Croakers of the “Wrong Kind” Weekend Massacre. S.W.A.T. Saturday & Sunday Sessions

[Wingnut]

ATTENTION: Registration is about to open for the 5th Annual Hunting Giants Surf Fishing Event, coming up on Saturday, September 28th, 2013. Brought to you by S.W.A.T. and the Fishing Network.

A “Stickie” on top of this forum will announce the open invitation for all FNN members to register for the event. Don’t miss the biggest surf fishing event anywhere!

Come and see the Special Edition S.W.A.T. “Surf” Series Flash Minnow 110, being produced by Lucky Craft International and making its debut at the event! This will be the first lure, in a line of S.W.A.T. “Surf Series” Flash Minnow 110’s.
We will be giving away these “Special Edition” lures to the first one-hundred (100) anglers that catch a Perch, Bass or Halibut on the LC in the fishing derby. Compliments of S.W.A.T. and Lucky Craft International.

Come join the S.W.A.T. Family and our sponsors for an unforgettable day in the surf. :Big Grin:

Miss the event… and miss out! See ya there!


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Now, here’s the weekend surf fishing reports!

Competition update as of 7/30/13
Team Pacific Shores – 192 Points
Team Reel Em In – 175 Points

Hit the surf solo for 3 hours Saturday morning before work and again on Sunday for a few hours, trying to earn some points for team Reel Em In. Time was running out and we needed to make a strong push before the end of the month.

Saturday 7/27 (5:30am – 8:30am)
Decided on a solo session to an A.O. that Don (Bachiboy) and I hit a few weeks ago. Last time we were there, we ran into a good Yellow Fin Croaker bite and Don lost a nice legal Halibut at his feet. I thought that it was worth another try…

First half a dozen casts or so in the grey light and I hang a legal Halibut… nice, it’s going to be a good session. :Razz:
23” Halibut – Released.
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Then came a couple of chunky Yellow Fin Croakers…
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A few minutes later… a short, just missed! :mad:
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Throw a little Calico Bass in the mix… shortly after this, I had another nice fish, probably a bigger Calico wrapped me up in some kelp. After a few frustrating minutes trying to free the fish, I lost the MS Anchovy LC. My 10th lost LC so far this year. :Angry:
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Tie on a MaAji Jack pattern LC and re-engaged…
Now, I’ve been in some crazy Yellow Fin Croaker bites before, but the one I ran into Saturday morning was nothing short of spectacular. :EyePop: I always say that the Yellow Fin Croaker are Croakers of the “wrong kind”, because we all want the elusive surf White Sea Bass, but pound for pound, the Yellow Fin Croakers are one of the best fighting fish in the surf. :Big Grin: They give you a great battle from the moment they are hooked until they are laying on the beach.

There was a lot of bait fish in the surf and the YFC was just hammering the LC left and right. There was also a lot of bird activity in the distance too. Within a hour and a half period, I must have fought and shaken off in the surf or beached around 30+ YFC’s. :EyePop: The ones that I thought was at least 16”+, I beached to take a pic, because each fish was worth 2 points in the contest. I ended up catching 7 that was 16” plus. At the end of the session, with a legal Halibut, two short Halibut and two small Calico, I earned 28 points for Team Reel Em In and put us right back into contention. :Guns:

Here are some of the bigger YFC’s that I landed Saturday morning. Lost quite a few more…
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Water clarity was quite good Saturday morning... changed overnight. :Confused:
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I changed lures three times Saturday morning. I was catching so many YFC's and shaking them off, the hooks on the LC were getting bent and some even broke off. :Shocked:
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Underwater LC shot.
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Sunday 7/28 (5:30am – 10:30am)
From a competitive point of view, strategically, it would have been wise for me not to share the hot bite with any Team Pacific Shores members. Hey, all is fair in Love and War right? :Wink: But that is not the S.W.A.T. way, so when my Brothers asked… I gave up the intel and invited them to go back to the A.O. the next morning. :Big Grin: Robert (Murrieta Angler), Don (Bachiboy) and Peter (PTN) came out to join me Sunday morning. Dan (SP Dan) and John (Nipple Twister) were also hitting the surf nearby...

Amazing how conditions changed in less than 24 hours… the swells on Sunday was a bit flatter than Saturday, but the water clarity got worse. Patches of brown, discolored water made some areas unfishable. :Neutral: We just skipped by it and moved to cleaner areas. There were still a heavy bait fish presence and strong bird activity everywhere. The bite weren't nearly as hot as the previous morning, but we still landed some really quality sized Yellow Fin Croakers. I caught 8 of them between 16-18”. These were some of the biggest brutes I’ve seen caught out of the surf. :Shocked:

Big Shovelnose and Leopard Sharks kept bumping into our legs as we work our way down the beach... feels a bit creepy to have something soft bumping into your leg. Like I told Robert and Peter, fish aren't supposed to touch you, lol. :LOL: A big Leo ran into the back of my legs, causing me to lose my balance and I was flailing around for a couple of seconds trying to stay above water. Robert saw me and had a good laugh. But I got the last laugh… Yo Roberto, I got an extra pair of shades that you can borrow, hahaha :Secret: :ROFL:

The boyz all ready to go...
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We had a few double hook-ups and even one triple hook-up. :Shocked:
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Hey, wipe that mud from your face, lol :LOL:
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Triple hook-up!
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Standing on some boiler rocks, I pulled out three nice fish from this fishy looking spot. Robert was 10 yards away doing the same thing... :Twisted:
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Yo... somebody tell me what just happened? lol
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This little guy was hungry!
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Peter (PTN)
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Robert (Murrieta Angler)
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We all thought that Peter was on a nice legal Halibut...
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Zero point. :Sad:
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We worked our way down the 2 mile stretch of rugged beach and out to a rocky point. Robert managed to catch a little Calico Bass and a Barracuda of the rocks on the LC, very cool. I was busy playing around in the tide pools, taking pics of the wildlife.
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Saw a nice Calico shot out from this boiler to take a swipe at my LC... a swing and a miss! :Envious:
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Underwater tide pool photos...
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Lobster poachers?
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What are these gnarly looking things crawling all over the rocks? About an inch long... Do they bite? :Shocked:
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Around 10:30am, we hiked 3 miles back to the parking lot and went to brunch. Thank you Roberto for instructing the cashier not to take my money, lol
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Lucky Craft and S.W.A.T. A winning combination. :Big Grin:
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Robert, we made the best out of the conditions and landed some nice Croakers bro. Great job landing a couple of cool catches from the rocks. You got me scared there for a second when I saw you slip off that rock and into the water. :Shocked: Thanks again for the delicious steak & eggs breakfast my friend and I will be sure to “pay it forward” in your honor. BTW, bummer about your sunglasses... :Big Smile:

Don, thanks for coming out to join us bro. I know you had to engage in some heavy duty negotiations with the Mrs. to get your morning pass, hahaha. You accomplished your goal of neutralizing one of my Team Reel Em In comrades Sunday morning as your catches cancelled each other out. We are back on the same team next month.

Peter, that Little Leo that you caught had us going for a little while. We were hoping that it was a legal Flattie. I’m telling you, it’s too bad that far corner was loaded with kelp or I think we would have killed it there. :Surprised:
BTW, I can barely see you in my rearview mirror bro… hurry and catch up! :Envious:

Have a great week everybody and don’t forget to keep your eyes out for the HG5 registration thread!

Arthur (Wingnut)



Adults are only Children that get hidden under layers of life experiences…



Extra Pics…

Check out this World War Z style bird feeding frenzy... Pelicans, Cormorants, Terns and Sea Gulls going to town on a large school of bait fish. :EyePop:
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Within casting distance... :Shocked: We were too tired, hungry and lazy to hike back down. :LOL:
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Parting shots…
Poor little Romeo... we just got him neutered. Not a happy camper... :Neutral:
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But he got over it... lol :Razz:
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[skunked4life]

Was reminded that my reso was expired....

Those are some oversized croakers! Thats what you get for fishing with the colonel. Everyone cept the croakers were all smiles and there is a good reason...the jedi council wreaked havoc!

Sorry for the short reply but as of two days ago, you have become the enemy! See you on the sand commander...we shall see if my jedi training will pay off.

[Which Way Out]

What another great weekend of fishing with friends.
That report should get a lot of people pumped up for the HG 5 Event.

To much great stuff in the report to single out any one thing. Wish I were there.

WWO

[Nipple Twister]

Reservation NOT required! STELLER REPORT GENTLEMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great pics Arthur, thanks for the ride.......that spot can be fickle, way to master it......contest and all the SWAT way put togther some great friends for a milestone memory session.....

Well done, well done indeed.......



.....she ain't singing yet.......

[PONTOON]

Arthur, thanks for the heads up on the post. Great report and pics!

It looks to me like you guys all had a great morning session with plenty of points being added to the totals. Great job out there guys!:Cool:

I better get back to business here in Monterey working on some points of my own that I can use for an upcoming morning session.:Wink:

btw......The King Crab is pretty awesome at Dominico's on Fisherman's Wharf!:Thumbs Up:

[SP Dan]

Hi ya Brotha Arthur,

Another fun fishing session with friends! :Thumbs Up:

NT and I were just 1.5 miles away and we didn't have nearly that much fish action!

Well tomorrow is the last day of this month's team competition I decided to take the day off and see if I could beach a few more points with my SWAT Brotha and team mate Sidified. I hope that we are met by clean waters!

I just received a text from another Swat Brotha "identity undisclosed" and he will be joining Sid and myself tomorrow morning on this month's last salt :Big Grin: assault!

Thanx Arthur for another fun read with pic's! :Cool:

SP Dan <"))><

[sshaffr812]

Unbelievable report! It's unreal how many fish you guys land. I consider a good day if I catch 10 surf perch, let alone 30+ yfc. I can only pray that I stay in SoCal long enough to cross lines with you... Absolutely stunning pictures of the tide pools too!

[Rooster]

Great pics and report as always Arthur, Always looked forward to seeing what adventures you have come across your path.. Props

[bachiboy]

Okay, gotta take a break from this work to post.:Wink: Nice going out there on Saturday sir! Thanks for the invite for round two. Too bad the conditions rolled a little the next day or it may have been game on again...although, have you ever had the croakers go wide open two days in a row? Not sure if the C&R wises them up, but I never seem to plow em down on consecutive days. It was great fishing with all of you again. Sorry I had to cut out without saying a proper farewell. Was hopin to get that text later saying that the corner was clear and that you guys ended up having a legal fest. It'll just have to wait till the next we venture over there. Till then gents...

Don

[DockRat]

That's some big YFC numbers. Pretty awesome report Arthur.
DR

[TUNAVIC]

Great report,and I'm sure it goes without saying those pics were quite special,looking at that lil pugs face,I can almost feel his pain! Thanks

Cya TunaVic

[City Dad]

aw, too bad about all those croakers... hang in there, you'll get those perch next time!

[dlmoo312]

Another amazing weekend, commander :Thumbs Up:
I almost couldn't believe it when I got the news of the epic yfc frenzy you took part in during your few hours out.
Thanks for carrying the team this month. I tried to make a final attempt for a come from behind victory, but I ended up having a farmfest that day which included a sure legal popping off right at my feet :Embarrassed:
Even though the yfc party didn't stick around for the second day, it looks like you guys had a great time out there.
Nice barracuda, Robert :Big Grin: Looks like all that baitfish presence brought them into the area. I ended up hooking into three of them the following day, only to land one :Razz:
Great report, and I can't wait for HG5 :Big Grin:


-Daniel

[Which Way Out]

Arthur, thanks for the heads up on the post. Great report and pics!

It looks to me like you guys all had a great morning session with plenty of points being added to the totals. Great job out there guys!:Cool:

I better get back to business here in Monterey working on some points of my own that I can use for an upcoming morning session.:Wink:

btw......The King Crab is pretty awesome at Dominico's on Fisherman's Wharf!:Thumbs Up:

Terry get the Chowder and Say Hi to Sam the owner if he's there for me. He'll remember me if you tell him its the waydo with the Japanese wife. LOL Sam took care of us big time. Gotta get back up that way soon.

[murrieta angler]

Arturo,
Like I said before, you tore it up on Saturday...:Shocked:
30+ YFC's is just stupid, but not surprising that it happened to you...:Wink:
I had a fun time with you, Don and Peter on Sunday.
I know you would have preferred for all of us to catch a boat load of fish, but that's just the way it is.
I though for sure you were going down in the surf, from that shark, but your NINJA skills kicked in took care of that...:LOL:
The picture if Romeo when he is happy, " LOOK MOM, NO NUTS " just cracked me up...:ROFL:
It's always fun to fish with you Bro and I look forward till the next time.

BTW, Why did you have to put my team on alert yesterday...:Dancing Banana:

Peter,
Good seeing you again and thanks for the hat Brotha! :Big Grin:

Don,
You were very lucky to get that pass for the morning.
We knew you had to bail early, so thanks for saving me some cash at breakfast...:Envious:

All of you take care,
Robert
<><

[TroutOnly]

great report arthur , i would like to see a pic of trolly with the plastic deal around his neck like the little pug,,,,,,,,,lol,,,,,,,,,,,,

[madbass]

nice action! 30+ fish of any kind sure makes for a great fishing day!!!!
like the underwater shots, pretty cool. now i want to do some fishing!!!

thanks for the report and pictures.

Alex.

[5150fishn]

Wow! 30+fish is a epic day. Thanks for the report and the spectacular pics! Looking forward to HG5!

[fishshep]

God fun day of fishing for sure!!! :Big Grin:

Was that bird a Condor , osprey, or Eagle ? Big wing span :Shocked:

[troublehook]

Damn you guys killed it on the croakers. :EyePop:
I'm really looking forward to the HG event this year. Got to get myself one of those swat LC. :Big Grin:
We're all camping out at skinner this weekend Art, come out and join us if you can. :Wink:

Sokha

[Bob_B]

That is one great looking AO and some chunky YFC!! Hope Romeo is feeling better, poor little guy. I sure do miss my Pugs :Sad:

[Wingnut]

Competition Update - As of 8/9/13
Team Skunk Killerz - 61 Points
Team Butt Heads - 36 Points



Was reminded that my reso was expired....

Those are some oversized croakers! Thats what you get for fishing with the colonel. Everyone cept the croakers were all smiles and there is a good reason...the jedi council wreaked havoc!

Sorry for the short reply but as of two days ago, you have become the enemy! See you on the sand commander...we shall see if my jedi training will pay off.
I haven't even hit the sand this month yet Ken. Been super busy working on the HG5 event. I think I'm just going to sit back and watch everybody else duke it out this month. :LOL: Maybe I'll step in when if I'm needed, lol


What another great weekend of fishing with friends.
That report should get a lot of people pumped up for the HG 5 Event.

To much great stuff in the report to single out any one thing. Wish I were there.

WWO
Lots of people signing up everyday for HG5 Bill, it's gonna be spectacular. :Big Grin:
Hope you get to fish this month. :Wink:


Reservation NOT required! STELLER REPORT GENTLEMEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great pics Arthur, thanks for the ride.......that spot can be fickle, way to master it......contest and all the SWAT way put togther some great friends for a milestone memory session.....

Well done, well done indeed.......



.....she ain't singing yet.......
Team Reel Em In gave it a good run last month John, but we came up just a little short. :Neutral:
Good luck this month and I'll see you at HG5. :Big Grin:


Arthur, thanks for the heads up on the post. Great report and pics!

It looks to me like you guys all had a great morning session with plenty of points being added to the totals. Great job out there guys!:Cool:

I better get back to business here in Monterey working on some points of my own that I can use for an upcoming morning session.:Wink:

btw......The King Crab is pretty awesome at Dominico's on Fisherman's Wharf!:Thumbs Up:
Thanks for the text updates while you were in Monterey Terry... also like I was there with you guys. :LOL:
Now go get some points for our team! :Wink:


Hi ya Brotha Arthur,

Another fun fishing session with friends! :Thumbs Up:

NT and I were just 1.5 miles away and we didn't have nearly that much fish action!

Well tomorrow is the last day of this month's team competition I decided to take the day off and see if I could beach a few more points with my SWAT Brotha and team mate Sidified. I hope that we are met by clean waters!

I just received a text from another Swat Brotha "identity undisclosed" and he will be joining Sid and myself tomorrow morning on this month's last salt :Big Grin: assault!

Thanx Arthur for another fun read with pic's! :Cool:

SP Dan <"))><
I think all the short Flatties that you caught last month was the difference in the contest brother Dan. :Envious: The "SP" in your name has been changed to "Short Pancakes." :LOL: jk
I capped the short Halibut count per session this month to keep people out of the nursery, lol
Good luck this month Dan and looking forward to seeing you and Rhonda at HG5. :Big Grin:


Unbelievable report! It's unreal how many fish you guys land. I consider a good day if I catch 10 surf perch, let alone 30+ yfc. I can only pray that I stay in SoCal long enough to cross lines with you... Absolutely stunning pictures of the tide pools too!
Yeah, that was an epic Croaker session for sure. I'm sure our paths will cross in the sand someday... maybe at the HG5 event. :Wink:


Great pics and report as always Arthur, Always looked forward to seeing what adventures you have come across your path.. Props
Thanks Rob... got your HG5 registration PM... see ya there my friend. :Big Grin:


Okay, gotta take a break from this work to post.:Wink: Nice going out there on Saturday sir! Thanks for the invite for round two. Too bad the conditions rolled a little the next day or it may have been game on again...although, have you ever had the croakers go wide open two days in a row? Not sure if the C&R wises them up, but I never seem to plow em down on consecutive days. It was great fishing with all of you again. Sorry I had to cut out without saying a proper farewell. Was hopin to get that text later saying that the corner was clear and that you guys ended up having a legal fest. It'll just have to wait till the next we venture over there. Till then gents...

Don
It was still good on Sunday, but nowhere as good as the previous morning. :Neutral:
That corner was still full of kelp like the last time we recon the area Don. :mad: I can't wait until it clear up to see what's been lurking there. :Twisted:
Hope to fish with you soon bro... :Cool:


That's some big YFC numbers. Pretty awesome report Arthur.
DR
:Cool:


Great report,and I'm sure it goes without saying those pics were quite special,looking at that lil pugs face,I can almost feel his pain! Thanks

Cya TunaVic
He was a little out of it the first day until the anesthetic wore off, then he was back to his hyper happy self the next day. :Big Grin:


aw, too bad about all those croakers... hang in there, you'll get those perch next time!
Hey Tim... I lost track of who's ahead in the biggest Perch "Steak Dinner" competition this year... :Razz:
Looking forward to seeing you and the family at HG5. :Big Grin:


Another amazing weekend, commander :Thumbs Up:
I almost couldn't believe it when I got the news of the epic yfc frenzy you took part in during your few hours out.
Thanks for carrying the team this month. I tried to make a final attempt for a come from behind victory, but I ended up having a farmfest that day which included a sure legal popping off right at my feet :Embarrassed:
Even though the yfc party didn't stick around for the second day, it looks like you guys had a great time out there.
Nice barracuda, Robert :Big Grin: Looks like all that baitfish presence brought them into the area. I ended up hooking into three of them the following day, only to land one :Razz:
Great report, and I can't wait for HG5 :Big Grin:


-Daniel
Oh man, you had a heartbreak of a session there Daniel. :mad: The other team would have been sweating it out big time if you would have landed that legal Hali. :Surprised:
Pretty cool catching Barracuda so close to the surf line. You're right, must be the high concentration of bait fish recently.
Nice job, now go get some points! :Big Grin:


Arturo,
Like I said before, you tore it up on Saturday...:Shocked:
30+ YFC's is just stupid, but not surprising that it happened to you...:Wink:
I had a fun time with you, Don and Peter on Sunday.
I know you would have preferred for all of us to catch a boat load of fish, but that's just the way it is.
I though for sure you were going down in the surf, from that shark, but your NINJA skills kicked in took care of that...:LOL:
The picture if Romeo when he is happy, " LOOK MOM, NO NUTS " just cracked me up...:ROFL:
It's always fun to fish with you Bro and I look forward till the next time.

BTW, Why did you have to put my team on alert yesterday...:Dancing Banana:

Peter,
Good seeing you again and thanks for the hat Brotha! :Big Grin:

Don,
You were very lucky to get that pass for the morning.
We knew you had to bail early, so thanks for saving me some cash at breakfast...:Envious:

All of you take care,
Robert
<><
That was a fun competition Robert, we came on strong at the end but fell just short. :Envious:
Romeo don't miss his nuts at all, lol :Big Smile:
Thanks again for breakfast bro and good luck carrying your team this month. :LOL:


great report arthur , i would like to see a pic of trolly with the plastic deal around his neck like the little pug,,,,,,,,,lol,,,,,,,,,,,,
I think Trolly got neutered a long time ago Bob. :LOL: See you at HG5. :Wink:


nice action! 30+ fish of any kind sure makes for a great fishing day!!!!
like the underwater shots, pretty cool. now i want to do some fishing!!!

thanks for the report and pictures.

Alex.
Thanks Alex... I hope you can make it to the HG5 event this year. :Wink:


Wow! 30+fish is a epic day. Thanks for the report and the spectacular pics! Looking forward to HG5!
Thanks Dan... looking forward to seeing you on September 28th, or maybe before at Dana's memorial event at Irvine Lake. :Wink:


God fun day of fishing for sure!!! :Big Grin:

Was that bird a Condor , osprey, or Eagle ? Big wing span :Shocked:
That was a prehistoric Terradactyl Daniel, lol :LOL:


Damn you guys killed it on the croakers. :EyePop:
I'm really looking forward to the HG event this year. Got to get myself one of those swat LC. :Big Grin:
We're all camping out at skinner this weekend Art, come out and join us if you can. :Wink:

Sokha
Heard you guys killed the Striper on topwater at Skinner last weekend Sokha. :Envious:
I think it's time we plan our Lake San Antonio trip with the boys. :Wink:
See you next weekend at the poker tournament bro...


That is one great looking AO and some chunky YFC!! Hope Romeo is feeling better, poor little guy. I sure do miss my Pugs :Sad:
Thanks Bob, try to make it to the HG5 Surf event if you can... would love to trade surf fishing stories with you. :Big Grin:
Romeo is back to his fun loving self... don't even miss his nuts, lol :LOL: