March 19th-
I fished goleta in the afternoon starting around 2:30. I was throwing the 3 inch big hammer swim baits for the halibut. I worked really hard for nothing for the first hour. Then i noticed a halibut spook off as i took a step down the beach. I changed my casting to parallel to the beach right behind the breakers. This produced 3 fish in the next half hour before i had to leave. One was 20 one was 21 and the last was just over 22 (released). On a side not, i was using a tap rig and it didnt cause any problems. The halibut just stuck on the main hook and the trap hook was free, it didnt stick in their throat or anything.

March 20th-
Fishing for these monster perch is awesome. A few of my 16 inch perch felt bigger and fought harder than the better than legal halibut ive been getting into lately. They hit hard and pull hard. On the 19th i had 2 fish go 16" or better and 2 go 15" and 3 or 4 in the 14" range. I also had a couple other little ones that still managed to get the swimbait hook in their mouth seeing as how i wasnt fishing a trap rig. Actually, i only missed one perch on the swim bait because i got tail bit. After the perch bite died off i got 4 short halibut to 19" nothing as big as the day before though. All in all a great day. Too bad i wasnt in that perch tournament though. I probabally had a 12-14lb 5 pirch limit. Epic to say the least. Heres the pic of my first fish, my best guess is its the thired biggest fish i had that day.

http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/2155.jpg


March 21st-
WOW! whered they go? I couldnt catch a perch to save my life but i guess thats fishing. Pete and mike got into them before i got there and brian got a few right next to me but i pulled a big fat skunk until i scrounged a 16" halibut. Oh well, i guess i really cant complain.:P

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