I said I was going to get back out there and so I did.
Got to the jetty by 6:20 ish, and walked down to just behind the end section. I started off throwing a 15 g jigpara and caught a couple mackerel. After no bites for a while, I switched to a splasher, and immediately pulled the hook on a bonito. I ended up losing both splashers that I had brought, and also had chipped a guide in one of my rods. At 9, I caught one bone on the jig. I fell and cracked my right knee and elbow while landing that fish. I borrowed someone else's splasher and caught one more bonito before they left at 10. As people left, the end opened up, and I moved over there. I continued to cast the jig, and popped off at least half a dozen fish, often right next to the rocks. I again borrowed someone's splasher and caught one more at 11, before it slowed substantially for me. The people at the very end continued to catch consistently on the splasher. When they left at 12:30, I moved in and quickly filled out my limit with the jig, and went home. The average length was 14"-15", with one standout 17" fish.
Got to the jetty by 6:20 ish, and walked down to just behind the end section. I started off throwing a 15 g jigpara and caught a couple mackerel. After no bites for a while, I switched to a splasher, and immediately pulled the hook on a bonito. I ended up losing both splashers that I had brought, and also had chipped a guide in one of my rods. At 9, I caught one bone on the jig. I fell and cracked my right knee and elbow while landing that fish. I borrowed someone else's splasher and caught one more bonito before they left at 10. As people left, the end opened up, and I moved over there. I continued to cast the jig, and popped off at least half a dozen fish, often right next to the rocks. I again borrowed someone's splasher and caught one more at 11, before it slowed substantially for me. The people at the very end continued to catch consistently on the splasher. When they left at 12:30, I moved in and quickly filled out my limit with the jig, and went home. The average length was 14"-15", with one standout 17" fish.
Great job hangin' in there. Thurs was tough with the early wind on Balboa (7am), still lots of bonito but just breezing through the smelt, rarely hitting artificials or live bait, but I heard today was a good bite on Newport!