Local Dana Point 9/24

[HESBROS]

We finally got the boat back last night after having the lower unit rebuilt. Took awhile for them to get it done ,but worth the wait. If anyone needs some work done on a Merc, try B&J Marine in Pomona, Greeat knowledge, great work, and reasonable priciing.
Anyways, we decided last night we would take her out for a test run today. We launched from Dana Point at 0630, still not sure what we were going to do, offshore or local for flatties. There was fog alonf the coast but it was moving out quick with Sunrise. We got a generous scoop of bait from Joe at the bait dock, looking for advice, I asked of he thought we should run out for the YFT. His reply "Boy Eddue, if you want some tuna, I would go to the store and buy it"....Classic, but honest. So with those words of wisdom we headed to one our favorite Hali spots below the harbor.
I got the first and only legal flattie not long after we started out drift on a big hammer swimbait and 15 lb, what a blast, it was a 28 incher, so we had to add it to the freezer. We missed many Hali bites today, and a few came unbuttoned. We got one more short and the usual by product of bass while drifting.
By the way, by noon the weather went from clear and nice to foggy and windy, which did not help our drifts.
We talked to fellow FNN'er Chris and invited he and his group to get on some Sand bass that we had stumbled onto that wanted to bite. By the time we got all sety up the wind was blowin' and would blow us off the spot really fast. Sorry Chris. Nice new to you boat.
We were off the water at 1830.
Here are some of the pics. We did not Photo every fish.

My Hali: !st of 2008 for me, and our boat......Wow thats a cool Hat...US Forest Service Engine-11....Thanks Steve...
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/ehesbol/IMG_0890.jpg
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/ehesbol/IMG_0891.jpg

Rich and a Sandie:
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/ehesbol/IMG_0892.jpg

Me and Sandy:
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/ehesbol/IMG_0893.jpg

ANother:
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/ehesbol/IMG_0894.jpg

I tried to get some close ups of Chris and his new ride, lil far away!
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/ehesbol/IMG_0895.jpg
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/ehesbol/IMG_0897.jpg

Then Rich got this little fellow, boy can they fight....It was safely CPR'd to continue his journey to be a "Giant Black Sea Bass"!
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/ehesbol/IMG_0898.jpg
http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm172/ehesbol/IMG_0899.jpg

Well thats all for now........
Later !

Eddie

[supasportkid]

hey nice catch there! thanks for the report

[boxl0bster]

looks like you guys had a good day of fishing. congrats on that awesome black sea bass. :Cool:

[chris]

hey guys nice report. That's a nice hali. We just couldn't make it happen off shore and the near misses on the tails in the kelp got everyone discouraged, it's hard to fish sand bass with tuna tackle! Thanks for giving us the radio call as we cruised by i never even saw you guys in the fog until we drifted up to you.

your pictures show the water conditions and how they changed really well. flat and sunny to choppy and foggy

hope to see you guys out there again

[one_leg]

Nice job out there. And way cool to call in your buds too.

Thanks for the report/pics.














See ghetto dad, I can comment on a PB'er report and not ask for a boat trip!!!

[ghetto dad]

Nice job out there. And way cool to call in your buds too.

Thanks for the report/pics.
















See ghetto dad, I can comment on a PB'er report and not ask for a boat trip!!!

lol....
Nice report man....thank GOD someone is posting other reports besides tuna reports...i need to get my boyz into that frame of mind asap, so we can start doing some long overdue trips together.....


GD

[fishmaniac]

Nice job on the hali and them sandies!

Thanks for the report!

[JapanRon]

Hi HESBROS,

Great post and pics. Lots of good fish !!

Thanks for the nice local report.

JapanRon

[chivo]

looks like a pretty good trip.great pics.

[flyngby]

Damn Eddie,

I tried to get you on your first legal Flattie of the year the past few weeks and you go and get it without me!!!!:Beer Toast::Envious:

I guess I was there in spirit though and maybe it was that "LUCKY HAT" that got it done.:Big Grin:

I'm glad to see your frustration of the boat repair is over and that you got a "BONUS" on your trial run down there.

Some nice bass to go with it also.:Big Grin:

So what is up with Rich and his ability to continually catch WSB? :Thumbs Up:

Good luck on opening night of Bug season!!!!!

I will PM you!!!!!!

Great trip little shake down there HESBROS!!!

[HESBROS]

Hmmmm you may be onto something about that hat, I have been wearing that hat on all NPH by foot trips too! Sent u a pm.

[pasadenafishin]

nice thats one big halibut