I decided to try for an LA bat again this Sunday, Noone else was available, so flew solo.
Had a small run first, maybe 3-4 yds, poof gone before I even got the rod out of the holder. I reeled in to check bait and found a perfect 1/2 circle cut out of Bonito head (neck area). It looked clean cut, I can only assume it was a small grinner that couldnt get the whole bait in its mouth. the 1/2 circle cut was only about 2 1/2 inches wide.
About an hour later, I got a good run on my closest rod. After a decent fight, the 54" Leo hits the beach.
After another hour got another short run on the far rod. This one seemed bat-ish, medium slow run for about 4-5 yds, Just as I get the rod in my hands, I feel the fish drop it. I let it sit for a few minutes, but it never came back. Checked the bait to find the bottom 1/2 of the mac tail crushed flat up to bend of the hook. I figure it was a small bat that didn't get the whole bait in its mouth before swimming off with its dinner.
That was it for the night. Not normally a super productive night, but compared to what we've been seeing up in the LA are this year, I am not really gonna complain.
