trphyhntr Report post Posted January 19, 2018 When I got back I ordered like 20 jigs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heat Report post Posted January 19, 2018 Shows my ignorance. Live bait is what I'm used to on the sporties in SD. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted January 19, 2018 When I got back I ordered like 20 jigs Which ones? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted January 19, 2018 When I got back I ordered like 20 jigs Which ones? kastmasters, crippled herrings, gomame, gomuku, 1.5-5oz. pretty much anything will work the dude down there uses a 3.5 oz unpainted lead jig and he was catching them. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heat Report post Posted January 19, 2018 I've had good luck with Megabaits on yellows. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted January 19, 2018 I've had good luck with Megabaits on yellows. the cheaper the better down there i feel like. you have to deal with sierras and they cut you off like hot knife through butter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SunDevil Report post Posted January 19, 2018 it is amazing how well those "naked" unpainted, lead jigs work. Sierras can be terrible. Sea lions can also be brutal. Diamond jigs, krocodiles, kast masters, any of them work good as long as they are shiny and swim good. some guys have started making jigs out of butter knife handles and they work just fine. Swim baits work good also but the trigger fish can really do a number on those rubber tails. cut bait is always good for bass and triggers. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heat Report post Posted January 19, 2018 I hear that. First cast ever with a megabait was at the baitbarge in the Bay in SD. Got a hook up and was bringing it in and a sea lion stole my fish and my megabait. Hero to zero! The whole boat got a good laugh from that one! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SunDevil Report post Posted January 19, 2018 last year, had a big bull steal a 20 lb yellow tail. we hooked it trolling. we followed that sea lion for 4 - 5 minutes hoping he would bite the fishes head off. never happened. had to break the line. lost my yellow tail and my $25 XRap. Ticked me off!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted January 19, 2018 last year, had a big bull steal a 20 lb yellow tail. we hooked it trolling. we followed that sea lion for 4 - 5 minutes hoping he would bite the fishes head off. never happened. had to break the line. lost my yellow tail and my $25 XRap. Ticked me off!!! you need the rapala vip account, the x rap 30's are 13.50 right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
biglakejake Report post Posted January 19, 2018 bare unpainted stuff. works. and the best corvina lure ever is a 4" length for hollow radio antenna with a treble hook tied on the line to hold it. lol. lee Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed67 Report post Posted January 19, 2018 Used to go to Puerto Lobos all the time in the 70s and early 80s with my dad. We snorkeled and trolled a lot not far from shore since we only had a 14 aluminum but did fairly well with Long Rapalas and large single hook chrome spoons catching grouper and sardinera. If we used bait we only caught trigger fish or rock bass. We camped in the larger cove about a mile down the beach from town and never had any problems. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted January 19, 2018 Used to go to Puerto Lobos all the time in the 70s and early 80s with my dad. We snorkeled and trolled a lot not far from shore since we only had a 14 aluminum but did fairly well with Long Rapalas and large single hook chrome spoons catching grouper and sardinera. If we used bait we only caught trigger fish or rock bass. We camped in the larger cove about a mile down the beach from town and never had any problems. sounds awesome 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PRDATR Report post Posted January 20, 2018 last year, had a big bull steal a 20 lb yellow tail. we hooked it trolling. we followed that sea lion for 4 - 5 minutes hoping he would bite the fishes head off. never happened. had to break the line. lost my yellow tail and my $25 XRap. Ticked me off!!! $25? No way I'd lay that out for a lure. No way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trphyhntr Report post Posted January 20, 2018 last year, had a big bull steal a 20 lb yellow tail. we hooked it trolling. we followed that sea lion for 4 - 5 minutes hoping he would bite the fishes head off. never happened. had to break the line. lost my yellow tail and my $25 XRap. Ticked me off!!! $25? No way I'd lay that out for a lure. No way. They work. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
