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Went Small
« on: March 29, 2015, 01:14:12 PM »
I was pretty beat up this morning and didn't want to deal with the crew races, but I did anyway.  I brought 3 small rods to pick up some corvine, bass and halibut.

I started with the spook and had a few smaller needle fish pop me.  I then get a big hit and it was a pretty big needlefish.



Damn, I'd figure myself cursed for the day and I then get the right blow up!  Classic explosion and fight until I got him close enough before he took a sportsman's release.  Only a 16-17" model, so it wasn't anything special.

As the light started to head up in the sky, I realized that I may be cursed.  There was even drowned rats inhabiting the beach.



It got light and I switched to the swimmy.  I started with a dark green back/orange belly MC I got at the show yesterday and picked up 5 fish from 10" - 14"







I went through a couple of swimmies before switching over to the light blue bay smelt.  I picked up 3 to 16" and called it the day.





Fun few hours of fishing and I ran to Dana to get some reel hardware.  The bay was PACKED!  That was it for me.  I picked up my stuff and headed out east to kick my feet up and take a little siesta!
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Re: Went Small
« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2015, 01:53:02 PM »
Needlefish are pretty sweet, saw a video of a lady getting a tracheotomy by one, pretty gnarly. Nice bass as usual!

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Re: Went Small
« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2015, 02:13:43 PM »
Nice bay sesh 8)

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Re: Went Small
« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2015, 03:13:29 PM »
Killer needlefish.

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Re: Went Small
« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2015, 03:53:34 PM »
Nice mini session...I'm definitely find have to try 1 before work ,1 of these days

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Re: Went Small
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2015, 12:18:57 PM »
Nice Mission mission TOM ... 8) 8)

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Re: Went Small
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2015, 05:27:29 PM »
 Very cool Needlefish on the top water Tom.

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Re: Went Small
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2015, 06:11:58 PM »
Needle fish in the dark must have been fun, can believe he didn't get all lassoed. Pretty decent bassin boss B) Glad to see u takin it easy ;)

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Re: Went Small
« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2015, 09:20:15 PM »
I need to float  the Ass Rack soon, glad you got some fish that were easy on the back 8)

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Re: Went Small
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2015, 09:50:10 AM »
Thats one toothy criter

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Re: Went Small
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2015, 10:28:26 AM »
Never seen a needlefish 8)
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