Hello all! I have just signed up for my first overnight trip on the Aggressor via Davey's Locker. I have completed a full day and several 1/2 days and twilights, but had a couple questions about overnight.

1. I intend to bring a sleeping bag + pillow

+ toothbrush,

1. is there extra space/need for toiletries? Should I expect to get sleep on the ride out or do people not sleep much?
2. I have a 50lbs braid + 40lbs mono on a Penn Squall 40LD with a 30-80lbs 7' Californian rod (intended for yellowtail), should I purchase/rent a bigger setup just in case we run into tuna? I will also bring my 25lbs braid 5000 spinning 20-40lbs rod setup.
3. I have hooks from 1/0-4/0 and weights from 1oz up to 12oz. I have yoyos and a couple (300g-ish) tuna jigs). I have the smaller gear for rockfish halibut sculpin whitefish. Is there anything in the tuna/yellowtail world that I am missing?

Thanks all for the advice!

Looking for the best deep sea fishing charter for catching tuna fish and various others but main goal is tuna fish. Have 6 people looking to book end of October with a price point of $3k-$4k max with gear included. 10-12 hr or more. Please send recommendations, are looking to book soon.

Got a trip coming up for a full day on a private boat targeting yellowtail, tuna, dorado etc… due to limited space, I’m trying to cut down the number of rods I’m bringing to just one or two setups. I have rods for every occasion: live bait, vertical jigging, trolling, surface irons.. you name it. I’m just curious to hear if you guys were forced to take only one setup, what would it be and why?

Any one have any thoughts or predictions?

We ran out all the way to potato bank in search of them that night.

Boat put us on 1 school that didn't bite, 11pm ish

Would have rather stayed there then putt around in the morning for kelps near west end catalina that weren't producing , but we tried to get in on the phenomenal recent bite that just completely disappeared with the new moon.

Whole fleet seems to be shifting towards exotics seeing as the bluefin migrate out of range, but id bet that they are pooling up a bit behind channel islands still.

Too treacherous with forecast I think for anything that gets out past the islands.

With La niña to follow, will we see concentrations of albacore and bluefin late next year or into 2028?

I fish out of the Los Angeles area, usually at the piers and full day trips around Catalina. My friend who fishes with me often just bought a BW 210 Montauk and we plan to go out every week. I wanted to surprise him with a full loadout of fishing gear since he got the boat for us. Can you give me your opinions and insight? He has always wanted a Calstar rod and he really likes Shimano reels so thats what I plan on getting

Rockfish / Dropper Loop

Rod: Calstar GFGR-700H — 30–80 lb
Reel: Shimano Talica 12IIA
Main line: 65-lb braid
Leader: 40-lb mono

Surface Iron / Yellowtail

Rod: Calstar 90J — 30–60 lb
Reel: Shimano Trinidad 20A
Main line: 65-lb braid
Topshot: ~75 ft of 40-lb mono

Fly-Line Live Bait / Yellowtail

Rod: Calstar GFGR-800M — 20–40 lb
Reel: Shimano Talica 8II
Main line: 50-lb braid
Leader: ~6 ft fluorocarbon — 25 / 30 / 40 lb

Yo-Yo Iron / Yellowtail

Rod: Calstar 6465H — 30–80 lb
Reel: Shimano Trinidad 16A
Main line: 65-lb braid
Topshot: 15–25 ft of 50-lb mono

Light / General Pier Fishing

Rod: Calstar GFGR-800XL — 10–25 lb
Reel: Shimano Trinidad 12A
Main line: 30-lb braid
Leader: 15–20 lb mono or fluorocarbon

Fishing cliff area

Anyone know the current state of live bait at the bait barge in Long Beach, CA? We tried to get live bait last Saturday (August 8, 2026) and they had no live bait. Wondering if they have restocked?

It was a beautiful day to launch. I launched from cabrillo launch a little before 9am and arrived to the fishing grounds around 10am and tried to drop some in. Then the sickness rushed in, causing me to go back in the harbor. Im so sad I can't handle this shit.