"SWAT" Spring Training Camp and Recon!!!!! [Archive]

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flyngby

03-15-2010, 01:43 PM

Spring will arrive this Saturday so Wingnut called us together on Sunday for some spring “BOOT CAMP” refresher training. :Shocked:

Mother Nature has keep most of us out of the surf for the past few months and Wingnut wanted to gather the troops and put us through some drills to get us back into shape and sharpen our skills!

Commander “Wingnut” seems to forget that some us members are getting a little older and those 100 yard sprints in the sand and extreme stair climbing in full battle gear are not as easy as they once were! :Evil: :Tired:

Some of the members gearing up in the roadside locker room.
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Come on Mike! "Wingnut" is already pissed that we were late!
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"Wingnut" waiting for us again! :Rolls Eyes:
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Conditions upon arrival. Mike (Exfactor) was the early bird! He is the little dot in the surf way down the beach!
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Some of the SWAT Crew reporting for duty. Flyngby, Bones, Wingnut, Bigred & Blackwater.
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Our Santa Barbara SWAT Crew member Mikey (Exfactor).
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Planning the assault.
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Lucas (BigRed) modeling the latest SWAT gear.
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Blackwater was first to score.
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Then Bigred with a Nice Calico Perch
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Wingnut challenging himself again.
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Video of our Commander making it look so easy!
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Wingnut & Blackwater
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Wingnut & Q3Fishboy
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Wingnut & Exfactor
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Mike making bait. :LOL:
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Who is this SWAT member in the Halibut stalking position? Hint, orange rod. :LOL:
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The SWAT Commander channeling Poseidon.
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Fun was had by all and our skills are sharpened for the upcoming hunt for the near future when the Flatties come into the shallows in the very near future!!!

The tides today also gave us a peak of the changes in the structure that has changed.

Steve

Fishbones

03-15-2010, 01:52 PM

great post steve.....pictures say a thousand words....looks like a lot of fun....."superman pole song" was great......lol

fisherman from long beach

03-15-2010, 02:11 PM

nice report with pics,i like the one with wingnut hiding(kinda)looks like you guys are ready for the assualt

q3fishboy

03-15-2010, 02:48 PM

it was great meeting many of you for the first time
and it was great fishing with you wingnut and bones again
look forward to fishing with all of you again hopefully sometime soon

CAPT'N

03-15-2010, 03:00 PM

Steve, Arthur, Mike, Red, and the rest of SWAT,

looks like you guys had a real perchy time ! Props for braving the surf!

Great pics and video Steve !

Capt'n

troutdog

03-15-2010, 03:16 PM

Good times in the salt with friends...does it get much better?

Thanks for sharing,

TD

murrieta angler

03-15-2010, 04:02 PM

Very Nice Report Steve..:Smile:
Your recononnaissance mission seems to have been a pleasurable endeavor.
With the temperatures a liitle on the south side of the 50's this weekend in the A.M., I know why all of you were a little bundled up...:Cool:
Those 1-2 foot waves looked pretty enticing. Down in S.D. they were 1-2 foot, overhead..:Shocked:
Over in San Onofre, at Surfers Beach, they were big as well, but that didn't stop the, well over 40 Dudes, out in the waves.
Thanks for the report and pictures,
Robert

Badbeat

03-15-2010, 05:27 PM

Awesome report Flyngby. Great to see the SWAT team preparing for the upcoming Springtime bite.
What a great looking day spent with friends, looks like a perching good times with a few flatties mixed in.
The SWAT team is growing i see, congrats to the new recruits. Must be nice to fish witht he elites. :Envious:
Arthur, I see you finally took that squad car out of the hangar. :Secret:

bsp

03-15-2010, 05:35 PM

Arthur told me you guys had a great time, and I can see why! Even though there weren't many flatties caught, the SWAT team will get into them very soon now that the weathers warming up. At least the perch kept you guys entertained, along with Wingnut's Superman antics. :LOL: I wish I had been able to make it out there with you guys, and I hope we'll fish together soon.

FishNFurious

03-15-2010, 06:45 PM

Have the swat crew started accepting applications yet????
I got my bart simpson combo all ready to go. :LOL:
You guys always seem to have so much fun out there, hey Art, leave Phuong at home and take me next time dude. lol
Thanks for the excellent report Flyngby.

PONTOON

03-15-2010, 07:14 PM

flyngby, it's great to read the first of what I'm assuming will be many posts from the S.W.A.T. Team and I'm looking forward to reading many more !
That water looks way too tempting and I'm hoping you all get more than just one personal best this season.

Good Luck guys!:Thumbs Up::Thumbs Up:

DockRat

03-15-2010, 07:20 PM

Nice report Flyngby. Greats pics.
Is that black reel a old school Mitchell ?
DR

bones

03-15-2010, 09:54 PM

Good Times......Good FRIENDS!
What a blast finally getting the crew together and hitting up the surf. Too bad JerryG wasn't able to make it too but he was there with us in spirit for sure.The great meal combined with all of the Old salty dog stories that Exfactor Mikey had to share was awesome as well. Once again a special thanks to Arthur for treating everyone to that post war zone meal.

This Pic........ALMOST made me piss my pants with laughter......

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Bigred looks like a big old tube of toothpaste..... :ROFL:
His hard work losing all of that weight was reversed by poseidon in one quick tidal surge!
Either that or he is extremely constipated!

JK....Lucas.....You da MAN!

:UDaMan:

Seriously.....Look at how CLEAR the water is around Bigreds neck....LOL
If Wingnut was taking that pic he was up to his eyebrows in water!

Thanks again Steve for putting up the report.

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blackwater

03-15-2010, 10:18 PM

BIGRED KILLA

03-15-2010, 10:56 PM

Good fishing with Everybody we all need to go it again soon. I never knew i could mimic a albino angel shark lol.

Bigred

bones

03-15-2010, 11:02 PM

Good fishing with Everybody we all need to go it again soon. I never knew i could mimic a albino angel shark lol.

Bigred

More like a snapping turtle getting ready to eat an Innkeeper worm :ROFL:

fish_sauce

03-15-2010, 11:04 PM

Wish i could have joined you guys out there =)

Thanks for the post, steve. Very nice pics! i still can't believe you guys wade out that far.....=)

Andrew

Phanatic

03-15-2010, 11:06 PM

beautiful report. I enjoyed it very much.

jerryG

03-16-2010, 12:40 AM

That was so much fun gentlemen, the reunion tour was complete success. JerryG, we missed you out out there buddy! Funny, we had one eye on the surf and the other behind our backs looking out for Mr. Yuri Sputnik. :ROFL:
Great to meet Exfactor, excellent addition to the SWAT Crew, good call there Wingnut.
I think Arthur outfished me with his Superman pole. :LOL:
Good times indeed, looking forward to the next mission. Thanks for the nice report Steve.

Thanks Blackwater. I wish I could have been there needless to say it looks like everyone had a great time I missed out.. I was really looking forward to fishing with the Team. I recieved last minute orders to cut my mission short and return to base by 1200 to assist with an un-anticipated call of duty... It's rare that I get the request to cut a trip early but it happends sometimes. I thought about trying to make it out for the initial attack of the mission but after confirming distance to the planned area of opperation (San Bernadino) I would have really been short on time so I had to abort the mission at the last minute. Looking forward to fishing with the Team soon. We need to get out there and give Bones some competition on that legal halibut lead he has going. Glad to hear that you guys did'nt run in to Yuri out there. If he found you guys he might of tried to high jack the mission. I remember last time we saw him he was ready to take Bones prisioner..LOL

JerryG

exfactor

03-16-2010, 07:57 AM

Well gang, you got to spend some time in my back yard, and boy was it fun! I'm impressed with the dedication of these salty stalkers, and humbled to be included in your little group. All of you guys are class acts, and your welcome to share the water with me any time.
Don't know who the old fogie in the group is, but I think bones and steve are up there with me, and after seeing the "removable raincoat" get recycled, had to giggle. Thanks again Arthur for making another special day for my mental scrapbook. Mikey

hbomb

03-16-2010, 08:19 AM

GREAT pics, looks like you guys had a blast...thanks for sharing...

klocked

03-16-2010, 10:58 AM

Great report and pics Steve!

Jaysuuun

03-16-2010, 04:12 PM

Nice perchies. Looks like you guys had a lot of fun out there. Love the superman rod. Wish they would make an adult version. :LOL:

Wingnut

03-16-2010, 04:21 PM

What a great time we all had on Sunday. It was nice to hit the surf with the S.W.A.T. Crew again. Mike, Steve, Lucas and Phuong... always a pleasure being on the front line with you guys. Jerry and Marc, we missed you guys out there, but there will be many more missions to come. Roy, I'm glad that you were able to join us, see you next time we head North. Mikey, welcome to the "Band of Brothers." Your experience and great attitude towards life makes you a natural fit with the team.

We have many challenges this year. Not only we have to chase the elusive legal Flatties and all of our personal bests, but we have to do it while trying to evade the evil "Butt Pirate" Yuri Sputnik. :Big Smile: Death to Yuri!!!

It's going to be a fun season and I'm looking forward to sharing it with my close friends. :Cool:

Drag pulling Perch!
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Perch killer.
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We encountered life...
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and death...
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Battle weary.
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Parting shots...
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TroutOnly

03-16-2010, 05:27 PM

GOOD JOB BOYS, BLACKWATER I WANTED TO SEE BLOOD IN THE WATER AS LONG AS WASNT BIGREDS,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,t/o,,,,,,,,,

sansou

03-16-2010, 05:55 PM

You SWAT guys are hardcore....looking forward to another set of excellent surf reports from you halibut fanatics!

My money is on one of ya'll catching a little thresher in the next few months as the water warms...

Wingnut

03-16-2010, 08:23 PM

Yes, I did take this pic... and Lucas is "much" taller than me. :LOL:
This was right before we were swamped by an overhead swell. Lucas and I hopped the wave and took on some water. The wave continued on and took out Steve who was behind us. :Shocked:
Thanks to the S.W.A.T. training, Steve came out of it relatively unscaved... a little wet, but otherwise intact. :Dancing Banana:
Somewhere, much closer to the shore, Bones and Exfactor was laughing their asses off at us. :Big Smile:

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flyngby

03-16-2010, 09:38 PM

Yes, I did take this pic... and Lucas is "much" taller than me. :LOL:
This was right before we were swamped by an overhead swell. Lucas and I hopped the wave and took on some water. The wave continued on and took out Steve who was behind us. :Shocked:
Thanks to the S.W.A.T. training, Steve came out of it relatively unscaved... a little wet, but otherwise intact. :Dancing Banana:
Somewhere, much closer to the shore, Bones and Exfactor was laughing their asses off at us. :Big Smile:

Hey now! I just had to retrieve my new hat after getting hit! :whistle:

Lucas brought enough water to the parking lot to start a tide pool!:ROFL::ROFL:

You and Lucas should have been wearing a mask & snorkel! It would help you avoid the pancakes and locate the Legals!!!!!:Secret:

Native Gal

03-16-2010, 10:52 PM

Flyngby,
Great post, glad to see "Da Boys" getting ready for the S.W.A.T. 2010 assault. I have a feeling we will see a record Hali catch from one of the members, 40+" is what I am predicting, I know one of you Gents will git r' done. I love seeing the original S.W.A.T. members getting some recon done, hardworking surf assault, sweet! I wonder how many miles you all will cover this season?
Love the Superman pole pixs and the group shots. Attacking the surf with various tactical equipment, you guys work hard at it to prepare yourselves for any situation Poseidon will throw out at ya, :Envious:. Hardcore training. Thanks for the xlnt post and pixs.

NG
:Thumbs Up:

jerryG

03-17-2010, 02:21 AM