bassin' tips

[seatech]

Robert,

If you look at the photos with rods/reels in them you'll see a Shimano Castaic and a couple of Curados matched with freshwater bass rods. About the only exception is the rigs we chuck iron with.

Most are loaded with 15 or 20lb mono or 50-65lb Powerpro (mainly for working the big surface plastics thru the kelp). Makes for a few busted off fish but getting a 5-8lb calico out of the weeds on a light bass setup is just killer!!!

Ed

[Robert]

Awesome Ed!
There is no doubt you have probably forgotten more about calico fishing
than I will ever learn in my lifetime. Uh, let me rephrase that: You haven't forgotten anything, and will still know more than I could ever hope to know
about fishing for calico's! For real though, unless I was using a heavy rod like a 270H jig stick when I was fishing live bait from a party boat, I couldn't turn those bad mamajamma's around. I know you guys use mostly artificials,
so it is a different ballgame from 10-15 years ago when I was targeting the big
calico's. Those are some absolutely epic bass that you and your friends caught.

Robert

[hobb3s93]

when i went on a 5 day yellowtail fishing trip, the calicos were spawning at the islands. the things were hard to keep off the hook! i ended up catching a HUGE cali on a scrambled egg iron, and my friend caught a 13.5 pounder(biggest bass of his life) that had a face only a mother, and a fesherman could love here are a few pics of the trip, the guy with the calico wasnt the one who got the 13, this was just the average size bass we were catching. then the one with the tuna is me(i was tired shut up!) and the one with the yellow is my bro.

[Robert]

That is one massive calico! Way to go!

Robert

[Black Jack]

Great info