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Serranidae (Sea Basses)
Ok, its Greek to me to. What the guys with the big brains are describing is the barred sand bass. Barred sand bass are found from Magdalena Bay, Baja California, to Santa Cruz, California. You can catch this fellow in shallow water to depths of 600 feet. Mostly they represent a shallow water fishery (depths of 60 to 90 feet). The Sand Bass has an elongate body. The mouth is large and the lower jaw protrudes slightly. The color is gray white on the back, white on the belly and there are dark vertical bars on the sides. Barred sand bass can be easily distinguished from kelp bass by the height of the third dorsal spine. The spine of the Sand Bass is the longest of the dorsal spines, while in the kelp bass (Calico Bass), the third, fourth and fifth dorsal spines are of about equal length. Barred sand bass can be distinguished from spotted sand bass by the lack of spots on the body. We’ll get to them later. Sand Bass eat crabs, octopus, squid, and small fishes. The adult’s spawn during the summer months. The big bite for Stripped Sand Bass in California is between the May and October. There are three main areas where you’ll fine em. Horseshoe Kelp to Newport Beach, Dana Point to Oceanside and the Silver Strand off San Diego. The best way to catch barred sand bass is to fish a sandy bottoms and start by using your electronics to find a school, or if fishing reports indicate the bite is on in a certain area, just do a little drifting. Chances are you’ll eventually run in to em. Live anchovies work best but you can catch them on swim bates. Barred Sand Bass will respond to chumming so you can work em as long as the bait lasts. The record is 26 inches; 11.1 pounds.
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