Going for round 2 with La Jolla
 

well after saying i was going to wait a couple of weeks to head back to la jolla last week i'm really itchin to get back out there. Though i wish i could hold off til friday thursday looks like my day again. i had a couple of questions for those with more experience . 1 do you ever put any weight on your bait macs ? i just wondered if it helped to make them swim lower in the water column or do most have better success with just letting them do what they want. 2 is there any trick to how fast to troll the live macks or just nice and even slow around the outside of the forest? i think i may have been pulling mine up over kelp fronds pretty regularly 3 do you evercruise right into the middle of the kelp to fish for calicos or bottom fish ? what baits work well for those ?

thanks in advance :)

I really dont have a lot of experience in the ocean, but ive got on a few 1/2 days. If you pick up sardines from the bait barge, you can catch a lot of calicos. Ive done it, its fun. Im used to fishing freshwater, so a 6 or 7 fish day is awesome if they have any weight. But, just flyline sardines in the kelp and youll pull calicos all day, at least it was when we went.

Otherwise, jigs with squid, or just squid dropped to the bottom. Should get picked up on the way down, otherwise, bounce and then reel it up and try again. Keep moving.

But, yeah, I really want a WSB, so hopefully ill get out there soon.

yah last time i think i was way overloaded this time i will be travelling lighter 2 rods only make some bait and let that drift and throw some squid or swimmies for calico :)

thinking of heading out there tomorrow wanna meet up? this will be my first launch there...:luxhello:

sure i should be there about 6:30 or 7am is that kewl with you ?

pm'ed you brother