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Funjunkie74
06-16-2008, 12:14 AM
After a week long debate about what we were gonna do this weekend, Bob and I decided that we'd jump on the Freedom and get some YTs, WSB and anything else bigger than a barracuda. On Friday, find out that Mr. Flea Flicker (aka Walter) was to join us...COOL!
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Short Story: We went to San Clemente Island. The bite never went WFO today. There seemed to be some spurts of action on the calicos, but never consistent...it's still early I guess. Unfortunately the WSB didn't show up, but the YTs showed up in limited quantities and only 3 were landed. Guess who got one???
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9:00pm I get to the landing, call Bob who's on his way...or should I say, just left his house....mind you, the boat leaves at 10:00pm. I meet up with Walter and laugh about Bob and how he just woke up but still took the time to take a shower...interesting priorities....

9:42pm Bob shows up. Me and Walter were already on the boat getting situated and setting up.

10:00pm WE'RE OFF!!

Walter...doesn't like getting his picture taken...thinks it's bad luck. (ymin said the same thing...hasn't stopped Kevin and me who take pictures of ourselves!! LOL!!)
http://tsuribaka.us/photos/2008/20080615/P6140001.jpg

Bob...smelling fresh, like an Irish Spring!!
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We get bait, get the seminar and get to bed!!
5:00am Wake up.
5:05am Grab rod and fish!!

GOOD MORNING!!
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Well from here (as always) I did not keep track of time.
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But how could you, you're either fishing or taking pictures of this beautiful island!! Right Walter??
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Right Bob? Uh, Bob??
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Anything Walter??
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Go ahead...talk amongst yourselves...
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Then Bob "The Miracle" lands a sheephead...man Bob, how do you do that??
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(look carefully inside the mouth of this sheephead. You'll see a yellow jig head that has been in there for a while. We could tell it's old cause it was rusted when we pulled it out!!! Amazing!!)

Then he lands the only barracuda!!
BAM!!
http://tsuribaka.us/photos/2008/20080615/P6150021.jpg

BAM!!
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BAM!!
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(classic kung-fu movie triple take!! LOL!!)

At around 11:30am or so, we hear our favorite words - "YT BOIL!!"
Bob is yelling at me as I was sitting in the galley talking to people (I was a little tired of fishing for calicos...). I get my butt out of the galley and start to fish.

Nanette (aka. Warrior Princess - which by the way, SHE TOTALLY IS!! If you ever meet her on a boat, be respectful and let her tell you stories. Dude...you'd think she was in the UFC cause she is a fighter!!)....anyway....hooks up on to a YT. Unfortunately, this one got away as it wrapped around the anchor. I had been tossing jigs/megabaits up to this point, but once I realized that Nanette was using live bait...I had to give in.

As I come back from the bait tank, guess who's hooked up AGAIN!! Yep, Warrior Princess!!
So as she fights her fish, I slip into where she was standing when she let her bait go.

--- 5 SECONDS!! ---

--- BAM!!! ---

--- Oh s--t!! WOO HOO!!!! ---

--- I hear pull!! WIND!! PULL!!! ---

--- And I hear myself yelling "I only have 20# test mono!!! I'm not gonna pop it off!! ---

--- 100yds of mono fly out of my reel, I'm into my spectra and then I feel it...kelp. Yeah, the YT ran into the woods! I just kept pressure on it but stopped winding and waited to see if it'll work its way out.

--- 15 minutes later ---

Yep, Tsuribaka Joe of the NBU STRIKES AGAIN!!! 18.5# YT!!
http://tsuribaka.us/photos/2008/20080615/P6150018.jpg

My go to setup, Kencor QNZ-IS800HC w/Avet SX (20# mono top/50# Spectra)
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So at the end of the day, Capt. Mike tried relentlessly to put more fish on the boat, but like I mentioned earlier, the bite never went WFO. Just pickin' away at the Calicos. We ended up with 3 YTs, 2 Sheephead, 1 barracuda and a bunch of calicos.
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Credits:
Thank you Freedom, Capt. Mike, Capt. Woody, Deckies and Galley crew!!
Thank you "WP" for luring the YT closer to the boat!!
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Thank you "Big Guy Upstairs" for letting me win JP and break my bad "2nd place" streak!



FJ74

k3vin_kim
06-16-2008, 12:27 PM
THAT'S MY BOY~!!!

NICE JOB out there joseph. Proud of you congrats on ure groundbreaking JP.

Chalk one up for the tsuribakster...

Did you step on his face and sing "we are the champions"?

Bob... well, if you lost JP than it's better that it came from another NBU than an outsider.
We'll get em next time.

Walter... hi.

k3vin_kim
06-16-2008, 12:27 PM
... not too shabby...

christainmetalhead909
06-16-2008, 01:25 PM
very nice yt joe. hope to see you sunday

gallogg
06-16-2008, 01:52 PM
Nice report and yellow, Joe.
At lease someone got a yellow!

Sammy

Funjunkie74
06-16-2008, 02:18 PM
THAT'S MY BOY~!!!
NICE JOB out there joseph. Proud of you congrats on ure groundbreaking JP.
Chalk one up for the tsuribakster...
Did you step on his face and sing "we are the champions"?
Bob... well, if you lost JP than it's better that it came from another NBU than an outsider.
We'll get em next time.
Walter... hi.

Thanks, that means a lot coming from the legend!!
I'll have to add this picture to your shrine along with my bonito pic....


... not too shabby...

You would say that...


very nice yt joe. hope to see you sunday

Sunday? Bradley are you coming with us on the charter??


Nice report and yellow, Joe.
At lease someone got a yellow!

Sammy

Sammy, it's only the beginning. By the end of summer, we'll all have YTs to brag about!!
But for now, I'm gonna dance and sing about it till then!! LOL!!!!



I AM THE CHAMPION MY FRIEND~~~

AND I'LL KEEP ON FISHING~ TILL THE END~~~

I AM THE CHAMPION~~ I AM THE CHAMPION~~

NO TIME FOR LOSERS CAUSE I AM THE CHAMPION~~

OF THE WORLD~~~

one_leg
06-16-2008, 02:19 PM
joe, I wish I could have been there!
maybe next time. Dang, I missed seeing walter& bob too.

christainmetalhead909
06-16-2008, 02:28 PM
maybe idk steve invited me on the 3/4 day out of long beach he said allt he guys were going so thought you would be going.

LA Smoker
06-16-2008, 03:18 PM
^ Oooohh... Bum bum BUM!!!

For dinner last night I had YT, I ate 1/2 the belly last night and it was REALLY good! Tonight's menu is steamed Sheephead and Sheephead Sashimi... I'm salivating already.

Ambassadorhawg
06-16-2008, 03:28 PM
Golly-gee, Joe!

Is that just a little chip on your shoulder or is it the whole wide world!?

Funjunkie74
06-16-2008, 04:34 PM
joe, I wish I could have been there!
maybe next time. Dang, I missed seeing walter& bob too.

Alan, by the time we were leaving, you were probably completely passed out from your adventure on the Orion!! Which BTW, was a great report!!


^ Oooohh... Bum bum BUM!!!

For dinner last night I had YT, I ate 1/2 the belly last night and it was REALLY good! Tonight's menu is steamed Sheephead and Sheephead Sashimi... I'm salivating already.

Pictures??


Golly-gee, Joe!
Is that just a little chip on your shoulder or is it the whole wide world!?

That's not a chip on my shoulder, that just a huge sigh of relief!!! 6 straight 2nd places...it starts to wear on ya! Maybe the singing was a little loud?? LOL!!



FJ74

4g63power
06-16-2008, 04:56 PM
nice tail jose! let's get em this weekend!

JapanRon
06-16-2008, 06:52 PM
Hi Funjunkie74,

Most excellent post and pics. Looks like a good variety of fishys. Congrats on JP !

Thanks,

JapanRon

Marley
06-16-2008, 07:07 PM
I love 'Clemente! Just something magical about the place. Caught my first yellow out there.
And Nanette is an awesome fisher-person! Shared the rail on a 10-day with her. Has a picture of me bent on my first cow yellowfin, sure would like to have a copy...

k3vin_kim
06-16-2008, 08:13 PM
Thanks, that means a lot coming from the legend!!
I'll have to add this picture to your shrine along with my bonito pic....





Joe, that bonito picture went down the same day it was put up on the shrine...

chris
06-16-2008, 08:52 PM
what a great read thanks for the report and pictures and congrats on the j/p

pokerface12
06-16-2008, 08:52 PM
Fj nice looking yellow. Looks like you guys had a great time. Once again congrats on winning the jackpot, and the bragging rights that come with it.

Funjunkie74
06-16-2008, 09:55 PM
nice tail jose! let's get em this weekend!

Muchas Gracias!! YOU KNOW WE'RE ON THE HUNT!!


Hi Funjunkie74,
Most excellent post and pics. Looks like a good variety of fishys. Congrats on JP !
Thanks,
JapanRon

A 3 species bag is a good day!! If only one of them was a WSB!!!
Arigato senpai!


I love 'Clemente! Just something magical about the place. Caught my first yellow out there.
And Nanette is an awesome fisher-person! Shared the rail on a 10-day with her. Has a picture of me bent on my first cow yellowfin, sure would like to have a copy...

You're just gonna have to get out on the saltwater more often! She went back to back overnighters!!

I totally agree about Clemente. But for me, I personally still like Catalina. Although the fishing may have slowed down, it's still has powers!!


Joe, that bonito picture went down the same day it was put up on the shrine...

You know it didn't. You were too drunk that night to even realize that you were walking around in your freakin' boxers!!


what a great read thanks for the report and pictures and congrats on the j/p

Thanks Chris! Glad you enjoyed it! I look forward to reading your next report!!


Fj nice looking yellow. Looks like you guys had a great time. Once again congrats on winning the jackpot, and the bragging rights that come with it.

Pokerface, the NBU always has fun!
Thanks for the props and you know I'm gonna milk the braggin' rights as much as I can!! Cause with Kevin, Bob, Mikey and now Sammy...Team NBU isn't gonna let me win two times in a row that easily!!



FJ74

Greg Madrigal
06-17-2008, 08:13 AM
Sick post there Joe! Congrats on the JP fish. That always kicks ***!!!

GM<><

steve092
06-17-2008, 02:33 PM
Good job on the YT's.

Ricky-Ray
06-17-2008, 09:55 PM
Great report and pics. Yeah I saw you guys out there too in the mid morning, we were anchored up and you guys cruised by us. Glad you got out there. Nice going on the yellows.

Nanette is also a Berkley Pro Staffer and one heck of a long range fishing gal too. I've fished with her before on alot of ocassions and is a great teacher. If you guys get the chance to fish with her again learn from her.