kichigai1
08-31-2008, 06:14 PM
Ha - ha roll: :lol: :P just kidding
Howdy again people :D
Hope everyone is having a great Labor Day :wink: :D :!:
Now before I start the report - I'm going to let you know that I was going to originally title the report " Back in Saddle 2, Back in the Saddle Again, Can Lightning Strike 2wice etc. but i thought this title more reflected the giddy silliness i feel right now especially after 4 hours of sleep for the last 2 days. It's my attempt at Humor . Don't get me wrong i'm totally stoked right now and honestly I have to think Dfish for it. Towards the end i was ready to go to sleep wet waders and all on the beach but Dave said "hey let's try and fish sandcrabs" OK I said - and proceeded to help him dig sandcrabs - but we'll get back to this later........... On to the report.
Dave came by and picked me up this morning at 05:30 it was supposed to be 0500 but we both have been short on sleep - We were supposed to have park 626 meet us but he never called.
See what happens when you flake out :roll: :lol:
We get on the 101 and I am trying to decide where to go.I know that there is a huge NW swell off the Cali/Oregon border and it was supposed to hit today - waves at sea were predicted to be up to 24' but i think to myself we're sorta in a lee and the Channel islands should Provide a Buffer or block on the NW swell
WRONG
This is Trancas or Broad beach and a calm and deceptive 1st glance at conditions
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/kichigai1968/MyPictures-MIke038.jpg
looks tranquil serene and calm with perfect conditions right ? and it was until about Oooo 5 mins later when a set comes in @ 2' - 4' ( it would get worse with occasional lulls ) things are still looking allright until i notice That they're Industrial type sandbags and about 2' feet of sand missing and clumps of kelp everywhere.
We decide to stay and it is rough but doable but no fish on the Lc except this 1
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/kichigai1968/MyPictures-MIke039.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/kichigai1968/MyPictures-MIke040.jpg
after this and triping over a rock underwater i decide to leave....
on to the
next spot
Nicholas Cyn it looked nice ....if you were a surfer -
on to the next
We made a few more stops after that and ended up around a Naval base and granted it's a huge Naval base and that's all the clues you're getting
were we north or south on the base?. ehhhhhhh
In any case we can't throw LC's it 's too rough and way Too Kelpy and Salad everywhere with thundering sets every so often I'm ready to sleep when Dave says "let's fish Sandcrabs" so i helped him gather SC then it dawns on me :shock: I have no hooks or sinkers dOOOOOh
I know we might be here awhile cause Dave still wants to fish - i sorta want to sleep and choose the Oh so happy comprimise (NOW) of throwing a plastic that I've had on for a special Occasion when everything was right conditons wise. I've had this thing on for a week but am bored and throw it anyways - I catch kelp balls get caught in some kelp and feel it moving after pulling it out of weeds for 3 or 4 casts already :shock:
Naw that's just my imagination and then the headshakes start - Boo yeah a BIG Calico I think to myself ...but then It Feels like a pissed of ' But shaking it's head ..... No that isn't quite right either WOW it's really shaking it's head now. I yell DAVE! he comes over and I fight it for a few Minutes - I yell get the camera and am bringing in the fish and wrestling with it when it drops back and goes from where it came Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I decide to give it a few more tries and then as soon as I pop out of the weeds.................... I gET HIT HARD just like last time as soon as it pops out of the EELGRASS and then it wants to take my rod away from me :shock: I' quickly try to loosen my drag and am succesful and it proceeds to make a few 20 yard runs............ what is this thing? I yell for Dave again and it makes another run I'm thinking could it be ? another 1?
Well after a 10 min fight where it constantly dove for the rocks and took drag I realized it was another 1
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/kichigai1968/MyPictures-MIke047.jpg
What is it?
+ the correct way to measure
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/kichigai1968/MyPictures-MIke046.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/kichigai1968/MyPictures-MIke044.jpg
it was the same as yesterday sort of 3 or 4 casts and I got around a 22" and then 4 or 5 casts later a bigger 1 @ 29" strange but at the same time cool.
of course after this there was a mad scramble to find the apropiate lures and we proceded to cast over and over again for nothing except for a couple off lost lures and shortly left thereafter....with Dave more stoked
I think over the catch than I was ! now that folks is a true friend :D
THANK YOU Dave for all you've done and all you do I'm glad we got this time to fish again!
Next up TUNA :wink: :twisted:
Thank you for reading - I'm off to bed and enjoy the rest of the holiday everybody :D :!:
Mike
Howdy again people :D
Hope everyone is having a great Labor Day :wink: :D :!:
Now before I start the report - I'm going to let you know that I was going to originally title the report " Back in Saddle 2, Back in the Saddle Again, Can Lightning Strike 2wice etc. but i thought this title more reflected the giddy silliness i feel right now especially after 4 hours of sleep for the last 2 days. It's my attempt at Humor . Don't get me wrong i'm totally stoked right now and honestly I have to think Dfish for it. Towards the end i was ready to go to sleep wet waders and all on the beach but Dave said "hey let's try and fish sandcrabs" OK I said - and proceeded to help him dig sandcrabs - but we'll get back to this later........... On to the report.
Dave came by and picked me up this morning at 05:30 it was supposed to be 0500 but we both have been short on sleep - We were supposed to have park 626 meet us but he never called.
See what happens when you flake out :roll: :lol:
We get on the 101 and I am trying to decide where to go.I know that there is a huge NW swell off the Cali/Oregon border and it was supposed to hit today - waves at sea were predicted to be up to 24' but i think to myself we're sorta in a lee and the Channel islands should Provide a Buffer or block on the NW swell
WRONG
This is Trancas or Broad beach and a calm and deceptive 1st glance at conditions
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/kichigai1968/MyPictures-MIke038.jpg
looks tranquil serene and calm with perfect conditions right ? and it was until about Oooo 5 mins later when a set comes in @ 2' - 4' ( it would get worse with occasional lulls ) things are still looking allright until i notice That they're Industrial type sandbags and about 2' feet of sand missing and clumps of kelp everywhere.
We decide to stay and it is rough but doable but no fish on the Lc except this 1
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/kichigai1968/MyPictures-MIke039.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/kichigai1968/MyPictures-MIke040.jpg
after this and triping over a rock underwater i decide to leave....
on to the
next spot
Nicholas Cyn it looked nice ....if you were a surfer -
on to the next
We made a few more stops after that and ended up around a Naval base and granted it's a huge Naval base and that's all the clues you're getting
were we north or south on the base?. ehhhhhhh
In any case we can't throw LC's it 's too rough and way Too Kelpy and Salad everywhere with thundering sets every so often I'm ready to sleep when Dave says "let's fish Sandcrabs" so i helped him gather SC then it dawns on me :shock: I have no hooks or sinkers dOOOOOh
I know we might be here awhile cause Dave still wants to fish - i sorta want to sleep and choose the Oh so happy comprimise (NOW) of throwing a plastic that I've had on for a special Occasion when everything was right conditons wise. I've had this thing on for a week but am bored and throw it anyways - I catch kelp balls get caught in some kelp and feel it moving after pulling it out of weeds for 3 or 4 casts already :shock:
Naw that's just my imagination and then the headshakes start - Boo yeah a BIG Calico I think to myself ...but then It Feels like a pissed of ' But shaking it's head ..... No that isn't quite right either WOW it's really shaking it's head now. I yell DAVE! he comes over and I fight it for a few Minutes - I yell get the camera and am bringing in the fish and wrestling with it when it drops back and goes from where it came Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
I decide to give it a few more tries and then as soon as I pop out of the weeds.................... I gET HIT HARD just like last time as soon as it pops out of the EELGRASS and then it wants to take my rod away from me :shock: I' quickly try to loosen my drag and am succesful and it proceeds to make a few 20 yard runs............ what is this thing? I yell for Dave again and it makes another run I'm thinking could it be ? another 1?
Well after a 10 min fight where it constantly dove for the rocks and took drag I realized it was another 1
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/kichigai1968/MyPictures-MIke047.jpg
What is it?
+ the correct way to measure
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/kichigai1968/MyPictures-MIke046.jpg
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f331/kichigai1968/MyPictures-MIke044.jpg
it was the same as yesterday sort of 3 or 4 casts and I got around a 22" and then 4 or 5 casts later a bigger 1 @ 29" strange but at the same time cool.
of course after this there was a mad scramble to find the apropiate lures and we proceded to cast over and over again for nothing except for a couple off lost lures and shortly left thereafter....with Dave more stoked
I think over the catch than I was ! now that folks is a true friend :D
THANK YOU Dave for all you've done and all you do I'm glad we got this time to fish again!
Next up TUNA :wink: :twisted:
Thank you for reading - I'm off to bed and enjoy the rest of the holiday everybody :D :!:
Mike