.....butts + a new surf species 12/26

[FISHSTIX]

Went out today on a recon mission in some very windy conditions looking for some for after Xmas action to find the fish pretty active and on the chew. Worked the d/s for a couple of hours of fishing, got a good share of short butts and a new species from the surf but also my pb for its kind.:Cool: All fish were from 12-17" and a blast to catch on my light set-up, I was using one of my light outfits being a 7' rod with #4 on the reel which I mostly use for trout or surf perch rigged with the d/s and a 1/4oz weight.

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq245/FISHSTIX_bucket/1226b.jpg http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq245/FISHSTIX_bucket/1226c.jpg http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq245/FISHSTIX_bucket/1226a.jpg

check out this little guy with the skin discoloration....I wonder what happend to him?!
http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq245/FISHSTIX_bucket/1226d.jpg

Then all of sudden I get a decent strike...not like dead weight from a hali, then it starts to take drag but I still dont feel any headshakes....so I thinking maybe a croaker or a queenfish. After about a minute I fight it to the shore and to my surprise........ its a sculpin!:Shocked::LOL:....from the surf!?...15" and my pb non the less....
http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq245/FISHSTIX_bucket/sculp1226c.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq245/FISHSTIX_bucket/sculp1226a.jpg

http://i452.photobucket.com/albums/qq245/FISHSTIX_bucket/sculp1226b.jpg

I didnt have a scale but im guessing it was somewhere in the 2lb range. It was a little after 4 by then and I had to start heading home cuz me and the wifey had plans to go out to dinner. All fish were succesully CNR for later on in life til our next encounter......til then, good times and tight lines!!!!

[Wingnut]

Oh man, a Sculpin out of the surf, that's cool James! :Shocked: :Envious:
Nice job on all the pancakes, hopefully we'll start seeing some bigger legals showing up soon. :Wink:
That little guy will never make it to legal status, looks like some kind of rot setting in. :Neutral:
Thanks for the report. :Cool:

[klocked]

Nice job on the fish with the light setup and a pig sculpin from the surf!! :Cool:

[Seng90806]

you killing them on the surf man...keep up the great work!!!

[adiablo420]

Thats a nice sized sculpin from the surf.. I caught one off redondo pier not too long ago... Guess there getting closer...

[fishmounter]

Cool! A California Scorpionfish from the surf! A big one too! There must be some rocks nearby. I'm going to have to try the surf Halibut fishing in the local waters sometime.

[Ren714]

WTG on the hali's..
Nice sculpin from the surf..

[supasportkid]

cool! nice rattler!

[Liteliner]

Nice job on the surf. That pig sculpin looks like its been eating way to good. Congrats on the new species. Very nice.

[troutdog]

Nice chunky sculpin FishStix, you have been getting it done in the surf lately...keep the reports coming!


TD

[crappiemike]

nice exotic on the beach!!

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