pier fishing - California Fishing

umoa · 09-16-2004, 10:41 AM

how do you bring fish up from piers? i lost a couple of good sized calicos and it pissed me off. i was using 12 lb line( pretty damn heavy IMO) and 6lb leaders.

i was thinking of a hook or something that will act as a gaff and then just pull it up.

or should i tire the fish to death (literally) then haul it up?

trout guy · 09-16-2004, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by umoa

how do you bring fish up from piers? i lost a couple of good sized calicos and it pissed me off. i was using 12 lb line( pretty damn heavy IMO) and 6lb leaders.

i was thinking of a hook or something that will act as a gaff and then just pull it up.

or should i tire the fish to death (literally) then haul it up?

should get yourself a hoopnet works good for landing smaller fish.

cst · 09-16-2004, 08:03 PM

hoop net or a pier gaff ( big weighted treble hook with about 50-100 feet of rope)

filz · 09-18-2004, 03:07 AM

what pier do you go to and what did you use? i should be so lucky to get something other than mack or bone! i would think that 12/6 test would be good enough, they must have been pretty big.

umoa · 09-18-2004, 10:29 AM

ocean beach pier... it says its the longest pier in south cali but i dunno. i used shrimp

DementedFish · 09-18-2004, 01:40 PM

Hoop Net.