flyngby
04-02-2008, 08:22 PM
I had the pleasure on Monday to take a new member Eddie from the HESBROS on my ride in the harbor.
Since hooking up with him on New Years Day on the HESBROS out of Dana and several successful combo Hooping and Fish trips in the La/Long Beach area I was able to get him to go on my smaller ride for his expressed desire to catch a Spottie!!!
Arrived at his door at 0500 with boat in tow and launched around 0630 at the Dunes. Tried several of the usual spots on the way out for nothing but some short bites on the plastics. Stopped at a few of the public docks to make the normally easy live bait for nothing. We went to take a look at the outside to maybe get out of the harbor all in frustration on my part.
The water quality and tides were not in our favor all morning.
I was on a mission to accomplish the goal to get Eddie his first Spottie so keep working it hard and moving around. It was about 1200 or so that I managed to entice a just legal Spottie and an hour or so later get another on a soaking ghost shrimp as we moved along.
As the tide turned inward we went to the upper turning basin and set on a drift due to Eddie believing the area looked good for a Butt. He was right and I got my first butt on plastics.
Still determined to get the primary mission accomplished I moved to an area we had success a couple of weeks ago and was able to get a quick spottie.
As I moved to take care of something on the rear of the boat Eddie jumped into the Bow and began to throw while being distracted by how to work the trolling motor and alow me a little relax time to stretch out myself.
That is when the magic happened and bendo for his first and very beautiful Spottie.
We continued to work the area to pick up on 1 more each.
It was a slow day but as Eddie always says and I agree that is not always about the catching but spending time together.
Congrats Eddie on checking another species off you list and not your last SPOTTIE!!!
All were CPR'D
Some Pics and Eddie has some on his camera I assume he will post also.
Since hooking up with him on New Years Day on the HESBROS out of Dana and several successful combo Hooping and Fish trips in the La/Long Beach area I was able to get him to go on my smaller ride for his expressed desire to catch a Spottie!!!
Arrived at his door at 0500 with boat in tow and launched around 0630 at the Dunes. Tried several of the usual spots on the way out for nothing but some short bites on the plastics. Stopped at a few of the public docks to make the normally easy live bait for nothing. We went to take a look at the outside to maybe get out of the harbor all in frustration on my part.
The water quality and tides were not in our favor all morning.
I was on a mission to accomplish the goal to get Eddie his first Spottie so keep working it hard and moving around. It was about 1200 or so that I managed to entice a just legal Spottie and an hour or so later get another on a soaking ghost shrimp as we moved along.
As the tide turned inward we went to the upper turning basin and set on a drift due to Eddie believing the area looked good for a Butt. He was right and I got my first butt on plastics.
Still determined to get the primary mission accomplished I moved to an area we had success a couple of weeks ago and was able to get a quick spottie.
As I moved to take care of something on the rear of the boat Eddie jumped into the Bow and began to throw while being distracted by how to work the trolling motor and alow me a little relax time to stretch out myself.
That is when the magic happened and bendo for his first and very beautiful Spottie.
We continued to work the area to pick up on 1 more each.
It was a slow day but as Eddie always says and I agree that is not always about the catching but spending time together.
Congrats Eddie on checking another species off you list and not your last SPOTTIE!!!
All were CPR'D
Some Pics and Eddie has some on his camera I assume he will post also.