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[*] posted on 11-4-2009 at 09:51 AM
Roosters on the beach!


Went for a ride on the beach....I mean a walk...with my sweetie and her smelly dog to do a little swimming and fishing. I've been trying for 2 years to catch a decent size Rooster fish from the beach with little success. It's hard to come up with live bait on the beach and the bigger roosters are almost impossible to catch on a lure. I saw this guy and his twin brother swimming about 40' from the beach and cast out ahead of them. To my surprise they both went after it and this guy was the winner (or loser). To his credit his twin stayed with him giving him encouragement throughout the fight only leaving him at the beach....It was touching.We continued riding....I mean walking down the beach and managed to catch a "fun size" Jack Crevale and one Lady fish landed of a dozen hookups. Those Lady fish have hard mouths. A really fun afternoon with my favorite girl on my favorite beach......what did I do to deserve this?.....dt









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thumbup.gif posted on 11-4-2009 at 09:58 AM


Congrats, what a beautiful catch. Looks like you caught it on some light tackle as well.

Thanks for sharing.

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[*] posted on 11-4-2009 at 11:16 AM


It's nice to see a fishing report other than Asuncion (no offense to Asuncion).
Were headed down in early December for a month or so and I have been watching the reports to see what kind of action is going on. All reports are appreciated, We'll be hitting all the stops from San Q to Cabo so if you have reports, pics or stories please share since Gene isn't reporting anymore and his replacement seems a bit inconsistent so far.




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[*] posted on 11-4-2009 at 11:27 AM


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All reports are appreciated, We'll be hitting all the stops from San Q to Cabo so if you have reports, pics or stories please share since Gene isn't reporting anymore and his replacement seems a bit inconsistent so far.


Here's a text I received on 11/3 from a friend fishing off his little panga about mile out on Playa Los Cerritos:

"MUGGED ém today: 5 dodo, 60 lbs filleted. Got 30lb 4ér on light rod. Best day so far. Woohoo!"


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[*] posted on 11-4-2009 at 11:31 AM


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you must be a skilled shoreline fisherman to catch these big fish. enjoyed the pics.
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[*] posted on 11-4-2009 at 11:44 AM


David, Very nice! I've been catching a lot of 12"ers from shore here. But that rooster would really put a grin on my mug! Just came in from a two hour tour in "Got Soap?". Got a few more dink roosters and a couple o dink cabrilla. It's all good when you're fishing. Thanks for the report. I suppose the Peanut is a bit heavy to toss with your surf rig ;D



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[*] posted on 11-4-2009 at 11:47 AM


Thanks pacside.

I think its more a matter of how often I go than how good I am at it. Anybody can get lucky once in a while. I'm blessed with miles of beach to fish from with with water often smooth enough to see the fish I am targeting. The East cape really is a beach fisherman's paradise.....dt




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David, Very nice! I've been catching a lot of 12"ers from shore here. But that rooster would really put a grin on my mug! Just came in from a two hour tour in "Got Soap?". Got a few more dink roosters and a couple o dink cabrilla. It's all good when you're fishing. Thanks for the report. I suppose the Peanut is a bit heavy to toss with your surf rig ;D


Yes russ, she's hard to cast from the beach even if I use a heavier rod. She does troll pretty good though.:lol::lol:....dt





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[*] posted on 11-4-2009 at 12:49 PM


Looks like a great top water lure!!:lol:
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[*] posted on 11-4-2009 at 01:06 PM


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[*] posted on 11-4-2009 at 01:08 PM


She'd fit just perfect in "Got Soap?"s bait tank.
~~ here all I got other than dink roosters. ~~

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[*] posted on 11-4-2009 at 03:30 PM


Awesome catch. Would you mind sharing your set up? lb test? Lure?

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[*] posted on 11-4-2009 at 03:39 PM


Awesome!

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[*] posted on 11-4-2009 at 04:12 PM


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Awesome catch. Would you mind sharing your set up? lb test? Lure?

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Rod: Shimano Teramar 7'6"
Reel: Shimano Curado 300 DSV
Lure: Luhr-Jensen Crippled Herring, 1oz, blue over chrome
Line: 40lb Spectra braid with a 15' top shot of 20lb fluorocarbon.
I use a variety of lures with a variety of success. Krocodiles are usually good for anything that swims and eats. Anything that looks like a sardine is a good bet. I've caught about everything on a Rapala Sub Walk. I've had some success with Scampi type lures. I've also had some success with swim baits but don't use them much because the needle fish really like them and bite the tails off. I did catch a small rooster last week on a swim bait without a tail. Didn't have anything else with me when it got bit off so I just kept throwing it.....ya never know....dt




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[*] posted on 11-4-2009 at 04:15 PM


Braid sure has changed fishing. That rig looked to me like it could have been spooled with 8-12# test.

Nice setup.

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[*] posted on 11-4-2009 at 04:15 PM


Awesome info thanks! Is that 15' for a shock leader? I have always debated on using leaders.
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[*] posted on 11-4-2009 at 04:33 PM


Ken, if I was bass fishing at my local lake I would use light line. I would imagine this type of outfit usually is spooled with lighter stuff but for the type of fishing I do with it and the possibility of running into "the big one" I wanted the heavier stuff. This is the first outfit I've ever used Braid on and it took a bit of getting used to but I'm sold on it now. The reel doesn't have a very big spool so you have to use light line or Braid to have adequate line capacity. I got to use line that I had never seen while fighting the rooster, he made some impressive runs.

colorado dude, You do get some stretch and shock absorption from the leader but the reason I use a leader is so that the fish don't see the line. The Braid I use is white and probably ease to see. A small knot at the leader connection is essential with this set up as any hesitation of the line when passing through the guides will cause a backlash like you've never seen. A backlash with braid is no fun to untangle, it doesn't have any "memory" like mono so it just lays there in a tangled mess......dt




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[*] posted on 11-4-2009 at 05:29 PM


dt, I use Spectrex braid but I struggle with good knots to join the braid and mono or flouro, what kind of knot do you use?
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[*] posted on 11-4-2009 at 05:52 PM


castaway$, I use a single layer Albright and have had good results with it...dt



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[*] posted on 11-4-2009 at 06:02 PM


you be da man, amigo....we just slayed em here today...roz and i went out alone in our boat and it was nonstop action...wish ya was here...m.



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