bay Spotties 12/12

Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:40 pm
by Carpkiller
Dang-o!
Four pound line is gutsy.
I tried it a couple times from shore but lost fish in the weeds.
Even in the float tube (so I can get over 'em and pull straight up)....I nearly always stick to six.

Re: Mission Bay Spotties 12/12

Posted: Tue Dec 12, 2023 8:36 pm
by KillinTime
Top one is a real nice Spotty

Re: Mission Bay Spotties 12/12

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 7:37 am
by Midnightpass
Very nice bass...
Butch

Re: Mission Bay Spotties 12/12

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2023 8:00 am
by Rattus
Healthy spotties, thanks for sharing.

Re: Mission Bay Spotties 12/12

Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2023 6:25 am
by vdisney
Nice bass, but 4# line is ballzy