Recommended Fishing Gear to Bring

FROM REEBS LURES

Reebs Lures" team visited Cedros Island in June, 2010, and they know what lures would work best on the Calico Bass fishing on Cedros Island. Contact him for advice if you are serious Calico enthusiast. They have a great variety of tested lures.

Call Mike Ryba (760) 716-LURE (5873)

FROM ESVIN HERNANDEZ:

I will list model numbers and colors of what works for me the best.

YO-YO JIGS: Tady 9 (favorite), Tady AA, Tady A2, Tady 4/0, Salas Cp105, Salas 6x jr, Megabaits

SURFACE IRONS: Salas 7X 9 (favorite), Candy Bar 112, Tady 45, Kicker 25,

COLORS: mint and white (best), blue and white, chrome and blue, silver and black, Birdshit, sardine colors
**Tady yo-yo jigs work good as mid column jigs also.. Cast out let sink 15 seconds and wind. Bring at least 10 Yo-yo jigs and 6 surface.**

TROLLING LURES: Rapala Xrap 20 is best in blue or green mackarel

LINE: 40 and 50lb test. The 40 lb works good. If the yellows are biting good 50lb better. I prefer Izorline XXX in smoke tinted color. Tinted color line gets bit better than clear lines. Flourocarbon is not needed when fishing jigs.

CALICO: 5" and 6" swimbaits in Sardine, Anchovy or Smelt patterns. 3/4-1.5 oz leadheads. I fish straight spectra line for the calicos.

FROM TAYLOR PANTEL:

If I had to narrow it down to 25-35 lbs of gear. Here is what I’m going to bring next year:

RODS: (3) 7' rods. (1) 40# rod, (1) 50# rod, (1) 60# rod. (1) 8' Heavy bass rod. 65lb spectra.

I recommend fishing exclusively spectra with a short 3' top shot of Flourocarbon, 50 or 60 lb. High speed reels for fishing the yoyo iron and surface iron are a must if you really want to maximize your opportunities.

JIGS: Salas7x heavys are the jig of choice at Cedros. Blue and white, scrambled egg, all white. Those are the best 3 colors. You also want to have some salas7x lights as well in the same colors in case the fish are on the surface. I switch out all my treble hooks on all my jigs to big 10/0 or 11/0 single hooks so those big Cedros yellows cannot pull loose!!! I would bring 3 of each color in the light and the heavy. Don’t forget to bring an assortment of 5-8" Pearl swimbaits. Colors of choice would be browns, reds, greens, blues,

Bring leadheads from 3/4-2oz. Bring 2 pairs of polarized sunglasses. A sun hat. All clothing on pangas should be waterproof, fast drying fabric so you stay dry and comfortable.

RODS. 40#,50#,60#

JIGS. ***salas7x heavy .colors blue and white, scrambled egg, all white.

***salas7x light. colors. same as above

***swimbaits for bass and yellows. Pearl Swimbaits. Any colors really they all work.

***High speed reels.

***flex wrap for line cuts

Advil or ibuprofin for those sore muscles after pulling on fish all day.

COOLERS AND FISH CONTAINERS TO CEDROS ISLAND

We recommend that you bring a cooler for your fish, but you should leave it in your car unitl you come back to San Diego. You don't need to bring them to the island because we freeze your fish and provide containers to keep your fish cool until your get back to your car. If you do decide to bring a cooler to the island, it must be be 14" tall or less.

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Esvin Hernandez (above) and Taylor Pantel (below) Cedros Outdoor Adventures 482 West San Ysidro Blvd. Suite 988 San Ysidro, CA 92173 Ph: 619.793.5419 Email: info@cedrosoutdooradventures.com cedrosisland@hotmail.com	What gear is recommended to bring to fish Cedros Island ? As a courtesy to our guests we can provide with new fishing rods and reels during your trip when requested. Reservations needed because we are limited to 6 sets. Bring your own lures and jigs, lead heads, lines, etc. From some of our most experienced guests, here is a list of gear recommended to bring to be effective and weight efficient (SPEARFISHING no need to bring leads!).
	FROM REEBS LURES Reebs Lures" team visited Cedros Island in June, 2010, and they know what lures would work best on the Calico Bass fishing on Cedros Island. Contact him for advice if you are serious Calico enthusiast. They have a great variety of tested lures. Call Mike Ryba (760) 716-LURE (5873) FROM ESVIN HERNANDEZ: I will list model numbers and colors of what works for me the best. YO-YO JIGS: Tady 9 (favorite), Tady AA, Tady A2, Tady 4/0, Salas Cp105, Salas 6x jr, Megabaits SURFACE IRONS: Salas 7X 9 (favorite), Candy Bar 112, Tady 45, Kicker 25, COLORS: mint and white (best), blue and white, chrome and blue, silver and black, Birdshit, sardine colors Tady yo-yo jigs work good as mid column jigs also.. Cast out let sink 15 seconds and wind. Bring at least 10 Yo-yo jigs and 6 surface. TROLLING LURES: Rapala Xrap 20 is best in blue or green mackarel LINE: 40 and 50lb test. The 40 lb works good. If the yellows are biting good 50lb better. I prefer Izorline XXX in smoke tinted color. Tinted color line gets bit better than clear lines. Flourocarbon is not needed when fishing jigs. CALICO: 5" and 6" swimbaits in Sardine, Anchovy or Smelt patterns. 3/4-1.5 oz leadheads. I fish straight spectra line for the calicos. FROM TAYLOR PANTEL: If I had to narrow it down to 25-35 lbs of gear. Here is what I’m going to bring next year: RODS: (3) 7' rods. (1) 40# rod, (1) 50# rod, (1) 60# rod. (1) 8' Heavy bass rod. 65lb spectra. I recommend fishing exclusively spectra with a short 3' top shot of Flourocarbon, 50 or 60 lb. High speed reels for fishing the yoyo iron and surface iron are a must if you really want to maximize your opportunities. JIGS: Salas7x heavys are the jig of choice at Cedros. Blue and white, scrambled egg, all white. Those are the best 3 colors. You also want to have some salas7x lights as well in the same colors in case the fish are on the surface. I switch out all my treble hooks on all my jigs to big 10/0 or 11/0 single hooks so those big Cedros yellows cannot pull loose!!! I would bring 3 of each color in the light and the heavy. Don’t forget to bring an assortment of 5-8" Pearl swimbaits. Colors of choice would be browns, reds, greens, blues, Bring leadheads from 3/4-2oz. Bring 2 pairs of polarized sunglasses. A sun hat. All clothing on pangas should be waterproof, fast drying fabric so you stay dry and comfortable. RODS. 40#,50#,60# JIGS. *salas7x heavy .colors blue and white, scrambled egg, all white. salas7x light. colors. same as above swimbaits for bass and yellows. Pearl Swimbaits. Any colors really they all work. High speed reels. **flex wrap for line cuts Advil or ibuprofin for those sore muscles after pulling on fish all day. COOLERS AND FISH CONTAINERS TO CEDROS ISLAND We recommend that you bring a cooler for your fish, but you should leave it in your car unitl you come back to San Diego. You don't need to bring them to the island because we freeze your fish and provide containers to keep your fish cool until your get back to your car. If you do decide to bring a cooler to the island, it must be be 14" tall or less.