Capt. G / Pacific Rim Specialist
Fishing the river mouths for Japanese seabass (suzuki)
Oct. 29 2009, 10:14 AM
Oct. 29 2009, 10:14 AM
Fishing the river mouths for Japanese seabass (suzuki)
Every year about this time, the seabass mover from the inner harbor to the river mouths to gorge on the abundant baitfish. What has been different about the pattern this year, is that in addition to catching seabass and mullet, we are also catching giant carp and funa (Japanese flat, short carp).
Not snagging--these fish are eating our seabass lures, such as the Ito 110 Jerkbaits, and 60-gram butterfly type jigs.
I met up with my crew, and I opted to fish a Cali-style 5-inch swimbait, with a 5/0 leadhead. I got two small seabass right off the bat, and was feeling pretty good that my Old Skool Cali swimmie was doing OK when up against some of the Japanese high tech lures.
Every year about this time, the seabass mover from the inner harbor to the river mouths to gorge on the abundant baitfish. What has been different about the pattern this year, is that in addition to catching seabass and mullet, we are also catching giant carp and funa (Japanese flat, short carp).
Not snagging--these fish are eating our seabass lures, such as the Ito 110 Jerkbaits, and 60-gram butterfly type jigs.
I met up with my crew, and I opted to fish a Cali-style 5-inch swimbait, with a 5/0 leadhead. I got two small seabass right off the bat, and was feeling pretty good that my Old Skool Cali swimmie was doing OK when up against some of the Japanese high tech lures.
It was pretty wild fishing on the incoming tide, with a bite every third cast or so.
Macchan bagged this funa on a small metal jig. These fish are like a giant bluegill on steroids . The fight pretty hard on the 12 lb. test spinning tackle.
This 25 pounder completely swallowed Evil E's metal jig...And I got a really fat one on the swimbait
Finally, Evil E's brother got a decent seabass; this one on a silent, solid vibration lure.
Plus, we got a ton of mullet--one pushing 15 pounds.
It is only a short drive from my office to this spot, and it is a good way to kill some time, and pull on some fish!
Macchan bagged this funa on a small metal jig. These fish are like a giant bluegill on steroids . The fight pretty hard on the 12 lb. test spinning tackle.
This 25 pounder completely swallowed Evil E's metal jig...And I got a really fat one on the swimbait
Finally, Evil E's brother got a decent seabass; this one on a silent, solid vibration lure.
Plus, we got a ton of mullet--one pushing 15 pounds.
It is only a short drive from my office to this spot, and it is a good way to kill some time, and pull on some fish!
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