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BODEGA BAY
Nov 9 - 23, 2018
SALTWATER
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and 2nd- year fish in the mix. Most of our
salmon have been taken at the upper end
of Ten Mile Beach, and we have just been
‘hammering’ the rockfish. The weather has
just been great, and it looks like another
week of great late fall weather for the
recreational crab opener.”
Powers is filled during the first weekend
of the crab season, but there is room
during the week along with Saturday,
November 10th. He is concerned about
the potential dangers of setting pots in the
middle of the night, and due to the overall
volume of crab pots in the Outer Bay,
it is easy to run over a floating line
and get jammed in the prop of a motor.
He advised private boaters to bring a
long retracting pole with a sharp cutting
implement on the end to cut a line in the
event of getting stuck in the prop since it
only takes a few minutes to swamp a boat
if the wind comes up while a line is stuck
in the prop.
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Captain Eric Holthouse of North Bay
Charters will be taking rockfish/crab
combination or crab-only trips starting
November 3rd, and they are filled during
all weekends in November, but there is
room during the weekdays.
- Dave Hurley
FISHERMAN’S WHARF
Crab/Rockfish Combos
Begin November 3
SAN FRANCISCO – The Dungeness
crab season opens on November 3,
providing anglers with the chance to
catch both limits of crabs and rockfish,
along with some big lingcod.
“Our last trip before the crab opener
produced limits of rockfish and 17
lingcod to 10 pounds for 17 anglers,”
reported Erik Anfinson Captain of the
Bass Tub. “The anglers drifted live
anchovies along the Marin County Coast
to hook the bottomfish. “
“The boat is already now for crab
season,” added Anfinson. “We plan on
doing on rockfish
trips at the
Farallon Islands.”
On the last
halibut
trip of the
2912
potluck season
aboard the Bass
Tub, Captain
Patrick reported
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HALF MOON BAY
Rockfish Action Remains
Excellent
EL GRANADA - Rockfishing has been
the best thing going out of Half Moon
Bay, but this is all set to change with the
arrival of the recreational Dungeness crab
season starting on Saturday, November
3rd. Salmon fishing closed on October 31
and all party boats are focusing on the
solid rockfishing south of the harbor.
Out of Half Moon Bay Sport Fishing,
Split Grip Rods for Saltwater Fishing
They are all the rage in the world of
or more a day. Considering that some of
fresh water bassing. It seems
the tournaments would run over
as if every manufacturer of
a three day period with a couple
fishing rods has at least a
of pre-fish days thrown in, we are
line or two of them. What are
looking for at least 4,000 casts in a
they? I’m talking about split
matter of
grip rods.
days. Anything that would re-
Back in the old days (pre-
duce weight would keep the angler
1970s?), the only split grip
in the game longer, possibly avoid-
rods you saw were those
ing repetitive use disorders.
humongous surf casting
It would only be a matter of time
rods. These came more as
before these same conditions
a practical design because
would sneak themselves into the
covering the entire rear grip
salt water fishing world. The use of
by Steve
involved too much material,
live (or dead) bait is certainly still
“Hippo”Lau very popular, but a growing num-
either wood or cork. It also
addressed the issue of ex-
ber of anglers who ply the salt are
cessive weight.
opting for the fake baits. As with our fresh
As tournament bass fishing started to
water fishing cousins, salt water anglers
catch on in a big way, there was intense
would seek the same solutions to the
competition in the tackle world for an
same problems.
edge, any edge, that would give the
There are many instances in which
competing angler that little extra push to
there is casting and retrieving for salt wa-
be a winner.
ter fish where a light, strong rod is helpful
The logical place to start was the rod.
in keeping one fishing all day. Awhile back,
Since contests are run using artificial
I bought a Wright&McGill Skeet Reese
baits only, this was going to mean lots
Alabama rig rod that features no foregrip
and lots of casting would be involved;
and a minimal split rear grip. This rod is
sometimes casts would number 800
light! Coupled with a modern levelwind
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reel (I switch among Lew’s, Shimano, and Daiwa
baitcasters) I have been able to cast for hours
trying to get a striper to hit my bucktail jig, swim bait,
or Rattle Trap.
Even more telling, however, is the use of lighter
rods in vertical jigging. The modern age of speed
jigging started in the early 2000s in Japan, and later
was introduced to the Western world by Shimano
with the production of their butterfly jig system. With
such an aggressive method of yanking and crank-
ing, lighter (but stronger) tackle was the order of the
day. Initially, the rods Shimano featured for such
fishing, the Trevala series, had full rear grips. A later
model, the Trevala-S, has the lighter split rear grip,
as does their newest model, the Game Type J.
I myself have been using the Okuma Cedros
jigging rods for some time now, and have enjoyed
them very much. This jigging rod with the split rear
grip, is a little different in that the blank is fiberglass
instead of graphite, so it produces a slower, smooth-
er action to the jig. When coupled with a superbraid
line, the fiberglass also protects against the sudden
jolts of a head shaking fish on the hook.
There is no doubt as fishing methods continue
to evolve and advance, even stronger, even light-
er rods will come into play. Having a split grip and
removing unnecessary weight will have a part in it.
Perhaps you will find yourself owning a split grip rod
in the near future.