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Quote: Originally posted by amigobaja  | | Fished BOLA last week on the Tony Reyes. Caught limits everyday to 30 lbs.on Mirrolures exclusively. We did much better then the iron throwers and did
not work near as hard. More Cabrilla then tails but still a great mix. |
amigobaja,
Thanks for the report. Could you please expand on the type, size and colors of the Mirrolures you were so successful with in BOLA. That way we can
buy a few online and get them before we leave. I also see online that come in both high and low frequencies and multiple series. Wow the new
innovations are remarkable.
http://www.shopmirrolure.com/product_overview.php
Also what area of the bay were you fishing? Especially for me the cabrilla. A limit of jaw fish and cabrilla and I'd think I died and went to heaven.
[Edited on 5-6-2016 by Lobsterman]
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Maybe someone could just catch you some...? Then you wouldn't have to bother fishing...Or? is there a Red Lobster in town???
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| Quote: Originally posted by chuckie | | Maybe someone could just catch you some...? Then you wouldn't have to bother fishing...Or? is there a Red Lobster in town??? |
I guess this is what living in the Kansas Prairies does to one. 
Hey, Bitter One, it's not like he can run to the tackle store in Wichita and load up on catfish bait, once he gets there. Let him ask away. It's what
message boards are for.
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Howie, bring one of each...... That outta do it!
Hook, when you coming over?
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| Quote: Originally posted by Lobsterman | | Quote: Originally posted by amigobaja | | Fished BOLA last week on the Tony Reyes. Caught limits everyday to 30 lbs.on Mirrolures exclusively. We did much better then the iron throwers and did
not work near as hard. More Cabrilla then tails but still a great mix. |
amigobaja,
Thanks for the report. Could you please expand on the type, size and colors of the Mirrolures you were so successful with in BOLA. That way we can
buy a few online and get them before we leave. I also see online that come in both high and low frequencies and multiple series. Wow the new
innovations are remarkable.
http://www.shopmirrolure.com/product_overview.php
Also what area of the bay were you fishing? Especially for me the cabrilla. A limit of jaw fish and cabrilla and I'd think I died and went to heaven.
[Edited on 5-6-2016 by Lobsterman] |
Howie,
Buy one of each. When you return to the usa you can return the defective ones and get your money back.
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AND! Theres always Red Lobster....No...Living in Baja and actually doing it is what did it for me....NOT relying on someone else....
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Much is up in the air.
I might be dependent on being an escort boat for a 50 foot ketch who HOPES to have his topside and bottomside painted by the end of May in San Carlos.
I dont know how practical that is, and painting IS weather dependent. Then, we might consider going up there and hanging out for a week, not counting
travel time. God knows how long it might take him to get there at 7 knots. Strange bedfellows, indeed. I cruise at around 17-18 knots; not fast,
really.
I guess I would just run ahead of him and jig the points and wait for him cuz I doubt there is anything to troll for (on the surface) at that speed,
in early June. Seems like dorado dont get up there (IF there are any left in the Sea!) until late July, at the earliest. You would know better than
me.
Honestly, I am a bit adverse to fishing in BOLA before the second week in June. Sometimes the YT are late and the water hasn't warmed enough. That's
my memory from past trips in the Gay '90s. I may not get there until after June 10th.
I shore as hell dont want to be stuck with the jawfish/lings, or whatever they are, after traveling about 200 nm (apologies in advance, Howie!). Of
course, it's more the journey than the destination, anyway.
Or, the whole thing could be just a pipe dream. It's hard to leave San Carlos in June, if the fishing is good.
Do you guys still run down to Bernabe at all in late spring, or are you generally fishing Smith and the points south of Pta. Don Juan? I will be
coming past Bernabe from San Francisquito as the plan WOULD be to cross from Dog Bay to SF.
And IF I get there, I sure hope there is diesel. I would probably only have half a tank when I got there, in reasonable conditions. That's not
counting what I would be carrying in cans on deck; 32 gallons at best. But it's not enough to fish if the fish are out at Los Machos or down by
Bernabe or the north end of Smith or Guadalupe Reef.
Never been to Puerto Refugio. Would like to work that in, if possible.
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| Quote: Originally posted by chuckie | | Maybe someone could just catch you some...? Then you wouldn't have to bother fishing...Or? is there a Red Lobster in town??? |
Chuckie,
I quite do not understand the comment? I'm sure it was said in jest. Turns out the others guys have a bunch of them anyway.
But as fishermen we help each other out cuz what bites one day on a certain method, bait or lure does not on another day. So I like to be prepared for
all circumstances. But I'm sure you already knew that.
We're out there for the sport of it, finding the fish then call out to others where we found them today and visa versa. Then afterwards with a beer
at a local watering hole, the fish get bigger and bigger and more and more plentiful.
I do not believe there is a Red Lobster in town so I'll have to depend of the restaurants to prepare wonderful dinners and lunches for us instead.
Beer batter jaw fish tacos, can't wait. Just missed meeting up with Mike Humfreville by a few weeks before he passed. RIP. He gave me advice to stay
at the Antonio Resendiz's (RIP) place on a previous trip.
But thanks much the same to keep this thread going so others may benefit from the sage advice of the people who have fished this area before or soon
will be like ourselves. Since the others guys last year only caught 5 fish in four days after driving down from Oregon, they need all the help they
can get especially for the skunked grandson.
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Hook, the YT will be there.
Howie, live bait is your friend.
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largest lure they make with the front diver plastic not metal. green mackerel seemed to work best on the morning bite and pink on the early evening
bite. seemed to work this way on every species.
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But dont leave home without the smallish deep divers, either. Sometimes the fish just wont bite big plugs, if they are used to feeding on small
sardines. Bring some X-Rap 15s or smaller Mirrolures or the Yo-Zuri crystal minnows.
Amigobaja, did the Reyes boat run all the way down to the BOLA area or did you stop at the reefs north of Gonzaga?
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Hook,
I never make a trip without going to Barnabe, if only to have a nice lunch in cove behind the rock and then let the wind push me along the shore and
cast to the rocks. I cast too far so the lure hits the rock and falls into the water, let it sit a moment and then retrieve. Can be a hoot.
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Ypu likely are out of time, but I always buy Mirrolures from the manufacturer. I buy three dozen of them, mostly in Blue and Green mackerel colors and
a half dozen in "Fire Tiger" All the same model. the deep diver, forget the model #. They give a decent price break in that quantity, and always throw
in some freebie stuff, hats-shirts an stuff. I have used the Rapala X15?'s Don't see any difference in performance The Rapala costs more...IMO The
mirro is the best performing lure for most fish I have ever used...
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Thanks Chuckie,
I'll go to the website now and order a few as you and others have suggested. The trollers and lure guys in our group have a bunch of Mirrolures and
many other similar brands and models cuz that's how fish exclusively but I'm a bottom fisherman with few lures and I want to bring my own. So these
tips are appreciated by me and will save me a few $ to buy the 1st beers for those who want to share fish tales at the watering hole afterwards.
As in business time-is-money and in fishing time is also limited to their specific feeding schedules for certain fish. In my area rockfish mainly
bite between 1st light and 1030. After that I target lingcod and/or halibut that bite all day. Being in the general area at the right time increases
the chances of you finding fish that day. And if others are in the area calling to let them know what's biting now and on what.
HH
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Santiago,
Where's Barnabes cove?
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Howie,
If all you want is bottom fish, ask the locals to teach you how to fish. It's only silly gringos that go fishing with spendy brand new flashy,
brightly painted lures.
I see a lot of unpainted plain-lead jigs catch a lot of fish, using old beat up rods/reels, and large live bait on a hand line.
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live bait is your friend!
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Goat,
I will be asking the locals for their tips on where and how to fish their area as well once I get there. Might even hire one as a guide for one of
the 5-days to find new areas for us to explore. I will also be bringing a bunch of plain leadheads which I put squid and/or a strip of plumbers tape
on (learned this in San Felipe from a local fisherman fishing for WSB). I never thought about putting live bait on a large leadhead. That would work
well especially for lingcod. Thanks for the tip.
The newest reel I'll be bringing is the 1980's Newell 229F with red stripped handle. I'm bringing 4 of them with different line test (mono &
spectra). They cast extremely well and have served me well over the years. I do however put the latest drag washers on them. They are easy to break
down and clean and parts are readily available. They are just a Penn Castmaster Newellized. I have about 15 antique Penn Castmasters in my
collection. In Hilo recently I did fish from the 15' lava seawall from the house I rented using a coke can and a weighted bobber. I'll bring those
bobbers with me as well when I target triggerfish. They cast extremely well.
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I used to catch a lot of big lings out of Fort Bragg, when I ran a boat up there...Mostly on the same jigs I used in Baja....Goatley? A lot of people
drive crappy cars too...Not me....
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