yolo
09-11-2009, 05:42 PM
Hit up west Palmdale this afternoon and ran into MarineMichael. Fished for a little bit but was on the phone for more time than I fished. It was really hot and none of us were getting anything so I left. Driving home I am seeing some large clouds rolling in near my good 'ol not so "secret spot". Intuition is telling me to just go and try it there for a bit, even though I didn't really want to. Well I end up going and I am working the KPN skinny shad for several minutes. The cloud is right over me and this spot even has some wind which was lacking where I came from. It felt much better there. I keep working the lure. Swarms of pigeons keep flying by and I decide to mess with them and toss real high making a big impact when the lure hits the water. On the 3rd high cast messing with the birds, my lure hits the water and just a few cranks later, I get a strong hit. I set the hook and it is on. Fish immediately runs for the buoy line. I put my thumb on the spool to slow the drag down and to try to turn the fish. I am successful and we are fighting each other going the other way. I bring him in and he is all mine. What a rush it is to nail those duct stripers!
So my dodo skunk is definitely over and done with. Catching a summer afternoon duct striper on the hottest day of the week is no small task. I think I am officially back.
This male was 22" long and quite stout. Had a bunch of the shrimp and moss mixture in the gut along with what looks like a baby catfish or possibly a sculpin. Definitely not a silverside minnow.
Water at the first spot was moving good with some moss. Gate was half open. At the 2nd spot, it was barely moving and no moss floating at all.
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%209-11-09/911-1.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%209-11-09/911-2.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%209-11-09/911-3.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%209-11-09/911-4.jpg
So my dodo skunk is definitely over and done with. Catching a summer afternoon duct striper on the hottest day of the week is no small task. I think I am officially back.
This male was 22" long and quite stout. Had a bunch of the shrimp and moss mixture in the gut along with what looks like a baby catfish or possibly a sculpin. Definitely not a silverside minnow.
Water at the first spot was moving good with some moss. Gate was half open. At the 2nd spot, it was barely moving and no moss floating at all.
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%209-11-09/911-1.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%209-11-09/911-2.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%209-11-09/911-3.jpg
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo144/JetSkiJunkie118/Duct%209-11-09/911-4.jpg