Catching Dorado (Mahi Mahi) off of Catalina Island California!
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2022
- In this video, we go over how to and how NOT to catch Dorado when fly lining live bait.
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My Pops went out about 70 miles outside out Dana Point harbor and all 4 guys limited out! Delicious! Enjoy guys!
Great video Ed! Really good camera work and terrific commentary. My god that boat was crowded. Such beautiful fish! 🐠
Glad you enjoyed it
Nice job boys! Those boats get tough with so many packed in small area. You came home with fish! 🎣🤙🏼
Yewwwww 🤙🏼 had to make some adjustments and it paid off that’s for sure
Another epic video Edward!! The chaos on the back of the boat was awesome… definitely not easy fishing around a lot of other guys. Looks like it was worth it though 👌
Thanks Steve! Definitely chaotic and high time pressure! The stuff we love! 😅
Good job Ed Walt is a good captain. Fished with him when he was driving the tug boat from la harbor
Congrats, doubled up!
Looks similar to my 3/4 day trip out of Dana Wharf a week before yours...was lucky to go 2 for 3 on my first Cali dodos. Amped to try again!
Great video. I can feel the adrenaline rush hahaha
I think I was on a party boat that pulled up on the paddy your boat was fishing. Our boat caught 6 before the private boater drove on to the paddy. We drove around 7 hours before we poached on your paddy.
Wow Epic trip !! Next time Bobbo and Leroy !!
Crazy how small those hooks are wow.. great job dude
Definitely too small for the bait we had
Im more excited for my trip tomorrow after watching this video! But also nervous if I don’t catch anything because MAHI MAHI are one of my bucket list fish I want to catch!!
If you have big sardines as bait, don’t be afraid of the 1/0 hooks! Good luck
@@Hook2Cook I appreciate it! thank you!
You caught and that's excellent
Great video what rod you using?
Nice video bro I was on that same trip with you that was a fun day I think I even made it on your video
Yea! Got it on video when you hooked up!
Hey Ed, this was out of 22nd? Random, I think this was past Friday. I went out of Native Sun. Thought I saw you at sign up but was thinking you’re NorCal and just shrugged it lol. Wild glad you got em. Tough day for us on that one. Came with 17lb leader and size 2, dropped to 15lb and size 4 and still nada lol.
Haha yup! Made eye contact with someone and got a puzzled look back, might’ve been you. Yes it was Friday 🤣
@@Hook2Cook Awesome stuff, glad you got em, well worth the trip. Heat was killer that day. Next time you book, try to get on Pursuit, they have bunks, perfect for napping en route, return back and also after that burger for lunch 🤣
Nice job. Dodos are fun to fight
great video, what model axis rod is that and how you like it, looking to pair it with my Avet sxj raptor .
That’d be a nice setup. The raptor on the axis… this one is the 35-60. Would be a great ball bouncing setup for halibut
@@Hook2Cook thanks for the fast reply, ok that model is a bit heavy I think, I want something like 15-40 , I use 25lb topshot on the sxj , sweet little reel
heck yea
I was out there on the 9th on the victory
Where did you leave out of for the charter? Who did you charter with and contact info please. Great fishing
www.22ndstreet.com/ the boat was the monte carlo
Absolute chaos. Lol
I reccomend the Black diamond series over any other phenix but good video
I have a black diamond. It’s nice
@@Hook2Cook I guess they were hungry because you hooked both on 40lb leader which is really cool
Ahh bummer I was just on that boat like two weeks ago. Bro you ever think of doing a charter for the hook2cook fans.
Yes! We’ve done them in the past but it’s hard to plan one way ahead of the intel 😅. We’re going to do some for next years seabass bite 🤞🏼
@@Hook2Cook I’ll be there!
Captain : Take your thumb off the spool ! Take your thumb off the spool ! ( raspy voice )
You : It's not on the spool !
I died 😂
Good catch brotha 👏🏼
hhaha yeea to his credit, it's hard to tell because the reel is so small. Had to say something so he'd stop
@@Hook2Cook I heard it in your voice Lol 🤣
Make it easy on the gaffer and keep the head flat in the water (at 14.02) after played out...you got lucky on that one at the end 👍
@@toddbefield1100 its head was under the water until the capt missed the first gaff and caught the line. yes definitely lucky the fish stayed hooked for the next shot.
What are the specs on the rod you're using?
Too heavy and too short. 7’2” phenix axis 25-60 would’ve loved a softer 9’ rod
When they are so close and it pops off is the hardest... haha but still got 2 of them so you good!😎👌
Its true communication is the most important with fighting a fish, tunnel vision is the worst.
What charter was this dude?
Monte Carlo out of 22nd street landing
Cool video but as a deckhand I can say you are wrong about hook size and choice
You did great with the extremely tuff conditions . Puzzled why the Capt. would tell anglers to go with small hooks #2 and #4 and light line given the number of anglers? No way there is enough room to finesse fly line. Barely enough room to work the right rods for those in the know. Boat looked more like a Sculpin run boat pretending to be a island hopper.
We’ll said! They’re usually a half day boat never going out. They started offering 3/4 days for $120 when the dodos showed up! And yes we think alike with line and hooks. Bringing knives to gunfights isn’t our MO. Thanks Jim Bo
They are recommending 2 and 4 hooks because the Dorado have been very picky lately. I went twice for dodo out of 22nd st san pedro (Native sun) and once out of Berth 55 long beach(Victory) and dorado were only really biting 15/20 lb fluoro with 2/4 hooks. Yes you can get bit on bigger hooks and heavier line but it decreases your chances of a bite. These fish have been hammered since they showed up on our coast and are learning lol. Dorado will swallow the sardine so a small hook is fine. On 3/4 day boats you will get less than 3 hours to fish because the dodos are now further out now due to all the pressure. Best odds of hooking up is a mono top shot with 15b fluoro with a 2 or 4 hook now. Awesome that Hook2Cook landed some on 40lb line but that just decreasing the odds of a bite. I'm done with dorado for this season, WAYYY too many fisherman with spinning reels that dont know how to fly line trying to catch their first dodo.
@@PK-od8iu thanks for the input very valid. Only area that is tough about when they swallow hooked is they do have teeth and will cut through line especially sawing back and forth because the fight time is increased. Maybe this day, they weren’t as shy. 😅 these boats probably recommend the light line to make sure passengers get bit and have a good time.
@@PK-od8iu Yep, they recommended 20 pound fluorocarbon and size 2 hooks on the 3/4 day out of dana wharf recently as well...was stoked to go 2 for 3 (one spit hook) on my first Cali dorados...an addicting fish to catch!
"So many people on the boat"
It's a cattle boat..
Moo Ova
Dealing with pushy and loud deckhands is what keeps me off the charters. Just not enjoyable paying good money to be yelled at. I know it’s not personal but I’d be yelling back……..
Too crowded
mooooo 🐄🐮
Can't believe people still pay to participate in that circus act of cattle boat fishing. Nice little dorado
wowwwwwwwwwwwww, that is a cattle boat , i would rather pay $200 more and get on a limited boat.
mooooooo
I am not a huge fan of 1 day trip boats, people who pay $200+ have high expectations and they are aggressive. When you go on a 3 day or longer trip there is less pressure and people are more relaxed. Hence I will never go on such short trips unless it is attempts at white sea bass.
Agreed. When we booked it we were excited about the counts and posts from others. They didn’t go out two days before and skunked the day before. Good thing they gambled this time and it worked out. Overnights and 2.5 days are awesome
1 day trips are fine. Don’t go offshore fishing on a boat that takes 40 people though.
@@algointel that and the captain was kinda being a dick to our Edward. I don’t like the tone he uses.
@@tamalpias Agreed. Based on this video I don’t ever think that I’d want to go on that boat in particular. The way the captain and crew spoke would have done it for me. In addition the speed of the boat as said in the video would have bothered me. I know that this boat is typically a half day boat but with a crew and captain yelling like that I don’t think I’d want to go on that boat at all.
@@davidmccoy5544 glad you caught that too. I'd skip that boat for sure. For short trips i prefer the New Lo Ann. great attitude captain.