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Shimano Sedona 2000 FA vs. Calico Bass

This day on the Horseshoe the perch were extra aggressive. They ripped our fly-lined squid to pieces in no time flat. I was concerned that the calico bass wouldn't get a shot at the squid before their early removal from the hook by the scavenger perch, so I added another squid to the hook. With two squid it would take longer for those pesky perch to pound them off the hook before a bass decided to eat the bait. Tackle Test Shimano Sedona 2000 FA versus Calico Bass Shimano Sedona 2000FA Spinning Reel P-Line Gamakatsu "Octopus" hooks Furuno GP 1650F Mapping Plotter Whenever you fish in and around the rocky kelp habitat, expect...
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Kelp (Calico) Bass Fish Species Information

Scientific Fish Name: Paralabrax clathratus
Other Fish Species Names: Calico Bass
Regions Fished: north-eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California, Mexico, to Washington,
World Record:
Common Tackle:
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It can reach a length of 28 1/2 inches (72 cm), and, being a slow grower, live for as much as 34 years.

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