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I hit the water on Saturday evening, around 5pm at SPSP. Tide was incoming. The plan was to live line for rockfish. I paddled out in search of spot. I caught some small perch, small croaker, along with spot that were too big, and perch that were too big. I kept the small perch in the bait bucket.
In the middle of trying to catch bait, I hooked into my first ray ever. What a fun fight that was! I fought it for about 5 minutes. I got it up to the boat and finally broke the hook off.
I paddled out to a different location and dropped down a 6" spot. No takers. The spot began to go weak, so I set him free. I dropped down a small perch...same result. Nothing. I didn't have my fishfinder, so I didn't really search for marks at various pylons. I was just blindly dropping the baits.
In the meantime, I dropped down some bloodworms and pulled up croaker after croaker. It was a massive school of small fish. I eventually hooked into another ray too. Fun fight again.
I didnt catch my target species, but it was great evening on the water nonetheless. I caught perch, croaker, spot, and two rays. I brought home 2 perch and 1 croaker...which were filleted and fried that night.
In the middle of trying to catch bait, I hooked into my first ray ever. What a fun fight that was! I fought it for about 5 minutes. I got it up to the boat and finally broke the hook off.
I paddled out to a different location and dropped down a 6" spot. No takers. The spot began to go weak, so I set him free. I dropped down a small perch...same result. Nothing. I didn't have my fishfinder, so I didn't really search for marks at various pylons. I was just blindly dropping the baits.
In the meantime, I dropped down some bloodworms and pulled up croaker after croaker. It was a massive school of small fish. I eventually hooked into another ray too. Fun fight again.
I didnt catch my target species, but it was great evening on the water nonetheless. I caught perch, croaker, spot, and two rays. I brought home 2 perch and 1 croaker...which were filleted and fried that night.
All kidding aside, I suggest you stop grabbing the line bare handed with big fish. I have an uncle who lost a couple of fingers to a yellow fin by grabbing the wire. 
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