6/18 Monterey Rpt

Got out on Monterey Bay today in the new Stealth Fisha 500. The original plan was to meet up with a buddy, but he ended up flipping his kayak on the way out and had to radio for assistance and a rescue. Thankfully he was okay, but it was a good reminder to always carry a VHF radio and practice self-rescues before heading offshore.

Fishing was decent but not wide open. Only managed about 6 squid, but also picked up 6 huge mackerel. The squid made great bait and produced a small lingcod, 4 vermilion rockfish (released 2 due to the sub-limit), and 1 copper rockfish.

No halibut this trip, but enough fish for the table. The mackerel are headed for a garum ferment, and the rockfish carcasses will be turned into garden fertilizer. Overall, a fun day on the water and another successful shake-down trip for the Fisha 500.

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Thanks for the report, pictures,  and video Recon.

Those are some huge mackerel.

Those are some huge mackerel.

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I don't think you can use two rods at the same time.. might want to check

Looks ok to me using two rods for squid and mackeral. He was only using one rod during rockfishing.