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Old 03-13-2015, 01:54 PM   #1
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Dana Point Quickie & Variety Pack

Fished Dana for a quick AM session today. Didn’t really have a game plan or a target species. Mostly a recon mission and an excuse for some time OTW.

Launched at 6:45 ish, and picked up a nice scoop of perfect 6” sardines @ the barge.





Headed shallow to Doho first. Santa Ana’s were blowing, the water had turned, and there was lots of debris. I took the hint and let the wind blow me out a little deeper.



I turned the corner and checked out a few stones in 60- 75ft and was glad that fish wanted to play. First 5 baits were hit as soon as they got near the bottom. 5 fish in 10 minutes was enough to make me stay in the general vicinity. Nothing big, but still lots of fun with the variety pack.

Calico (1st of 3 that I caught)



Little Ling (1 of 3)



Sculpin (1 of 2)



Ittly bitty RF that had a big appetite



Sandy (The small one of the 2)



Treefish





Everything released. All but a couple fish were on the trap hook. Lost 2 nice heavy hangar fish on the bottom. Probably sharks

The inshore surface action has picked up too, as lots of the used baits that I released were crushed on the surface by calicos.

After fishing the bottom for a while I got distracted and chased some birds & bait balls that were just outside. Worked them for a while, but nobody home on them yet. Probably best I didn't find anything, as I was undergunned with the tackle I had brought anyways. 62.5 degree water on the outside, 64.5 on the inside if anybody cares.

Lots of whales, boardshort weather, summertime type action on the paddle boards, and a few fish . No complaints here.

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Old 03-13-2015, 02:09 PM   #2
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Nice variety pack. Steve and I have hid from the offshores behind the jetty quite a few times. Did they die at 9:00 like normal?
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Old 03-13-2015, 02:17 PM   #3
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Nice work!
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Old 03-13-2015, 03:41 PM   #4
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Old 03-13-2015, 04:01 PM   #5
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Nice day on the water, especially when there's the right size sardines at the barge. DP always produces a good mixed bag for me as well.
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Old 03-13-2015, 04:23 PM   #6
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Nice report and picture thanks for sharing.
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Old 03-13-2015, 05:11 PM   #7
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Nice mix of species. Other than the pipe, I don't usually do well in DP. I need to get out more and explore the headlands and other areas around there.

Thanks for the report.
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Old 03-13-2015, 05:15 PM   #8
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Nice write up I'm thinking of hitting danna tomorrow
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Old 03-13-2015, 09:48 PM   #9
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Nice fish man, makes me want to drive up to Dana Point!
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Old 03-16-2015, 08:52 AM   #12
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Nice variety!
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Old 03-19-2015, 08:11 AM   #13
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Stevoo, how much stability do you sacrifice with the revo16? are you restricted in your movements on the yak at all or do you feel like its as sturdy a fishing platform as you need?

Nice report/photos!
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