rigs

[1toughfish]

anybody know some good rigs for calico/sand bass and rockfish? i might go on a boat *not sure what its called..* and all i kind of want are those fish. thought i wouldnt mind some big ones , i go on that boat and all i catch are a couple of these fish, a bunch of stupid mackeral, once in a while a small sheephead, and whitefish...

[cst]

i'd probobly fish a dropper loop like this http://shoreangling4u.tripod.com/knotguide/id32.html

[tunakid]

Dropper Loop. Great link cst,

-Austin

[PilotBryson]

Dropper loop is the way to go. Or if the fish are closer to the surface or suspended, you can flyline or add just a tiny sliding sinker (texas rigged so it can touch the hook) such as 1/8 or 1/4 oz depending on the depth of the fish.

[Sharkbait]

I believe Rockfish are NOT in season right now. So no rockfish, sculpin, Cabezon, or Lingcod. Can anyone else confirm?

Anthony

[cst]

they deffinatly arent in season here, but they might be in north cal...

[Wahoo!]

Originally Posted by Sharkbait

I believe Rockfish are NOT in season right now. So no rockfish, sculpin, Cabezon, or Lingcod. Can anyone else confirm?

Anthony

Check this out.

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/bfregs2004.html#south

[1toughfish]

hmm.. i guess ill just go after bass then. anybody got tips for catching them on boat and from piers?

[tunakid]

I dont no much about catching bass from piers but i no u can get bass and a halibut every now and then from the rocks in Laguna using bighammers.

[Long Beach Bob]

Originally Posted by 1toughfish

anybody know some good rigs for calico/sand bass and rockfish? i might go on a boat *not sure what its called..* and all i kind of want are those fish. thought i wouldnt mind some big ones , i go on that boat and all i catch are a couple of these fish, a bunch of stupid mackeral, once in a while a small sheephead, and whitefish...

Line: 10# test or less, Bait: live is best on dropper loop, next is dead, fished on a straight hook and sinker setup: cut head off anchovie at an angle, hook it thru middle to keep bait horizontal and put a small sinker 15" above it, drop down near reef or kelp and calicos will find it..Jigs: try small Megabait jig in anchovie pattern; 5" Fishtrap plastic in brown or green pattern with orange stripe, using sparkle ones in offcolor water, attached to 1/2 oz or 3/4 oz yellow or red leadhead. A deadly rig off kelp is a Big Hammer plastic bait in clear with red flake(sparkles) and tomato pepper tail..also, a small chrome Krocadile with squid strip jigged near bottom structure or sand areas for halibut...in southern cal, you won't find calicos off the piers but sometimes sandbass and barricuda..good luck.

[Wahoo!]

Originally Posted by Long Beach Bob

Line: 10# test or less, Bait: live is best on dropper loop, next is dead, fished on a straight hook and sinker setup: cut head off anchovie at an angle, hook it thru middle to keep bait horizontal and put a small sinker 15" above it, drop down near reef or kelp and calicos will find it..Jigs: try small Megabait jig in anchovie pattern; 5" Fishtrap plastic in brown or green pattern with orange stripe, using sparkle ones in offcolor water, attached to 1/2 oz or 3/4 oz yellow or red leadhead. A deadly rig off kelp is a Big Hammer plastic bait in clear with red flake(sparkles) and tomato pepper tail..also, a small chrome Krocadile with squid strip jigged near bottom structure or sand areas for halibut...in southern cal, you won't find calicos off the piers but sometimes sandbass and barricuda..good luck.

Thanks for the info Long Beach Bob, and welcome to the board!

[DementedFish]

Keep in mind that calicos will usually always be at the surface.