Fished the rocks in Laguna yesterday afternoon using cut senorita and squid strips for bait. Beautiful day with no surf, but red-tide...water looked the color of tea. Caught/released a Catalina Blue Perch on squid. Casted squid back out when BAM...got a HUGE hit with lots of line pulling out on a buttoned down drag with 20# test. This fish made many line buzzing runs and I was afraid it would hang me up on a rock or kelp. Somehow it didn't and when I brought it to color, I was very nervous as it was the biggest Calico Bass I have ever seen. Immediately moved 10 feet over on the rock to guide it into a tide pool at the bottom of the ledge that luckily, was exposed due to the low tide. Was able to bounce it up 2 feet into it, and then GINGERLY bounced it the remaining 6 feet up the rocks and got it! It was 8 pounds (on my human scale, the only one I have) and measured 23.5 inches long. Too big for my small bucket, so I thumbed it back by the lower jaw for the long trek home. Lifeguards were stoked with it...attracted lots of attention on the beach. My biggest Calico Bass ever and I'm ecstatic! The fishing gods were with me yesterday!!!


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