Guys, I am in the last planning phases for my 1st ever 5 day trip late next month. Here is what iron is currently in my box. Tell me what else I need:
Sumo, Jr.: (1) Blue/White, (1) Blue/Silver, (1)Scrambled Egg

Tady 45: (1) Blue/White, (1) Blue/Silver, (2) Bird Sh*T

Again, I am clueless in Memphis, but having a blast planning.

IMO, a Tady 45 in mint should always be in the arsenal. Call Point Loma Sportfishing, H&M Sportfishing, or Fisherman's Landing and they will tell you the "hot" colors and which lures to have.

Ohhh...But the planning is half of the fun.

out house if you want me to do the planning , just send me the money and i,ll drive down to charkbait and spend it for you .



p/s mint jig is a good one.

Louie arent you the one that had the garage full of iron. Now I know how you got it, lol. Just suggestions. I trust the man in the brown suit just nicely. Seriously, guys need some suggestions.

Last year, at the ridge, mayhem was uncorked when one of the dudes hooked a fresh one on a sardine. The chaos was worse than average, so I decided to head to the bow with a 3 oz diamond jig, until the guys overcame the adrenalin rush and a proper tuna shuffle was restored. I dropped the jig to wet my line in preparation for a cast, and almost immediately hooked a nice football YFT that I got to the boat but lost because I didn't announce color soon enough, and tried to walk the fish to the stern. The next cast from the bow I got a little wahoo (estimated maybe 25 lbs) to the boat, but the line broke. Grabbed some more 3 oz diamond jigs and a 2 oz, and headed back to the bow. Three more casts, three more little who to the boat, two more jigs lost. Cast 6 and I boated a nice YFT (30 lbs). Exasperated by losing jigs I tied on a little wire leader. Perhaps 4 casts later, with nothing, I replaced the wire/jig with the 2 oz tied on the mono (better to lose a jig than catch nothing). Nothing. Then I moved to the stern and started slinging bait. The bite was over...

1) I recommend several 2, 3, and 4 oz diamond jigs for small YFT and hoo. Worked a lot better than bait during the brief bite.

2) Apparently wire hurts the action and/or spooks the fish.

3) This year I am taking diamond jigs up to 10 oz, but I replaced all the factory hooks:

a) almost half of the jigs now have an Owner treble in same size as original factory hook;

b) almost half of the jigs now have an Owner open eye single hook (for the hoo);

c) two 2 oz and two 3 oz jigs now have a bent hook and surgical tubing tail (one of each size yellow, one each with green)--never tried them, yet.

Diamond jigs are inexpensive and durable, and they cast like a bullet... Take a few! :-)

outhouse, here you go. if any one would like to add, feel free.

this is a blue /white ufo #2 , i like to use it for surface jigging and kelp jigging. yellows and albacores love um,i do catch dodos also.

now this jig here is a tady tlc blue/chrome. if you notice the single hook, i like to use it for the slide or surface jigging for albacores and yellows, i occasionaly get bluefins.

now the next picture is a tady 9 blue/white. its a little heavyer, i use for yoyo yellows, bigger yellows have been caught on it.

this one is my favorite for night time, its also a tady 9 blue/chrome with a glow backing. i use it for what ever wants to hit it at night, great for bluefins,yellows,yellowfins,groupers etc.

now this is a heavy salas 6x babysh#t, this is used when the biggerfish are deep in the daytime. i yoyo that puppy for good results.

these 2 are also my favorite, birdshit and babyshit, they are also made by salas jr 6x. if your going to cedros and you probably will, those are the yellowtail killers.its what i use at the islands.

Fosho, your attachments are not coming through for me. Earlier, I saw your posted pic of the lures at home, but your pics in this thread are -- well, i get a red circle with a slash through it, rather than the pic. Did you do something different?

now keep in mind outhouse , there are others out there that are good also, i just favor these jigs only because they do really good for 5 to 7 days.

planet, try loggin in.