The Perfect Ending

[Karyn]

Anything that COULD have gone wrong yesterday- DID! [pants ripped (don't laugh), air conditioner broke at home, student prank- not funny!- (okay it was-Keep a straight face)- broke auto light bulb in my hand and got cut, Oh, there’s more!] URGHH!

Feeling a little upset and overwhelmed, I decided to hit the beach after work. At 4pm it was 92* at PCH and Warner! still cooler than in my house.

Caught 3 total (C&R)
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The perfect ending to a really bad day : )
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As I watched the beautiful moon rise and gently cast its glow on the ocean-
I reminded myself- It’s all good! No worries. Tomorrow is a new day.

[evosamurai]

sorry about the first half of your day, great job on the second half, ill be there tomorrow morning in that same spot, tomorrow is supposed to be cooler though thank god, u used your newfound skills smoke showed u?? lol i need to have him show me whats up too, take care

[smokehound]

Awesome, you got some feesh! Sorry to hear about the AC, that sucks. At least tomorrow will be cooler!

[DockRat]

Good job fixing the day. Just looking at the ocean brings calm.
DR

[stepchild]

great attitude,,,,we need more like ya!!

[Karyn]

Yes, I did use my newly learned skills from Smokehound and that's why I caught fish :)

It was the perfect ending to a really bad day... and it's the perfect ending to a good day. I love the beach and the mountains!

I'll be there on Saturday morning. Hope to see you out there :) just look for the girl catchin' all the fish!

It's all good. Attitude is key!

Really, I have a great life.

[5150fishn]

Way to pull the nose up on a bad day! Hitting the water tends to change my mood fish or no fish it is just nice to get a break from the day to day problems. Nice job utilizing your new skills.

[Karyn]

Does anyone know where I can get the sand crab getter thing? Smokehound was telling me about this little thing that helps you get sand crabs. I Do NOt like sand under my nails- sam I am!

[Jeremy Wade Jr]

sounds like you managed to turn that frown, upside down :Smile: The sound of waves crashing, a beautiful sunset and some good ol' fishing is what it's all about. :Thumbs Up:

[smokehound]

Does anyone know where I can get the sand crab getter thing? Smokehound was telling me about this little thing that helps you get sand crabs. I Do NOt like sand under my nails- sam I am!It's a sand crab net, I really dont know where to find them, someone here should know.

You dig a little hole over a bed, place the net in so the mouth of it is facing the shoreline, then you wait for a wave to come in, and as the wave goes back out, you twist your feet, causing all the sandcrabs to dislodge and they all get caught in the net. I first heard of this from Vanilla Gurilla. Saw another person using one, and he got tons of sandcrabs in one shot.

[evosamurai]

karyn, norms big fish bait and tackle has 1 left its $65 though, they open at 6 am, and have great live bait. its stright up pch from where u fished yesterday
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Norm%27s+Big+Fish+Bait+%26+Tackle,+Pacific+ Coast+Highway,+Seal+Beach,+CA&hl=en&ll=33.742029,-118.090883&spn=0.015327,0.033023&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=58.858685,135.263672&vpsrc=6&t=f&z=16&ecpose=33.72520611,-118.09088224,1877.64,-0.001,44.983,0 not sure if its out of your way

[Karyn]

Evosamurai- is it worth the $65? have you used it before? Thanks for the info though. I've been wanting to go into that tackle shop- but haven't yet. I can "make it" in my way : ) Thanks for the help and the map. : )

[smokehound]

oh wow that's expensive. I'd rather use the colander.. But then again the net would take up less space..

[vanillagurilla]

its wayyyy worth the $65 bucks, if its the wide one like 2ft wide you can sometimes get all the bait u need in one shot for alllll day lol.

[SP Dan]

Good morning Karyn,

It's 5:20 AM and I heading for the trenches but wanted to respond first.
I purchased mine at "Baha Tackle" in Lomita, on Narbonne for $40.00.
I needed to tighten and silver solder the nuts to stop them from continuously loosening up. It helped a lot! Try to find the more transparent / soft shells and store them in a tiny water bottle with a cord tied to the neck of the bottle. Make the cord long enough to wear around you neck. You then just shake out one ready to use bait at a time. Instead of "shake and bake" it's "Shake and BLAMM"! :Big Grin:

SP Dan <"))><

[Karyn]

SP Dan- Very cool. I think Lomita is near LB kinda? I will look it up. Do you think it's worth the $$? Going out this morning :) hopefully I will catch a big phat hali! :)

Silverweld-is that like locktight? or is that like saudering? I don't know what it is?

have a great day. Thanks for your help.

[DockRat]

Does anyone know where I can get the sand crab getter thing? Smokehound was telling me about this little thing that helps you get sand crabs. I Do NOt like sand under my nails- sam I am!

The problem with those catchers is they are too big and a major hassle to haul around.
I have one that came with the house, used it once. Back in the day ( 60's 70's) people used them to find change
and jewelery if they couldn't afford a metal detector.

Plastic Spagetti strainer is the WTG, clip it on my creel, weighs a couple ounces.
3 scoops of sandy crabs, dip in the water on the next wave and the sand goes away,
then you have 20 - 50 crabs to pick through. You could get a light plastic trowel for your nails.

I'll look in the garage for it. PM me if you want the metal one Karyn (free).
DR

[Karyn]

DR- that is mighty nice of you. I like your idea of the plastic trowel too- and I have a collapsible strainer, so it would not be bulky in my back pack-I carry way toooo much stuff. My nails are real-nothing fake- and not long, but when the sand gets under them it tends to separate my skin from my nail and then it hurts. I use board cleaner or windex for the white boards and then my finger stings-like a paper cut.

I am not a sissy lala with sand- only avoidable pain and needles.

I'll pm ya. Thanks for the offer. mighty kind of ya DR!

[smokehound]

The problem with those catchers is they are too big and a major hassle to haul around.
I have one that came with the house, used it once. Back in the day ( 60's 70's) people used them to find change
and jewelery if they couldn't afford a metal detector.

Plastic Spagetti strainer is the WTG, clip it on my creel, weighs a couple ounces.
3 scoops of sandy crabs, dip in the water on the next wave and the sand goes away,
then you have 20 - 50 crabs to pick through. You could get a light plastic trowel for your nails.

I'll look in the garage for it. PM me if you want the metal one Karyn (free).
DR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piVnArp9ZE0

[murrieta angler]

Hey Karyn,
I saw an elderly gentleman use the face of a house fan for sand crabs.
The little ones went right on through the wires, while the big ones stayed.
He got 40-50 sand crabs in less then 10 minutes.
He than put them in a plastic coke bottle and put the fan thing away.
Good Luck,
Robert
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