Posts by Hookinfish

  • Ideal gun size for the Cortez Banks

    I bought the ulusub because I new it would be good for around here as a 110 but I was curious if it would be enough gun for the banks. Which I guess is not the case. I'm hoping to do some kind of wsb or yellowtail trip though I just need to rethink where.

  • Ideal gun size for the Cortez Banks

    Yeah. I just need to find some new spots to dive. I've been out once every week and only managed a few sheephead. They where perfect for cevich but I'm hopng to get into some bigger fish. I'm looking at diving the lb wall perhaps this week and maybe eventually get out to the islands. I had to canel a trip to channel islands due to a stomach bug :( a week and a half ago. Will keep plugging away.

  • Ideal gun size for the Cortez Banks

    Ok. Thats what I was afraid of. I upgraded my rife E-90 to the Ulusub 130rh but it sounds like I will need some major fire power out there. Maybe I will have to go on more of a local trip then. I'm really hoping to get a Yellow tail and maybe a WSB before school starts in August. Thanks for the heads up Don.

  • Ideal gun size for the Cortez Banks

    I am thinking about booking a trip on the Peace to the Cortez Banks for some diving and was wondering if a 110 would be large enough for game in this area. I just bought myself the Ulusub 130rh and dove with it once and really like it but have yet to put some scales on it. But it is approximately the size of a 110. I would be using a reel with a float line and speardiver float. What do you guys think? Thanks.

  • Diving tomorrow morning 7/17

    There are perch, opaleye, and others but I have yet to eat opaleye. I do like surf perch but rubberlip perch get some nasty parasites. Rock fish are not very common off the reefs here in socal but are tasty. I have heard of people eating key hole limpets and sea weed. There are also mussels along the shore in some spots but I never know when they are ok to eat due to some toxin they carry during certain portions of the year.


    Here is a decent list of fish you can find around here but not all are edible.


    http://www.pierfishing.com/resources/?id=california_fish



    Barred Surfperch
    Bat Ray
    Black Seaperch
    Bonefish
    Brown Smoothhound Shark
    Cabezon
    Calico Surfperch
    California Corbina
    California Halibut
    California Lizardfish
    California Scorpionfish
    California Sheephead
    California Yellowtail
    Diamond Turbot
    Garibaldi
    Giant Kelpfish
    Grass Rockfish
    Grey Smoothhound Shark
    Halfmoon
    Horn Shark
    Jacksmelt
    Kelp Bass
    Kelp Greenling
    King Salmon
    Leopard Shark
    Mystery Fish
    Opaleye
    Pacific Bonito
    Pacific Butterfish
    Pacific Mackerel
    Pacific Tomcod
    Pileperch
    Rainbow Seaperch
    Redtail Surfperch
    Rubberlip Seaperch
    Sarcastic Fringehead
    Sargo
    Sevengill Shark
    Shovelnose Guitarfish
    Spotfin Croaker
    Starry Flounder
    Striped Bass
    Striped Seaperch
    Thresher Shark
    Walleye Surfperch
    White Croaker
    White Sturgeon
    Wolf-eel
    Yellowfin Croaker

  • Diving tomorrow morning 7/17

    Went and did some scouting in an area that looks promising when the swell dies and then went out at a place with easier entry around PV. Visibility was 5-10 with occasional 15. I got to use my new Ulusub 130rh and it handles great in the water. I am very happy with it. I need to get some fish with it as today was more of a scenic dive. I saw some big rubberlip perch and lots of wrasse in the kelp and a few bat ray caught me by surprise. It was a nice dive but no fresh dinner.

  • Off the grid

    Food storage is one that has been on my mind and I have been gathering ball jars for canning and learning about dried meats and vacuum sealing. Once you have food you need to be able to store it with and without refrigeration.

  • Hello from manhattan beach CA

    Quote from keenefish

    The difference from plastic to them is night and day, you will have to try a set out some day. I forgot to add I also took the Fii 1 class with Mark Lozano last year which was a great class, a few training trips with Hairy to learn how to hunt wsb but in the end I found them when I went out with friends, PB at around 50lbs now. I also got scuba certified this year just to hunt bugs, maybe a few butts too.


    Way to go on the WSB. I would love to take a monster like that. Harry is a cool guy I have dove with him once on his boat. I shy away from carbon fins just cause most of my diving I do is off the rocks and I beat my gear up. I dont want to spend a ton of money to just tear things up on the reef. But one day I will try them out.