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Skipjack Joe
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Cabrilla on Swimbaits
Fishing pictures from our latest trip. First the lure. It's about 7" long.
This is pretty much the typical size leopard grouper we caught along the shoreline.
Fee didle de deee
A pirate's life for me.
Notice this one was caught on a rapala. More about the subsequent events to this picture in a later thread.
All these fish were released. One smaller cabrilla was kept for consumption for the entire trip. Barbequed next to our campsite, it was delicious.
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Russ
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Very nice! Where did you get the jig heads?
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Nice looking fish!
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Your were right Igor,its up 30 beats a min
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Kinda like Calico fishing on steroids. I gotta get my fish on soon!
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Nice cabrilla Joe! Swimbaits are the best. They catch anything that swims. I started using them on spotted bay bass and sand bass, halibut, ect. I
caught literally thousands of fish on them. Started with the"Fishtrap" brand. We use to have 100 fish days in Newport Harbor. In the mid 80's I tried
them at a private bass lake here in O.C., and they killed LMB as well. I have caught fish up and down Baja on them. Calicos, yellowtail, WSB,
cabrilla. I want a sail on one with my heavy bass rod. They are making big mackeral ones now. Something to try later this year. They do get expensive
when you art chasing toothy critters though.
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Igor,
What was your technique in using the swimbaits? Would like to give them a try. Very nice eating fish those Cabrillos are!
Ken
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Russ
Very nice! Where did you get the jig heads? |
Russ, check out Charkbait.com as they have a great selection. I make my own since I have the molds and use 3x strength Owner hooks. At certain
times of the year, especially when the fish are relating closer to shore this can be the most exciting fishing available in our area.
PS, it is La Cabrilla, feminine noun, not a cabrillo, Igor had it right, just a typo.
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Spelling was never my strong suit, if that was for my misspelling, Pescador.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Russ
Very nice! Where did you get the jig heads? |
These guys have them online- I just ordered from them. highly recommended...lots of info on their website.
http://www.transpeninsularoutfitters.com/main-pages/casting-...
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Skipjack Joe
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Russ
Very nice! Where did you get the jig heads? |
I got the heads you see in the image at Hi's Tackle. The ones we used, however, were bought at the Longfin. Besides the weedguard on top there's a
wire below that actually holds the swimbait in the image. Typically after several fish the bait will get real loose and tend to slide down during the
cast or hard strikes. I'm hoping that this newer one will minimize that. But it really isn't a big deal.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tripledigitken
Igor,
What was your technique in using the swimbaits? Would like to give them a try. Very nice eating fish those Cabrillos are!
Ken |
Ken,
Perhaps the most important thing is figuring where they're gonna be. A very obvious spot are the rocky points that have large boulders next to shore.
But they're also in coves when the underwater structure is right.
Basically you motor up to within 50' from shore and set the boat sideways. We used stout rods with Torium and Saltist reels with braided line topped
with 40 and 50lb mono. We also had maybe 6' of 80lb leader at the very end. You need to be able to make 50' casts without backlashes.
You cast the line to within a couple of feet of land and immediately start the retrieve (or you get hung up). The strike isn't real hard at first but
it is followed by an all powerful lunge that needs to be stopped. This is so strong that line comes off the reel no matter how tight the drag is set.
The trick is start them coming in as soon as the strike occurs so that they are facing you all the way instead of downward.
They're much harder to catch than calicos because of the habitat. And they grow to a larger size.
We tried various other methods, many of which worked, but this proved the best.
BTW, the 'Baja Catch' trolling technique doesn't work very well on these boys. By the time you put the motor into neutral, turn around and start the
battle the fish is either in his hole or is so close to it you have no chance. Only if you're lucky to get a take in a more cobblestone area will you
land those fish and that's not their favored habitat. And that's also why it's not their favored habitat. So we come around full circle.
Last year we hooked these guys from shore and never landed a single one. But we observed. Alex was the one who dialed in to them. I was satisfied with
spotted bay bass (which these guys feed on). 
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Thanks for the help with the jig heads! now just pick what I think will work for me and choose them all. Thanks
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Another great reason that's worth the price of Nomad membership.
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Dude, that's some good chite right there....swim baits are great fun. Nice work!
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Those are some beauties!
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A little super glue will help keep the swimbait from sliding down the hook shank. You can repair tears by using a lighter to heat the plastic up. Hold
the tear together while it cools down and your good to go.
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Great post Igor. I'm envious, especially since it's dumping snow outside. 3 more months, then Baja....
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Frank
A little super glue will help keep the swimbait from sliding down the hook shank. You can repair tears by using a lighter to heat the plastic up. Hold
the tear together while it cools down and your good to go. |
Thanks Frank. Great information.... and we had a lighter with us, too.
You don't have any secrets about what to do with one after the tail is gone, do you? We found them to be so deficient that we just tossed them.
| Quote: | Originally posted by stimbo
Great post Igor. I'm envious, especially since it's dumping snow outside. 3 more months, then Baja....
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Yeah, but just think how it will be when you come back. The Owens will be in perfect shape above Crowley ....
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Yeah, but just think how it will be when you come back. The Owens will be in perfect shape above Crowley .... |
Some chunky rainbows have been coming out of there in the last couple of weeks believe it or not. The snow is a good thing don't get me wrong.... it's
just that seeing all the nice warm sand and sun photos that get me "jones-ing" for warmer climes when it's dumping outside. You must be getting kinda
wet over on your side of Cali? Jim
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