Headed out to the island last Tuesday on my buddys Skipjack and just got back.

Lots of calicos, a few barries, a huge sculpin, and some mixed small perch and stuff was the story. Had a yellow of about 12 lbs. chase a krokodile but no takers. The calico average was probably around 12 in. with no big fish caught.

Now my buddy doesnt have much faith in plastics, and this morning about 1/2 hour before heading home, I caught a nice 2 lb. calico on a fish trap. After that, he asked what color the bait was;-). Wish that fish was on a Big Hammer.

Overall great fishing and a good time.

One question though. On the way home, we saw something moving around that had 5 or 6 long black spikes coming out of the water. Any ideas?

calicokid

3 broadbill? I wish!

Sounds like you guys ran across a school of Mola (sunfish). They have a long fins and often can be seen swimming with their fins up out of the water. This time of year they are common in open offshore waters. Your friend just needs to put some confidence in plastics and you already know what about to write but I'll write it anyway. If he puts some confidence in these baits and learns how to use them he will be blown away by how well they work and the amount of fish that they will produce.

we saw a bunch of mola-mola on monday at catalina. so they are abundant over there... thats probably what it was. they are awesome fish.

dont even try to catch it though. that fish will spool you in a second!!! those fish are SO strong!



joe