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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Re: Hit the sand without dad
« on: July 19, 2021, 04:53:22 AM »
WSB from shore is awesome. You haven't lost you touch!
-Keith
-Keith
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Fishing Talk / San Onofre Fishing Tips?
« on: May 29, 2021, 06:21:00 PM »
At San Onofre at the campgrounds. Going to soak some bait tonight. Anyone have any tips? I have macs and squid. I'm planning to do one pole each to start.
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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Re: on the board with finetooths
« on: March 30, 2021, 07:20:10 PM »
Absolutely insane! I could only dream of catching that many in a lifetime. Glad to see someone's catching. 
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Fishing Talk / Re: Saturday Night Bat Fight-XIV
« on: March 20, 2021, 08:21:39 AM »
Any idea on a date yet? I want to make sure my callender's open.
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Fishing Talk / Re: Lower 48 Exotics
« on: March 19, 2021, 05:08:36 PM »Quote
He is a wild man. Really is on another level.2X
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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Re: Bats out during the day, again!
« on: March 02, 2021, 04:56:52 AM »
I used strictly macs on a double dropper loop.
The macs were fresh frozen but my wife wouldn't let me keep them in the freezer in the trailer, so by the time I used them they were pretty ripe.
The one was caught during the middle of the day but I got bites every time when I went out at night.
The macs were fresh frozen but my wife wouldn't let me keep them in the freezer in the trailer, so by the time I used them they were pretty ripe.
The one was caught during the middle of the day but I got bites every time when I went out at night.
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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Re: Bats out during the day, again!
« on: February 28, 2021, 06:27:48 PM »
I was at Cachuma on August 10th and caught a nice catfish.
-Keith
-Keith
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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Re: Bats out during the day, again!
« on: February 28, 2021, 02:38:42 PM »
Funny you should mention catfish bait. I'm heading to Lake Cachuma next weekend and I was getting the macs in preparation for some catfish.
-Keith
-Keith
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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Re: Bats out during the day, again!
« on: February 28, 2021, 09:43:24 AM »
Went out for another try for batrays Friday sunset. Waves were mostly 1-2, manageable salad, and incoming tide. This time it was very quiet. Not even bait thieves. Last cast after it got dark I thought I saw a bounce on one rod. Ran and picked it up and pulled in a little slack and nothing. Left it set for another 15 and decided to pull it in and found two empty hooks. At least there was something out there.
Went out for mackerel at Newport jetty on Saturday sunset. It was a h as of hour after low tide and the water was coming back into the channel. There was bait hitting the surface everywhere. Threw out the sabiki and got light taps as soon as it hit the water. Waited for a mackerel size hit but was only getting small taps. I reeled it in to find two 6" mackerel and my sabiki tied in knots. Put a new one on and for the next hour and a half pulled in more small macs and a few big ones.
About a half hour into it the dolphins came in for their fair share. At one point they were circling what was probably a bait ball and diving into the center of it. It was quite exciting to watch as they jumped out of the water and drove into the center. Funny part was they were right in front of me but I kept catching fish.
I managed to get thirty, which only equated to about a half a gallon freezer bag of small ones and half for the few bigger ones.
Question... would you guys use the small ones hole or is it better to cut them in half so the juices come out?
-Keith
Went out for mackerel at Newport jetty on Saturday sunset. It was a h as of hour after low tide and the water was coming back into the channel. There was bait hitting the surface everywhere. Threw out the sabiki and got light taps as soon as it hit the water. Waited for a mackerel size hit but was only getting small taps. I reeled it in to find two 6" mackerel and my sabiki tied in knots. Put a new one on and for the next hour and a half pulled in more small macs and a few big ones.
About a half hour into it the dolphins came in for their fair share. At one point they were circling what was probably a bait ball and diving into the center of it. It was quite exciting to watch as they jumped out of the water and drove into the center. Funny part was they were right in front of me but I kept catching fish.
I managed to get thirty, which only equated to about a half a gallon freezer bag of small ones and half for the few bigger ones.
Question... would you guys use the small ones hole or is it better to cut them in half so the juices come out?
-Keith
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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Bats still out during the day!
« on: February 23, 2021, 05:24:02 AM »
Went out Sunday afternoon for a short session. I managed to find a spot without too many people. It was tee shirt weather. Waves were maybe 1-2 with some bigger sets. A little salad but manageable.
Since I knew the batrays were there I hooked on some big prime pieces of mackerel and waited. After about a half hour, I saw some tension on one pole so I picked it up to see if some seaweed had caught up on my line. The line slowly started going slack. There was a little wind so I thought it was just the bow from the wind at first. Finally got some tension, on my line and it just felt like the Sputnik doing its job... until it figured out it was hooked and headed out. Definitely felt like a bigger model batray.
I managed to at least turn it parallel to the beach and started to chase it down. 50 yards later I get it close to shore and it made several runs out and moving even further down the beach. This time I didn't follow it. I decided I wanted to turn it so I could get back where my spot was. It finally turned after running down another 25 yards and started heading out deep again.
All this time I'm noticing my drag wasn't running smoothly as it should. I hadn't done my usual maintenance on it since I hadn't used it for a while, so it was doing the bouncy pull.
I finally get it back in front of my spot and it seemed to be loosing steam. I got it into the wash but the waves were breaking on the shore and the shore was pretty steep. I made several attempts without being able to get it even partially out of the water. By now I had been fighting it for 10 minutes or more. It was tired. I was tired. I waited for the next big set and gave it one last try by holding the line slightly to get the last little bit of tension needed to get it landed.... as you have probably guessed by now the line snapped. It's been a long time since I snapped my line from a fish. I thought I had 40 lb monofilament topper but I later found that I had switched to 30 lb for better casting.
All I can say is it was a fun fight and I'm glad it happened with a batray and not a good size shark. Now I have my tackle proofed out and I'm ready for the toothy kind.
-Keith
Since I knew the batrays were there I hooked on some big prime pieces of mackerel and waited. After about a half hour, I saw some tension on one pole so I picked it up to see if some seaweed had caught up on my line. The line slowly started going slack. There was a little wind so I thought it was just the bow from the wind at first. Finally got some tension, on my line and it just felt like the Sputnik doing its job... until it figured out it was hooked and headed out. Definitely felt like a bigger model batray.
I managed to at least turn it parallel to the beach and started to chase it down. 50 yards later I get it close to shore and it made several runs out and moving even further down the beach. This time I didn't follow it. I decided I wanted to turn it so I could get back where my spot was. It finally turned after running down another 25 yards and started heading out deep again.
All this time I'm noticing my drag wasn't running smoothly as it should. I hadn't done my usual maintenance on it since I hadn't used it for a while, so it was doing the bouncy pull.
I finally get it back in front of my spot and it seemed to be loosing steam. I got it into the wash but the waves were breaking on the shore and the shore was pretty steep. I made several attempts without being able to get it even partially out of the water. By now I had been fighting it for 10 minutes or more. It was tired. I was tired. I waited for the next big set and gave it one last try by holding the line slightly to get the last little bit of tension needed to get it landed.... as you have probably guessed by now the line snapped. It's been a long time since I snapped my line from a fish. I thought I had 40 lb monofilament topper but I later found that I had switched to 30 lb for better casting.
All I can say is it was a fun fight and I'm glad it happened with a batray and not a good size shark. Now I have my tackle proofed out and I'm ready for the toothy kind.
-Keith
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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Re: Bats out during the day?
« on: February 16, 2021, 05:20:25 PM »
My wife had reservations at a Carlsbad beach campground for my Birthday the end of December but it got closed by Covid. I was hoping for my first toothy shark then.
I'm still trying to beat my daughter's 56" leopard shark.
I need to make a trip out to the soup kitchen soon.
-Keith
I'm still trying to beat my daughter's 56" leopard shark.
I need to make a trip out to the soup kitchen soon.
-Keith
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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Bats out during the day, again!
« on: February 16, 2021, 05:22:07 AM »
My wife took me to the beach for Valentine's day. We got there about 7:30 with our pop up trailer. It was cold and windy. By the time I made breakfast and we ventured out again the wind had stopped and it was starting to warm up.
I set up our chairs and umbrella, and then got to fishing. I used mackerel and squid to see what worked. Tide was coming in until 10:45 or so. Got one slack line bite which returned a smashed piece of mackerel. Between 9:30 and 10:30 was when the fish seemed to become active. First up was a clicker screaming bite. Started hauling it in and seemed like a small batray. Once I got it towards the beach it made several more drag screaming runs up the beach. About 100 feet down the beach later, I got good size batray to shore.
That one was followed by another bite in which the line went completely slack. I ran over and started cracking in the slack only to crank 5 or 6 times before I felt anything. It finally loaded up with a smaller model batray. Funny thing was when I threw it back into the wash it kept swimming back up and beaching itself. Must have been confused from the start when it headed for the beach when it got hooked.
Later in the day managed a nice perch on a piece of mackerel.
At the end of the day while my wife and I watched the sunset I thanked my wife for the great Valentine's day present.
-Keith
I set up our chairs and umbrella, and then got to fishing. I used mackerel and squid to see what worked. Tide was coming in until 10:45 or so. Got one slack line bite which returned a smashed piece of mackerel. Between 9:30 and 10:30 was when the fish seemed to become active. First up was a clicker screaming bite. Started hauling it in and seemed like a small batray. Once I got it towards the beach it made several more drag screaming runs up the beach. About 100 feet down the beach later, I got good size batray to shore.
That one was followed by another bite in which the line went completely slack. I ran over and started cracking in the slack only to crank 5 or 6 times before I felt anything. It finally loaded up with a smaller model batray. Funny thing was when I threw it back into the wash it kept swimming back up and beaching itself. Must have been confused from the start when it headed for the beach when it got hooked.
Later in the day managed a nice perch on a piece of mackerel.
At the end of the day while my wife and I watched the sunset I thanked my wife for the great Valentine's day present.
-Keith
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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Re: 2 Nights No Bites
« on: January 01, 2021, 12:43:58 PM »
You did better than most of us. I've got no nights and zero fish.
Glad to hear someone is getting out.
Happy New Year!
Glad to hear someone is getting out.
Happy New Year!
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Saltwater Boat Fishing Reports / Re: Limping In Fog (10/16)
« on: October 18, 2020, 09:10:29 AM »
Well, at least you got out there and got some.
I hear your pain about the motor. I maintain my families cars and even with the computers used they can be hard to diagnose.
But I'm the same as you, very suspicious when it's not running right and they say they can't find anything wrong with it.
-Keith
I hear your pain about the motor. I maintain my families cars and even with the computers used they can be hard to diagnose.
But I'm the same as you, very suspicious when it's not running right and they say they can't find anything wrong with it.
-Keith
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Saltwater Personal Craft Fishing Reports / Re: 9/6 La Jolla AM
« on: September 07, 2020, 08:11:29 AM »
Great reports. Makes me want to make the drive south to give it a try.