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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Legal Ghosty

« on: March 15, 2017, 01:30:33 AM »

Sup shark guys. Usually wouldn't post this here but this was a BIG catch to me.

Well guys i have been MIA from the board. but plenty of lurking and  by me. Appeciate all the reports, keep it up everyone! First off i wanna sorry for not posting as much. I've been working a lot and  every chance i get. which is a session or two a week.  I have had some awesome outings since my last report. one session was all croakers in the 17-19.5" range including a few legal  . and this nice fat calico i scored last november. along with another 20" size.




Anyways fast forward a few months and many great sessions. Late feburary My friend juan and i have found out the ghosts have been frequenting the local hole again.




2/27
We hit the morning high and Juan hooks up at around 9am just before high tide. around a 5ft tide. Nice one 25" ghost on the sand. I had just switched to the DS and flung it out there. second cast this guy slammed it and started running. My sinker was down his gills and it must have swallowed my whole rig! luckily easy removal and quick CPR on a healthy 25". juan hooks up again with another one in the low 20"s. we called it a day a bit after.We hit it the next day i get skunked and juan gets 3 ghosts and a croaker. just couldn't get a bite for the life of me.



Next session 3/9 we get down to the spot at greylight. Conditions were perfect. I had a feeling we would pull something nice soon. Scored two within the first 10 minutes. a 18" and 26". Then a big set comes in and i thought i got snagged as i was walking back to evade the wave. all of a sudden my rod goes full bendo and the fish start bolting up the coast. then up and down the coast several times and kept changing directions all the way up onto the sand.  i knew it was the one and it was incredible fight. i'd say it took 5-7 - 15-30yard  runs and the battle lasted 2:30 - 3 minutes. Felt fine handling the fish using 20lb braid and a 15lb pline leader.  Now i have the confidence to handle a bigger specimen.  I was so stoked screaming to myself on the drive home.
33.5"





I love this shot we saved from Juans video of the release. The fishig hit at 6:45 in the morning, 30 minutes before a 5.7' high tide.



After i caught the legal we casted religiously for the next out. hit 3 more spots real quick and then went back to the honey on the start of the outgoing. 24"  hits the swimbait in the skinny and is on the sand! Wooo double legal day! Ended 2016 with 4 legal  and have got 2 this year this putting my at total 13.

The next morning with hit it again on 3/10 and i scored a healthy 27" ghost at greylight within the first 5 minutes!!!! no bites the rest of the session.

 All of the WSB hook ups were using weedless swimbaits. the day i didn't get a bite was the day i wasn't using weedless. the salad was an issue every session. love the warbaits. Sorry for the long report but this fish has been a goal of mine since i started  with lures. Especially after almost losing my foot to a staph infection.

One last thing guys. careful on the rocks! i saw my friend Juan get slammed on the rocks, lose his, rod, glasses, and one of my booties i let him borrow to cross the rock section.


Keep it fishy everoyone! - Sean

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Number 4.

« on: June 16, 2016, 07:08:14 PM »

Hit the surf sunday night. Big swell but manageable. Decent fight, much less than soupies. Can't wait to Land my Big one! I really hope for consistent calm conditions soon.

Bait: Mac Head
4' incoming tide
3-4 waves


Not too sure on the measurement. probably around 70-75"s. Gotta start measuring these sharks more accurately.


Can't wait to get out again after the swell is done.

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Black Sea Bass!! 6/3

« on: June 04, 2016, 01:39:06 AM »

Went out armed with Macs and squish along with two bones and fresh leaders. Big swell around 4-5' that came rolling in every few minutes Very foggy out with very calm wind. Grass was an Issue and made us burn out bait quickly.  Awesome fight with countless headshakes. I was using Mac/squish and thought i had a shark for sure.  Stoked to have this beauty on the sand momentarily. It was tough for Edgar and I to transport it back to the water because of how heavy it was! Swam off strong.



Sunday - Wednesday look good so far so pull in so sharks fellas! Wonder what the ocean has in store for me next. 

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / First two grinners on the spinner! + 57" bat!

« on: May 29, 2016, 12:13:31 AM »

Went out this evening and landed my first two 7 gill sharks! also got a ray around 48" The shark burn is reel! had a blast tugging on these beast. Grigor got some awesome shots as i was doing the shark dance. Pretty sketchy landing these. What is the safest way to take out the hook?







Number two. Slighty larger model. Id say they were both between 60-70" not exactly sure. Thoughts?


Bat ray joins the fun.



Had a decent session two weeks ago and landed this
52.5"


Miro's 57" monster caught two weeks ago on a 7' terez. Congrats Miro!






Caught this halibut the other day along with some more shorts and small bass.



It was a great feeling to finally get the shark i've been after. Landed two made it even better even though the didn't fight as much as expected. Can't wait  ! A friend also landed a nice leo around 40-45"

Stay sharky everyone!

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Tugging on some Tanks! Sharky time soon? 4/17

« on: April 17, 2016, 09:14:03 PM »

Another two great days batting. Last night Rick an I had a 2.5 hour sunset session and landed a total of 5 between 44-50" I broke in my new Okuma Longitude 12' and Penn Spinfisher 8500 loaded with 65lb braid. I plan to eventually fish with 80lb shock leader and 170lb sevalon coated wire on a 3 way swivel rig. The set up is a bit heavy but its not a problem if you take a sit every now and then. The Longitude is a weighs a bit more than my prevail  but can cast much better than my 12' penn prevail.

Today i went out with Supra97Turbo and his Friend Art for a mid day session and conditions were great. White caps for about 2 hours but it was no issue with the 5 and 6 oz pyramids we were chucking. We were fishing an outgoing/incoming low tide from .5-2'most of the day. With our rod holders further up the beach the grass in the skinny became somewhat of an issue. . Hook ups first cast and a steady bite all day. We landed i believe 10, I had the hot spot and landed 6 with 3 in the mid 40"s, 2 50"s and a 53". Two hooks pulled with one being a nice bat that popped in the skinny, I'm sure it had something to do with all the seaweed on it. One Huge one that took a lot of line started rubbing against some outer reef and i started to get that awful vibrating feeling. Popped 15 seconds later.



50"


Supra landed his PB, 1/4" under 50" Congrats!! His friend Art also landed one around the same size!




As i was battling my 53" my second rod goes off and I told Supra to grab it and fight the fish. Our lines started going in the same direction and we worked it out. I saw the my spool on Supra's fish and fought my fish towards him to investigate. 30 seconds later i get there and we see the metal from the end of the spool. I Cranked down the drag and it kept pulling. We both started thumbing the spool as a few yards were left and it popped. It was another monster! The reel only had about 230 yards of line due to me losing about 40 yds on a reef ripper the other day & Cheap braid( Kast king) Which is much larger diameter than Power Pro. Not sure how i landed the 55.5" a few days ago on that reel.


Here is my 53"


Hope I get into some sharks soon! Gotta start soaking that Mac more. I'd like to pull on some Leo's. soupie or 7 gill would be a major plus! That grinner on the spinner is coming guys!
 :wink:

Thanks for reading everyone

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Making Monsters our PB's. 4/14 Jumbo grade bats.

« on: April 14, 2016, 11:35:47 PM »

Arrived today with windy conditions and a bigger swell then previous days that rapidly increase throughout our session. Opted for the 6oz pyramid sinker with a 50lb dropper loop. 1st cast i broke off before it was even too tight. Tied a rig and within 10 minutes i was on. After a great fight and taking turns fighting the fish i got the bat to the wash. I handed off my fish to my friend Juan and asked if he wanted me to toss out his set up. (since he is a beginner). I did and while we were still battling my fish his rod goes off. Damn we got a double going... we joked about how we would have trouble if we hooked into another. I finally got my fish close enough and handed off my rod to a bystander when lightly pulled the fish in using the leader.
 
 51"


After about 30 minutes he finally got his fish to the wash. It took about 15 more minutes for us to bring it up on the sand. I had to take the rod while instructed him on how to land the fish. He missed a few face grabs and it was pretty comical to watch. A bystander had to help him out and pulled it in. His fish taped out to 52"(waiting on pic). Stoked for him and it was great seeing him pull on his first monster enough though it kicked his ass. Juan was shaking for a good 15 minutes after because of the fight.

Next i had a nice one run my threw the reef. That horrible vibrating feeling using results in a lost fish. tried all angles and it didn't stop, I eventually had to thmb the spool and brake it off. Lost about 40 yds of line thinking i hope i don't need that today. Tied a new leader and casted out. Casted out more times and within 45 minutes i was hooked into an absolutely monster!

It was still taking full speed runs 10 minutes into the battle... My spool started disappearing over the next 5 minutes as i frantically kept tightening up. Then i see it. The metal from the bottom of spool in a few places. Give the drag a good adjustment much than i'm comfortable with.  it keeps taking it. Had to had some thumb pressure and i started to running to the water edge and down the beach to gain line. Luckily it held and i slowly worked the behemoth into the wash. Took about 20 minutes once it was in the wash to get to the sand. I new it was a PB and had Ricks 54" from the night before beat. Truely epic battle on this one almost spooling me.

55.5"



Conditions went took a crap and we stayed another hour or so and called it. Here are a few pictures from the last few sessions which have all been amazing with few small bats and many big ones 44"-54"

Last night Rick scored him PB at 54"



50"



Rick with a 50"


Double 38" and 50"


Still pumped on these rays! Thanks for reading everyone! Going to crave some light rodding action soon after these last few sessions.

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / 2/22 Calitoads,PB Hali, Perch + Febuary Cabrilla Grouper & 2 long rod Exotics

« on: February 24, 2016, 12:48:24 AM »

First Off! on the 20th my friend John had hooked up with a Cabrilla Grouper on an LC off a jetty. He had texted me asking what type of fish it is. I knew it what it was right away. I called him and he told me the story. He saw the take as he was rolling along the rocks and saw the fish come from the rocks and strike his LC! Epic rare species John! Many congrats, what a beauty!!!



Haven't posted a report in what seems like forever. I've been meaning to put up a report for a while but i was having difficult sending pics. February has been an interesting month in my surf fishing shoes. After a bad foot slice i've been still managing to hobble around, animal style.  This report will feature about 5 reports from different days. I did have a 2 skunk days or mac/smelt days. It was a great month for me despite the small windows of opportunity. The bite has shut down in most places with occasional halibut here and there. That resulted in my doing what i do best. Here we go.


Today 2/27
Arrived at spot one with great conditions. Fished hard with some friends and it was dead. We worked a ways for about an hour and a half. Arrived at spot two with a bit more grassy conditions but i knew there was a much better chance at fish here. We all threw swimbaits religiously and rick was the first hook up with a shot about 15". dead for the next 45 minutes. i switch tactics and throw on the floater and first cast i get hammered. great fight and the fish had me pumped. everytime i catch one a surf checker over 18" it gives me the special feeling. The surf has been claiming many of my lures but it has been well worth it. another fat 19" hits the sand. Rick had a video and took a pic of an epic bendo shot as i was about to beach the fish.



Another friend was next to hook up with a decent shorty around 18". I'm going to my floater minnow off walking towards ricks. He says " i think i'm on" i just see his rod slowly load up and he set the hook. He saw the take but wasn't sure about it at first. Fish was on and i was a nice flash 25' out. I knew it was his first legal after the few he had farmed over his fishing days. I knew he was going to land this one. It hit the sand and measure 25" Many congrats on the first legal! Now lets catch more.
His fish took about 4-6 nice runs. this halibut was going crazy. none of the legals fought like his did. he had back off the drag as it got close and work it for a bit more before landing it.



We both work the section for a few short bites. I side cast and i swear i had a nice halibut. It was calico that choked my swimbait and was a suttle pick up. It as bleeding a bit from the gills. Hopefully it made it. It went about 16" 

We hit up AO 3 and first cast a nail a .... Perch! i thought it was a big mac. guess i forgot how they fight...



Rick closed the day out with his 3rd short of the day. Great day you Definitely deserved that legal and glad you CPR'ed it!



Feb 3rd: Tough fishing but was able to manage a nice 18" calico on the SP minnow and a sandie.



Feb 10th:
Fished for a few hours and didn't get a fish till the second AO two hours in. 2 short halibut a Fat YFC, and a sublegal calio. Rick pulled a nice 17" calico out of the rocks that had frayed up his leader.


Feb 17th: fished for a bit a stuck it out.  Its been tough fishing so with some AO swapping i stuck with my roots. Scored 2 sub legals a 19" calico that hit the SP minnow and a 17"




Feb 21st: i had some things to do and didn't plan on going out this day. Rick went on a lobster dive earlier that morning and said conditions were decent. I originally said no and then he called me an hour later and i gave in. Glad i did I got a crazy story out of it. We arrived about 3pm and planned to long rod at night with the crew again.

Anyways i end up on a boiler way out there. worked the area for a bit then decided to throw a cast over this half car sized boiler sticking 4' out of the water and 6' across that was about 30' in front of me. On the right of that big boiler i was casting over was a smaller rock stick about 2' out of the water. I was swinging my swimbait over the boiler as i ended my retrieve. What was i thinking.... Anyways i hook up 10' in from of the big boiler. Right when i did i thought i hooked a seal because one surface right by my line. It swam off. I tried to pull my fish over the boiler but my line caught the top of the rock. I immediately free spooled and jumped from rock to rock walking across some structure that extended out and i was straight on the side of the rock where my line was snagged. I gave it a few high arched swings and it was free. Fish still on. I pulled right in between a 1' gap between the big boiler and small boiler. reel the fish up 30' to me and it was landed. One of my most epic calico catches just because of the situation. measured 16"



20 mins later i get slammed close up in brown water. Taking good drag. landed another Hog. my 7th biggest calico and it made me super stoked! just over 20". It hit a weedless hammer. Rick pulled out 4 rat calicos on a funky looking purple/chart tail swimbait lol.




 
Long rodding was sc Also managed an Octopus and Rick scored his PB hornshark! Congrats Rick. This thing was a tank! measured 35" and probably preggo. Top section bigger than a 2 liter bottle. i'd say around 12-15lbs.




Also had a few long rodding sessions with the crew. Over all it was slow but I pulled out another surf sculpin! I don't care what no one says, i'm stoked off this little guy from the sand!!



Thanks for reading guys. I hope you all enjoy!
 
 

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Absolute TOAD PB Calico! + Exotic surf species, and a Bat Ray!!! 1/18

« on: January 20, 2016, 11:21:18 AM »

A friend had hit me up and was feeling the urge to fish. I  We were fishing by 10:30 pm. I had changed my mind twice because of conditions! Waves were pounding although the first cast yielded a bat around 36-40". I Forgot how good they fight.






The tide was dropping quick and it began to sprinkle lightly. I had another take... Put the reel in gear and reeled up on the circle hoo. I had the drag hammered down. more than i wanted to. Felt like a small yellow tail. I had called it being a huge calico as i was bring it up. This was redemption for the other tank i lost a few weeks ago.








25-26"


Also got this exotic surf rattlesnake the previous session about 2 weeks ago. Stoked on this little surf sculpin aswell.



Now time to get one on a light light this big. Thanks for reading everyone and best of luck out there. Lets put in work this year and catch a lot of fish

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / EPIC 20 minute tussle results in Dropshot PB. 11/8

« on: November 10, 2015, 01:11:03 PM »

I'll have to start with day 1, 11/7. I got a late start but conditions were good besides it being a bit windy and really clear water. It Was a long day I worked 2 AO's for 3 hours for a legal calico. Decided to keep at it and hit a 3rd because i saw that the wind had died down.

I arrive and see some surface activity and wade out. Smelts galore then i get a different fight and it knew i had a croaker. 15" hits the sand and this continues for a while. I was using the dropshot and had 8 crows around 15" and a kicker over 17"


Glad i stay and stuck it out.


Day 2: i was hoping to get on the same mid day action at the same lowtide. i had plans so i started early. Hit the sand at 5:30 for the usual suspects. I had 3 legal calicos over the next 4 hours. Also got my first on the Diawa Sinking minnow. I've got them on the floating before but not this one. I'll have to use it more :wink:


I had caught two on a swimbait then i start jigging the shutter which i don't usually do and i get slammed!
19" calico hits the sand after a ever so fun battle.


I had left some familar faces around 11 am and by this time hangover was setting in and my minimal sleep of 2 hours. I had really wanted to go try and stick a big hali or atleast try to get into the same croaker action i did before. Ate a quick meal and drank a red bull. Walk out first cast i get a bone. Looks like they joined the Same plentiful surface action going on. Croakers are hitting off again. This time i had 10 along with some smelts and bones. All 3 species jumping out of water and even the dolphins further offshore. Mission complete... But then it goes down at the very end of my session.

I get slammed and see my line zip across to the south. Then it starts going straight out and starts spooling me. I'm thinking what the heck is it?!?! Though of WSB but its not swimming fast enough, same with a bat ray. Hhmm. BSB? shark?  It pulled drag for atleast the first 5 minutes. I knew i had to play him light or my 1/0 mosquito hook would bend out or my 15lb would brake. I stayed patient and slowly started tightening my drag as my spool got down to around 20% left. I started gaining line as the fish had start moving toward the north. 5 mins later its in the skinny and i see a Big tail! First i though WSB but knew it wasn't right... Then i realize its a HUGE leo!!!!!

It takes off again for another 10 mins or so before i get it back in the skinny again. I see its foul hooked with my line wrapped around the bottom and my fluke pinned on his upper back in front of his dorsal fin. Sketchy!!!!! Remained calm and i back off the drag a little. Phone and camera died. I yelled down to a resident to come help me land the fish and take pictures. It had got even more sketchy when the fish kept getting pulled back in the trench and churned in the waves over and over again. I had off the rod and went for the tail grab. The fish was completely exhausted and this would be my most epic surf catch. I was using 15lb P line CXX and i'm glad it held up same with my mosquito hook.

56" Leo!!!








Woooo!!!!! This is whats its all about. Put in the time and you shall be rewarded. So glad my first big leo was on Light gear instead of the long rod. Thanks for reading guys! Till next tide everyone, have a great week.

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Bu' Yields quality and quantity. 8/1-8/2

« on: August 02, 2015, 01:45:11 PM »

8/1: great conditions. despite salad. hit the AM extreme low tide. ended up bouncing around and got 14 fish. 5 calico,4 hali, perch, cuda, smelt and a few macs. nothing of quality. all fish were caught on a LC giving to me by Arthur! This is the only pic i have to show for it.



8/2: the water was very very clear! saw corbs dancing around all morning along with a some shovel nice, and a leo. saw a small hali jump 3 feet in the air!!! conditions were great again despite salad. hit the AM negative around 6 am.

Started the morning off right with a chunk YFC


Moved AO and walked out. First cast bam!! This thing was FAT!!!


Belly was FULL!


Walked down the beach a ways and scored some small hali's




Chris and I moved to our last AO. picked salad off the LC almost every other casts. lost hope... then.


Got a smelt right when we were about to leave. kept us fishing. Then on the last cast. Scored a strong YFC.


It was a great to days. Chris had caught his first fish off the lures. 8/1 he had 8 fish, 4 hali's 2 calico a mac and a 1' wsb. He was beyond stoked. He kept at it today and ended the day with 1 pancake. Great two days!!

Thanks for reading - Sean

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Samo/Bu 2 PB's!! Breaking in the new rod. 7/21/14

« on: July 22, 2015, 01:15:56 AM »

Set out to Bu with Rick with a 3 hour sesh at our first AO. from 9 - 12 walked there and it was salad every cast. walked 1/4 mile to our next spot. Horrible salad. every cast. idk how rick casted on top of a small hali. That made him stay want for 1 hour. He wouldn't budge and there was seaweed everywhere around us. stuck it out till he finally gave in. light wind and small waves. with an over cast sky all day. 30 mins after ...

Rick hooks up on a 18.5" juvi


30 mins later and no more hits. we agreed to leave in 5 mins. 30 seconds later. dah dah dah dah! 17" wsb on my New Browning Steelhead rod. (Thanks bones and Edgar!)


Fish for 30 more mins and called it a day. I had the day off. Rick went to work. I took a nap and Chris wanted to hit it. an old friend who has been fishing with us more and more. Hes got a ways to go but he will be slaying with us shortly! Chris and I arrived around 6:30 PM.

within 5 mins. got a short bite on a swimbait. few casts later. get a wind knot.. not to bad. figure one more cast. Wave comes in and i step back on some rocks. as i'm hopping back with the rod over my should i get hit! fish on! decent one. came off after 5 seconds. Re tyed. feeling the LC. palomared on. 2nd cast.

ZzzzzZzZZZZzzzzzzzz... Fish ON!!!!! After a min or so i saw it flash about 30' out! Nice Hali! 30 seconds later its like 20' out it jumps straight up to the sky 2' out of the water!!!!! A local saw it and was freaking out. same with Chris. I was screaming!!!! Very sketchy bringing it around the rocks. Finally got it near my feet. Chris Volunteered himself and grab my fluro leader out of no where while i was trying to land the fish. Yelled at him lol! Tailed it and used my second hand to support it's bottom side. Epic catch for me!

My PB Hali! 24" on a brand new LC that i opened after i got home from my morning sesh. Bent hooks after the battle.





We fished for another 45 at that spot. then 30 at another. Time for some Long rodding. 30 mins in Chris gets the first bite Breaks in his 12' Okuma Longitude which is badass! As his first is landed I get a hook up.
Double shovel! Chris was 44" mine was 42"


Wiggled themselves into this position.


Opted for double dropper loop and smaller hooks today with S.strips.
Look who came to play.


A little while later i score Another Tractor! This was my 2nd PB at 45"
Dipped out 45 mins later when we ran out of squishy.


What a day! Thanks for reading as always.






  

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / surf checks ands ghosts! 7/16

« on: July 16, 2015, 11:59:59 PM »

what a day! Rick has been getting owned by legal wsb recently. they are out there!   The grunion run is happening and there are birds working the area! I Saw something BIG make a big splash 75 yds out. WSB i'm thinking...

We get to the area around 10am. Rick was lagging and had to fix some line so I scrambled down. The el nino is coming and its going to be insane this year! i can't wait for it to unfold.

-Me 8 calico, 2 wsb
-Rick 3 calico, 1 mack, 1 queenfish

1st lil beaut of the day.


Got another small one then scored a nice surf bass! Thats 3 before Rick had even made it to the zone! :lol:


Rick arrived and the action continued. He reeled up a queenfish and a mac. Then i got another small one and this decent one.


I scored another nice bass!


Rick takes Hog of the day and scored a chunky 17"!!

Then i got into some Juvi's


Second one. Look at that gorgeous shimmer!


Snapped a second pic of this one.

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Swimbait Sargo, Pancakes, and a Toad Calico. Bu' 6/17

« on: June 19, 2015, 12:17:27 PM »

Conditions have been pretty nice recently. Been busy but had a nice day on the 17th!

Started off with a Sargo! First one in Bu'!


Then a little calico


Switch Locations to a new section at an old AO. Love catching nice ones at a new spot. What a fighter!


This one was a sand dweller for sure.


Switched AO again to an old spot and scored two small halibuts in my first 3 casts. then missed a bite about 30 mins later.





We went back that night and i got hooked up with a nice 46" Ray.

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Magical White Sea Bassin in Bu' 6/14

« on: June 14, 2015, 04:57:30 PM »

Wow!!! Super flat today, Conditions were in our favor except the salad which cleared out.

Time: fished outgoing 11:30am 2pm
Tide: Low tide - 2pm @ 2ft.
Sky: Overcast with small patches sun peak through
Waves: 1ft
Salad: moderate
Wind: 2-4mph
Water:  Very Clear

The day started out exciting. i get to the spot and Rick tried about a ways down the beach. At the end of one of my first few casts i see my Kroc in the water and give it a nice jerk to observe the action. and slowed my reelin. half a second after i jerk my kroc a HUGE calico Blows up on it 20 ft out. i was standing above and saw him with my polarized glass. NUTS! signal Rick over.

We throw Krocs for 20 mins. I switch to the Diawa SP minnow 6'. Hanging salad every cast. switch to hammer after 10 mins. Second cast i'm on! Rick switches and get hit first cast!


Then we Score a double!


Then this happens!


Rick goes on fire and gets 2 back to back WSB and a short halibut.
Followed by a short calico by me.


We get Another double hook up with both fishing hitting the sand at the same time. biggest calico of the day went 15.5


Switch to Rasta hammer because the Pacific anchovy hammer only produced 1 calico when rick pulled in a few more WSB.


I lost a sublegal halibut right at my feet in the reef. i'm srumbling back towards shore and it popped off. Bummer. Then dumped a small wsb at my feet again while i got turned over in the wave. Bad knee scrap. Felt a little better when Rick lost a decent WSB that bent the hook. (Turners lead head sucks). still bummed for him. We both missed a few bits as well today.

I kpet composure and got hammered with the best WSB of the day!


15 more mins and only this little Calico came out. on the Trap Rig hammer on a BT Sponge swimbait hammerhead.


Tide dropped out and the sun came out. the bite died. Today was insane. We had some spot stalkers as well. kept working their way towards us. luckily they dipped out before the action started hitting up. Not many pics of Ricks fish besides the doubles. Heres the Tally:

ME:
4 wsb, biggest at 20.5"
3 calico biggest at 15.5"
2 Lost at my feet( 1 hali,1wsb)
few missed connections.


Rick:
6 wsb!, biggest at 18-19"
3 calico biggest at 13.5"
1 small halibut
1 Lost wsb at his feet.
few missed connections

What a Blessed day. Truely magical. I needed this As Verne said. Thanks for reading guys.

Till next type, - Sean

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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Dos Preggers! After hours in Samo 6/11-6/12

« on: June 12, 2015, 04:39:06 AM »

The swell has finally died down! Rick and I went out with a pack a squid and some grunion. We arrived around  9pm and fished till 1:30.

Conditions:
Tide: dropping, High -8pm @ 6ft.  Low - 2am @1ft
Wind: 1-5mph
Waves: 1-2ft
Salad: Minimal

I just wanted a fish so i start out with squid. Rick scored the first one around 28" a bat ray. I got a Nice 42" Shovel nose, My PB.

We kept getting bait stealers. lots of small bites on the squid. I got a slight bite, Set the hook, It ran for 5 seconds and went ping! Drag too tight, Guess i had to learn sometime on the long rod and 50lb, lesson learned.

Anywho the tide was dropping fast but we kept with it. I Reel up and feel weight but no shakes just dead weight. In the skinny Dah DAH. comes off. knew it was a lobster. A HUGE one! More small bites. We would reel up and feel weight and it would release. Or a single turn of the handle, it goes DAH DAH DAH. then releases. Each scenario happened to me a few times atleast.

Finally landed the first culprit. a HUGE QUEEN! Enjoyed taking some pics of these.






few more releases as i reel up. Get another one to stick. they were getting tangled in my dropper loop or hooked in the leg. this one was small.



Another one is one! this one flip its tail about 20 times as i brought it up! Another BIG queen! really twisted up my line too.not as big as the first but still giant. All released. interesting night.






Thanks for reading, till next type. - Sean