Another Hali trip 6-16 (lots of pics)

[tacklejunkie]

Couldn't help it. Had to go try my hand at some hali's again while it lasts.
Got up early at 1:45 and couldn't sleep. On the road by 3am and with the traffic and slow driving, made it to the reserve by 4:20am.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/bcsb%208%20halis%206-16-08/DSC_0351.jpg

Couldn't coax any hali's to bite so I thought I'd try to catch some baitfish with a sabiki rig. While jigging the sabiki I accidentally snagged this little fish..
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/bcsb%208%20halis%206-16-08/DSC_0353.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/bcsb%208%20halis%206-16-08/DSC_0354.jpg

Then come 6am I headed across the street to the beach. That's when the real fun began. Hooked up two shorties before 6:30am on the "TJ sardine" color LC110. (This time they didn't want the Nishiki color?!)
Fish one
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/bcsb%208%20halis%206-16-08/DSC_0355.jpg
same fish
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/bcsb%208%20halis%206-16-08/DSC_0356.jpg
fish two
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/bcsb%208%20halis%206-16-08/DSC_0359.jpg
same fish
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/bcsb%208%20halis%206-16-08/DSC_0361.jpg


I was stoked with the LC fish and couldn't seam to draw any more bites on the lure. Swapped out for the drop shot and picked up a few more..
Fish three
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/bcsb%208%20halis%206-16-08/DSC_0363.jpg
same fish
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/bcsb%208%20halis%206-16-08/DSC_0364.jpg
fish four
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/bcsb%208%20halis%206-16-08/DSC_0365.jpg
same fish
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/bcsb%208%20halis%206-16-08/DSC_0366.jpg
fish five
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/bcsb%208%20halis%206-16-08/DSC_0367.jpg
same fish
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/bcsb%208%20halis%206-16-08/DSC_0368.jpg

Then I went back to the LC again to see if I could find a legal for the day.
No such luck, but this guy at 19-20" was a nice fight and I couldn't have asked for more..
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/bcsb%208%20halis%206-16-08/DSC_0369.jpg
same fish
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/bcsb%208%20halis%206-16-08/DSC_0370.jpg

But, as luck would have it, the fish gods had one more planned for me on the drop shot again.
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff280/tacklejunkie/bcsb%208%20halis%206-16-08/DSC_0372.jpg

With that, I decided to pack it up and head home about 1:30pm with a total of 8 hali's under my belt. (the fourth fish I caught on the LC was released before his photograph) Another great outing for me! I caught those four fish on that cracked up LC. I guess it works better when it's all beat up! :LOL: No legals today but the one fought great. Thanks for reading and enjoy the pics. Halibut look neat!

[BIGRED KILLA]

Nice post thanks for the pics and report.That bait fish looks just like your lure looks like you know how to match the hatch.









Bigred

[Hitts0n]

:Surprised:Hungry hali's I see! I bet they fight preety good out in the surf.THANKS FOR SHARING MAN AND CONGRATS !

[SoCalGuy7]

TJ out there getting a second helping of saltwater fishing...Nice.!

Those things are pretty aggressive, huh?

SCG7

[chris]

nice pictures those hali's are fun to fish

[sh1nynewlove]

:LOL:nice... looks like alot of fun...

[Wingnut]

Damn, don't we wish that half of the Flat Boys that we catch were legals. :Twisted: Like I said... one out of every ten or so, if we're lucky. ;)
Well done T.J., the Flatties is starting to fear you. :cool: :D

[tacklejunkie]

Guys,
I got a lot of PM's about this spot.
It's Bolsa Chica State Beach. I'm not trying to hide anything.

You have to pay $10 to get in.
There is a bunch of other places you can fish and catch hali that are free. (I just hapen to like paying $10 for a shot at a lesser crowd)

The same tactics are working down at NPH and 72nd st as well.. so I don't think it's the spot. The hali are biting all over at the moment! Get out there and find them! It doesn't really matter where you go.

There was quite a few people at BCSB for a Monday so I think I might go find a new spot as well.

[matt duarte]

good going TJ!!! i cant wait till this weekend! i found some new hali spots near oceanside! if your down we can go check them out this weekend! since bolsa chicka is proly gonna get raped....

these new spots require a lil nature hike but it should be good and no one should be there! theres also a few lakes on the way!

well good job dude let me know whats crackin!

[tacklejunkie]

good going TJ!!! i cant wait till this weekend! i found some new hali spots near oceanside! if your down we can go check them out this weekend! since bolsa chicka is proly gonna get raped....

these new spots require a lil nature hike but it should be good and no one should be there! theres also a few lakes on the way!

well good job dude let me know whats crackin!

I'm down! Time to investigate some new territory. Now that I've had a small amount of experience catching these things, I'm ready to go out looking for them in new spots. ;)

[uandme]

if i'm not mistaken, that place is the inlet at bolsa. catch it on high tide and it's wide open fishing in that channel. probably wouldn't want to eat any fish out of there though.

[Brian_GSC]

Nicely done TJ.

[klocked]

Nice job again TJ!!


Klocked

[City Dad]

Dude, you're pictures always kick ***! I think that when I'm not pretending I'm Wingnut, I might start pretending I'm you.

[gletemfeelsteelgary]

nice action....great work out there....looks like some great fun...gotta love it !
Congrats
Gary

[troutdog]

Catchiong halis while beating the heat, sounds like a great day to me! Good job TJ.


TD

[steve092]

Nice job TJ.

What kind of plastics were you using for them?