Quick Report: Slow Morning Newport Jetty 1/13/22

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evanluck

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Fished with two friends on Thursday morning at the Newport Jetty. Fished the outgoing tide from 7AM-11AM at the very end of the jetty. Started bottom fishing with carolina rigs to lessen the chance of snags baited with shrimp or squid. Bite was slow. Caught a small sculpin. My friend caught a small calico bass. Another friend hooked a large fish on the bottom (most likely a sheephead) but lost it in the kelp. There were also were three other anglers who between them landed a couple small white fish, a couple black perch, and a garibaldi.

I switch to a float rig with a sabiki and landed two good size mackerel, three jack smelt (one large one), and a small blue perch. Not sure what contributed to the slow bite but I don't think the outgoing tide helped.

I really like this spot. I'm going to try to set aside time for a longer session when I can fish the incoming tide and see if my results are better.
 
EgoNonBaptizo

EgoNonBaptizo

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Good to see some SoCal reports! I was thinking about heading out there tomorrow. When using carolina rigs with market shrimp, what pound test leaders were you using, and how large of baits?
 
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evanluck

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EgoNonBaptizo said:
Good to see some SoCal reports! I was thinking about heading out there tomorrow. When using carolina rigs with market shrimp, what pound test leaders were you using, and how large of baits?
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I had one hook size that was size 6 and one hook size was 1. I used 30lb leader and that really does help resolve my the snags when they happen. I was using smaller sized baits like 1/3 of the shrimp. The guy that got the big bite was user bigger pieces like 1/3 of body with the head still attached.
 
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