Fishthewhaler
11-28-2009, 12:48 PM
RALPH AND I DECIDED TO HIT CASTAIC, I WASN'T SURE WHERE TO GO SINCE WIND WAS A FACTOR. i HIT UP SOME FELLOW MEMBERS FOR SOME SUGGESTIONS, SO WE TRIED THE LAKE CLOSER TO HOME. WE WERE THERE BY 630, A SMALL LINE OF CARS. OPENING TIME IS NOW 630 AND OFF BY 430. WE ONLY STAID TILL ABOUT 245 OR SO. STARTED OFF TROLLING, NOT SURE HOW IT WOULD BE, I WASN'T SURE IF I SHOULD TROLL DEEPER SINCE MOST OF OUR MARKINGS WERE PRETTY DEEP. RALPH'S BOAT ISN'T REALLLY SET UP FOR TROLLING SO WE IMPROVISED . WE STARTED TOWARDS GOV COVE FOR NADA, GOT ABOUT 40 MINS IN AND RALPH POPPED ONE. WE SAW ANOTHER BOAT(CRSTLINER) PULL ONE IN NEXT TO US , SO WE FIGURED IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME. i SWITCHED UP SOME COLORS, AND DID A LITTLE SOMETHING DIFFERENT. tROLLING WASN'T AS FAST AND FURIOUS AS WE WANTED, SO WE STOPPPED ON SOME FISHIY PTS AND DROPPED SOME LUGS. NO LOVE. THREW SOME FLUKES AND JERK BAITS FOR NADA. TO SKI ARM TO CHECK THINGS OUT..SET THE RIGS OUT ONCE WE CLEARED C POINT. wEN'T BENDO BIGTIME, ONLY IT WAS A NICE LMB, IBELIEVE MY FIRST BUCKETMOUTH ON THE UMBRELLA. tOOK SOME PICS AND LET EM GO, HE WENT 16" MAYBE 3 LBS. kEPT TROLLING AND PULLED A FEW OFF KONG ISL. hIT THE BUOY LINE AND THE PUMPER WENT ON, lOTS OFF CHURNING WATER. WE OPTED NOT TO FISH THE AREA. TROLLED BACK TOWARDS WEST RAMP FOR A COUPLE SNAGS, AND ANOTHER PAIR OF STRIPERS. wE ENDED THE DAY BACK OVER IN FRONT OF GOV COVE. TROLLED DOWN AND FOUND SCHOOL IN OLD ss THAT WANTED TO PLAY. RALPH PUT 3 ON REAL FAST AND WAS PISSED CUZ HE COUNLDN'T EAT HIS SAMWICH. EVERYTIME HE TOOK A BITE, zzzzz zzz ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! WE HAD A COUPLE SHORT BITERS, BUT ALL IN ALL, WE SCRATCHED OUT A VERY DECENT DAY. THE BREEZE KICKED IN IN THE AFTERNOON, BUT STILL FISHABLE. ENDED THE DAY WITH 8 FISH, ALL CAUGHT ON THE TROLL. wE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE GOT THE SKUNK OTHERWISE, THEY DIDN'T WANT OUT OTHER OFFERINGS, TROLLING WAS A GREAT BACKUP PLAN IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS. NOW IT'S TIME TO START CHPPING ONIONS AND CILANTRO...CEVICHE TIME!