La Jolla - My first Sheepshead!

[Everdai]

Went to la jolla today and met up with Mario, also met a few more spearboarders.
The vis was pretty good, not as good as yesterday but still good.

I ended up shooting my first sheepshead, I was pumped! He was under a ledge with a bunch of perch and he started moving to the back as soon as I saw him. I nailed him in the side, but I'm only using 1x16mm band and got a bad angle on him so the flopper didn't engage so I had to swim back down and jam the spear through him until it did. I got my second smaller one just free swimming. They were 24" and 17", and I don't know how much they weighed as I don't have a scale, but regardless I'm very satisfied for my first sheepsheads!

It was great meeting everyone today also, hopefully we end up spearing together again!

[fisherman.Ivan]

Two first goats. NICE. I been seeing a lot of females lately. No big reef masters seen. Congrats.

[overkillphil]

Nice fish! Congrats!

[Everdai]

thanks!

[kelpsniper]

Nice congrats I wish I was there .

[superkiller]

good job man

[Ethan kills]

Nice sheepie! I ended up getting a black and red too.

[bluebacore]

Nice diving with you today. That was a nice fat Sheepshead good going! I Just finished some excelent lobster,calico and mussel coconut chowder. I hope you had a great dinner. Lets hit it again soon.
Good to meet you other guys to. let me know if you want to go again.

[Everdai]

Originally Posted by bluebacore

Nice diving with you today. That was a nice fat Sheepshead good going! I Just finished some excelent lobster,calico and mussel coconut chowder. I hope you had a great dinner. Lets hit it again soon.
Good to meet you other guys to. let me know if you want to go again.

That sounds ridiculously good, I had some sand bass from last week today because I had thrown them in the freezer to thaw last night, rubbed the fillets in butter, threw some spices on them and steamed them in beer, came out pretty good, no way was it as good as that chowder though!

Thanks on the sheepshead, I'm pumped about it! It was way different cleaning them from what I've been cleaning so far, the ribs were a bitch to get through. The fillets were monstrous though, enough for 4 good meals in those 2 fish.

I'm heading back down to La Jolla tomorrow morning after class, Zorora left me a message saying he was going, anyone else is more than welcome! My number is under my name.

[Everdai]

Originally Posted by Ethan kills

Nice sheepie! I ended up getting a black and red too.

Thanks, I saw yours on your report, you were slaying the sculpin today! Sorry for getting in your way on that big one, I'd feel like shit if I had spooked him.

['o Cino]

Congrats Ben, sweet 2 first Sheephead! Keep the jaws (there's an inner set) they're cool.

It must've been a Sheephead suicide day, as this one got skewered as it quartered out of viz.