S.W.A.T. New Month, New Competition!

[dlmoo312]

7/3/13

The monthly SWAT competition has been changed up for the month of July, and it is now Team Pacific Shores, with Robert (murietta angler) as team captain, vs. Team Reel Em In, with Peter (ptn) as captain. A couple of days ago, I received intel from Robert (murrieta angler) that the halis were biting on his home turf. It was an easy decision to make the trip, and it paid off as you can see on Thien's report :Big Grin: On Tuesday, I get a text from Jason asking if anyone wants to hit the surf the next day. I wasn't sure if I could make it out since my relatives were over, but I got the OK as long as I made it back in time for dinner. After some back and forth texting, it's decided that Jason (jaysuuun), Thien (bloox8), Ken (skunked4life), and I will be hitting the same spot and hopefully meeting up Robert too. Unfortunately, Robert was unable to make it. At the end of the day, we ended up with less legals, but overall, it was still a productive day of fishing and a great time :Smile:

Fish Count
Me: (3) short halibut, (1) legal 26" halibut
Jason: (2) short halibut, (1) sngf, (1) perch
Thien: (2) short halibut, (1) perch
Ken: (1) yfc

We met at the location around 5am and were geared up and on the sand by 5:30am. It was overcast throughout the day with 1-3ft swells and minimal salad. Fishing started off hot, with most of our fish being caught in the first two hours and then the bite slowed down. About 30minutes in, Jason gets one of the worst bird's nests I've ever seen. He was testing out braid and had just spooled up his reel with new powerpro. He was using a leader and line to line knot going through the guides seemed to have caused the backlash. All four of us usually bring some sort of backup setup or extra line at the very least, but unfortunately, today we were all unprepared... :Neutral: Eventually, Jason was able to fix the problem by cutting out most of his line and get back to fishing, and he still managed a nice fish count :Big Grin:

Ken had to be at work so he left around 8am. The three of us continued fishing, but as the bite slowed and we started to get hungry, we decided to take a break to go eat. On our way out, we decided to make the obligatory last casts, and I get a nice hit about 15ft out that feels much heavier than the shorts I caught earlier. I bring it in and its a nice 26" legal! Some more points for Team Teel Em In :Dancing Banana: I ended up giving this fish to Jason. Consider it your wedding gift, bro :Wink: After that, we went to grab a bite and headed back to try out a different spot. Thien farmed a short hali there before we decided to call it quits for the day.


26" hali
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/342b8dc6-3545-4be1-99d1-7bf289604da1_zps34dd43d6.jpg (http://s1212.photobucket.com/user/dlmoo312/media/342b8dc6-3545-4be1-99d1-7bf289604da1_zps34dd43d6.jpg.html)

Cool looking fish I found washed up on the shore. I think it's a pipefish.
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/DSC02502_zpsaeae212c.jpg (http://s1212.photobucket.com/user/dlmoo312/media/DSC02502_zpsaeae212c.jpg.html)

Missing Ken
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/7FC8E255-D27B-4179-A9A6-4B610A1DCB6B-2860-0000014A807D84E0_zps2cd8e9fa.jpg (http://s1212.photobucket.com/user/dlmoo312/media/7FC8E255-D27B-4179-A9A6-4B610A1DCB6B-2860-0000014A807D84E0_zps2cd8e9fa.jpg.html)

Thien doing his best halibut impression :Rolls Eyes:
http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/45DADEC2-3D53-4D9F-9CA8-8E08DC01BE32-2860-0000014A87587780_zps91d9b87e.jpg (http://s1212.photobucket.com/user/dlmoo312/media/45DADEC2-3D53-4D9F-9CA8-8E08DC01BE32-2860-0000014A87587780_zps91d9b87e.jpg.html)


As always, it was a pleasure fishing with you gentleman, and I'm always looking forward to our next outing together :Smile:
Thanks for reading and tight lines!



-Daniel

[Jaysuuun]

Thanks again guys for letting me tag along. :Cool: Daniel pretty much explained how the morning went, so I won't type too much. Here's a few pics.

My skunkbuster perch

http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss284/Jaysuuun/DSC02497_zps204aba53.jpg (http://s584.photobucket.com/user/Jaysuuun/media/DSC02497_zps204aba53.jpg.html)

As Daniel said, I thought I would give braid a try just for the heck of it. I spooled up with some powerpro with monofilament topshot. During one of my casts my LC goes sailing through the air. :Shocked: I examine my line and see that my line had broken off at the mono/braid joint. To add insult to injury I also end up with the nastiest backlash I have ever seen. :Angry:


http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss284/Jaysuuun/DSC02498_zpsd856e440.jpg (http://s584.photobucket.com/user/Jaysuuun/media/DSC02498_zpsd856e440.jpg.html)

While attempting to untangle the whole entire mess, I hear Daniel scream that he had just farmed a nice fish.:Surprised: It was early, fish were biting and I was screwing around with my reel. :mad: I decide to do MAJOR surgery and shear off the whole mess with my scissor and end up with just enough line to make a cast :LOL:

I was back in the game!

http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss284/Jaysuuun/DSC02499_zps49b7157b.jpg (http://s584.photobucket.com/user/Jaysuuun/media/DSC02499_zps49b7157b.jpg.html)

http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss284/Jaysuuun/DSC02500_zps7c221e27.jpg (http://s584.photobucket.com/user/Jaysuuun/media/DSC02500_zps7c221e27.jpg.html)

http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss284/Jaysuuun/DSC02501_zps724c44c3.jpg (http://s584.photobucket.com/user/Jaysuuun/media/DSC02501_zps724c44c3.jpg.html)

I'm glad I was able to salvage the morning after my little dilemma. I think I'll pass on braid and stick to my trusty mono. :Wink:

Lesson Learned: Always bring a back up rod!

As always it was nice fishing with you fellas.

Daniel thanks for the wedding gift! :Big Smile:

Thien, you were SWAT blocked yet again! :LOL:

Ken, wish you coulda stayed longer.

[Wingnut]

July S.W.A.T. Team Competition Update!
As of Friday 7/5
Team Pacific Shores - 60 Points
Team Reel Em In - 58 Points

It's a close one!:EyePop:

Awesome session boyz! Good luck out there this weekend. :Big Grin:

Hey, where's the blood coming out of Thien's mouth?!? :Twisted: :Big Smile:

http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc455/dlmoo312/45DADEC2-3D53-4D9F-9CA8-8E08DC01BE32-2860-0000014A87587780_zps91d9b87e.jpg

[skunked4life]

It was really good to be out there with the Hangover Crew! LOVE fishing with you guys!

Daniel: Jason, Peter and I were discussing how you and Arthur are the only two who have CONSISTENTLY pulled legals week after week. You are a guru in the making. Don't let this go to your head though. So stoked that you got that legal that day and proud that you gave it to Jason! Jason spread his love to me the next. Good karma all around! BTW - thanks for sharing your jerky - jerk.

Thien: You and me. That is it. No Jason, no Daniel...just you and me. Aren't you tired of having someone else get your induction fish? :LOL: JK of course! I know that you were beat, but you still trudged along and made the best of the day. Great job out there little brother. Have fun in Vegas!

Jason: Man, I tell you...you had less time on the surf than any of us and still managed a better fish count than Thien and I. You were rewarded the next day and that is what counts. I hate having to compete with you. We need to talk to Arthur regarding trades and free agency. Thanks for yesterday.

Parting words -- "And We're the four bestfriends that anybody could have , We're the four bestfriends that anyone could have , We're the four bestfriends that anyone could have and we'll never ever ever ever ever leave each other"

See you on the surf again my brothers!

[bloox8]

Holy crap! Daniel said it was the worst he's ever seen but didn't think it was this bad:Shocked:!!!






http://i584.photobucket.com/albums/ss284/Jaysuuun/DSC02498_zpsd856e440.jpg (http://s584.photobucket.com/user/Jaysuuun/media/DSC02498_zpsd856e440.jpg.html)



Although I missed my induction fish AGAIN, it was still an awesome day! I'll get it next time :Big Grin:
Jason, thanks for letting Daniel and me hitch a ride with you. I am glad you got a halibut in return.
Its always a pleasure fishing with you guys.

Thien

[Which Way Out]

Jason that's a piece of art. You could get backlash of the year with that one.:Crying:

Great job out there guys. Keep having fun.

WWO