How do you catch anchovies?

in my whopping two experiences they also stopped biting when the sun went down

Hey FriedKalamari, what kind of bucktail were you using instead of the sinker? can you point me to a picture?
I have noticed that smelt or anchovies seem to be scared of the sinker!!!!
thanks,
Newcal

Hey FriedKalamari, what kind of bucktail were you using instead of the sinker? can you point me to a picture?
I have noticed that smelt or anchovies seem to be scared of the sinker!!!!
thanks,
Newcal

Hey just like this.  Try it out.  I've yet to test it for anchovies.

I rub a tiny bit of gel scent like procure/smelly jelly onto the sabiki. Good thing is that you can leave it on there for many trips and the 'chovies don't seem to mind.

Very cool tip, I will have to try this.

Be careful jigging up anchovies after you have a salmon or two on board. As silly as is sounds, you could get cited for using restricted gear.


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Nothing silly about it since I have caught several salmon on sabiki and sand dab rigs.

Hey FriedKalamari, what kind of bucktail were you using instead of the sinker? can you point me to a picture?
I have noticed that smelt or anchovies seem to be scared of the sinker!!!!
thanks,
Newcal

Hey just like this.  Try it out.  I've yet to test it for anchovies.

Thanks much for the pic!

Thanks for the great advice on dead stick fishing for anchovies (I'm always jigging) and using a full sabiki.  What I do is use a 4oz P-Line Lazer Minnow as a weight. 

Thanks for the great advice on dead stick fishing for anchovies (I'm always jigging) and using a full sabiki.  What I do is use a 4oz P-Line Lazer Minnow as a weight.

If you have a hook on that Lazer Minnow plus more than one sabiki hook and you’re targeting rockfish/kings/cabbies (or have any on board) you’re violating the regs.

Also, no more than 3 hooks inside SF Bay.


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I've found them pretty easy to catch in TB also but it's not uncommon to be over a cloud so large the disruption of the water rattles your line and still not get any interest. I usually assume something is chasing them when they seem to buzz by and ignore me - but who knows. I like to tip #6 or #8s with squid tentacle ends but small strips of tube work well and I do think adding bait or scent a game changer. I also prefer a 2 -4 oz P-Line Laser Minnow in Silver/Black, Chovie Supreme, or Green Mack instead of a cannonball or trolling style sinker. I am usually hoping to pick up something slightly bigger on the troll, but if I see a big cloud, I will almost always jig through it. I'll try deadsticking more.

Forgive the semi-related thread jack, but when I'm in TB, I am hoping for jack smelt or mackerel for bait - the anchovies (especially around this time of year) seem so small and fragile I usually just shake them off and keep searching. Am I missing opportunities? What size anchovy do you guys consider viable and productive?

Good point about the regs and sabiki's with Laser Minnows.  I should mention I spent most of my time search for bait, add to my homemade live well and then fish for rockfish and lings. 

Good point about the regs and sabiki's with Laser Minnows.  I should mention I spent most of my time search for bait, add to my homemade live well and then fish for rockfish and lings.

I don’t have the patience for that. For me it’s straight to the swimbaits, jigs, and teasers. :$


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