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Fishing => Member Fishing Reports and Photos => Topic started by: Porthos on January 10, 2015, 06:21:00 PM

Title: Bonitos in San Diego Bay 01/10/2015
Post by: Porthos on January 10, 2015, 06:21:00 PM
After spending the last part of 2014 in Toyko and Hong Kong without ANY productive fishing involved, hit my MO this morning around 6:40AM.

After about ten casts with a 1/2 oz chrome kastmaster, had big hit that I lost after 8 cranks.  >:(

A few casts later, an 8" lizardfish...great  ::) ...it's gonna be one of those sessions, but at least the big white stripe was off my back.

Then hits here and there but no hookups until about 7:30 AM with hit that was the same as big hit earlier...gave a good fight and came up as a 13"-14" bonito hook on the back through the dorsal fin. Guess it was going to become a "better" session.

20 mins later, I got another big hit and this one was also a bonito about the same size as the last, but a different one since its dorsal area was intact.
(http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m153/Amadeus_Surf/20150110_SD_Bay_Bonito_zps7d327e8b.jpg)

Called it a "decent" day at 8 AM and went home to mow the back lawn.
Title: Re: Bonitos in San Diego Bay 01/10/2015
Post by: Aiala on January 10, 2015, 06:25:51 PM
Nice bonehead! Do you keep 'em?  :)

~A~
Title: Re: Bonitos in San Diego Bay 01/10/2015
Post by: Porthos on January 10, 2015, 06:26:56 PM
All C&R'd...I don't eat anything coming out of any of the bays.
Title: Re: Bonitos in San Diego Bay 01/10/2015
Post by: Islandgypsy on January 10, 2015, 10:51:32 PM
Looks like fun...pound for pound they're hardest fighters in the sea. Very tasty smoked,too.
Title: Re: Bonitos in San Diego Bay 01/10/2015
Post by: ChileRelleno on January 11, 2015, 05:05:00 PM
Heh... Just making bait for other things  ::)

Bobos are fun, I've caught some big ones in SD harbor many times.