I'm a So. Cal native and my dad used to take me deep sea fishing out of Oceanside. Caught some awesome Bonita and Barracuda. Those Bonita could take a circlular run at lightning speed and tangle up a half dozen fishermen around you before you could say fish-on!! It has to be the warm water that has taken all the fight out of these sockeye. The sockeye on the Russian River on the other hand fought like kings.