Other fish out there besides seabass...

Yes, they are! Nice work Alex.

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Seabass may be the ultimate prize, but these guys are actually tastier in my opinion...

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So true

Nice stringer brother

Ahhh that vis doesn't sound too appealing...

Good job on the tasty fish.

Nice shootin Ryan

sick dude, they look like a fun fish to hunt. did WSB just open up or something?

Tasty little bastards!

Nice going Alex, that's a long drive up there, heard the Corbina get world record size in some spots.;)

Cheers, Don

[QUOTE=sdeisen; did WSB just open up or something?[/QUOTE]

WSB are open all year , 28'' min length, daily bag limit of 3 fish except between March 15 and June 15 when daily bag limit is 1 fish. These reduced bag limits lower the take during the inshore spawning which takes place in some of our shallow coves. I've been very active in conservation lately by attending all my boys Little League games on weekends.;):D but I promise to post a picture of one when I find a nice fish that will fill the frame.;)

Cheers, Don

Nice Stringer Alex:

I saw a few of those on a recent dive, including a real pig about 15"-16" and fat. I was sure they were rock fish but didn't know what kind or the regs. on them plus I was looking for WSB so I didn't take them. Nice to know they can be taken. The fish I saw were sitting right on the rocks and were reticent to move unless I tickled them with the spear tip. Does that sound like the same fish? Is there a size limit?

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Nice Stringer Alex:

I saw a few of those on a recent dive, including a real pig about 15"-16" and fat. I was sure they were rock fish but didn't know what kind or the regs. on them plus I was looking for WSB so I didn't take them. Nice to know they can be taken. The fish I saw were sitting right on the rocks and were reticent to move unless I tickled them with the spear tip. Does that sound like the same fish? Is there a size limit?

No size limit. Kelp rockfish & grass rockfish can look very similar. Grass rockfish never hover, typically sitting on rocks. Grass rockfish have larger pec fins, big head, & grow to a larger size. Kelp rockfish will mostly hover near kelp stalks, but once in a while get lazy & sit on rocks.

Thanks Fuzz: That clears things up a bit. The bigger of the rock fish I saw was actually hovering next to a kelp stock about two to three feet off the bottom. All the others were on rocks. The only reason I paid any note to it is it was the first time I can recall seeing these fish in a spot I had dove several times before and never seen any.

Thanks.

Nice Alex. Tasty stringer.

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Thanks guys.

Two stills from the gun cam:

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Hey Alex, do you have any other pics of your catch?

Hard to tell in this photo, but this looks like it could be a brown rockfish.
We found a bunch of em at county line scouting for nationals, but none met the 14" minimum.

[quote='Stephan','http://spearfishing.world/forums/index.php?thread/&postID=49527#post49527']Thanks Fuzz: That clears things up a bit. The bigger of the rock fish I saw was actually hovering next to a kelp stock about two to three feet off the bottom. All the others were on rocks. The only reason I paid any note to it is it was the first time I can recall seeing these fish in a spot I had dove several times before and never seen any.

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Steve, I believe you are referring to Sugar or Jonny bass. I could be mistaken, but that's what we call them and they are tasty. I've just stabbed them a few times instead of shooting cause they are so dumb. They taste as good as they are dumb too:crazy:

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Steve, I believe you are referring to Sugar or Jonny bass. I could be mistaken, but that's what we call them and they are tasty. I've just stabbed them a few times instead of shooting cause they are so dumb. They taste as good as they are dumb too:crazy:

Yup... if they just stare at you blankly with those big ole' doe eyes... those are sugar bass (aka kelp rockfish). Up here, we just call em "dumb bass". My buddies and I refer to em simply as "kelpies".

Johnny bass is actually an olive RF, which get a lot bigger & tend to be wary with size.

On a related note, I'm not sure why fishermen have taken to referring to these rockfish as "x bass". :confused1: