2007 Top Three Fish for Each Species

Vermillion

Top Rockfish Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
175.0 Big_red-thumb Red_on_board-thumb Close_up_on_board-thumb fishshim 25.0 June 3, 2007 caught south of van damme with bluefin17 using megabait jig Zoom-in
175.0 Imgp3469-thumb Joel Imgp3685-thumb mooch 25.0 September 15, 2007 Caught at bean Hollow using an iron. Measured and witnessed by Bill and Adam. Zoom-in
164.5 Imgp3945-thumb Imgp3946-thumb  KzReelRods 23.5 July 27, 2007 Zoom-in


Cabezon

Top Cabezon Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
175.0 Stringer-thumb Img_0021-thumb Img_0023-thumb fishshim 25.0 August 12, 2007 Fishing with Mahi south of Pt. Arena Caught with 3.5oz jig/7" swimbait Zoom-in
168.0 24inchcab-thumb   Pacifico 24.0 July 14, 2007 Caught on a 6" Big Hammer on a 2oz. Lead Head at Bean Hollow. Zoom-in
164.5 004-thumb 007-thumb 008-thumb bsteves 23.5 June 10, 2007 NCKA HMB Derby 2007. Caught on a 6oz diamond jig somewhere out in the fog. Zoom-in


Salmon

Top Salmon Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
177.5 Dsc07804aoty-thumb Dsc07805headshot-thumb Dsc07806tailshot-thumb Abking 35.5 July 13, 2007 21 pounder caught with Hawk 3.5 miles SW of Trinidad in 150 FOW with a chovie on a slip rig behind a dodger and a double Deepsix at 70 pulls. Zoom-in
107.5 Img_0718-thumb Img_0720-thumb  mahi mahi 21.5 October 27, 2007 Smith River Zoom-in
107.5 Dinksalmon-thumb Salmon215-thumb  ChuckE 21.5 July 28, 2007 A dink salmon caught off a trolled watermelon Apex at Moss Landing. Zoom-in


Halibut

Top Halibut Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
152.0 Imgp0071-thumb Imgp0073-thumb Imgp0072-thumb Freddie 38.0 September 26, 2007 09-26-07 Bean Hollow Halibut 38" of WOW!!! Zoom-in
142.0 Imgp0885-thumb Imgp0881-thumb Imgp0876-thumb Adam_Coca 35.5 June 23, 2007 caught at Paradise on L-Shinnr. during the out-go of a medium flowing tide 5/23 Zoom-in
138.0 Berkeleybutt1-thumb 345hali-thumb  ChuckE 34.5 May 21, 2007 Caught at the Berkeley Pier using live jacksmelt Zoom-in


Lingcod

Top Lingcod Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
160.0 2007_07_14_002-thumb Lingday_010-thumb Lingday_012-thumb fishshim 40.0 July 14, 2007 My personal best lingcod, witnessed by Sean and Jellyfish using homemade jig Zoom-in
156.0 Dsc0727539incher-thumb Dsc07274tailshot-thumb Dsc07275headshot-thumb Abking 39.0 June 20, 2007 Big ling from The Cape. I have several shots and crops including showing the tape not moving in relation to the dorsal spines in 4 shots in a row, but these are taken holding the camera up over my lap before weighing and releasing, the quality's not great - luckily the ling held still. Hawk took quite a few shots, so hopefully he can turn me on to some better shots to put on here. 23.5 pounds. Zoom-in
144.0 Imgp0867-thumb   Danglin 36.0 July 12, 2007 Zoom-in


Trout

Top Trout Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
210.0 Bucksmall-thumb Tape-thumb Tapeclose-thumb scwafish 30.0 January 19, 2007 This 30 inch buck hit a plug in Ukiah, released Zoom-in
196.0 Imgp0888-thumb   mickfish 28.0 December 24, 2007 Russian River Wild Steelie C&R Christmas Eve. Brads Lure Zoom-in
192.5 Mark_steelie-thumb 2007_01_25_019-thumb 2007_01_25_020-thumb fishshim 27.5 January 24, 2007 Caught lower Russian with Sean and Jelly using roe and bobber rig Zoom-in


Smallmouth_bass

Top Smallmouth Bass Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
190.0 P1010049-thumb P1010048-thumb  mickfish 19.0 February 11, 2007 Lake Sonoma C&R on a Brads Lure. Zoom-in
180.0 Imgp0784-thumb Imgp0788-thumb  Freddie 18.0 May 11, 2007 18" SMB caught at Lake Mendo. Zoom-in
180.0 Imgp3863-thumb Imgp3866-thumb Imgp3868-thumb mooch 18.0 November 4, 2007 Caught and released with a small discontinued risto rap at Lake Mendocino... Zoom-in


Largemouth_bass

Top Largemouth Bass Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
180.0 Biglmb-thumb Aotylmbtape-thumb Aotylmbtail-thumb scwafish 22.5 April 15, 2007 Yet another Mendo fishy! Released Zoom-in
180.0 Img_0660-thumb Img_0659-thumb Img_0656-thumb mahi mahi 22.5 July 27, 2007 Clearlake big mouth on a Rapala Zoom-in
180.0 Img_0749-thumb Img_0750-thumb  Rock Hopper 22.5 June 29, 2007 22.5" LM Bass caught on a live minnow on a Lake Mendo full moon evening. Fish flopped prior to pics, but was 22.5". Zoom-in


Sturgeon

Top Sturgeon Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
137.5 Dinoyak-thumb Dinoup-thumb  ChuckE 55.0 March 23, 2007 My skunk busting Montezuma dino. Zoom-in
128.75 Imgp2282-thumb Imgp2283-thumb Imgp2286-thumb KzReelRods 51.5 February 3, 2007 Caught in San Pablo Bay outside of Black Point in the flats in 4-feet of water, incoming tide, ghost shrimp. Zoom-in
127.5 Sturg_08-1-thumb Sturg_08-2-thumb Sturg_08-3-thumb Freddie 51.0 December 21, 2007 Montezuma Sturgeon 51"- 12-21-08 Zoom-in


Striped_bass

Top Striped Bass Entries in the AOTY Pool

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Points Image(s) Angler Length Date Caught
182.5 Jellyshog1-thumb Jellyshog3-thumb Jellyshogtail-thumb jellyfish 36.5 April 15, 2007 21.7 pounds of Mendo striper!!! Zoom-in
170.0 Striper34-thumb Striper34in-thumb Vert-thumb reelfish 34.0 October 26, 2007 Sherman Island Casting a lipless crankbait. Zoom-in
165.0 Img_0750-thumb Img_0751-thumb  mahi mahi 33.0 November 22, 2007 Lake Mendo on a minnow. Caught on Thanksgiving. Zoom-in