Bolsa Chica

[BassMan477]

Went down to hang out at the beach and eat with family but decided to bring the rods hoping i'd have some time get the line wet. Started at about 3:45pm The tide was coming in strong and so were the fish, I only had an hour to fish but it was great fishing. I used a 5" Berkley Jerkshad, Pearl Watermelon on a carolina rig. I couldnt manage pics of all the fish but did get a few.

Landed: 4 Halibuts (shorties) and 2 White Sea Bass (shorties 1 about 20'' other about 16'')

Lost: 2 Halibuts (close to if not legals)

The bigger WSB
http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww175/skcrewed/fishing%20pics/IMG00674.jpg

http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww175/skcrewed/fishing%20pics/IMG00675.jpg

The smaller WSB
http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww175/skcrewed/fishing%20pics/P6190055.jpg

http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww175/skcrewed/fishing%20pics/P6190056.jpg

http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww175/skcrewed/fishing%20pics/P6190058.jpg

http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww175/skcrewed/fishing%20pics/P6190059.jpg

Shortie Hali
http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww175/skcrewed/fishing%20pics/P6190068.jpg

http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww175/skcrewed/fishing%20pics/P6190069.jpg

The Bait
http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/ww175/skcrewed/fishing%20pics/IMG00676.jpg

[boxl0bster]

awesome good job out there, i need to do some surf fishing again real soon. thanks for the pics and report. :Smile:

[BassMan477]

Thanks dude, yeah surf fishing can be a blast...

[HESBROS]

Uh Oh, now your gonna get it! You posted pics of you handling a WSB with your hands!

Nice job, I cant catch a thing there! Guess I should try harder.

[BassMan477]

yeah i do need a lip gripper or somthing you really dont have much choice here....I handled with care trust me...I dont suppose saying i use lotion will help me here will it???? lol

[bsp]

I'll be heading to that general area tomorrow, so I hope I can have as much luck as you did! Good job on the fish, that spot gives up some monsters if you fish it enough. Those WSB are a pretty rare catch from the surf zone, and it looks like you handled them pretty well (no dry towel!). If you want a nice gripper tool, check out the Lipper 26 tool. It's a little cheaper than a Boga grip, but it is the same quality.

[exfactor]

It's all good bro.......seen alot worse on the handling part. It's not par of F and G reg's either, just easier on your thumb. Who was your photographer?

[BassMan477]

I'll be heading to that general area tomorrow, so I hope I can have as much luck as you did! Good job on the fish, that spot gives up some monsters if you fish it enough. Those WSB are a pretty rare catch from the surf zone, and it looks like you handled them pretty well (no dry towel!). If you want a nice gripper tool, check out the Lipper 26 tool. It's a little cheaper than a Boga grip, but it is the same quality.

Cool thx for the gripper tool info and insight on the spot. As far as WSB and handling them is there somthing special about holding them as opposed to other fish? i do know about fish slime and how it keeps them protected and what not, but absolutley no dry towell for sure no. BTW good luck out there tomorrow.

[BassMan477]

It's all good bro.......seen alot worse on the handling part. It's not par of F and G reg's either, just easier on your thumb. Who was your photographer?

I hear you, and i do normally use the thumb on bass , i think i just got too excited on catching my first wsb'es...
The first 2 pics i took with my camera phone, the rest my wife took.

[calico killer kevin]

God Damn. I was about 300 yards down the beach surfing and skimming. We brought the poles down too and my friend hooked a short hali in the surf zone, but that was it. My sand crabs got sawed off a few times by those picky perch. I knew we should've headed down to the jetty.

Yet another rare species of fish caught at Bolsa Chica. That place holds so many variety of fish, it's just nuts. Great job.

[James<626>]

Damn 477 that's pretty good for an hours worth of fishing. Good job out there.

[BassMan477]

I'll be heading to that general area tomorrow, so I hope I can have as much luck as you did! Good job on the fish, that spot gives up some monsters if you fish it enough. Those WSB are a pretty rare catch from the surf zone, and it looks like you handled them pretty well (no dry towel!). If you want a nice gripper tool, check out the Lipper 26 tool. It's a little cheaper than a Boga grip, but it is the same quality.


Thanks BSP for the info. I found a really good deal online for the Lipper 26 tool and am picking one up as soon as i can.

I really dont think you can do better than this for this tool.

http://www.evolutionproductsinc.com/proddetail.php?prod=LIP26S

[bsp]

That is the best deal. I personally like the locking/trigger mechanism more than the Boga Grips. You won't regret buying it.

Only went down to Bolsa today for an hour because I had to do some stuff around the house. Large surf and no fish.

[NICKYMOUSE8]

nice going man those gulps look great & so do the pic's that hardcore when you fish near the break wall