Bass ID
 

Can anyone tell me exactly what type of bass this is? I can't tell the difference between calico, sand and kelp bass. I caught this off the Dana Point jetty in the sheltered side by dragging a small/medium white chatter bait through the weeds. Got out of my hand as I was trying to take the pic albeit I pinned it down haha. I was using my bass setup for big bear cause I was getting bored of sitting. Everyone on the jetty was looking at me like I was an idiot cause they were all using cut or live bait. Attachment 11708

Looks Calico 2me

I'm going to assume it's a calico bass, and I think calico and kelp bass are the same thing just different name.

Looks like a Sand Bass to me! Calicos have a checkered pattern and Spotted have spots.

http://dfg.ca.gov/marine/mspcont9.asp

Id call it a sand bass.

I believe it is a sand bass

Thanks for all the input. Are they worth eating?

.....sandra

.....your kidding right ?

.....your kidding right ?.....of coarse they are

They are ok to eat, 14" minimum size this year. I'd rather eat Calico.

I'm gonna call it a product of a vicious love triangle.

You have a PHD in Yakjoe

sandbass

I'm pretty sissy when it comes to fishy tasting fish(ya I know, it's FISH) but there all good if you fry em up for tacos. Me and my brother caught a ton of crappie in big bear one time and googled "best crappie recipe", and it was basically put spicy brown mustard in a bag with Cajun seasonings as a rub and then coat in flour and lightly fry and it was awesome. I liked it way more than trout, but we never fry trout cause it falls apart so easy.

...agree...I love calico...sweet meat...my favorite...

I think it's a mix, but mostly sandbassturd

My first thought was basshole, but it was lacking the tell-tale brown eye.


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These guys are trying to screw with you man. You most certainly do not want to eat that fish. That is a brown trout (boneless).
They live in bays mostly and we usually don't get them this time of year. I'm surprised to see one so early in the season.

Brown trout huh? Meth addiction is a serious problem in the US. Put the blow torch away bro.


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Turd Roller.

X2 lol
brown trout..... lol

For anyone else who thinks this is a brown trout, HERE is a brown trout

you short? Cause that one went right over your head.

Forgetting the most important part. BONELESS.

Wowwwww

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Sand bass/spottie hybrid. Very closely related fish. They breed at the same time and I'm guessing the milt and roe from each species crossed paths.


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The brown trouts I usually see are much larger...

I guess your trying to make a turd reference?


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No of course not. I'd rather talk about meth...


Lol

I guess a couple people on here are a little too short to get your jokes ;)
I for one prefer the smell of meth over turds, especially over meth head turds(smell like am/pm food)



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Where in san diego do you fish? Do you ever come up this way towards dana point or big bear lake?


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Little bit of rain and his will argue about anything

This thread went down the toilet :p

Lol Nice!


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Im going to say wsb definitely a wsb ;)

My favorite spots are la jolla and Dana point.
Baja ain't too bad either

Nice rockfish!!!


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How noticeable is the difference in fish like tuna and dorado from dana point to baja? I see the san diego guys posting a lot more yellowtail pics than the orange county/la guys. But that could just be because theres so many kayak anglers is LJ and SD. It also seems like the yellowtail that get caught up here are usually decent size fish, like only the older ones hang in our colder waters or something. Thats just from what ive read though.


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And just incase no one was counting, the fish is now a hybrid of a calico/sand/kelp/white sea bass/brown trout/rockfish! Nat-geo might be hitting me up soon for some sponsors! I believe it also had a pouch, possibly crossed with a duck billed platypus at one point.


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The first time I went fishing in the ocean I was 8 years old. We went out on family friends boat and it was wide open on the yellowfin. I've never pulled on a cow like the ones the long range boats get into, but after that first trip, I was hooked. Figuratively. Dude, tuna fight hard. I caught all the local tunas. Albies, yellowfin, bluefin, even some 100 big eye. But pound for pound, the yellowtail can fight just as hard. There's nothing like hooking into a biiiiig yellowtail that's in deep water. The home guard yellow tail are usually monsters because they hang out all year round where the bait is and get fat. You rarely see guys catching the little football yellows in the local kelp. Out in the open ocean on the paddies are where you are more likely to find those guys. And yellowtail are a warmer water fish, so yes you will see more of them the further south you go. Which is one reason why I love baja so much. I come back here sometimes after being down there and I don't even want to fish. But It's better than no fishing.