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Woody`s World record spotfin croaker!

BornFisher - 8-7-2022 at 10:11 PM

From a surf fishing blog-----

https://surffishingsocalsd.com/how-does-this-recent-catch-co...

CONGRATS Woody!!!!
I remember seeing this photo and wondering "What is that beast". I never imagined a spot fin could be so huge!

David K - 8-8-2022 at 07:16 AM

That was a monster of a croaker, indeed.
I have occasionally mentioned that croaker... likely a world record!

TMW - 8-8-2022 at 09:00 AM

The largest fish I ever caught surf fishing, beside a shark, was a spot fin croaker. Not as big as Woody's. It was at Laguna Manuela in the cove where the seals hang out. I was using a red plastic worm. I was more or less just messing around and bam I hooked him.

That whole area was a great place to fish and croakers and corbinas taste really good.

Don Pisto - 8-8-2022 at 10:48 AM

and GO BOLTS!:coolup:

JZ - 8-8-2022 at 09:38 PM

Is this Woody from Nomads?

David K - 8-9-2022 at 07:45 AM

Quote: Originally posted by JZ  
Is this Woody from Nomads?



Yes.

JZ - 8-9-2022 at 08:13 AM

That's cool.

I sent him a PM asking about surf spots last year. It took him about 6 months, but he did answer me.





[Edited on 8-9-2022 by JZ]

TMW - 8-9-2022 at 08:41 AM

He's busy catching them.

BajaBlanca - 8-9-2022 at 08:58 AM

He is busy EATING them!

David K - 8-9-2022 at 09:03 AM

He is on Facebook more than Nomad... but not a lot. Like what TW said... he is busy fishing!

In 2017, I found that he had once stayed in the same motel as I did with this license plate sticker on the room window, lol:

Skipjack Joe - 8-10-2022 at 12:13 PM

That was the mother of all spotfins.