SOA 3-day, June 14-17, 2024

[pjstevko]

PJ, this is my first BF trip in 2 years (thumb surgery).  I will be fishing the Eddie Bombs almost exclusively during the night hours and will be trying to stay up later to fish them. My last trip I hooked 3 freight trains and landed 2 using a rubber band rig, during the day.

I will also be trolling.  Hopeful that I will hook up, but not betting the farm.

Bill

Sounds like a good plan Bill!

You should give the drop shot style sinker rig a try. It's super quick to drop down when the fish are deep

[CooldadE]

Looking through my tackle I see I only have 25 and 40 fluorocarbon... do y'all think  need some heavier ?

[sciaenops]

Hey Guys- just off a friend's 3-d on the Spirit. Don't know final tally but somewhere in 1.5 - 2 fish per for 24 of us. Very nice quality to 200# and all but 1 in the dark.

We had virtually no wind/drift w/schools hovering ~300' so lures of various sizes got bit (bombs getting down fastest). I hooked 5 on jigs from 250-420g (Short/fat, long/skinny, drop/retrieve).

Evan welcomed trollers driving around during the day. Not many takers if any in our group. Also flew kite to break monotony but only 1 hookup which got off.

Big, nice looking dines which didn't get exploited much (cept as chum)

Good luck out there,
Keith M.

[Keta]

Looking through my tackle I see I only have 25 and 40 fluorocarbon... do y'all think  need some heavier ?

Yes, I would bring 60# fluro for day time.  200# plus mono is good for night time.

[pjstevko]

Looking through my tackle I see I only have 25 and 40 fluorocarbon... do y'all think  need some heavier ?

I'd bring a spool of every size from 20-100# and heavy night time leader material like 180-250 flouro or 250-300# mono

[alantani]

been getting text messages from friends.  awesome fishing!!!

[Keta]

:0) !!!!!

[Brewcrafter]

Hoping you guys nail the bluefin!! - john

[Almud]

Just off the Searcher last Friday.  BFT were biting smaller jigs.  250 - 300 gram worked well.  Also 16 oz Eddy bombs.  Weather was nice, seas were flat.  All BFT caught at night after about 9pm.

[Bill B]

Rod and reel selections have been made.  Drags set.  Eddie Bombs rigged.  Flat falls rigged.  Sinkers/rubber bands re-stocked. Hooks selected and bundled. Trolling lures selected and rigged.  Just need to condense everything into as few tackle boxes as possible.  So far I'm down to 1 soft tackle box, 1 plastic ammo can for sinkers, 1 small box for trolling, and a reel bag.

The wife and I celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary tomorrow  (June 11th) will be going out for dinner.  The wife will be spending 4 days in San Diego while we fish.  We will drive down the night before and meet you at the docks.  Bill

[Dominick]

Going to Los Cabos tomorrow.  Got 4 days of fishing planned.  Good luck to you guys on the boat.  Dominick

[stoked4fishin]

Rod and reel selections have been made.  Drags set.  Eddie Bombs rigged.  Flat falls rigged.  Sinkers/rubber bands re-stocked. Hooks selected and bundled. Trolling lures selected and rigged.  Just need to condense everything into as few tackle boxes as possible.  So far I'm down to 1 soft tackle box, 1 plastic ammo can for sinkers, 1 small box for trolling, and a reel bag.

The wife and I celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary tomorrow  (June 11th) will be going out for dinner.  The wife will be spending 4 days in San Diego while we fish.  We will drive down the night before and meet you at the docks.  Bill

Congratulations Bill!

[Mjg378]

Happy anniversary to y'all Bill!!

[alantani]

Going to Los Cabos tomorrow.  Got 4 days of fishing planned.  Good luck to you guys on the boat.  Dominick

to bad you can't join us!

[Bill B]

Just finished 5 hay hooks to help drag fish around the landing.  Not my best work but heck they are free and guaranteed to rust 

Bill