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Mr. Adventure · 12-13-2011, 08:48 PM

Going down to La Jolla for the first real fishing trip there, figure this will be my only chance to fish the MLPA areas. I don't have a fish finder or GPS and am still a fishing newb so I wanted to run some things by you guys.

All I've ever caught are mackerel and I'd love to just even pull up rockfish. I have my reel spooled with 30lb spectra and was figurin I'll just do a dropper loop with two hooks on it and pin frozen squid/ shrimp and drop it down to the bottom around promising areas, move every 15 minutes if no bites. Jig a saki for bait while I'm at it.

Never been around the point anywhere in particular I should be looking? I'd love to hook up on a yellowtail of course but I'm probably nowhere bear ready for that.

Recommendations on hooks and line test? Should I get a heavy jig to pin squid two and work that while I soak stuff? Probably wouldn't hurt to do that to even practice casting, I still get my daiwa wavmaster all tangled anytime I try casting it.

Thanks again! Maybe I'll see some of you out there, help will be returned with beer!

12-13-2011, 08:48 PM	#1
Mr. Adventure Damn Hippy Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Riverside Posts: 311	La jolla Thursday and friday Going down to La Jolla for the first real fishing trip there, figure this will be my only chance to fish the MLPA areas. I don't have a fish finder or GPS and am still a fishing newb so I wanted to run some things by you guys. All I've ever caught are mackerel and I'd love to just even pull up rockfish. I have my reel spooled with 30lb spectra and was figurin I'll just do a dropper loop with two hooks on it and pin frozen squid/ shrimp and drop it down to the bottom around promising areas, move every 15 minutes if no bites. Jig a saki for bait while I'm at it. Never been around the point anywhere in particular I should be looking? I'd love to hook up on a yellowtail of course but I'm probably nowhere bear ready for that. Recommendations on hooks and line test? Should I get a heavy jig to pin squid two and work that while I soak stuff? Probably wouldn't hurt to do that to even practice casting, I still get my daiwa wavmaster all tangled anytime I try casting it. Thanks again! Maybe I'll see some of you out there, help will be returned with beer!