Thunderbird Overnight Trip to San Clemente Island for Yellowtail, Bonito, and Bass
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- It had been nearly two years since my last overnight fishing trip, and my Dad and I were itching to get out. We booked a trip on the Thunderbird out of Davey's Locker Sportfishing, and headed over to San Clemente Island.
The weather had been rough leading up to this trip, and water temps were all over the place. After a tough crossing, we anchored in the lee side of the island and enjoyed great fishing for yellowtail, bonito, and calico bass. This was a trip I won't soon forget!
The Thunderbird, I caught a 20lb yellowfin about 12 years ago on that very boat.😊
@@Steve_Byron Yes and no. That was the old Thunderbird- they sold it and bought a new boat, it rocks. Very clean and modern.
Nice, that’s a great trip when you catch some yellowtail 🙌🏾
You got that right!
you uploaded top trip,have a good day, Rohrs. 💪
A fun one for sure. Thanks.
Excellent day of fishing!
You got that right! Glad you enjoyed the video.
Nice vid brotha...what was the first reel you were using...?
Avet JX 6/3, from long ago…
Stella and saltiga have much better drags. I have the saltiest mq in a 3000. On overnight boats, conventional setups work well. The rail is so high, you can rest the pole on it. Private boats, spinning is way more fun.
Agreed on many points. I didn’t intend for the Saltist to be a pelagic reel, I bought it for inshore fishing for bass and barracuda.
That said, as you pointed out, spinning reels are stupid fun. I may need to get a better reel for the pelagics.
Great fishing!!!
Thanks 👍
Pretty cool, Matt!
A day I won’t forget anytime soon. I had very low expectations after the storm that went through.
I never understood why using spinners for flylining is so frowned upon in SoCal. You can clearly see just how easy it is for a sardine to run with almost no resistance compared to a conventional
I still prefer conventional for a lot of applications, they are more powerful and give you more of a direct feel when free spooling.
That said, I just bought this set up and wanted to mess around with it. Throwing into the wind also favors spinning gear- it’s a trade off, but I had a blast.
All i use is spinners
@@myungkwak0311 fun for sure, and really useful in certain applications. It’s nice to have options.
Always expect the comments when I pull out the spinners. It changes peoples minds by the end of the trip
@@jaimeruiz4313 it’s a tool, and excels in certain applications. We had wind against current, and the ability to toss a sardine way out made a difference.
I still love my bait casters, but am learning to like spinning too. Maybe I watch too many East Coast and Australia videos.
What are you doing differently to get hooked up so much more than everybody else
There are several things that help get bites when fly-lining live baits, especially if the fish are not biting full speed
1) Light line- #20 fluorocarbon is harder to see, #30 braid helps the bait swim easier.
2) Longer casts get the bait out to the fish that are holding away from the boat.
3) Picking a good bait that swims away quickly. If the bait doesn’t swim, it’s time for a new one. With the sardines, change baits frequently.
4) I like ringed hooks for live bait. It may not make a huge difference, but every little bit helps.
I'm going on the Thunderbirds September 10th I hope he spends time looking for bluefin and not just anchored up at San Clemente
@@victorcianflone5093 They always try to give their passengers the best chance at catching fish. Conditions were miserable that day anywhere besides the lee side.
@@victorcianflone5093 Personally, I’d much rather catch yellowtail, bass, and bonito all day long on an overnight trip.
@@rohrsoutdoors are you running all braid to a fluro leader?
Looked fun! What size spinning reel were you using?
Daiwa Saltist MQ 4000D
Spinning rod and reel specs please great video...
Daiwa Saltist 4000
Phoenix Bermuda 777 7’7” 15-30
@@rohrsoutdoors why did you choose spinning over a baitcaster I'm thinking of taking a small setup like that on the Thunderbird on next Tuesday
@@victorcianflone5093 two reasons:
1) It was wind against current, and spinning gear lets you cast without worrying about backlash.
2) I had just bought that rig and wanted to pull on some fish!