Bob_B
05-30-2013, 12:33 AM
Hit the sand this morning with my good friend Brian in search of flatties. Got to the spot at 7:50am and on the sand at 8:00am. Conditions were much better than last week but the tide was at a -.7 and eel grass was making it's presence known. Had my usual arsenal with me....Van Staal VS100, 20lb Sufix 832 Braid with a 10lb mono leader tied to the end via Uni to Uni all mounted on the Lamiglass G1311. Had the usual array of Flashminnow 110's in the bag. Got to the waters edge and we had to decide which way to go because the structure was amazing to the north and south but we picked north. The tide was at a minus so we were just hoping there would be some hungry fish laying up in the troughs and holes. Even though it minus tide the areas we picked to fished went from a foot of water down to 3 or more feet of water in certain areas. We worked the beach over with everything we had and I finally got on the board with a decent perch. As tide started to fill the salad bar was getting replenished at a quick rate. We finally decided to head back but agreed we would hit all the structure that we had already fished as we headed back. Stopped at a hole that had filled in nicely and I made a cast into the salad bar. I got two cranks of the handle in and my line stopped followed by the sweet feel of head shakes. Not much fight after that and soon my target species was landed, a short 20 inch Hali. No legals today but the target was acquired so I was happy. Brian wore the stripe but he was having gear problems all morning. If it hadn't been for the trouble he was having I am sure he would have gotten him some fish. Thanks for reading everyone :Smile:
Decent perch on the Nishiki
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb68/Bob_Benner/4d85795cd615c0703e9a97ac8319f576_zps598f7bc3.jpg (http://s211.photobucket.com/user/Bob_Benner/media/4d85795cd615c0703e9a97ac8319f576_zps598f7bc3.jpg.h tml)
The short butt on the MS Aurora Black
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb68/Bob_Benner/92705dc25dab8e7db838bbffab7bcbaa_zps7a761bb2.jpg (http://s211.photobucket.com/user/Bob_Benner/media/92705dc25dab8e7db838bbffab7bcbaa_zps7a761bb2.jpg.h tml)
One of the many holes we hit along with Brian doing some trouble shooting.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb68/Bob_Benner/b8f1f4df70838a6861add0367e38f043_zpse9b2e35f.jpg (http://s211.photobucket.com/user/Bob_Benner/media/b8f1f4df70838a6861add0367e38f043_zpse9b2e35f.jpg.h tml)
Later on in the day I stopped by a local tackle shop to look around. Checked out the new Phenix Bermuda Spinning Rods. Fell in love with this one so it came home with me. Could be a butt slaying stick in the making.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb68/Bob_Benner/bad6ea1226d69b33cfc1cad47f828fba_zpscb6bccf2.jpg (http://s211.photobucket.com/user/Bob_Benner/media/bad6ea1226d69b33cfc1cad47f828fba_zpscb6bccf2.jpg.h tml)
Decent perch on the Nishiki
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb68/Bob_Benner/4d85795cd615c0703e9a97ac8319f576_zps598f7bc3.jpg (http://s211.photobucket.com/user/Bob_Benner/media/4d85795cd615c0703e9a97ac8319f576_zps598f7bc3.jpg.h tml)
The short butt on the MS Aurora Black
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb68/Bob_Benner/92705dc25dab8e7db838bbffab7bcbaa_zps7a761bb2.jpg (http://s211.photobucket.com/user/Bob_Benner/media/92705dc25dab8e7db838bbffab7bcbaa_zps7a761bb2.jpg.h tml)
One of the many holes we hit along with Brian doing some trouble shooting.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb68/Bob_Benner/b8f1f4df70838a6861add0367e38f043_zpse9b2e35f.jpg (http://s211.photobucket.com/user/Bob_Benner/media/b8f1f4df70838a6861add0367e38f043_zpse9b2e35f.jpg.h tml)
Later on in the day I stopped by a local tackle shop to look around. Checked out the new Phenix Bermuda Spinning Rods. Fell in love with this one so it came home with me. Could be a butt slaying stick in the making.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb68/Bob_Benner/bad6ea1226d69b33cfc1cad47f828fba_zpscb6bccf2.jpg (http://s211.photobucket.com/user/Bob_Benner/media/bad6ea1226d69b33cfc1cad47f828fba_zpscb6bccf2.jpg.h tml)