08-14-2003, 01:23 AM
[cool]Aha. Ahi. Yellowfin. You my kinda guy. I have done the hand to fin combat thing on the long rangers. I'm a big boy, but those big mamas can put a hurtin' on you with standup gear.
I also spend a lot of time in Newport Bay. I lived in Garden Grove and fished mostly the Orange County coastline. Worked on the boats out of Davey's locker and Balboa. Spent many hours drifting and casting for those wily bay bass, sand bass and halibuts back there. Also got more than a few short WSB, and lots of sharks and rays at night. Got into some big corbina and spotfin along the sandy areas near the Corona Del Mar Jetty...right where it ends at the rocks. I once put on a show for John Wayne and his family, fishing right off their back yard on the bay. Tossed him a couple of nice bass to put on the grill.
If you are just getting into the jig fishing end of things, shoot me an email if you are interested in some light reading on Jig Fishing. I put together about 50 pages, for a friend, and have shared it with quite a few folks who are looking for some assistance. I put some emphasis on the float tubing part.
I also have some chapters of my (yet unpublished) book on float tubing that I could send over piecemeal, if you are masochistic enough to suffer through them. You seem to be a student of technique, as I have always considered myself to be, so there are likely to be a few goodies therein to help you shorten the rampup cycle.
How far afield do you plan to roam with your new toys? We have folks on the forum here that can probably provide some insight and suggestions for just about anywhere. I live in Phoenix, and I have my sights set on a fall trip to the Salton Sea. Maybe we can get a CalZona flotilla set up for over there sometime.
Are we having fun yet?
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I also spend a lot of time in Newport Bay. I lived in Garden Grove and fished mostly the Orange County coastline. Worked on the boats out of Davey's locker and Balboa. Spent many hours drifting and casting for those wily bay bass, sand bass and halibuts back there. Also got more than a few short WSB, and lots of sharks and rays at night. Got into some big corbina and spotfin along the sandy areas near the Corona Del Mar Jetty...right where it ends at the rocks. I once put on a show for John Wayne and his family, fishing right off their back yard on the bay. Tossed him a couple of nice bass to put on the grill.
If you are just getting into the jig fishing end of things, shoot me an email if you are interested in some light reading on Jig Fishing. I put together about 50 pages, for a friend, and have shared it with quite a few folks who are looking for some assistance. I put some emphasis on the float tubing part.
I also have some chapters of my (yet unpublished) book on float tubing that I could send over piecemeal, if you are masochistic enough to suffer through them. You seem to be a student of technique, as I have always considered myself to be, so there are likely to be a few goodies therein to help you shorten the rampup cycle.
How far afield do you plan to roam with your new toys? We have folks on the forum here that can probably provide some insight and suggestions for just about anywhere. I live in Phoenix, and I have my sights set on a fall trip to the Salton Sea. Maybe we can get a CalZona flotilla set up for over there sometime.
Are we having fun yet?
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