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About Josh Dunlap

Areas of Expertise:

  • Calico Bass
  • Tuna
  • Yellowtail
  • White Seabass
  • Sand Bass
  • Striped Bass (freshwater)
  • Largemouth Bass

BIO:

Started fishing: I have pictures of my brother and I catching Steelhead Smolt in Oregon at age 3

How often do you fish: Around 100 days per year.

Favorite place to fish: Ensenada, BC

If you could only fish one set-up with one lure, what would it be and how would you fish it: Revo Toro Winch with 80lb. braid to 40lb. fluorocarbon mounted to a 9’ meat stick winging a sledgehammer into bad neighborhoods

Biggest Calico Bass: 9.3lbs

Biggest Sandbass: Plenty of monsters that never got weighed

Biggest Spotted Bay Bass: Around 3lbs

If you have a fishing “goal”, what would it be: To be able to fish effectively as long and enjoy it as much as Jack Sowell

Boat / Motor: 18ft. Century / 115 Yamaha

Sponsors: Pink Fishing, Berkley, Abu Garcia, Fenwick, Spiderwire, Big Hammer, Booya, Avet, Unigoop

Accomplishments:

  • 1st Place – 2011 SWBA San Diego Charge Tournament – San Diego, CA
  • 1st Place – 2011 16th Annual San Diego Anglers Open Bay Bass Tournament – San Diego, CA
  • 1st Place – 2010 SWBA Calico Coastal – Dana Point, CA
  • 2nd place – 2010 SWBA California Offshore Challenge – Catalina Island, CA
  • 1st Place – 2009 Balboa Angling Club Newport Bay Bass Open Tournament – Newport, CA
  • 1st Place – SWBA Shelf Bass Special
  • 1st Place – 2005 WON Catalina Croaker Championship
  • 1st Place – 2004 WON Tournament Series

Personal Bests:

  • Rainbow Trout – 6.3 lbs. – Diamond Valley Lake, California
  • Largemouth Bass – 17 lbs. – Castaic Lake, California
  • Calico Bass – 9.5 lbs. – Palos Verdes, California
  • Striped Bass – 34 lbs. – Castaic Lake, California
  • Albacore – 55 lbs. – Morro Bay, California
  • Yellowfin Tuna – 90 lbs.
  • Big Eye Tuna – 85 lbs.
  • Pacific Sailfish – 180 lbs.
  • Striped Marlin – 155 lbs.

Articles & Publications: Tuna Fishing Basics for the Private Boater

About Karl Erbacher

Areas of Expertise:

  • Calico & Sand Bass
  • Spotted Bay Bass
  • White Seabass
  • Largemouth Bass
  • Trout
  • Striped Bass

Bio:

Started fishing: 3 years old, I still remember my first largemouth Bass….Thanks Dad!

How often do you fish: 65 days per year

Favorite place to fish: Catalina Island

If you could only fish one set-up with one lure, what would it be and how would you fish it: Revo Toro 50HS with 80lb. braid to 40lb. fluorocarbon mounted to a 8’ Heavy Action rod throwing a sledge Hammer or a Strike Pro (PATRON)

Biggest Calico Bass: 8.97lbs

Biggest Sandbass: 6.4lbs

Biggest Spotted Bay Bass: 3lbs

If you have a fishing “goal”, what would it be: Pass the love of fishing on to my kids

Boat / Motor: 15ft. Boston Whaler / 50hp. Honda

Sponsors: Berkley, Abu Garcia, Fenwick, Spiderwire, Big Hammer, Booya, Avet, Unigoop, Pink Fishing

Accomplishments:

  • Big Fish – 8.97 lb. Calico Bass – 2012 SWBA California Offshore Challenge – Catalina Island, CA
  • 1st Place – 2011 SWBA San Diego Charge Tournament – San Diego, CA
  • 1st Place – 2011 16th Annual San Diego Anglers Open Bay Bass Tournament – San Diego, CA
  • 1st Place – 2010 SWBA Calico Coastal – Dana Point, CA
  • 2nd place – 2010 SWBA California Offshore Challenge – Catalina Island, CA
  • 1st Place – 2009 Balboa Angling Club Newport Bay Bass Open Tournament – Newport, CA
  • 1st Place – SWBA Shelf Bass Special
  • 1st Place – 2005 WON Catalina Croaker Championship
  • 1st Place – 2004 WON Tournament Series

Personal Bests:

  • Calico Bass – 8.97 lbs. – Catalina Island, California
  • Largemouth Bass – 12.3 lbs. – Diamond Valley Lake, California
  • Striped Bass – 36+ lbs. – Pyramid Lake, California
  • Albacore – 50 lbs. – Ensenada, Mexico
  • Big Hammer Color: #125 – Hot Karl

Team Salty Statement

What being a member of the Pink Fishing Team means to me.

First off it is a huge honor for me to be part of such a dynamic team of caring individuals. I have seen the selfless effort brought forth time and time again by so many involved with Pink Fishing that it makes me smile each time I think of the difference it makes. I never truly understood the pain and suffering cancer brings to each and every person affected until I received a call late one night in November of 1996 from my sister telling me to go see my mom in the hospital. The next morning I was at the hospital and got the news it was cancer that had progressed rapidly, and was now untreatable. Within four short months all my sisters and I were at my mom bedside when she passed. I never got a chance to fight this horrible disease with my mom, to help her beat the disease. The cancer just took her from us, this was very tough to handle. I went on with my life, but have always felt like I never did enough to stop this horrible disease. This is what Pink Fishing has given me a new chance to fight. I want people to ask me what Pink Fishing is when they see me wearing a hat or shirt. I want to share with them what Pink Fishing does, and how many lives are touched in such a positive way. I want to show people that cancer can be beat, and it only takes people who care.

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