murrieta angler
08-19-2011, 06:24 PM
Where do I start!?
I’ll go back to yesterday evening, when I received a call from my wife saying she had to stay for a couple extra hours at work, for some PC training. That was at 7:00 p.m.
Previously in the day I was in contact with some friends and we were discussing fishing and where to go. I had informed them that I couldn’t go cause my wife said to not make any plans this weekend…:Rolls Eyes:
It’s now a little after 9:00 and my wife gets home from work, she says that she might do overtime, today, but wouldn’t know until 5:00 a.m. The phone rings a little after 5:00 this morning and sure enough they need help cause they are short staffed.
My wife and some friends from work are going to Cabo in October and she could use the extra money to buy me some fishing shirts…:Cool:
I decided that I would head out fishing, to Carlsbad, even though the conditions were supposed to be on the ugly side. Low tide was at 6:13 at 1.86 ft, the waves were supposed to be 2-3 ft but more like 3-5 ft, the darn salad moved in big time, water temp was around 67-68 degrees and outside temp was roughly 60-62 degrees. The bad thing was the wind, it was blowing at least 12-15 mph from the SW.
I arrived at 6:30 and there were 2 other guys there fishing already, I didn’t talk to them till later in the morning. I started at my usual spot and worked my way South to no avail. Kelp, Kelp and more Kelp!!!
I knew it had be light in some areas, and it was, but there were no fish around! I fished from 6:30 a.m. till 9:30 a.m and didn’t get one bump or quibble ( quick nibble from perch ). I stopped and talked to the 2 guys there and they said they hadn’t got a nibble either, one was using a c-rig, with sand crabs, and the other was using a drop shot with a fluke, I believe.
I made the decision to leave and head North. I stopped for a quick peek over in Oceanside, but the waves were pounding and I wasn’t going to even try to attempt it there.
After I got my breakfast burrito I stopped over at Anglers Tackle, in Oceanside, and picked up some flukes and some hooks. Peter, the owner, said it had been pretty slow during the week and asked where I was going. I told him 72nd Street, we chit chatted a bit more, than I left. When I got in the truck I gave Nick Lam a call to see if he was working, he was. I already knew Pontoon wasn’t going to fish till Saturday, Wingnut had plans, Illest was gonna fish Saturday and so on and so on….:Neutral:
Well, things don’t always turn out the way they are supposed to. As I passed Basilone, the turn off for San Onofre, I see nothing but brake lights staring at me…:Surprised:
I quickly get off at Christianitos, make a u-turn South and hit up San “O”!!
It was now around 11:30 and the high tide was supposed to be 4.70 ft at around 1:00. The tide was rising pretty quick, cause of wave height, but the wind had died down where I would be fishing.
I started fishing and it would be about half an hour before I get that familiar “Thump”, I know what it is and I bring to shore a little 12” flatty. It had so much energy it ended up ripping half it’s mouth off trying to get off the treble. Poor fish, what do you do, I put him back in the water as quickly as possible and he took off.
Another 20 minutes goes by and I get a little bump on my LC, I slow down my retrieve and was rewarded with this little bugger;
http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae255/gudgersfishing/Mobile%20Uploads/image-25.jpg
A nice looking little sand bass, maybe 10 inches long. That’s the 3rd sandie I’ve pulled to shore in my last 3 trips.
Back to work,
I was at an area where I have caught numerous fish in the past, today would be no different.
It is now around 12:30 and I was hoping to get something soon, cause I wanted to leave by 1:00 to beat the Friday traffic South.
As I am reeling in my LC 110, in anchovy, I get bumped pretty good, I thought it was some kelp, but then 15 feet from my rod tip I thought I got snagged on a rock…:Confused:
To my surprise something now had my LC and was taking line at an alarming rate… Zzzzzzzzzzz I thought to myself, “ Good thing I just adjusted my drag about 3 or 4 casts earlier”
Half my line was gone and so I decided to try and turn it’s head, the fish kept going, with ease, but decided to head North. I started to follow the fish, hoping I wouldn’t lose it, and was gaining a little ground…
This fish was big and I had a feeling it wasn’t a shark or ray. Five minutes goes by, it seems like forever, and I finally am getting it closer to the shore.
When it is about 10 feet away, I see this “Big *** Tail” come out of the water, but I don’t see the body…:Rolls Eyes:
I am now thinking, “ Okay, either WSB or Halibut”
As I get it a little closer the SOB takes off for another 20 foot drag..Zzzzzzz
I am just itching to see what it is.
After another 10-12 waves goes by, I finally see the bastard...:Smile:
It’s a Big *** WSB!!!!!!
But this sucker isn’t done yet, he continues to pull drag every time a little air hits its body, around 4 more times.
Finally, I get the fish to shore and was totally stoked…..:Shocked:
http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae255/gudgersfishing/Mobile%20Uploads/image-24.jpg
http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae255/gudgersfishing/Mobile%20Uploads/image-23.jpg
http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae255/gudgersfishing/Mobile%20Uploads/image-22.jpg
It taped out at 37”… My new PB…:Big Grin:
After that I looked around and no one was there, so I thought, I thanked The Lord for letting me be in the right place at the right time…:Wink:
I decided to bury the fish in the sand for a bit, cause one thing I have learned is, if there is 1 WSB, there is another.
Well, after fifteen minutes, there was no other. I walked back to the fish, uncovered it and started to wash it off in the water. I was than taken back when someone said, “ What kind of fish is that? “ 2 younger guys had just gotten there and saw me un-earth the fish.
I told them what it was, gave them all the info, and proceeded to haul the fish back to my truck. YES, I KILLED IT & AM GOING TO ENJOY IT!!!!:Twisted:
When I got back to the road, I was completely soaked with sweat. The sun had come out and this fish was starting to get a little heavy.
By the time I arrived at the road there were 10-12 people there all asking me questions about the fish. I asked one person to take a couple of pictures of me with the fish;
http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae255/gudgersfishing/Mobile%20Uploads/image-21.jpg
http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae255/gudgersfishing/Mobile%20Uploads/image-20.jpg
It was now after 2:00 and I need to get that fish on ice for the ride home.
I no longer cared about the traffic, the heat or anything for that matter. I stopped and got some ice, but before I did, I went back to Anglers to get the weight. Peter gets the scale and it weighs out at 14 pounds 15 ounces!!!
I could have sworn it was heavier, but who cares, it was still a nice fish.
I will not be fishing this weekend or the next, so to everyone,
GOOD LUCK!
Robert
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http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae255/gudgersfishing/Mobile%20Uploads/image-19.jpg
I’ll go back to yesterday evening, when I received a call from my wife saying she had to stay for a couple extra hours at work, for some PC training. That was at 7:00 p.m.
Previously in the day I was in contact with some friends and we were discussing fishing and where to go. I had informed them that I couldn’t go cause my wife said to not make any plans this weekend…:Rolls Eyes:
It’s now a little after 9:00 and my wife gets home from work, she says that she might do overtime, today, but wouldn’t know until 5:00 a.m. The phone rings a little after 5:00 this morning and sure enough they need help cause they are short staffed.
My wife and some friends from work are going to Cabo in October and she could use the extra money to buy me some fishing shirts…:Cool:
I decided that I would head out fishing, to Carlsbad, even though the conditions were supposed to be on the ugly side. Low tide was at 6:13 at 1.86 ft, the waves were supposed to be 2-3 ft but more like 3-5 ft, the darn salad moved in big time, water temp was around 67-68 degrees and outside temp was roughly 60-62 degrees. The bad thing was the wind, it was blowing at least 12-15 mph from the SW.
I arrived at 6:30 and there were 2 other guys there fishing already, I didn’t talk to them till later in the morning. I started at my usual spot and worked my way South to no avail. Kelp, Kelp and more Kelp!!!
I knew it had be light in some areas, and it was, but there were no fish around! I fished from 6:30 a.m. till 9:30 a.m and didn’t get one bump or quibble ( quick nibble from perch ). I stopped and talked to the 2 guys there and they said they hadn’t got a nibble either, one was using a c-rig, with sand crabs, and the other was using a drop shot with a fluke, I believe.
I made the decision to leave and head North. I stopped for a quick peek over in Oceanside, but the waves were pounding and I wasn’t going to even try to attempt it there.
After I got my breakfast burrito I stopped over at Anglers Tackle, in Oceanside, and picked up some flukes and some hooks. Peter, the owner, said it had been pretty slow during the week and asked where I was going. I told him 72nd Street, we chit chatted a bit more, than I left. When I got in the truck I gave Nick Lam a call to see if he was working, he was. I already knew Pontoon wasn’t going to fish till Saturday, Wingnut had plans, Illest was gonna fish Saturday and so on and so on….:Neutral:
Well, things don’t always turn out the way they are supposed to. As I passed Basilone, the turn off for San Onofre, I see nothing but brake lights staring at me…:Surprised:
I quickly get off at Christianitos, make a u-turn South and hit up San “O”!!
It was now around 11:30 and the high tide was supposed to be 4.70 ft at around 1:00. The tide was rising pretty quick, cause of wave height, but the wind had died down where I would be fishing.
I started fishing and it would be about half an hour before I get that familiar “Thump”, I know what it is and I bring to shore a little 12” flatty. It had so much energy it ended up ripping half it’s mouth off trying to get off the treble. Poor fish, what do you do, I put him back in the water as quickly as possible and he took off.
Another 20 minutes goes by and I get a little bump on my LC, I slow down my retrieve and was rewarded with this little bugger;
http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae255/gudgersfishing/Mobile%20Uploads/image-25.jpg
A nice looking little sand bass, maybe 10 inches long. That’s the 3rd sandie I’ve pulled to shore in my last 3 trips.
Back to work,
I was at an area where I have caught numerous fish in the past, today would be no different.
It is now around 12:30 and I was hoping to get something soon, cause I wanted to leave by 1:00 to beat the Friday traffic South.
As I am reeling in my LC 110, in anchovy, I get bumped pretty good, I thought it was some kelp, but then 15 feet from my rod tip I thought I got snagged on a rock…:Confused:
To my surprise something now had my LC and was taking line at an alarming rate… Zzzzzzzzzzz I thought to myself, “ Good thing I just adjusted my drag about 3 or 4 casts earlier”
Half my line was gone and so I decided to try and turn it’s head, the fish kept going, with ease, but decided to head North. I started to follow the fish, hoping I wouldn’t lose it, and was gaining a little ground…
This fish was big and I had a feeling it wasn’t a shark or ray. Five minutes goes by, it seems like forever, and I finally am getting it closer to the shore.
When it is about 10 feet away, I see this “Big *** Tail” come out of the water, but I don’t see the body…:Rolls Eyes:
I am now thinking, “ Okay, either WSB or Halibut”
As I get it a little closer the SOB takes off for another 20 foot drag..Zzzzzzz
I am just itching to see what it is.
After another 10-12 waves goes by, I finally see the bastard...:Smile:
It’s a Big *** WSB!!!!!!
But this sucker isn’t done yet, he continues to pull drag every time a little air hits its body, around 4 more times.
Finally, I get the fish to shore and was totally stoked…..:Shocked:
http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae255/gudgersfishing/Mobile%20Uploads/image-24.jpg
http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae255/gudgersfishing/Mobile%20Uploads/image-23.jpg
http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae255/gudgersfishing/Mobile%20Uploads/image-22.jpg
It taped out at 37”… My new PB…:Big Grin:
After that I looked around and no one was there, so I thought, I thanked The Lord for letting me be in the right place at the right time…:Wink:
I decided to bury the fish in the sand for a bit, cause one thing I have learned is, if there is 1 WSB, there is another.
Well, after fifteen minutes, there was no other. I walked back to the fish, uncovered it and started to wash it off in the water. I was than taken back when someone said, “ What kind of fish is that? “ 2 younger guys had just gotten there and saw me un-earth the fish.
I told them what it was, gave them all the info, and proceeded to haul the fish back to my truck. YES, I KILLED IT & AM GOING TO ENJOY IT!!!!:Twisted:
When I got back to the road, I was completely soaked with sweat. The sun had come out and this fish was starting to get a little heavy.
By the time I arrived at the road there were 10-12 people there all asking me questions about the fish. I asked one person to take a couple of pictures of me with the fish;
http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae255/gudgersfishing/Mobile%20Uploads/image-21.jpg
http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae255/gudgersfishing/Mobile%20Uploads/image-20.jpg
It was now after 2:00 and I need to get that fish on ice for the ride home.
I no longer cared about the traffic, the heat or anything for that matter. I stopped and got some ice, but before I did, I went back to Anglers to get the weight. Peter gets the scale and it weighs out at 14 pounds 15 ounces!!!
I could have sworn it was heavier, but who cares, it was still a nice fish.
I will not be fishing this weekend or the next, so to everyone,
GOOD LUCK!
Robert
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http://i977.photobucket.com/albums/ae255/gudgersfishing/Mobile%20Uploads/image-19.jpg