Catalina Blue - Calico bass fishing in california

LOOK AT THAT SEAL, THAT LOOKS LIKE MY DOG LOOKIN' BACK AT ME, EXCEPT MY DOG HATES THE WATER (LAUGHS), THERE'S A GOOD ONE OHHH NOPE A GOOD PIECE OF KELP. BLAIR SEE THESE ROCKS RIGHT IN HERE THAT'S WHERE YOU WANT TO BE CASTING IS WHERE THERE'S KELP MEETS THE ROCKS AND YOU SEE THAT SWIRLING WATER THOSE FISH WILL BE KINDA IN THERE AND THEY'LL COME OUT AND AMBUSH THAT BAIT, PUT THAT ACTION INTO IT RIGHT AS SOON AS THAT BAIT HITS THAT WATER RIGHT ON THE SURFACE GIVE IT A COUPLE TWITCHES AND PAUSE AND THAT DOESN'T WORK NEXT TIME YOU CAN LET IT SINK A LITTLE BIT FURTHER MAYBE HALFWAY DOWN AND DO THAT. JUST FIND OUT WHAT PART OF THE WATER CALM THEY'RE IN HUH? EXACTLY JUST LIKE A LARGE MOUTH. WHAT A WHAT'S THE DEPTH OF WATER WE GOT UP THERE NEAR THOSE ROCKS? IT'S TAPERING FROM ZERO OUT T0 WHERE WE'RE AT TO ABOUT TWENTY FEET OF WATER SO YOUR PROBABLY CASTING UP INTO ABOUT TEN SO ANYWHERE FROM SURFACE DOWN TO ABOUT TEN FEET IS WHERE YOU WANT THAT BAIT TO BE. YOU GOT A STRANGE WEATHER PATTERNS HERE I'LL TELL YA IT A IT'S ALOT DIFFERENT THAN FLORIDA. I'LL BET. I MEAN ONE MINUTE YOURE SOCKED IN FOR AS FAR AS YOU CAN SEE THE NEXT SECOND YOU LOOK AT THIS ITS CLEAR BEAUTIFUL SKIES AND GREEN WATER. YEAH THEY CALL IT THE CATALINA BLUE. THERE'S A FISH NOPE A YEAH NOPE YEAH IT WAS. OH HO HE CAME BACK FOR IT. THERE HE IS, THAT WOULD BE A LITTLE ONE HUH? YEAH, THAT WAS COOL. SO THAT'S A CALICO IS IT? YES IT IS. WELP VERY FIRST CALICO YA'ALL IT'S NOT THE BIGGEST ONE IN THE WORLD BUT WE ARE FISHIN' RIGHT OFF A CATALINA ISLAND IN SOUTHERN NOT REALLY SUNNY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BUT A WE'RE HERE TO SHOW YOU SOME CALICO BASS HOPEFULLY A FEW BIGGER ONES THAN THAT (INAUDIBLE) COME HERE GUY, GET A GOOD SHOT OF HIM THERE BUT THAT IS THE MAIN TARGET TODAY AND A WE'RE FISHIN' WITH ERIC BENT OUT OF SOUTHERN CAL WHERE ARE YOU FROM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA? HUNTINGTON BEACH. HUNTINGTON BEACH SO WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU SOME OF THESE GUYS TODAY MAYBE SOME BIGGER ONE'S HOPEFULLY THAT'S THE SMALLEST ONE YOU SEE TODAY AND A THEY GOT TEETH? AND THEY GOT SPINES. AND SPINES SO I'M GONNA TOSS THIS DUDE BACK HE AIN'T TOO HAPPY IS HE? HE'S GOT A WHITE BELLY HE'S BEEN ROLLING AROUND IN THE SAND. NOW WHAT'S THE AVERAGE SIZE OF THESE YOU GET? ABOUT TWELVE TO FOURTEEN INCHES. WELL COOL BEANS I SURE HOPE WE CAN GET A FEW A FEW BIGGER ONES THAN THAT INTRODUCE THEM TO THESE D.O.A.'S FROM FLORIDA YA'ALL STAY TUNED WE'RE GONNA BE RIGHT BACK RIGHT RIGHT HERE AT CATALINA ISLAND THE SUN'S POPPIN' OUT SUNNY SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. PLAY IT ADDICTIVE FISHING IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY ***'S SPORTING GOODS - EVERY SEASON STARTS AT ***'S, MINN KOTA -- ANYWHERE, ANYTIME, HUMMINBIRD - SIMPLY, CLEARLY, BETTER, WRIGHT AND MCGILL - REAL GEAR FOR REAL FISHERMAN, AND BY LAZER TROKAR -- THE WORLDS FIRST SURGICALLY SHARPENED FISH HOOKS. LOOK AT THAT SEAL THAT LOOKS LIKE MY DOG LOOKIN' BACK AT ME WELL WELCOME BACK FOLKS WHAT WERE DOIN' IS BASICALLY FLIPPIN' THIS KELP BED LIKE THIS PUNCHIN' IT DOWN IN THE HOLES GETTIN' IT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE WATER COLUMN AND GIVIN' IT JIGS BACK UP IT'S KIND OF CHILLY AS YOU CAN TELL YOU NEVER SEE ME FISH IN A SWEATSHIRT OR SHOES BUT THEY SAY IT NEVER RAINS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THEY DON'T TELL YA ABOUT THE COLD WEATHER EXCEPT FOR THIS GUY IN SHORTS (LAUGHS) WHAT'S THIS WATER TEMPERATURE HERE? ABOUT FIFTY FOUR- FIFTY FIVE. WHEW SO YOU DON'T WANT TO FALL IN ESPECIALY IF YOU'RE FROM FLORIDA. THERES A GOOD ONE OHHH NOPE GOOD PIECE OF KELP. STRAIGHT DOWN THAT HOLE YOU'LL SEE IF ANYBODY'S HOME. I MIGHT HAVE TO TRY MY BAIT CASTER HERE DOIN' THIS VERTICAL JIGGIN' LIKE THIS THERE HE IS RIGHT THERE. NICE. THAT IS A LOT LIKE BASS FISHIN'. HEY THAT MIGHT BE ONE TO TAKE HOME TO SEE HOW THESE THINGS TASTE. GOD WHEN THEY'RE DONE THEY'RE DONE AREN'T THEY? THIS TIME OF YEAR LOOKS LIKE IT. FLIP HIM UP JUST LIKE A BASS. CHECK THAT FISH OUT. HE'S GOT A LITTLE MORE COLOR. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL LIKE A SALT WATER LARGE MOUTH HUH? THERE YA GO. DO THEY HAVE TEETH? YES THEY DO. ARE THEY JUST ARE THEY SHARP SERRATEDS OR WHAT ARE THEY? YEAH. THEY'LL GET A LITTLE LONGER WHEN THEY'RE EATING A BAIT FISH A LITLE SHORTER WHEN THEY'RE YA KNOW CHEWIN'. OH THAT'S A LOT LIKE A LARGE MOUTH LIKE SANDPAPER IN THERE. RIGHT. CHECK HIM OUT SO YOU THINK THAT ONES A KEEPER HUH? ABSOLUTELY. WELP WE'RE GONNA I GUESS PUT THIS ONE IN THE ICE BOX WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO WITH ANOTHER ONE. GOOD DEAL. GET ANOTHER KEEPER THERE. ALRIGHT. WHAT OTHER KINDA SPECIES YOU GOT AROUND HERE? THERE'S ACTUALLLY THESE ARE THE KELP BASS OR CALICOS WE CALL 'EM THERE'S TWO OTHER SPECIES THERE'S THE BARRED SAND BASS AND THE SPOTTED SAND BASS. WELL THEY ALL KINDA LOOK ALIKE OR. YEAH THEY'RE ALL PART OF THE PARALABRAX FAMILY. PARALABRAX. THAT'S THEIR GENUS NAME PARALAB- HEY THERE'S ANOTHER SCIENTIFIC NAME I CAN SAY THEN PARALABRAX I KINDA LIKE CATCHIN' THE MEGALOPS ATLANTICUS. WHAT'S THAT? THAT'S A SILVER KING BROTHER IT'S CALLED A TARPON. OH NICE. I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN THOSE. ABSOLUTELY. THEY ARE FUN TO CATCH. YEAH I'D LIKE TO DO THAT SOMEDAY. SO NO TAILIN' REDFISH ON THESE FLATS HUH? (LAUGHS) NO(LAUGHS) PRETTY FEATURLESS BUT A YEAH THERE'S THREE SPECIES AND THEY'RE ALL COOL TO TARGET AND THEY ALL HAVE THEIR OWN INTRICACIES AND WAYS TO A TARGET 'EM SO ITS KIND OF A DIVERSE FISHERY THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVEN'T HEARD OF AND EXPLORED BUT THEY A THEY'RE REALLY FUN TO FISH FOR. UHHH. KELP PULLS TOO. THAT KELPS GOT A GREAT PULL TO IT. YEAH. IT JUST DON'T PULL BACK TOO GOOD. OWHHHH THAT WAS A HIT. THERE HE IS. NICE. THAT'S GOT SOME SIZE TO HIM I ALWAYS WONDERED WHAT THE BIGGER ONES FIGHT LIKE OWHHH HE'S GOT ONE WITH HIM GOT ONE WITH HIM. SO YOU CAN ALMOST DO THESE LIKE YOU DO DOLPHIN OFF SHORE IS ONCE YOU GET ONE LIKE THIS POP HIM UP AND LET HIM JUST SIT THERE AND A HE HAD A BUDDY WITH HIM LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT THIS ONE LOOKS LIKE THIS IS A LITTLE BIGGER FISH ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS THAT OTHER ONE ISN'T HE? COOLER MAN THEY LOOK JUST LIKE A BASS DON'T THEY? GOT A REALLY WHITE BELLY THEY'RE SITTIN' UP OUT HERE ON THE SAND. GOD. OUCH. I'M BLEEDIN' YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS IT'S GONNA BE A GOOD DAY. (LAUGHS). BUT, CALICO BASS LOOKS JUST LIKE A LARGE MOUTH ALMOST. YEAH. GOT MESSED UP IN THE SALT WATER. COUSIN. THAT'S A NEAT FISH IS HE FOURTEEN? HE'S KINDA WE'LL HAVE TO PUT HIM ON THE MEASURING STICK I THINK HE MIGHT LOOKS LIKE HE'LL MAKE IT. WELL IF WE HAVE TO MEASURE 'EM THEY AIN'T WORTH KEEPIN'. RIGHT ON. JUST LIKE AT HOME. LET 'EM GET BIG. THESE ARE PARALABRAX MACULATOFASCIATUS. (LAUGHS) YOU GO BROTHER. (LAUGHS). OHP HERE WE GO, OH OH. IT'S A GOOD ONE HUH? OH HE'S GOT IT. THERE HE IS. HA-HA NICE. DROPPED IT WHAT THE HECK IS THAT? WHAT THE HECK IS THAT OH A TREE FISH. A TREE FISH IS THERE ANYTHING I GOTTA WORRY ABOUT WITH A TREE FISH? JUST GETTING' YOUR PICTURE TAKEN WITH 'EM 'CAUSE THEY SURE ARE UGLY. WHAT A WEIRD LOOKIN' FISH LET ME GET THIS D.O.A. OUT FROM UNDERNEATH ME AND I'LL SHOW HIM TO YA, LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THE PIECES OF KELP. IT DOES PERFECTLY CAMOPHLAUGED. I CAUGHT SOMETHIN' THAT LOOKED LIKE THAT IN THE AMAZON A LITTLE BIT IT'S CALLED AN AROWANA AND A I GUESS THEY'RE IN THE WRASSE FAMILY TOO BUT WE'RE GONNA LET THIS WEIRD LOOKIN' THING GO, GO BACK THERE AND LOOK LIKE A PIECE OF KELP AGAIN GETTING' ALOTA FIRSTS HERE TODAY. COOL. WHAT A WHAT DO WE GOT TO DO WE'RE OUTTA THE KELP NOW. I THINK WE SHOULD GO UP CURRENT HERE AND A DO ANOTHER DRIFT DOWN AND DO THAT INSIDE AGAIN. SOUNDS GOOD TO ME WE'RE GONNA GET REPOSITIONED YA'ALL STAY TUNED WE'RE GONNA BE RIGHT BACK WITH ERIC BENT RIGHT HERE FROM SANTA CATALINA. THAT'S THE PLACE TO BE. OTHERWISE KNOWN AS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA STAY TUNED WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK. WE'RE GONNA TRY SOMETHIN' NEW. WELL WELCOME BACK FOLKS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE OFF CATALINA ISLAND HERE I'VE I NEVER EXPERIENCED ANYTHING LIKE THIS IN MY LIFE AND I TELL YA WHAT IF YOU DO EVER GET THE CHANCE TO DO THIS IT IS A LOT OF FUN WE'RE JUST GONNA KEEP BASICALLY BOUNCIN' AROUND THE KELP BEDS AROUND THESE GIANT BOLDERS THAT ARE EVERY WHERE AND A IT'S ALMOST GETTING' WARM ENOUGH NOW TO TAKE OFF THIS SWEATSHIRT I'M STILL GOT SHOES ON THOUGH (LAUGHS). (LAUGHS) OHP RIGHT THERE I SAW A LITTLE GUY. ALRIGHT PUT THE BEND ON THE CASTIN' ROD. FINALLY. THAT ONE'LL WORK HUH? YEAH. DID HE HAVE A BUDDY WITH HIM? NO HE WAS A SINGLE. JUST A SINGLE LOOK AT THAT THAT IS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FISH. PRETTY MARKINGS ON HIM. WHEN HE HAD HIS EYES POINTED RIGHT AT ME ALL I SAW RED EYES. WELL WE DEFINITELY INTRODUCED 'EM TO SOME D.O.A.'S TODAY. WELL HE SWOLLOWED IT. THERE WE GO, PRETTY LITTLE CATALINA CALICO. CATALINA CALICO. NEAT MARKINGS WE CALL 'EM SPORTCOATS. (LAUGHS) NOW THEY ALL HAVE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME MARKINGS ON 'EM? YEAH WHEN IN THE SUMMERTIMES THEY'LL GET A REALLY ORANGEY GOLD CHEEK UP UNDER HERE WHEN THEY START TO SPAWN AND AROUND IN THIS AREA AND THEN RIGHT NOW YOU CAN SEE HE'S HE'S GOT A WHITE BELLY HE'S BEEN SITTIN' IN THE SAND QUITE A BIT SO FROM THE TOP THEY'LL BLEND IN WITH THE KELP REALLY GOOD BUT UNDERNEATH HE'S GOT THAT SAND COLOR. THAT IS A PRETTY FISH BROTHER. YEAH HANDSOME. WELL GO AHEAD AND FLIP HIM BACK IN LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN CATCH ANOTHER ONE. ALRIGHT LET'S DO IT. THAT'S PRETTY DARN GOOD. YEAH THAT WAS FUN. YA KNOW WHAT I THINK I THINK THAT'S THE FIRST FISH THAT WE'VE SHOWN CAUGHT ON OUR OUR A BAIT CASTIN' ROD THERE. OH YEAH, YEAH IT'S BEEN KIND OF A SPINNING SHOW TODAY. OH YEAH WELL I DON'T THROW A BAIT CASTER MUCH I TRIED IT A COUPLE A TIMES WE GET IN THAT THICK STUFF AND I'LL TRY IT AGAIN BUT A LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN WHACK ANOTHER ONE WITH IT. SOME WORK WITH THAT KEEP WITH WHAT'S WORKIN'. EXACTLY. YEAH THIS LOOKS REALLY GOOD IN HERE BLAIR SEE HOW SOME OF THIS MURKEY LIKE KIND OF LIKE A MILKEY COLORED WATER IS AND NOW WE'RE STARTING TO COME INTO A LITTLE CLEANER GREENIER THIS LOOKS REALLY GOOD WE'VE GOT SCATTERED ROCK AND BOULDER THROUGHOUT AND THEN THERES KELP THAT'S MIXED IN AND I THINK A LOT OF THIS KELP FILTERS SOME THAT WATER AND CLEANS IT UP A LITTLE BIT SO IF YOU CAN FIND THOSE THOSE LINES JUST LIKE ANY OTHER KIND OF FISHING WHERE TWO WATERS MEET IT'S. GAME ON HUH? EXACTLY. WELL I'M READY TO A I'M READY TO SEE A GROWN ONE. YEAH THAT'D BE NICE WE'RE DUE THIS LOOKS LIKE THE SPOT. THERE HE IS BROTHER RIGHT THERE. NICE. WHAT IS THAT A COD? NOPE IT'S A CALICO BASS. CALICO LOOK IT HE INHAILED THAT ONE. CALICO BROTHER THIS IS FUN FISHIN'. COOL YEAH IT'S GOOD HAVING YOU OUT HERE THIS IS FUN. COME ON BABY. DOIN' THIS THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH. AWESOME FISH. OH BEAUTIFUL. PULL PRETTY GOOD FOR THEIR SIZE HUH? YES THEY DO IT KINDA REMINDS ME OF PEACOCK BASS FISHIN' I MEAN THEIR NOT THAT BIG A FISH BUT AS SOON AS THEY HIT IT MAN IT'S BAM AND THEN THEY JUST KINDA STAY RIGHT THERE YOU THINK THEY'RE THIS BIG BUT THEY END UP BEING THE SIZE OF THAT ONE RIGHT THERE BUT IT'S FUN INTRODUCIN' 'EM TO D.O.A. SWIM BAITS AND ALL KINDS OF OTHER STUFF. WE'LL HALFTA BUST OUT A MIRROLURE HERE IN A MINUTE AND MAYBE TRY THAT. YEAH THEY'LL EAT THE HARD BAIT PRETTY GOOD. THERE HE IS RIGHT THERE. NICE. NICE. I CHANGED BAITS BROTHER I GOT HIM ON THE AIRHEAD. DID YOU? NICE COOL COOL. INTRODUCED HIM TO MARC NICHOLS BRAND NEW BAIT. A NICE COLORFUL ONE TO. OH YEAH DARKEY. CAUGHT HIM ON THE AIRHEAD BROTHER SEE ALL THEY GOTTA DO WITH THOSE TROKAR HOOKS IS LOOK AT 'EM (LAUGHS) AND THEY GET HOOKED THAT'S A PRETTY ONE HE'S ALL DARK HUH? ABSOLUTELY. NOW WILL THEY CHANGE THEIR COLOR LIKE THAT JUST TO GET A LITTLE BIT WARMER? YEAH VERY MUCH A BUT TO ALSO TO MATCH THEIR SURROUNDINGS SO THAT'S DEFINITELY A ROCK DWELLER THERE. GET BACK IN THERE. YEAH. RIGHT THERE ON THE NEW AIRHEAD AWESOME LITTLE BAIT FROM D.O.A. ASK YOUR TACKLE STORES TO GET THESE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THERE WILL BE LESS CALICO BASS (LAUGHS). (LAUGHS) THAT WAS LIKE THE THIRD CAST WITH THAT ONE. COOL. AND HE WHALOPED IT NOT MUCH OF A PRETTIER BACK DROP THAN THAT HUH? NO YOU CAN SEE HOW THE LANDSLIDES COME DOWN. THAT WOULD BE COOL TO SEE A LITTLE EARTHQUAKE AND WATCH ONE OF THOSE ROCKSLIDES WOULD'NT IT? YEAH I ACTUALLY HAD A BUDDY OF MINE THAT WAS OVER HERE ONE TIME AND HE WAS FISHIN' THE BACKSIDE AND EVERYWHERE THERE WAS A ROCKSLIDE HE HAD A PRETTY GOOD BITE AND THEN HE STARTED THINKING ABOUT IT AND SAID YA KNOW MAYBE THAT SEDIMENT THAT COMES DOWN KINDA STAINS THE WATER UP A LITTLE BIT AND THROWS IT OFF COLOR AND THE BASS LIKE THAT SOME OF THE OTHER AREAS WHERE YOU HAVE MORE BIG BOULDERS AND NOT AS MUCH ROCKSLIDES ARE LITTLE TOO CLEAR SO ITS ALWAYS JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND FOR CONDITIONS. EVEN WITH SEAGUAR FLOUROCARBON HUH? YEAH. GOT HIM? YEAH. ALRIGHT. THAT'S A FISH THAT'S A GOOD ONE THERE HUH? A LITTLE BETTER MAYBE. WHAT IN THE WORLD YOU GOT? UHP UHP UHP UHP UHP UHP UHP UHP. THAT'S A BIG ONE SOMETHIN'. I DON'T KNOW WHAT. A OH WHOO. IT'S A PRETTY GOOD ONE. THAT'S A GOOD CALICO THERE BROTHER I'LL HELP YA WITH THAT ONE. FEELS A LITTLE NICER THIS TIME. SHOW THIS ONE OFF REAL GOOD. GOD THEY LOOK LIKE A GROUPER TOO HUH? OH THERE WE GO. NICE. THAT'S A NICE ONE THERE GOD THEY'RE SO COLD THAT IS A BEAUTY. COOL COOL HE'S GOT SOME SHOULDERS ON HIM. YES HE DOES BIGGEST ONE OF THE DAY YA KNOW WHAT WE CALL THOSE IN FLORIDA RIGHT? THEY BIGGEST ONE OF THE DAY? WHAT'S THAT? A MOGAN. A MOGAN. (LAUGHS) SO YOU A GOT MOGANS OUT HERE IN A CALIFORNIA, HE WASN'T GOIN' NO WHERE WAS HE? COME ON LET IT GO, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO LET MY FINGER GO HERE IN A SECOND, THERE WE GO. ALRIGHT, BEAUTIFUL. THAT IS A BEAUTY I SWEAR THAT LOOKS LIKE IT COME RIGHT OUT OF LAKE KISSIMMEE. YEAH (LAUGHS). (LAUGHS). KINDA GOT THAT A REPTILE SCALE PATTERN ON IT TOO. YEAH MAN THAT'S A PRETTY FISH WHADA' YA'ALL THINK CALICO BASS RIGHT HERE FROM SANTA CATALINA SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ERIC BENT, ERIC DOES A TOURNAMENT SERIES HERE HE PUTS ON WHAT TWICE A YEAR YOU SAY? ACTUALLY WE RUN A FULL YEAR ROUND WE RUN TWELVE TOURNAMENTS A YEAR. TWELVE TOUNAMENTS A YEAR COMIN' OUT AND CATCHING THESE YOU CATCH 'EM HERE AT CATALINA ISLAND AND YOU GOT WHAT SAN CLEMENTE ABOUT TWENTY SIX MILES THAT WAY? YES SIR. AND A THAT'S WHERE THE REAL BIG ONES LIVE YEP ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL AND THAT'S A GOOD ONE RIGHT THERE HUH? YEAH THAT'S A REALLY NICE ONE. I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO BRING THIS ONE BACK TO THE DOCK WITH US HUH? OKAY. WELL I TELL YA WHAT YA'ALL STAY TUNED AND WE'RE GONNA BE RIGHT BACK WITH SOME MORE ADDICTIVE FISHING RIGHT HERE ON CATALINA ISLAND MAN THIS PLACE IS BEAUTIFUL. "PLAY IT" ADDICTIVE FISHING IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: D.O.A. LURES - THE UNFAIR ADVANTAGE, STAR BRITE - THE WORLD WIDE LEADER IN MARINE, AUTOMOTIVE AND RV CARE PRODUCTS, FINS - THE WORLD'S FIRST SITUATIONAL SPECTRA-BRAID FISHING LINE, COSTA DEL MAR SUNGLASSES - SEE WHAT'S OUT THERE, AND BY SEAGUAR - THE INVENTOR AND WORLD LEADER IN FLUOROCARBON FISHING LINE. RIG IT RIGHT BY WRIGHT AND MCGILL. ON TODAY'S RIG IT RIGHT I'M GONNA SHOW YOU WHAT ERIC HAD ME THROWIN' OUT THERE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FISHIN' CATALINA ISLAND ONE THING I NOTICED ABOUT THOSE FISHERMEN OUT THERE IS THEY LIKE TO THROW THESE GREAT BIG PLASTIC BAITS I MEAN THESE THINGS ARE HUGE ON THESE CALICO BASS SO I INTRODUCED THEM TO ONE OF MY FAVORITE BAITS THAT D.O.A. MAKES AND IT'S THE FIVE AND A HALF INCH JERK BAIT AND THESE HAPPEN TO BE TWO OF MY FAVORITE COLORS THAT D.O.A. MAKES WHETHER I'M FISHIN' IN FLORIDA OR OUT HERE IN CALIFORNIA AND IF YOU NOTICE ONE THING I'M USING A REALLY LARGE JIG HEAD WITH THIS AND IT ENABLES ME TO GET IT WAY DOWN ALONG THOSE KELP STOCKS WHERE THOSE BASS ARE LIVING TWITCH IT OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THE BASS JUST TEAR IT UP NOW THE LINE I WAS THROWIN' OUT THERE FINS WINDTAMER AND THIS IS THE HIGH VIS PINK THIRTY POUND TEST AND I LIKE THE THIRTY POUND OUT BECAUSE IF YA HAPPEN TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THAT KELP WHISHT AND IT'LL CUT RIGHT THROUGH IT I ALSO HAD IT RIGGED WITH THIRTY POUND TEST SEAGUAR FLOUROCARBON AND ONE THING I NOTICED OUT THERE IS THEY DON'T LIKE TO THROW FLOUROCARBON ALL THAT MUCH DON'T KNOW WHY BECAUSE I'VE ALWAYS SAID USING SEAGUAR FLOUROCARBON IF IT BRINGS ME THAT ONE MORE HIT DURING THE DAY IT'S DONE IT'S JOB FOR ME NOW THE ROD I WAS THROWIN' WAS THE SEVEN NINE FLATS BLUE GEN TWO BY WRIGHT AND MCGILL AWESOME NEW ROD IF YA NOTICE THE NEW COLORS IN IT AND THIS ONE IS WHAT ERIC WAS THROWIN' THE BAIT CASTER MODEL SOMETHIN' I DON'T THROW ALL THAT MUCH BUT HE ABSOLUTELY FELL IN LOVE WITH IT SO IF YA'ALL EVER GET A CHANCE TO HEAD OUT TO CATALINA ISLAND AND FISH HIGHLY SUGGEST IT IT'S A LOT OF FUN MAKE SURE YOU STOP BY THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ***'S SPORTING GOODS STORE BEAUSE REMEMBER ONE THING EVERY SEASON STARTS RIGHT HERE AT ***'S. RIG IT RIGHT BY WRIGHT AND MCGILL. THOSE ARE ALL THE TEENAGERS HERE'S THE BIG ONES UP HERE. WELL I HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED TODAY'S SHOW FROM CATALINA ISLAND IT'S OUR FIRST TRIP TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ERIC BENT I'LL TELL YA WHAT HE RUNS A GREAT TOURNAMENT SERIES OUTTA HERE WHAT ONE EVERY MONTH SO YOU GOT WHAT TWELVE TOURNAMENTS A YEAR? YES SIR. I ALSO WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANKS OUT TO THE CATALINA ISLAND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WAYNE AND DONNA THANK YOU VERY MUCH THE CATALINA ISLAND VACATION RENTALS AWESOME PLACE TO STAY YA'ALL EVER GET A CHANCE TO HIGHLY SUGGEST DOING IT DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE WEBSITE ADDICTIVE FISHING DOT COM THAT ABOUT WRAPS IT UP HUH? BLAIR PLEASURE HAVING YOU A GREAT TIME. AWESOME DAY COME DO THIS IT IS A LOT OF FUN GREAT TIME WE'LL SEE YA NEXT WEEK.