skunked4life
12-10-2012, 08:56 AM
Been in a life funk. Trying to get back on track.
Made a short visit to my usual AO on Sunday. Have been committing to the LC pretty heavily and have not used anything else since H4G event.
Gear: Clarus casting crankbait rod; Chronarch 200e7; 15 lb Izor; LC FM 110 (some new candy colored scheme)
Time: 6:30 am
Date: 12/09/2012
Conditions: a little after high tide but extremely flat; surprisingly warm water; very little bait fish; no one fishing until about 7:10 am
Duration: 45 minutes
Made it out to the AO and started casting immediately. There were a few spots where I was catching salad on every retrieve, but found a nice trough where it was clean. Cast out about 30 times before I got any love. I had a few violent hits and almost managed to farm one in but spit out the LC at the last minute. At the 40 minute mark, I decided to cast one last time...OK, you know how that works...more like four or five more casts. Then I got hit hard. Didn't take line, but was extremely heavy coming in. Thought it was a short Butt. I pulled the beast in and it turned out to be this:
38270
It measured out to about 15.5 inches but it was fat. Had a beachcomber take a quick pic and then went to release. After about 5 to 6 minutes, it swam off. I decided to call it quits, but then I see something flapping around about 15 yards away from me on the beach. I go back and it was the same perch I thought that I had released safely. Sufficed to say, it wasn't a successful release. Gave it to a friend at church and she steamed it up with garlic, ginger and soy for dinner with her son.
Wish I had more time to get out there, but life is simply getting in the way lately...
Made a short visit to my usual AO on Sunday. Have been committing to the LC pretty heavily and have not used anything else since H4G event.
Gear: Clarus casting crankbait rod; Chronarch 200e7; 15 lb Izor; LC FM 110 (some new candy colored scheme)
Time: 6:30 am
Date: 12/09/2012
Conditions: a little after high tide but extremely flat; surprisingly warm water; very little bait fish; no one fishing until about 7:10 am
Duration: 45 minutes
Made it out to the AO and started casting immediately. There were a few spots where I was catching salad on every retrieve, but found a nice trough where it was clean. Cast out about 30 times before I got any love. I had a few violent hits and almost managed to farm one in but spit out the LC at the last minute. At the 40 minute mark, I decided to cast one last time...OK, you know how that works...more like four or five more casts. Then I got hit hard. Didn't take line, but was extremely heavy coming in. Thought it was a short Butt. I pulled the beast in and it turned out to be this:
38270
It measured out to about 15.5 inches but it was fat. Had a beachcomber take a quick pic and then went to release. After about 5 to 6 minutes, it swam off. I decided to call it quits, but then I see something flapping around about 15 yards away from me on the beach. I go back and it was the same perch I thought that I had released safely. Sufficed to say, it wasn't a successful release. Gave it to a friend at church and she steamed it up with garlic, ginger and soy for dinner with her son.
Wish I had more time to get out there, but life is simply getting in the way lately...