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Dive report
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Dove North Lag today. Long walk, long swim. Get it? It was awesome. The water was really warm, and vis varied from 10 feet to 25 feet. Very little surf or surg. Tons of fish! I ran into lots of good sized calicos, some huge sand bass, a few halibuts, one really big sheep, shit loads of bait, barracudas, and of course that other thing that won't be discussed.
I managed to pull a halibut and 2 sand bass. Mike got 2 sand bass and a sargo. Yes, I out hunted Mike.
I found the hali in about 12 foot of water. I saw a bunch of smaller calicos all playing in the middle of this large sand patch. I dove done to investigate. When I hit the bottom, this hali was just sitting there. I backed up to take the shot. It was then that I realized I have never shot this gun before. I have no idea how it shots. I figure, hell, it is a Wong. Sure enough the shaft hit right where I wanted it to. The gun is super. I took the sand bass in the picture for a decent range. Nailed him right in the head. The other sandie went home with Mike to help feed the roommates.
Great dive! I hope the conditions hold.
Darren
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Sounds like you will be eating well! Sargo is one of my favorite fish to eat from California. Definitely better than seabass or halibut
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Nice Fish!
Damn John, you need to come out here more often, you are mistaking sand bass for sargo
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nah, I saw the sandbass...the report indicated a sargo being taken;)
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Great report!
On a side note I have to ask, how the heck do you tell the difference between a sargo and a barred surf perch? I saw both today, but can't tell them apart and am itching to try this awesome sargo meat people talk about...
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Great report!
On a side note I have to ask, how the heck do you tell the difference between a sargo and a barred surf perch? I saw both today, but can't tell them apart and am itching to try this awesome sargo meat people talk about...
Surfperch do not get as large as sargo, so if you see one that's 2-3 lbs that's probably a sargo. Also the black vertical bar on the sargo's side is much more defined compared to the one surfperch that looks similar.
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25ft vis sounds good for what I read of California diving :thumbsup5: I thought sargo was a Mediterranean fish.
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Miguel it's not the barred surf perch that look like sargo, it's the pile perch. The bar on the pile perch is a bit farther back on the dorsal fin to anal fin. On the sargo it's further up. Sargo's have a fat head and look just like a rounder spotfin croaker. Unfortunately both the pile perch and sargo are in pretty much the same area.
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Thanks much for clearing that one up, finally gonna get to try one soon
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Don't worry Miguel, I'm terrible at identifying the difference too. I've shot 2 sargo, both were in the same school, and one was a sargo and one was not a sargo...
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