La Jolla Report: 8/02 - Not what I was looking for...

[jlabs63]

I had a Dr. appointment, so I didn't get on the water until 8:45-9:00. The fishfinder showed a water temp of 76 (we should be fishing for yellowfin), but was still green and merky with loose kelp and grass everywhere. I marked a bunch of bait, but couldn't get any to bite.

So, I figured I would try out these Hookup Baits over by the kelp and they did not disappoint. There was tons of bait and seal activity close to the beach. I was in about 20 feet of water and got absolutely hammered. It dragged me into the kelp, but I could still feel the head shakes, so I thought it was a yellowtail. Finally broke him loose and reeled in the biggest calico that Ive ever seen. I was going to release it, but I remembered somebody telling me the world record calico was about 25 inches, so I kept it.

This one was just under 25", but only weighted 8.5# on the bathroom scale. The smaller one, which inhaled the jig so I had to keep him, was 15".

Ive never spent any time fishing for bass, but those jigs live up to the hype.