Wingnut
10-15-2013, 08:46 PM
Three surf sessions this past weekend...
Saturday 10/12 - 6:15 - 8:30am
Sunday 10/13 - 6:30 - 11:30am
Monday 10/14 - 6:15am - 9:00am
Saturday morning, I hit the surf with Don (Bachiboy) and Ken (Skunked4Life).
I only had a couple of hours to fish and could manage only one little Yellow Fin Croaker. :Neutral:
Ken didn't do too well either, but the Hot Stick of the morning was Don. Nailing TWO beautiful Calico Bass. :Envious:
Not only did I barely escaped the Skunk... Poseidon sent a couple of back to back rogue waves that took me under for about 3-5 seconds... :Angry:
Don and Ken had a good laugh at my expense... laugh it up boys, you won't see that very often, lol :LOL: Lt. Bones and I have been fishing together for the past 5 plus years and he has never seen me go under. But I've seen him go under plenty of times, hehe :Razz:
Luckily, the Daiwa Lexa was working just fine after the drenching and I didn't need to go to the back-up reel.
As a matter of fact, I used the same reel for all three sessions without any mechanical issues. Daiwa sure makes some great reels. :Thumbs Up:
Sunday, Lt. Bones (Mike) and I went looking for Ghosts...
We hit three different A.O's from grey light to about noon, but couldn't find them. :Neutral:
We did find plenty of Perch and Yellow Fin Croakers though... I call the YFC's Croakers of the "wrong" kind. lol
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Oh, and I did get my first Calico Bass on the S.W.A.T. LC. :Big Grin:
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We stopped by Kristy's in Malibu for brunch.
Very nice restaurant with really good service and a great atmosphere. :Cool:
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Beautiful landscaping... a great place to bring a date... too bad I was with the Lieutenant. :Big Smile:
Hellooooooooooo... :ROFL:
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Our server, Nikka was totally cool and down to Earth... :Big Grin:
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Steak & Eggs for me... :Razz:
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Mike had Eggs Benedict... I think...
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Check this out, after lunch, Nikka asked us if we want to jump in the restaurant's pool, hang out and relax. :Shocked:
This place encourages their guest to swim in their heated pool and relax around the fire pit... very cool!
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Monday, I originally planned on going into the office... But was feeling a little unfulfilled with the lack of quality catches from the previous two days... Decided to play hooky from work and hit the surf instead. I hope my "Boss" doesn't find out... he's kind of a jerk, lol :LOL:
Got to the spot around 6:00am and was on my Blackberry sending out some emails to let the staff know that I won't be coming into work today when I hear somebody tapping on the car window. :Surprised:
What a surprise, it was my S.W.A.T. Brother, SP Dan aka the Danimal. :Big Grin:
We chatted a bit and decided to hit the enemy from opposite angles. He would hit the closest beach and I will hike just a bit further and drop into the LZ around the next point. As we found out later... we BOTH made the right call... :Dancing Banana: Check out Dan's successful report!
While walking to the spot... I come across this critter laying on the side of the road with no signs of trauma. I was hoping that it was only taking a nap and nudged it with the butt of my rod... no movement, bummer... :Sad:
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Got down to the spot and the conditions were absolutely gorgeous... The swells were so flat, it was almost lake like. :Shocked:
Gin clear water with little salad and there were bait fish dimpling on the surface and birds working close to the surf line.
My Spidey senses were tingling as I started working the closest kelp line...
Now, I hate telling lost fish stories, because everybody's got one... so I'll make this quick, It'll be less painful for me anyway, lol
10 minutes into the grey light and the S.W.A.T. LC gets rocked! At first, I thought I had one brute of a Calico on the line because I was working so close to the edge of the kelp line, but this Beast was way too strong... :EyePop: Five minutes into the battle and I finally see some color in the surf... and it confirmed that I was indeed, on a Ghost Protocol... a big White Sea Bass probably between 35-40 inches. I took my time working it slowly, getting it closer and closer to the beach. The fish was pretty tired out at this point... but there were no swells whatsoever to help me wash this fish on the sand... I get it into knee deep surf and I get a clear look at the hook position... I had the fish on the lip by one barb on the tail hook... :Shocked: Before my brain could send the message to my hands to hurry up and beach this thing... the hook popped loose and I see the body of the massive silver fish slowly rolled over and disappeared into the surf... :mad:
I quickly checked the hooks on the S.W.A.T. LC... no bent hooks and still sharp as ever...
I didn't waste any time mourning that fish... what is gone, is gone and went right back to fan casting the area. :Evil:
The Grey Ghosts never travels alone... if there's one in the area, you can bet there are more in the vicinity! :Idea:
Not more than 10 minutes passes by... and the S.W.A.T. LC gets hammered again...
The fish took off to the right...
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Then to the left...
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Then it tried heading straight into the kelp... that's not gonna happen... :Twisted:
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This time... a much happier ending... :Smile:
This fish was no where close to the caliber of the one I lost earlier, but definitely helps to cool the sting a little.
Guess what the secret ingredient will be for the Iron Chef's next dish? :Wink:
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The first WSB caught on the S.W.A.T. LC. :Envious:
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The final act of defiance from the K.I.A. Ghost. :Twisted:
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The swells were so flat... amazing...
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Crystal clear water... I could see lots of movement in the kelp... bait fish being chased. :Twisted:
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Got a few solid hits working the LC along the edge of the kelp line. The flat swells allowed me to wade up to my chest or more and casting farther into the kelp. :Big Grin:
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Keeping the Kill close to me in the surf... :Twisted:
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Nothing except for a small Calico bass for the next hour from the surf so I decided to hop on the rocks for a bit...
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Got a couple of chunky Calico Bass.
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Then I got rocked again by ANOTHER big White Sea Bass...
So cool seeing the fish from up on the rocks, rush the LC and just like a Striper, hitting the lure head first! Shook its head a few times and taking off at blistering speed. :EyePop:
I had no choice but to put extra pressure on the fish because of the extreme close proximity of the kelp and boiler rocks. The hook eventually tore loose... :mad:
Didn't want to be the first to report a lost S.W.A.T. LC... :LOL:
Hooked THREE Ghosts and landed only ONE. :Confused: Disappointed, but I guess it's better than ZERO... :Wink:
Have a blessed week everybody!
Arthur (Wingnut)
There are no Winners and Losers in life really... Just those who really try and those who really don't.
Parting shots...
The Iron Chef in one of her Yoga trance...
I made the mistake of sneaking up and tickling her from behind once... lol :Nut Kick:
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Vicious Guard Dogs on duty... :LOL:
Pug Nation Rules!
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Saturday 10/12 - 6:15 - 8:30am
Sunday 10/13 - 6:30 - 11:30am
Monday 10/14 - 6:15am - 9:00am
Saturday morning, I hit the surf with Don (Bachiboy) and Ken (Skunked4Life).
I only had a couple of hours to fish and could manage only one little Yellow Fin Croaker. :Neutral:
Ken didn't do too well either, but the Hot Stick of the morning was Don. Nailing TWO beautiful Calico Bass. :Envious:
Not only did I barely escaped the Skunk... Poseidon sent a couple of back to back rogue waves that took me under for about 3-5 seconds... :Angry:
Don and Ken had a good laugh at my expense... laugh it up boys, you won't see that very often, lol :LOL: Lt. Bones and I have been fishing together for the past 5 plus years and he has never seen me go under. But I've seen him go under plenty of times, hehe :Razz:
Luckily, the Daiwa Lexa was working just fine after the drenching and I didn't need to go to the back-up reel.
As a matter of fact, I used the same reel for all three sessions without any mechanical issues. Daiwa sure makes some great reels. :Thumbs Up:
Sunday, Lt. Bones (Mike) and I went looking for Ghosts...
We hit three different A.O's from grey light to about noon, but couldn't find them. :Neutral:
We did find plenty of Perch and Yellow Fin Croakers though... I call the YFC's Croakers of the "wrong" kind. lol
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Oh, and I did get my first Calico Bass on the S.W.A.T. LC. :Big Grin:
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We stopped by Kristy's in Malibu for brunch.
Very nice restaurant with really good service and a great atmosphere. :Cool:
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Beautiful landscaping... a great place to bring a date... too bad I was with the Lieutenant. :Big Smile:
Hellooooooooooo... :ROFL:
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Our server, Nikka was totally cool and down to Earth... :Big Grin:
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Steak & Eggs for me... :Razz:
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Mike had Eggs Benedict... I think...
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Check this out, after lunch, Nikka asked us if we want to jump in the restaurant's pool, hang out and relax. :Shocked:
This place encourages their guest to swim in their heated pool and relax around the fire pit... very cool!
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Monday, I originally planned on going into the office... But was feeling a little unfulfilled with the lack of quality catches from the previous two days... Decided to play hooky from work and hit the surf instead. I hope my "Boss" doesn't find out... he's kind of a jerk, lol :LOL:
Got to the spot around 6:00am and was on my Blackberry sending out some emails to let the staff know that I won't be coming into work today when I hear somebody tapping on the car window. :Surprised:
What a surprise, it was my S.W.A.T. Brother, SP Dan aka the Danimal. :Big Grin:
We chatted a bit and decided to hit the enemy from opposite angles. He would hit the closest beach and I will hike just a bit further and drop into the LZ around the next point. As we found out later... we BOTH made the right call... :Dancing Banana: Check out Dan's successful report!
While walking to the spot... I come across this critter laying on the side of the road with no signs of trauma. I was hoping that it was only taking a nap and nudged it with the butt of my rod... no movement, bummer... :Sad:
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Got down to the spot and the conditions were absolutely gorgeous... The swells were so flat, it was almost lake like. :Shocked:
Gin clear water with little salad and there were bait fish dimpling on the surface and birds working close to the surf line.
My Spidey senses were tingling as I started working the closest kelp line...
Now, I hate telling lost fish stories, because everybody's got one... so I'll make this quick, It'll be less painful for me anyway, lol
10 minutes into the grey light and the S.W.A.T. LC gets rocked! At first, I thought I had one brute of a Calico on the line because I was working so close to the edge of the kelp line, but this Beast was way too strong... :EyePop: Five minutes into the battle and I finally see some color in the surf... and it confirmed that I was indeed, on a Ghost Protocol... a big White Sea Bass probably between 35-40 inches. I took my time working it slowly, getting it closer and closer to the beach. The fish was pretty tired out at this point... but there were no swells whatsoever to help me wash this fish on the sand... I get it into knee deep surf and I get a clear look at the hook position... I had the fish on the lip by one barb on the tail hook... :Shocked: Before my brain could send the message to my hands to hurry up and beach this thing... the hook popped loose and I see the body of the massive silver fish slowly rolled over and disappeared into the surf... :mad:
I quickly checked the hooks on the S.W.A.T. LC... no bent hooks and still sharp as ever...
I didn't waste any time mourning that fish... what is gone, is gone and went right back to fan casting the area. :Evil:
The Grey Ghosts never travels alone... if there's one in the area, you can bet there are more in the vicinity! :Idea:
Not more than 10 minutes passes by... and the S.W.A.T. LC gets hammered again...
The fish took off to the right...
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Then to the left...
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Then it tried heading straight into the kelp... that's not gonna happen... :Twisted:
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This time... a much happier ending... :Smile:
This fish was no where close to the caliber of the one I lost earlier, but definitely helps to cool the sting a little.
Guess what the secret ingredient will be for the Iron Chef's next dish? :Wink:
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The first WSB caught on the S.W.A.T. LC. :Envious:
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The final act of defiance from the K.I.A. Ghost. :Twisted:
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The swells were so flat... amazing...
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Crystal clear water... I could see lots of movement in the kelp... bait fish being chased. :Twisted:
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Got a few solid hits working the LC along the edge of the kelp line. The flat swells allowed me to wade up to my chest or more and casting farther into the kelp. :Big Grin:
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Keeping the Kill close to me in the surf... :Twisted:
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Nothing except for a small Calico bass for the next hour from the surf so I decided to hop on the rocks for a bit...
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Got a couple of chunky Calico Bass.
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Then I got rocked again by ANOTHER big White Sea Bass...
So cool seeing the fish from up on the rocks, rush the LC and just like a Striper, hitting the lure head first! Shook its head a few times and taking off at blistering speed. :EyePop:
I had no choice but to put extra pressure on the fish because of the extreme close proximity of the kelp and boiler rocks. The hook eventually tore loose... :mad:
Didn't want to be the first to report a lost S.W.A.T. LC... :LOL:
Hooked THREE Ghosts and landed only ONE. :Confused: Disappointed, but I guess it's better than ZERO... :Wink:
Have a blessed week everybody!
Arthur (Wingnut)
There are no Winners and Losers in life really... Just those who really try and those who really don't.
Parting shots...
The Iron Chef in one of her Yoga trance...
I made the mistake of sneaking up and tickling her from behind once... lol :Nut Kick:
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Vicious Guard Dogs on duty... :LOL:
Pug Nation Rules!
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