Badbeat
11-26-2012, 04:38 PM
I get a text from Phuong aka Blackwater Saturday night asking me to give Arthur aka Wingnut a call and try to get him to go fishing. I asked why and Phuong says that USC lost to Notre Dame, they were at the game and the Commander wasn’t in a very good mood. :Evil: He thought that Art would need some cheering up and the best way to do that was to get him in the surf. I called Arthur around 11pm Saturday night and he said he was already planning to hit the surf in the morning and was getting his gear ready. So the plan to invite him turned into me begging CAN I PLEASE tag along??? :LOL:
Arthur said sure, and to pick him up at 5am sharp. I asked what beach and he says don’t worry about it, and that I'm on a need to know basis only, hahaha
Sokha and I were about half an hour late to pick up Arthur at the SWAT Command Center. :Embarrassed: That’s a big no, no when you fish with the Commander, of course I blamed Sokha. Lol
Arthur just gave us that look, threw his gear in the truck and said “101 North, we’re going to miss the grey light.” and off we went.
A bit of advice, don’t ever talk to Arthur about the Trojans after a loss. :Angry:
We got to the AO and sure enough we missed the grey light, sorry again Art. :Neutral:
Photos of the day. All photos were from Arthur's camera.
Sokha and me getting ready.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1003-18.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1002-24.jpg
Conditions at the first beach we hit were not bad. 1-2 ft waves with occasional 3 ft. The water was clear and hardly any weeds. Wingnut says his goal was to catch a 16 inch Perch today. :Shocked:
Sokha and I just wanted to catch anything. :Razz:
True story, before we started, Arthur handed me a LC and told me to tie it on. He said that it was his special holiday edition LC with Christmas colors. I said cool, a free LC customized by the Commander himself, how can I say no. :Big Grin: This LC proved to hold some magic later on. :Wink:
Red and green dots, like Christmas lights, haha
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1013-14.jpg
All morning, the Perch bite was pretty strong as we all caught Perch after Perch. We were all throwing the LC and they were super aggressive and attacking like crazy. The Perch range between 9-12 inches, no really big ones today, but Sokha and I caught at least a dozen each and Arthur caught even more. He was just killing them with the LC with a red tail hook. Sokha did snag a small Leopard Shark that he thought was a monster Perch. Lol
Arthur hooked up to a decent fish, putting a nice bend on his rod. Brought it up near the beach and we saw that it was a nice Halibut, a for sure legal and it came off right at the end. :mad:
The Commander just laughed it off and continued on. He was more pissed that SC lost than losing a nice fish.
Here’s one of the many, many Perch we caught yesterday morning. Arthur didn’t take many photos because all the Perch looked the same.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1009-15.jpg
Red tail hook.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1011-13.jpg
It was around 8 o’clock and we were making our way slowly down the beach. I was working the surf right behind the Commander and Sokha was lagging far back. All of the sudden, Arthur stops and motion for me to come over. He points to a spot in the surf in front of us and said, you see that big hole? I bet there’s something good hiding in it. Then he steps aside and told me to go first. Honestly, I don’t even see the hole he’s talking about, :LOL: but I step ahead of him and started casting to where he pointed. I kid you not, three casts later I get a thump on the lure. :EyePop: Heavy weight and the thing took off with my drag running. I look over at Arthur and he said, “Looks like the right kind, let’s hope it’s not a Shovelnose or a Leopard.” After a 5 minute fight, I dragged the thing on the beach and the Commander gives me a high five. My second legal Halibut ever and my first legal this year. :Dancing Banana: Arthur said, take it home, you earned it. I said yes sir, I will release my next PB.
I barely hooked this fish by one hook. :Shocked:
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1004-20.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1005-20.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1006-18.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1008-11.jpg
My day was made and I didn’t care if I caught anything else. Thanks Commander for everything. It was a pleasure watching you in action. You took me to the right beach, gave me a free LC, located and gave me first shot at the best hole. What more can anybody ask for? :UDaMan:
We worked the area for another hour for more Perch but no more Halibut. Arthur says let’s go get some ice for my Halibut and hit another spot. We’re going to try to put Sokha on his first ever surf Halibut. :Wink:
We arrived at the second AO about 30 minutes later and found awesome conditions. Really flat swells and super clear water. But it was so darn weedy and hard to fish. I’ll make it short. We only stayed for about an hour. I caught another Halibut about 18” and Arthur got a weird looking Kelp fish or something. We packed up and left around noon. We dropped off Arthur at his house and he said to bring the Halibut in and he will show me how to fillet it up. It was nice to see the Iron Chef and play with the Pugs too. You're a blessed man Commander. :Cool:
Thanks again for a great day Art, that was a day to remember for me. Let’s do it again soon bro. :Big Grin:
Some photos at the second AO.
Really nice conditions.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1019-12.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1020-11.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1021-12.jpg
The weird fish that Art caught.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1016-15.jpg
Sokha
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/Untitled-17.jpg
Me
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1012-17.jpg
The Commander
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1018-11.jpg
We heard somebody yelling from behind us on the beach and it was Lieutenant Bones and Wingnut’s DFG officer buddy Cory. A very cool dude. Too funny, he says that he knew it was us when he saw all the orange rods, hahaha It was cool hearing him tell us a story of a recent Bear attack.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1017-14.jpg
Group shot. Good times.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1022-11.jpg
Arthur said sure, and to pick him up at 5am sharp. I asked what beach and he says don’t worry about it, and that I'm on a need to know basis only, hahaha
Sokha and I were about half an hour late to pick up Arthur at the SWAT Command Center. :Embarrassed: That’s a big no, no when you fish with the Commander, of course I blamed Sokha. Lol
Arthur just gave us that look, threw his gear in the truck and said “101 North, we’re going to miss the grey light.” and off we went.
A bit of advice, don’t ever talk to Arthur about the Trojans after a loss. :Angry:
We got to the AO and sure enough we missed the grey light, sorry again Art. :Neutral:
Photos of the day. All photos were from Arthur's camera.
Sokha and me getting ready.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1003-18.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1002-24.jpg
Conditions at the first beach we hit were not bad. 1-2 ft waves with occasional 3 ft. The water was clear and hardly any weeds. Wingnut says his goal was to catch a 16 inch Perch today. :Shocked:
Sokha and I just wanted to catch anything. :Razz:
True story, before we started, Arthur handed me a LC and told me to tie it on. He said that it was his special holiday edition LC with Christmas colors. I said cool, a free LC customized by the Commander himself, how can I say no. :Big Grin: This LC proved to hold some magic later on. :Wink:
Red and green dots, like Christmas lights, haha
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1013-14.jpg
All morning, the Perch bite was pretty strong as we all caught Perch after Perch. We were all throwing the LC and they were super aggressive and attacking like crazy. The Perch range between 9-12 inches, no really big ones today, but Sokha and I caught at least a dozen each and Arthur caught even more. He was just killing them with the LC with a red tail hook. Sokha did snag a small Leopard Shark that he thought was a monster Perch. Lol
Arthur hooked up to a decent fish, putting a nice bend on his rod. Brought it up near the beach and we saw that it was a nice Halibut, a for sure legal and it came off right at the end. :mad:
The Commander just laughed it off and continued on. He was more pissed that SC lost than losing a nice fish.
Here’s one of the many, many Perch we caught yesterday morning. Arthur didn’t take many photos because all the Perch looked the same.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1009-15.jpg
Red tail hook.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1011-13.jpg
It was around 8 o’clock and we were making our way slowly down the beach. I was working the surf right behind the Commander and Sokha was lagging far back. All of the sudden, Arthur stops and motion for me to come over. He points to a spot in the surf in front of us and said, you see that big hole? I bet there’s something good hiding in it. Then he steps aside and told me to go first. Honestly, I don’t even see the hole he’s talking about, :LOL: but I step ahead of him and started casting to where he pointed. I kid you not, three casts later I get a thump on the lure. :EyePop: Heavy weight and the thing took off with my drag running. I look over at Arthur and he said, “Looks like the right kind, let’s hope it’s not a Shovelnose or a Leopard.” After a 5 minute fight, I dragged the thing on the beach and the Commander gives me a high five. My second legal Halibut ever and my first legal this year. :Dancing Banana: Arthur said, take it home, you earned it. I said yes sir, I will release my next PB.
I barely hooked this fish by one hook. :Shocked:
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1004-20.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1005-20.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1006-18.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1008-11.jpg
My day was made and I didn’t care if I caught anything else. Thanks Commander for everything. It was a pleasure watching you in action. You took me to the right beach, gave me a free LC, located and gave me first shot at the best hole. What more can anybody ask for? :UDaMan:
We worked the area for another hour for more Perch but no more Halibut. Arthur says let’s go get some ice for my Halibut and hit another spot. We’re going to try to put Sokha on his first ever surf Halibut. :Wink:
We arrived at the second AO about 30 minutes later and found awesome conditions. Really flat swells and super clear water. But it was so darn weedy and hard to fish. I’ll make it short. We only stayed for about an hour. I caught another Halibut about 18” and Arthur got a weird looking Kelp fish or something. We packed up and left around noon. We dropped off Arthur at his house and he said to bring the Halibut in and he will show me how to fillet it up. It was nice to see the Iron Chef and play with the Pugs too. You're a blessed man Commander. :Cool:
Thanks again for a great day Art, that was a day to remember for me. Let’s do it again soon bro. :Big Grin:
Some photos at the second AO.
Really nice conditions.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1019-12.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1020-11.jpg
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1021-12.jpg
The weird fish that Art caught.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1016-15.jpg
Sokha
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/Untitled-17.jpg
Me
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1012-17.jpg
The Commander
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1018-11.jpg
We heard somebody yelling from behind us on the beach and it was Lieutenant Bones and Wingnut’s DFG officer buddy Cory. A very cool dude. Too funny, he says that he knew it was us when he saw all the orange rods, hahaha It was cool hearing him tell us a story of a recent Bear attack.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1017-14.jpg
Group shot. Good times.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%208/Wingnut%2010/Wingnut%2011/SWAT1022-11.jpg