Red Drum
06-10-2007, 11:35 PM
So a couple of months ago I participated in a SCSF Fish Off in Santa Monica. During the raffle I won a day out on the Big Drum with Captain Vince and First Mate Jscrib and another winner! After the other winner backed out, Paul came and joined this wrecking crew. I offered to bring supplies,
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0028.jpg
Two cases of beer for four people should be enough, don't you think. Okay fine well bring a small bottle of Jack as well.
So I showed up at 5:30am at Marina Del Ray and we loaded in.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0029.jpg
We filled out bait tank!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0030.jpg
And we were off heading out to Captain Vince's secret spots. And sure enough the bit was on. Vince hooked up first
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0031.jpg
Then Jscrib
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0032fixed-1.jpg
I hooked up next.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0035.jpg
Sucker had a crab in it's mouth.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0036.jpg
Then Paul got this beauty.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0039.jpg
I got this nice Sculpin. Vince said it was the biggest ever caught on the Big Drum!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0037.jpg
There were some small guys.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0041.jpg
But the fish on average were a nice size
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0042.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0043.jpg
The day took a tragic turn when we came upon Sponge Bob Squarepants' lifeless body floating face down.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0045.jpg
But it didn't stop the bite.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0046.jpg
There were a lot of doubles.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0047.jpg
Even some weird things.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0048.jpg
For a while the fish kept getting bigger and bigger.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0049.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0050.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0051fixed.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0052.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0053.jpg
Vince got the big fish of the day with this 7.5lbs beast!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0054.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0056.jpg
Jscrib had just enough to drink to think that this jellyfish was hot, but when he tried to kiss it, well lets just say it didn't go well!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0057.jpg
The fish just kept coming!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0058.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0059.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0060.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0062.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0064.jpg
We anchored up and caught some smaller fish, I got bit off once by a BIG fish. But only got this guy at that spot.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0066.jpg
A big Ocean Sunfish circled the boat several times.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0069.jpg
Ok pull the anchor and back to the big fish.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0071.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0073.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0075.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0077.jpg
I learned a new word today fishing with these guys. "Bendo"
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0078.jpg
I got snapped off a total of 3 times by very big fish, this was extremely frustrating.
But we were still pulling in nice fish as the sun started going down.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0080.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0083.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0085.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0090.jpg
Vince and Jscrib got both these and fought about whose was bigger.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0091.jpg
We were still killin'em when the sun went down.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0097.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0094.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0095.jpg
On the run back in the bio luminescence in the water was crazy bright lighting up the night. This is a picture of the wake from the boat.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0099.jpg
After a day where you lose track of the number fish, but knowing that it was well over a hundred fish day, you come back and are just exhausted.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0104.jpg
Jscrib - Thanks for setting that up, it was an epic day and I had a great time.
Paul - Great fishing with you and getting to know you.
Vince - A Big Thanks for taking me out on the Big Drum! I had an amazing time fishing with you, it's fun to see how dialed in you are on the spots and how to fish them. Again thank you!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0028.jpg
Two cases of beer for four people should be enough, don't you think. Okay fine well bring a small bottle of Jack as well.
So I showed up at 5:30am at Marina Del Ray and we loaded in.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0029.jpg
We filled out bait tank!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0030.jpg
And we were off heading out to Captain Vince's secret spots. And sure enough the bit was on. Vince hooked up first
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0031.jpg
Then Jscrib
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0032fixed-1.jpg
I hooked up next.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0035.jpg
Sucker had a crab in it's mouth.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0036.jpg
Then Paul got this beauty.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0039.jpg
I got this nice Sculpin. Vince said it was the biggest ever caught on the Big Drum!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0037.jpg
There were some small guys.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0041.jpg
But the fish on average were a nice size
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0042.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0043.jpg
The day took a tragic turn when we came upon Sponge Bob Squarepants' lifeless body floating face down.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0045.jpg
But it didn't stop the bite.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0046.jpg
There were a lot of doubles.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0047.jpg
Even some weird things.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0048.jpg
For a while the fish kept getting bigger and bigger.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0049.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0050.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0051fixed.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0052.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0053.jpg
Vince got the big fish of the day with this 7.5lbs beast!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0054.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0056.jpg
Jscrib had just enough to drink to think that this jellyfish was hot, but when he tried to kiss it, well lets just say it didn't go well!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0057.jpg
The fish just kept coming!
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0058.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0059.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0060.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0062.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0064.jpg
We anchored up and caught some smaller fish, I got bit off once by a BIG fish. But only got this guy at that spot.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0066.jpg
A big Ocean Sunfish circled the boat several times.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0069.jpg
Ok pull the anchor and back to the big fish.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0071.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0073.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0075.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0077.jpg
I learned a new word today fishing with these guys. "Bendo"
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0078.jpg
I got snapped off a total of 3 times by very big fish, this was extremely frustrating.
But we were still pulling in nice fish as the sun started going down.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0080.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0083.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0085.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0090.jpg
Vince and Jscrib got both these and fought about whose was bigger.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0091.jpg
We were still killin'em when the sun went down.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0097.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0094.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0095.jpg
On the run back in the bio luminescence in the water was crazy bright lighting up the night. This is a picture of the wake from the boat.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0099.jpg
After a day where you lose track of the number fish, but knowing that it was well over a hundred fish day, you come back and are just exhausted.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j64/RFGrogan/Fishing%20Big%20Drum%206-10-07/IMGP0104.jpg
Jscrib - Thanks for setting that up, it was an epic day and I had a great time.
Paul - Great fishing with you and getting to know you.
Vince - A Big Thanks for taking me out on the Big Drum! I had an amazing time fishing with you, it's fun to see how dialed in you are on the spots and how to fish them. Again thank you!