Pops 1st shovelnose! Better cond @ WR (5/17am)--pics/vids

[dkinla]

haven't hit the sand in a while, so wanted to get out this am, but with all the recent reports of the salad-fest and bag-fest along SM/Bu, was expecting the worst this am... but to my pleasant surprise... the salad wasn't that bad this am :Big Grin:

off-colored water, medium waves with some surge/washing machine suds, and some salad pockets here and there, but very manageable... didn't snag any bags either :LOL:

arrival shot at 6:30am:
http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu266/dkinla/247ca4c5.jpg

nice and gloomy start:
http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu266/dkinla/51cc815d.jpg

started to work the incoming... had to work the beach to pick off a few average, cookie-cutter 6-8" perch this am on crack, and sandcrabs were pretty easy to find also:
http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu266/dkinla/6aa72b52.jpg

http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu266/dkinla/d4127fdc.jpg

nice to only have lip hooked perch today for the easy release...

towards the end... I put on a nice-sized sandcrab for my dad and a few minutes later, he's major BENDO with some drag-peeling... I'm hoping it's his 1st shovel :EyePop:

quick YouTube vid of the battle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NiCDr1ho1Q

after about a 15 minute battle, I was able to tail it for him and taped him out to be 39".. woo hoo for pops!

here's a quick vid of him holding his shovel up!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UgaQiYY100

not sure why he decided to wear that glove for the first time, but at least he got to make use of it today :LOL:

and a couple quick pics for him:
http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu266/dkinla/c211dff5.jpg

he looks stoked :LOL:
http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu266/dkinla/a52ab793.jpg

(yeah he really did hook it in the mouth... after I took the hook out of its mouth... it started to wiggle around and it got hooked again barely at the tail as we were trying to take pictures/vids....)

while all this was going on, my mom was getting some exercise walking around Will Rogers... and of course catching up on her newspaper...

afterwards, we decide to have a nice brunch at the Ocean Park Omelette Parlor in the patio.... hit the spot! :LOL:
http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/uu266/dkinla/79a807b0.jpg

yeah so I think the salad/bags are on their way out hopefully... the conditions should be getting better...

thx for reading everyone!

[City Dad]

Cool report. Congrats to you both!

[Which Way Out]

That's so cool to be able to fish with your Dad. Enjoy every minute of it, as much as you can.

Looks like everyone had a great time and the breakfast was another way to be together.
Take care and keep it going.

WWO

[SP Dan]

Hi ya dkinla,

Congratulations to your pop on that splendid 39" SNGF! :Thumbs Up:
Pound for pound...SNGF can really give you an exciting, drag pulling heavy battle!
Now....that's what I call some well spent... quality time...with the folks!:Wink:

Thanks for the fun report with pic's! :Cool:

SP Dan <"))><

[GETBIT!]

Love the second pic,verry cool fishin with your pops

[DockRat]

Great job on the SNGF Pops.

(tons of salad at Torrance 1 hour ago)
DR

[dkinla]

Thx everyone for the nice comments!

I think my dad is hooked on getting another shovelnose! Haha...