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View Poll Results: Opaleye -- will you eat it?
Nope Nope Nopaleye 7 41.18%
I keep a bag of frozen peas in the bait tank just in case 10 58.82%
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Old 07-06-2020, 07:55 AM   #1
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How much opaleye will you eat?

When you get it to color and you see that white spot coming out of the murk, does your heart start racing?
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Old 07-06-2020, 01:29 PM   #2
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When you get it to color and you see that white spot coming out of the murk, does your heart start racing?
ONLY WHEN IT'S A WSB OR YELLOWTAIL!
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Old 07-06-2020, 02:54 PM   #3
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Love Opaleye!
Very tasty fish and easy to cook.
Scale, gut, gill and take head off.
Lightly flour and pan fry.
Enjoy with lemon and/or vinaigrette dressing.

Yes, it has lots of bones.
But, as my pops used to say, the best tasting fish are the ones with lots of bones.

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Old 07-07-2020, 11:38 PM   #4
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Frozen peas work ridiculously well!
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Old 07-08-2020, 08:46 AM   #5
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Old 07-08-2020, 09:47 AM   #6
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Nope got the t-shirt that’s enough for me.


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Old 07-09-2020, 09:20 AM   #7
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opaleye eaters currently holding a 7-5 lead ! we may end up needing a now subforum in the West Coast Whoppers section
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Old 07-11-2020, 12:29 AM   #8
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Frozen peas suck, they prefer Velveeta 9-1.
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Old 07-11-2020, 08:52 AM   #9
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You guys are a bunch of pikers. For the big ones you need to really chum them up. Split Pea soup, frozen and put in a plastic bottle with holes in it will do it every time. They'll be foaming in the corner within minutes. Then fly line a whole, sweet pea pod. TOADS!
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Old 07-11-2020, 07:07 PM   #10
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We use to chum them up with pieces of bread. The Opaleye always put on a good show at lover's cove,Catalina Island. Love them OpoBass.
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Old 07-14-2020, 09:52 AM   #11
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I have watched and learned from the professional Opaleye hunters who come to the Mole and Catalina to catch Opaleye.

In fact to a point that they kept every one and way over-limit. That made me get permission from the Harbor Master to post F&W regulations at the Mole and the pier. Don't think they looked at it.

They would use a moss called "pare" in Korean. They would also use peas and chum peas with some black seeds.

I copied them to a point of buying similar telescopic 18 feet rod, telescopic net, etc.

I had problem with keeping the moss on the hook.

Now I use peas and chum with peas and bread crumbs. I have also tried green plastic eggs with peas.
Will have to give the pea soup trick a try.

By the way, there must be value in paying $77.00 for the ferry to go to Catalina for Opaleye.

I heard in Korea, it cost $150.00 a plate for Opaleye. Not sure if I believe it, but that is what I heard.
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Old 07-14-2020, 11:54 AM   #12
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I heard in Korea, it cost $150.00 a plate for Opaleye. Not sure if I believe it, but that is what I heard.
If that's true then there's another blue water gold rush in the making and I'm starting an import/export concern immediately.

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Old 07-14-2020, 06:56 PM   #13
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I left out the $400.00/ lbs. part at the fish market.

Just seemed too far fetched.

I have caught them on squid sa well, but Pare and frozen peas are the best.

They very line and hook shy as far as I can tell.

If on the chew, no problem catching a bunch, but when locked jaw, they take the free peas, but not the hooked ones!
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Old 07-29-2020, 01:56 PM   #14
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How much opaleye will you eat?

I want to go out and put the kid on some fish. Plan is to hit Dana PT and try for some opaleye. Where should I start? Inside the jetty wall? Outside the jetty wall?


What’s a preferred setup. I was think 8lb mono small wire bait hook, split shot and toss near the rocks?


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I heard in Korea, it cost $150.00 a plate for Opaleye. Not sure if I believe it, but that is what I heard.
When sold live out of the aquarium, I would not be surprised if it costs that in some of the high-end restaurants in Korea town, Los Angeles. Sheephead went from superabundant to sparse when that market started.
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I want to go out and put the kid on some fish. Plan is to hit Dana PT and try for some opaleye. Where should I start? Inside the jetty wall? Outside the jetty wall?


What’s a preferred setup. I was think 8lb mono small wire bait hook, split shot and toss near the rocks?


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If water is clear, look for the spot on the top dorsal fin. It is the tell, tell sign of Opaleye.

Use float to reduce snags on the rocks. Chum frozen peas frequently.

Rocks could be dangerous for the kids. Piers are better, but the only good one is in Catalina.
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If water is clear, look for the spot on the top dorsal fin. It is the tell, tell sign of Opaleye.

Use float to reduce snags on the rocks. Chum frozen peas frequently.

Rocks could be dangerous for the kids. Piers are better, but the only good one is in Catalina.

I’m taking out the tandem kayak on this one. Was planning on fishing the wall with some peas and plastics. Try and get something to bite.


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Old 07-30-2020, 10:28 PM   #18
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Be sure to chum a lot with bread crumbs and peas.

You can buy ready made bread crumbs used for "shake and bake" cooking.

Or save old bread and use coffee grinder to make a powder of dried old bread.

Tight lines.
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Old 07-31-2020, 07:50 AM   #19
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Mods, can we make this a sticky considering the opaleye eaters outnumber the rest of us 9 to 5, and the board doesn't already have a good sticky on bread chumming?
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Old 07-31-2020, 09:21 AM   #20
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Mods, can we make this a sticky considering the opaleye eaters outnumber the rest of us 9 to 5, and the board doesn't already have a good sticky on bread chumming?
LOL, We could have a sticky for every species.
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