El Cap 11/30

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El Cap 11/30

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Total of 7 in a half day of fishing. I saw a few busters, but was unable to get them to rise on my walking baits. Got a couple of jig fish, all the rest came via a small crank bait. Biggest was 2.5.

Granted it was a bit of work finding a bite, but I did mark a lot of fish deep in 30-50 feet of water. Personally I don't really like fishing deep water, and the associated fizzing. Still, it was a gorgeous day, and a great way to spend time on the water.
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I don’t fizz my Bass anymore. On an old baitcaster, I have a full spool of 60 pound Dacron, maybe 60 feet. On the end of the line is a barbless 6/0 hook, tied to the bend of the hook so it is upside down. To the eye of the hook is a foot long leader tied to an 8 ounce weight. When a Bass or Crappie need it, you hook that hook in the outside of their upper lip and send them back down. 90% of the time they only need to go down 33 feet.(one atmosphere)Reel the line back in and they are happy campers. Works great and no spearing them in the side.
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Great job Dan way to go👍 I haven’t gone fresh bout a month been absolutely slaughtering bass at bay got maybe 100 last night in 4-5hrs at jetti had to leave cause arms got tired 😎🎣
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robert_smith wrote: Sun Nov 30, 2025 8:34 am Great job Dan way to go👍 I haven’t gone fresh bout a month been absolutely slaughtering bass at bay got maybe 100 last night in 4-5hrs at jetti had to leave cause arms got tired 😎🎣
We should get together sometime so you can show me the ropes on the bay. I've fished mostly Mission Bay from my tube, but the eel grass plays hell on my Bixpy. I'd fish salt more often but I don't like what it does to my equipment lol
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How’s the Spottie Thumb Robert?
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Yeah I hear yah saltwater ruins everything especially waders the cays is perfect for tubing no real current a lot of fish I’ll b going Thursday morning I fish right in front of beach at cays best spot don’t have to go far whole area is good I throw 1/4-1/8 anything they eat 👍🎣
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If u lip spotty yes will ruin your thumb grab them by gills don’t have that problem I had to lip the brown rockfish yes thumb was tore up bleeding top to bottom 😂 still healing
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robert_smith wrote: Tue Dec 02, 2025 4:17 am If u lip spotty yes will ruin your thumb grab them by gills don’t have that problem I had to lip the brown rockfish yes thumb was tore up bleeding top to bottom 😂 still healing
Couple years ago my thumb was so raw swelled up got real red bad news had to start grabbing em by the gills on underside 👍
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I caught a lot of these at jetti along w calico
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robert_smith wrote: Tue Dec 02, 2025 4:15 am Yeah I hear yah saltwater ruins everything especially waders the cays is perfect for tubing no real current a lot of fish I’ll b going Thursday morning I fish right in front of beach at cays best spot don’t have to go far whole area is good I throw 1/4-1/8 anything they eat 👍🎣
Where’s the launch spot down there?
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I launch at j st ramp and motor across or grand caribe is where u park in cays launch off beach it’s close to car not to far but i use ramp j st
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robert_smith wrote: Tue Dec 02, 2025 9:00 am I launch at j st ramp and motor across or grand caribe is where u park in cays launch off beach it’s close to car not to far but i use ramp j st
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