NorCal Kayak Anglers

General => Fish Talk => Topic started by: FisHunter on July 25, 2007, 08:50:30 AM

Title: Can someone I.D. this R.F.?
Post by: FisHunter on July 25, 2007, 08:50:30 AM
I caught it last week at the now "INFAMOUS BEAN".
Just wondering if it's big or small for that species.
18"
Thnx in advance!
Title: Re: Can someone I.D. this R.F.?
Post by: Bill on July 25, 2007, 08:54:10 AM
Umm dude that is a large mouth bass!!  :smt044

I would guess it is a black and yellow.
Title: Re: Can someone I.D. this R.F.?
Post by: FisHunter on July 25, 2007, 09:37:20 AM
It did SLURP IT like a SENKO....silly boy!
Title: Re: Can someone I.D. this R.F.?
Post by: splashdown on July 25, 2007, 09:44:08 AM
Adam,

Looks like a grass rockfish to me
Title: Re: Can someone I.D. this R.F.?
Post by: Bill on July 25, 2007, 09:47:19 AM
Yep I think splashdown is correct.

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/MRD/rockfish/grass.html

And 18" is a pretty good size for most RF species
Title: Re: Can someone I.D. this R.F.?
Post by: FisHunter on July 25, 2007, 09:57:45 AM
Good thing I let him go!  He was 14yrs old says the DFG.  and max size is 22"~ 23yrs.     
Title: Re: Can someone I.D. this R.F.?
Post by: Bill on July 25, 2007, 10:20:52 AM
The hollow has kicked out some big RF this year.
Title: Re: Can someone I.D. this R.F.?
Post by: FisHunter on July 25, 2007, 10:23:48 AM
as soon as the swell drops again.....IT'S ON!!  come on big cabbie and LING UPGRADE.........DAN stay home!
Title: Re: Can someone I.D. this R.F.?
Post by: splashdown on July 25, 2007, 02:48:23 PM
What Adam! No Knife?!?!? :smt003
Title: Re: Can someone I.D. this R.F.?
Post by: FisHunter on July 25, 2007, 02:53:41 PM
I try to save that for the big fish........or AOTY big points.....or when it's my turn to meet WHITEY!   :smt065
Title: Re: Can someone I.D. this R.F.?
Post by: Pacifico on July 25, 2007, 03:51:27 PM
Hey Adam, how far out did you hook into that fella?  For some reason I've only ever caught them while fishing from shore.  I'm assuming  that they usually like to hang out in pretty shallow water?  Of course, fish pretty much hang out where they want but its sometimes interesting to think about why a fish might have been hanging where you hooked into him.
Title: Re: Can someone I.D. this R.F.?
Post by: FisHunter on July 26, 2007, 07:18:29 AM
I got it in the 20-30ft. range,south of the launch. I was doing a ZIG-ZAG over the ROCKY AREA, hitting the STEEP DROP-OFFS that were going from 15' - 30' trying to hunt down a CABBZILLA.