Nipple Twister
09-24-2011, 06:58 PM
Made an attempt at fishin some surf last Mon evening but it cost me, had two KM's go "bing" just as I was making a cast after pulling in this guy which was all I got then:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/nippletwister_photos/Fishing/HuntCliffs092011.jpg
Thought it might have been a stressed out knot but after tieing on another one and casting it........"bing"! Bye, Bye:Angry:...not sure then what the cause was but no over run, line still striping off the spool cleanly, nothing seemed to be hanging up...dunno. Decided to finish the session with a well used Kroc. It was windy, cold and crazy rips but I stuck it out until dark.
After checking further I decided to top-shot the spool with Mono and in doing so striped off about 75yrds of braid and was going to use that to practice my Uni to Uni before loading up the spool. Well in doing so and testing the knot/s almost every one broke where the mono knot met the braid, near as I can figure the braid was going bad...time to change. It is 15lb Spectra that was only weeks old but I have been puttin in lots of fishing hours lately so just maybe, had some 12lb Berkley which I filled the entire spool with......:Smile:
Jump to today:
Time: 0500hrs
A.O: Home front
Water clarity: Good
Temp: ukn, seemed cooler
Surf: 2-3 ft
Tide: +3 incoming
Bait: LCs/KMs
On the water at dark with NOBODY else around with the use of a LED headlight I start casting ....... by 0615 was light enough to see and others where showing up as well. Seemed a little slow but I kept at it starting with a KM, just after greylight got a hard hit but that was it, not a hard fight. Pulled in this little guy:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/nippletwister_photos/Fishing/SunsetBeach092411b.jpg
Ok, cool. I'm ok with a Perch kinda day, bring it on. Releasing him I keep at it .......
Less then 20 mins later I get a harder hit and "Zzzzzzzing" takes drag......with the surf breaking right at the base of a steep beach there was not much ebb washing up the beach so you had to time it right and very gentle pull them from the surf. After a short fight, some head shaking .........landed it:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/nippletwister_photos/Fishing/SunsetBeach092411c.jpg
Shorty but ok with me, was a fun fight. Back to the water with it and keep at it. Now I start making my move, fan cast, move and work my way down the beach. Shortly later I get BAM, El Bendo and taking drag ......... trying to move down the beach and again several attempts to get it landed hoping it doesn't come unbuttoned. Breaking the surface a couple of times and getting the attention of others near me this guy come to light:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/nippletwister_photos/Fishing/SunsetBeach092411h.jpg
Nice, both of those where about 15 but I did not tape them knowing they where short I got'em back to water as quick as I could. By now I had switched to the LC, I switched after the Perch. Moving along after release it now was starting to drizzle which meant I had to remove my glasses.
After close to an hour I get a BIG hit and BIG head shake.....nice fight, hard to bring to me and every time it peeks out of the trench it's a hard pull back to the surf. Staying in the fight I try and not pull to hard but work it more.....I gain some, then lose some I get a break and see an opertunity to bring it to dry land and out pops:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/nippletwister_photos/Fishing/SunsetBeach092411f.jpg
A nice just legal Hali:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/nippletwister_photos/Fishing/SunsetBeach092411g.jpg
Thank you.......
Now I buzzed, Mr Happyman :Fishing Catch: I keep up my pattern making casts and not long it was BAM BIG TIME and El Bendo and it was running.....up the beach, now back the other way. Able to keep it tight but can't gain nothing! Whoo Hoo, this is a biggin :Big Grin: Longest fight yet, and it had me moving. Tighen the drag just a tad I was able to gain some but still up and down the beach. "What the heck is this, wow what I fight"! After what seemed like forever I get it in, YES! My first WSB!:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/nippletwister_photos/Fishing/SunsetBeach092411d.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/nippletwister_photos/Fishing/SunsetBeach092411e.jpg
Taped out 'bout 21 inches......nice, I want more of those. Gets ya pumped :Dancing Banana:
I had to stop and take that in for a while but was back at it in no time. Conditions starting to get worse, water clarity getting bad, shore pound getting worse. Not that I really cared at this point and just as quick I get BAM again! Pulling, head shake, fightin and ........ gone :Sad: Came unbuttoned. No worries, lets check the lure and the knots and keep in the game. On close inspection I see this:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/nippletwister_photos/Fishing/LameOwners092411.jpg
So much for Owners being the hook of all hooks, cost me a big fish! :Confused:
By now my arms could use a rest and conditions have gone from bad to worse so I decide it's break time and go look at another spot.
I try another A.O. but nothing doing. I'm starting to make some little mistakes in my casting so I guess I'm tired, 1200 hrs I call it.........nice morning, I'll take it :Big Grin:
Home to wash up, report in and prep for tomorrow...
Tight lines everyone, 'til next time, thanks for listening........
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/nippletwister_photos/Fishing/HuntCliffs092011.jpg
Thought it might have been a stressed out knot but after tieing on another one and casting it........"bing"! Bye, Bye:Angry:...not sure then what the cause was but no over run, line still striping off the spool cleanly, nothing seemed to be hanging up...dunno. Decided to finish the session with a well used Kroc. It was windy, cold and crazy rips but I stuck it out until dark.
After checking further I decided to top-shot the spool with Mono and in doing so striped off about 75yrds of braid and was going to use that to practice my Uni to Uni before loading up the spool. Well in doing so and testing the knot/s almost every one broke where the mono knot met the braid, near as I can figure the braid was going bad...time to change. It is 15lb Spectra that was only weeks old but I have been puttin in lots of fishing hours lately so just maybe, had some 12lb Berkley which I filled the entire spool with......:Smile:
Jump to today:
Time: 0500hrs
A.O: Home front
Water clarity: Good
Temp: ukn, seemed cooler
Surf: 2-3 ft
Tide: +3 incoming
Bait: LCs/KMs
On the water at dark with NOBODY else around with the use of a LED headlight I start casting ....... by 0615 was light enough to see and others where showing up as well. Seemed a little slow but I kept at it starting with a KM, just after greylight got a hard hit but that was it, not a hard fight. Pulled in this little guy:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/nippletwister_photos/Fishing/SunsetBeach092411b.jpg
Ok, cool. I'm ok with a Perch kinda day, bring it on. Releasing him I keep at it .......
Less then 20 mins later I get a harder hit and "Zzzzzzzing" takes drag......with the surf breaking right at the base of a steep beach there was not much ebb washing up the beach so you had to time it right and very gentle pull them from the surf. After a short fight, some head shaking .........landed it:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/nippletwister_photos/Fishing/SunsetBeach092411c.jpg
Shorty but ok with me, was a fun fight. Back to the water with it and keep at it. Now I start making my move, fan cast, move and work my way down the beach. Shortly later I get BAM, El Bendo and taking drag ......... trying to move down the beach and again several attempts to get it landed hoping it doesn't come unbuttoned. Breaking the surface a couple of times and getting the attention of others near me this guy come to light:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/nippletwister_photos/Fishing/SunsetBeach092411h.jpg
Nice, both of those where about 15 but I did not tape them knowing they where short I got'em back to water as quick as I could. By now I had switched to the LC, I switched after the Perch. Moving along after release it now was starting to drizzle which meant I had to remove my glasses.
After close to an hour I get a BIG hit and BIG head shake.....nice fight, hard to bring to me and every time it peeks out of the trench it's a hard pull back to the surf. Staying in the fight I try and not pull to hard but work it more.....I gain some, then lose some I get a break and see an opertunity to bring it to dry land and out pops:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/nippletwister_photos/Fishing/SunsetBeach092411f.jpg
A nice just legal Hali:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/nippletwister_photos/Fishing/SunsetBeach092411g.jpg
Thank you.......
Now I buzzed, Mr Happyman :Fishing Catch: I keep up my pattern making casts and not long it was BAM BIG TIME and El Bendo and it was running.....up the beach, now back the other way. Able to keep it tight but can't gain nothing! Whoo Hoo, this is a biggin :Big Grin: Longest fight yet, and it had me moving. Tighen the drag just a tad I was able to gain some but still up and down the beach. "What the heck is this, wow what I fight"! After what seemed like forever I get it in, YES! My first WSB!:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/nippletwister_photos/Fishing/SunsetBeach092411d.jpg
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/nippletwister_photos/Fishing/SunsetBeach092411e.jpg
Taped out 'bout 21 inches......nice, I want more of those. Gets ya pumped :Dancing Banana:
I had to stop and take that in for a while but was back at it in no time. Conditions starting to get worse, water clarity getting bad, shore pound getting worse. Not that I really cared at this point and just as quick I get BAM again! Pulling, head shake, fightin and ........ gone :Sad: Came unbuttoned. No worries, lets check the lure and the knots and keep in the game. On close inspection I see this:
http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w64/nippletwister_photos/Fishing/LameOwners092411.jpg
So much for Owners being the hook of all hooks, cost me a big fish! :Confused:
By now my arms could use a rest and conditions have gone from bad to worse so I decide it's break time and go look at another spot.
I try another A.O. but nothing doing. I'm starting to make some little mistakes in my casting so I guess I'm tired, 1200 hrs I call it.........nice morning, I'll take it :Big Grin:
Home to wash up, report in and prep for tomorrow...
Tight lines everyone, 'til next time, thanks for listening........