http://kenjonesfishing.com/2015/08/a-short-visit-to-montery-bay-%e2%80%94-and-some-piers/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 15:24:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://kenjonesfishing.com/2015/08/a-short-visit-to-montery-bay-%e2%80%94-and-some-piers/#comment-411755 kenjones Sat, 22 Aug 2015 04:33:08 +0000 http://kenjonesfishing.com/?p=8788#comment-411755 While fishing the Coast Guard Pier I was using a single size 6 hook above a small torpedo sinker. Most of the fish were caught on blood worms although a couple were caught on pieces of market shrimp. When fishing from the other piers I used a high/low rigging, two size 6 hooks and a one-ounce torpedo sinker. Most of the perch, croakers and lizardfish were caught on the worms but the mackerel for the most part were caught on pieces of mackerel. I did cast out a Sabiki for the mackerel at Wharf #2 but the mackerel were large and one cast resulted in three mackerel that managed to leave the Sabiki a tangled mess. I don't usually like Sabikis for that reason but everyone seemed to be using them so I thought — why not? All of the mackerel caught the next day were caught on the high/low set up with cut mackerel. I was using a light rod and catching one to two mackerel at a time was plenty. The high/low rigging is very simple and I catch 90% of my fish on that rig. Blood worms, by the way, are generally available at the small liquor/bait store at the south end of Moss Landing. They're expensive but still one of the best baits for some species. While fishing the Coast Guard Pier I was using a single size 6 hook above a small torpedo sinker. Most of the fish were caught on blood worms although a couple were caught on pieces of market shrimp. When fishing from the other piers I used a high/low rigging, two size 6 hooks and a one-ounce torpedo sinker. Most of the perch, croakers and lizardfish were caught on the worms but the mackerel for the most part were caught on pieces of mackerel. I did cast out a Sabiki for the mackerel at Wharf #2 but the mackerel were large and one cast resulted in three mackerel that managed to leave the Sabiki a tangled mess. I don’t usually like Sabikis for that reason but everyone seemed to be using them so I thought — why not? All of the mackerel caught the next day were caught on the high/low set up with cut mackerel. I was using a light rod and catching one to two mackerel at a time was plenty. The high/low rigging is very simple and I catch 90% of my fish on that rig. Blood worms, by the way, are generally available at the small liquor/bait store at the south end of Moss Landing. They’re expensive but still one of the best baits for some species.

]]> http://kenjonesfishing.com/2015/08/a-short-visit-to-montery-bay-%e2%80%94-and-some-piers/#comment-411747 scisports Sat, 22 Aug 2015 04:07:19 +0000 http://kenjonesfishing.com/?p=8788#comment-411747 Thanks for all your work in reporting on California's great piers! What bait/techniques were you using. Very impressive trip! Thanks for all your work in reporting on California’s great piers! What bait/techniques were you using. Very impressive trip!

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