smokehound
09-09-2010, 01:23 AM
Whoo-boy.. This was brutal. All the food I brought fell overboard and fed the smelt..
That was horrible. My Layered-Mexican-Dip pringles.. : (
But worst of all... My Del-Taco Combination burrito >=O Son of a *****!
I spent a couple of hours fishing the super-drained low-tide with big-hammers for NADA.. tired, and starving, and stranded for the night, I just decided to conserve energy and bait&wait and catch a few Z's..
I rigged some plump-roe-laden sandcrabs on both poles, and headed to the pier-- usually reliable for at LEAST two fish..
Man they really dredged the crap out of the harbor.. thankfully, the rocks are still full of all sorts of tasty critters for the fish..
Soon after casting both poles, my smaller pole double's over-- I set the hook, and then the other rod doubles over-- Almost went overboard! So I put my small pole in free-spool and rush to my big rod..
I set the hook, and it was a big sting-ray.. biggest roundie I've caught in years.. must have been around 6 pounds.. Not very aggressive.. seemed like it knew it was gonna be thrown back.. No pic..
Then I return to my other pole and resume reeling it in.....
Result:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c177/smokehound/DCFC0066.jpg
A Ten-1/2 incher.. But hey, it's better than a damn roundie!
aside from the rays, zero action.. the harbor was totally drained..
It stayed this way for HOURS.. I doze off on the bench and wake up around 3:am with fog rolling in..
Another angler showed up, nice guy. He was just tossing shrimp chunks..
Then i get a good slam.. but DAMNIT, spits the hook!!
So i cast from the "x" on the pier, and wait, fog got real thick.
Another fish slams the little pole, and i set the hook, and....
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c177/smokehound/DCFC0068.jpg
Another sandie.. bigger than the last one.. A bit over 11 inches.
After that, nada.. But no skunk!
Next time will be better..
I didnt even bother to look at the tides.. I just left on a whim, since the bus down brookhurst gets me to the coast in 40 minutes.
That was horrible. My Layered-Mexican-Dip pringles.. : (
But worst of all... My Del-Taco Combination burrito >=O Son of a *****!
I spent a couple of hours fishing the super-drained low-tide with big-hammers for NADA.. tired, and starving, and stranded for the night, I just decided to conserve energy and bait&wait and catch a few Z's..
I rigged some plump-roe-laden sandcrabs on both poles, and headed to the pier-- usually reliable for at LEAST two fish..
Man they really dredged the crap out of the harbor.. thankfully, the rocks are still full of all sorts of tasty critters for the fish..
Soon after casting both poles, my smaller pole double's over-- I set the hook, and then the other rod doubles over-- Almost went overboard! So I put my small pole in free-spool and rush to my big rod..
I set the hook, and it was a big sting-ray.. biggest roundie I've caught in years.. must have been around 6 pounds.. Not very aggressive.. seemed like it knew it was gonna be thrown back.. No pic..
Then I return to my other pole and resume reeling it in.....
Result:
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c177/smokehound/DCFC0066.jpg
A Ten-1/2 incher.. But hey, it's better than a damn roundie!
aside from the rays, zero action.. the harbor was totally drained..
It stayed this way for HOURS.. I doze off on the bench and wake up around 3:am with fog rolling in..
Another angler showed up, nice guy. He was just tossing shrimp chunks..
Then i get a good slam.. but DAMNIT, spits the hook!!
So i cast from the "x" on the pier, and wait, fog got real thick.
Another fish slams the little pole, and i set the hook, and....
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c177/smokehound/DCFC0068.jpg
Another sandie.. bigger than the last one.. A bit over 11 inches.
After that, nada.. But no skunk!
Next time will be better..
I didnt even bother to look at the tides.. I just left on a whim, since the bus down brookhurst gets me to the coast in 40 minutes.