Had to take a break from The Sierras and get The Cyclops wet, called Cheez in Arizona and he made the trek to my house Thursday afternoon so we could fish Friday :) Max and Myles decided to join in so we got up early and headed to Dana Landing. The fog had rolled in and it was necessary to fire up the Radar to make sure we didn't collide with anyone, Mr. One Eye was being cautious ;)
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We couldn't find any bait, even looked by the pier so we resorted to frozen squid and on our way to our first spot we were flagged down by a guy that needed help :o He landed a nice White Sea Bass and ended up with a Squidtrex hook in his thigh ??? ??? Tried to help with Dikes to cut the barb but he was in too much pain and said screw it !
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Our first drop and Cheez is on fire 8)
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The Twins and I had to get in on the action too :)
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Meanwhile, Max took a nap and Myles and Cheez kept picking off some Taco Meat ;D
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I had to keep up so I contributed to the mix 8)
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Super flat conditions so we didn't leave La Jolla till 4:45 pm 8) 8) Cheez got the biggest Red of the day but we all got a nice variety ;)
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Did I mention Max took a long nap ?? ;D ;D
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A great day on the water and we filled the Kill Bag with plenty of fish 8)
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Saturday was "Wash The Boat Day" and Fish Tacos for Dinner and Sunday was time to put the cover back on the boat and Cheez headed back to Arizona :(
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Looking forward to another trip to LJ soon, might have to squeeze in one last trip of the year back to The Sierras as well in a couple weeks 8)
Looks like a great trip Tim! Nothing like taking a break from the Sierras to go stack up some taco meat. 8)
That story about the guy with the Squidtrex in his thigh had me a little bit laughing and a little bit cringing. Everyone thinks a hook will just slide right out until they find out skin is a lot tougher than people think. Once that barb is buried, it's pretty much a choice between creative surgery or a trip to see someone with better tools and pain meds.
It's great to see Cheez! Sounds like he came ready to fish while Max came ready to enjoy some boat napping. At least he was conserving energy for the fish tacos.
Question... did you guys troll Rapalas for yellows at all, or was it frozen squid and bottom fishing all day?
Nice day fellas!
: Latimeria August 31, 2026, 07:13:18 pQuestion... did you guys troll Rapalas for yellows at all, or was it frozen squid and bottom fishing all day?
We didn't troll at all cause there was a lot of eel grass and kelp floating in the zone, along with a fleet of other boats. We will try the trolling setup next time but the bite must have died off cause when we came back from trying to catch Macks at the pier the fleet was gone, so we just started rock hopping, it was actually a fun trip with such epic conditions.
Sounds like a fun trip! That guy's seabass is real nice too, the hook in the thigh maybe not so nice.