Bajalero - 10-13-2005 at 07:54 AM
Live bait tubes
Bajalero - 10-13-2005 at 08:25 AM
Pompano:
What no free beer or tacos for a prize!!!!!? 
Would't do me any good anyway . Being stuck in the states at the moment is surely going to drive me (more) nuts.
Hows your boat search going ???
Boats Bait tubes and Beers
Bajalero - 10-13-2005 at 09:40 AM
Funny , I was just looking at a 21' Outrage here in San Diego a couple of months back. (used) . Had the opportunity to fish off one once and I can say
that it rode very nice and would be a pefect size for our area- not too big not too small. Some people think that the bigger the boat the bigger seas
they can fish and that may be true to a certain extent but the fact is when the conditions of the Cortez are good everyone fishes and when it kicks up
all size boats come in. Ive always liked the Whalers , even the 17 montauk for around Mulege is hard to beat but I prefer a little more room. When it
comes to boat size its more of a matter of convenience for me as I don't mind fishing by myself and at times prefer it. That means being able to
launch and retrieve alone and the bigger the boat the harder that is to do especially on an exposed ramp with a surge. If you like the Whalers don't
neglect looking at the Edgewaters. They have some definite improvements on the whaler design . One of my other favorites are the Parkers- sturdy
-overbuit -simple and easy to care for. That may be my next boat
Bait tubes are kind of fun to play with. We made our own out of some ABS tubing thinking that the dark color would perhaps keep the fish a little
calmer and less stressed . We used a small bait tank pump and hooked it in line to the tubes with separate ball valves on each feeder line so we could
control the flow. The main trouble we had was the first go around it was difficult to stuff some of the barilletes we were catching into the four inch
tubes we used but all in all that size worked out ok for much of our bait. When your trolling and pass by a cruising bill or have one trailing it sure
is fun watching all h*ll brake loose when you slide a live one back and watch it take off trying to escape !
I'll run into you some time down at the plaza or perhaps out on the water for that beer
Lero
OK, I admit it
Sharksbaja - 10-13-2005 at 12:44 PM
I've not seen those. Wadda u do with a 12" baitfish? Head first? 
Yes, I've been fishing impaired!
Sharksbaja - 10-13-2005 at 03:18 PM
Well, pickle me in brine! Thanks Pomp! Not widely used here I can say.
Bajalero - 10-13-2005 at 07:49 PM
Pompano :
you wrote "I offer rock-pile GPS co-ords for beer"
That just about puts me in a sour mood.
In the mid 70's and 80's When ever I fished the Mulege -San Markos area I'd hook up with my friend Blass and his primo out of San Bruno. I 'd meet
them at the designated days fishing spot in my inflatable or little aluminunum boat and haul up cabrilla and whatever else,all day long,on the
particular rock pile we were on. I'd keep one or two for supper and give them the rest of the catch and they thought I was crazy
Thats where I learned alot of my limited spanish and important seafaring ways such as surviving on ocean temp Pacificos and canned sardina in salsa
de tomate . More importantly, I learned how to find the good spots in the area by triangulating with geographical landmarks- this outcrop -over this
peak - inline with etc.etc.
Well then along in the 90's I finally got another boat , a Lowrance FF and eventually hooked a GPS antenna to it. It was great , took all the guess
work and stress out of getting on top of the piles and made it way too easy to find those mid summer yellowtail and reliable early fall hauchinango
hang outs.
And along with convenience came laziness and forgetting how to find those spots the Baja way. My fishermen buddies became calamar fishermen and they
forgot too!
So, like a fool , when I sold that boat , all my preset spots went with it .
Now I enjoy a good boat ride- and trolling- and really like catching tuna but as far as I'm concerned the best things to eat bloat when you bring them
up.
I may end up owing you some beers!!!
Lero
Name this gizmo...
The Gull - 10-13-2005 at 08:41 PM
DavidT - 10-13-2005 at 08:41 PM
Pompano,
If you put tubes on your boat plumb 'em up tight. You want a smooth water flow, no bubbles. Seems the bubbles tickle their nose and then they sneeze
and launch themselves right outta the tube.
We're getting more 40 & up footers putting these onboard with a manifold and a swimming pool pump to drive tubes and bait tanks. If you close all
the valves except one tube you can make a pretty good fountain!