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My buddy and I hit the South around 3pm today, a couple of hours before low tide. We started where we left off yestarday around the 34 marker. We started gettin little bites right away as we were workin down towards marker 33. Finally I got a good bite and stuck a good Black Rockfish, around 12-13", kept it. My buddy hooked up on a good fish that was takin the drag out on his spinnin reel. He worked hard to keep gettin it out of the rocks and brought up a nice 14" Grass Rockfish. I was jealous and wanted a Grass of my own. I stuck another nice Black, around 14" and put it with the other one. He hooked up on somethin big, but couldn't get it out of the rocks before his line broke. We kept workin down and in one spot, I was castin to the right and was gettin little bites right in front of me. I couldn't get it to stick so I told him to cast there. He brought up a little Cabezon, maybe 13", released. I cast right there again and got more bites until I stuck a little Black, maybe 10", released. I think it and the Cab were hangin out together. Around marker 28 I got my Grass. It gave the most spirited fight of the day and I was stoked. It must have been a little over 14" and I put it with the others. We kept fishin 'til a little after 6 with nothin else but small bites and a one more that popped my buddies line as he set the hook. When the line pops like that I think it is a Cabezon. Their teeth structure makes it easy for them to bite through most lines, even braid. If you find yourself catchin a lot of Cabezon, I recommend using a steel leader. Tyger leader is the best, you can tie it. http://www.tygerleader.com/
The fish were caught on Senkos and Gulp worms.

-- Edited by Sebastes at 23:36, 2007-08-26

-- Edited by Sebastes at 23:42, 2007-08-26

-- Edited by Sebastes at 21:30, 2007-09-04