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Posted on Thu, Feb. 23, 2006
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Posted on Thu, Feb. 23, 2006
Quote:San Francisco: A recent trip up to Cordell Banks and areas around Bodega Bay produced 71 giant squid 20-40 pounds for 24 anglers using 20-inch glow-in-the-dark squid jigs. Inexperienced anglers would be wise to keep pressure on their lines until the squid are in the boat or run the risk of losing the catch. Another trip of four anglers in search of sturgeon returned with 10 keeper leopard sharks to 20 pounds and a 42-pound seven-gill shark. Dispersed ocean swells crest around four feet, so the water is relatively flat. Emeryville Sportfishing (510) 654-6040, Berkeley Marina Sportfishing (510) 849-3333.
Half Moon Bay: Recent skies have been crystal clear, but giant-squid action has cooled off. A Sunday trip 18-20 miles off shore returned with only eight squid around 30 pounds each for 10 anglers. According to the ship captain, the bite didn't begin until 10:30 a.m. and didn't really get going until around 2 p.m. At that point, all of the squid seemed to bite at once in the deep waters. Huck Finn Sportfishing (800) 572-2934.
Monterey: A boat carrying 12 anglers returned from a trip early this week with 80 giant Humboldt squid and several hundred Spanish mackerel. The usual jigs work for giant squid. Tom jigs are effective for mackerel. Chris' Fishing Trips (831) 375-5951, Randy's Fishing Trips (831) 372-7440.
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