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Old Jun-20-2009, 02:26 PM   #1 (permalink)
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hey guys I need some opals for my research I am heading to Santa Barbara can anyone help me out with where the best chances would be. Bringing them back to Monterey could be the larger hurdle. Thanks for any input.
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do you need them alive? do you have boat/kayak access?

easiest would be to spear some. campus point, devereaux, 1000 steps, ledbetter, etc. look in the mixed Egregia/Macrocystis. if you need them alive and have a kayak, fish the same areas. frozen peas work great - chum a few to get them going. if you don't have a boat I'd try the rocks around the harbor.
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Old Jun-20-2009, 07:18 PM   #3 (permalink)
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do you need them alive? do you have boat/kayak access?

easiest would be to spear some. campus point, devereaux, 1000 steps, ledbetter, etc. look in the mixed Egregia/Macrocystis. if you need them alive and have a kayak, fish the same areas. frozen peas work great - chum a few to get them going. if you don't have a boat I'd try the rocks around the harbor.
where are you studying fish eco?
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SDSU. did my undergrad and 4 years as a lab/dive tech at UCSB though.
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Jeff sent you a pm with some info I hope it helps you with your research
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never got a PM and yes i need them alive for video taping of feeding. Spear would have been great but i need them alive maybe snorkel fishing?
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Sorry Clinton sent the info to the wrong person. MY mistake.
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Yah, I'd definitely give snorkel fishing a try. Fellow researchers and I have used it successfully for sheephead and rockfish. If you bring a 5-6 ft rod with you and thread the line through the guides it's easier to get the bait out away from your body. It takes a few tries to get the technique down for setting the hook but it's kind of like a flyfishing strip strike.

Opaleye schools will swim right up to you. I suspect it's antipredatory behavior and they're letting you know that you've lost the element of surprise. But, I'm sure you could convince them to eat a hook bait with a little chum.
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I caught some of la Jolla shores close where the baby seals are... And my bait was frozen peas.
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