Wingnut
02-10-2014, 08:39 PM
Sorry for the shortage of reports from me lately... it's the direct results of the lack of fishing time. I probably hit the surf maybe twice in the last 3 months. :Neutral:
I think my last report was around the second week of December. :mad:
The combination of a hectic business Holiday Season, a failed out of state business venture among other things have kept me off the sand and away from my best source of stress therapy... surf fishing. :Wink:
It was really hard watching my S.W.A.T. Brothers enjoying the epic Halibut bite and reading the great reports from all of you while sitting on the sidelines... put me in Coach! :LOL:
Anyways, about a month ago, I was able to get out after the New Year solo for a couple of hours and was lucky enough to stick my PB (personal best) 21" Corbina on the LC. :Razz: At least I put something up on the S.W.A.T. Leader Board while my other S.W.A.T. Brothers are running away with some of the other categories, lol. No worries, the year has just started and there's plenty of time to mount a come back. :Twisted:
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I got a text from Peter (PTN), one of my S.W.A.T Brothers and Lucky Craft Pro Staffer on Saturday asking if I had retired from surf fishing. :Big Smile:
I had a small window to fish on Sunday so I asked him if he wanted to join me for a couple hours at grey light. Peter says that he was going to leave it up to me to pick a spot and he will be there. Originally, I was going to hit up Halibut Heaven, the A.O. where a few of my S.W.A.T. Brothers have been killing it from the sand and kayak for the past month and the bite still remains hot there... :Shocked: But I decided to head somewhere else instead. I was texting back and forth with Robert (Murrieta Angler) and he told me that one of our Southern A.O.'s was starting to heat up. Since I haven't been there in quite some time, I told Peter that's where we're going to go...
I met up with Peter and Raney (Raneman), a new S.W.A.T. Prospect at grey light and hit the surf. We were in the surf around 6:30am and back to the car by 9:00am. Conditions was great! Flat swells, clear water, not too much salad, the wind was calm, there were some bird activity and a light bait fish presence. Within minutes of stepping in the surf, we were getting bit and landing fish... mostly short Halibut, but this was a good sign... they were here! :Razz:
In the waning moments of the grey light, I spotted a nice trench along the shore line and made a semi-parallel cast... Half way back, the LC stops, my rod loaded up and the head shakes begins... I told Peter that this is definitely not a short Flattie... and sure enough a couple of minutes later my first legal of the year was flopping on the sand. :Dancing Banana:
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Almost forgot what fighting one of these things feels like, lol :LOL:
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A solid 26 incher... the Iron Chef will be delighted! :Big Grin:
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Fast forward about an hour... after a few more shorts and a couple of Perch. I was blessed with my second legal Halibut of the morning. :Thumbs Up:
Funny story: Before we started fishing, Peter, Raney and I made a bet... whoever catches the first legal Halibut gets to pick the person that will carry his fish for him. I picked Raney, and the poor guy has been lagging my catch around for the last hour. :LOL:
I was going to release this next one, but felt bad for Raney so I gave him the fish. Now he had to lug around TWO legals... but I don't think he was complaining at all, lol :Razz:
Thanks Raney, you're a good sport buddy. :Cool:
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This one is a 25 incher. :Big Grin:
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The "Death Dealer" I was tossing Sunday morning. :Twisted:
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We met a new friend on the sand... Tim (Yakfish51), good to meet you. Keep doing what you're doing Tim and it will come my friend. :Wink:
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Towards the end of the session, while we were working our way back to the car, Peter pulls a Rabbit out of the hat!
His first legal Halibut of the year is a nice 25 incher. :Big Grin:
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The bad news is that not all three of us caught a legal Halibut. But the good news is that all three of us get to take home a legal Halibut. :High Five:
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Peter and Raney, it was a short session but we made the best of it and did pretty darn good. :Razz:
Peter, we're on the Leader Board finally! Thanks for the motivating text getting me out there, I'm far from retirement, lol :LOL:
Enjoy that new Prius... I told you that you would love it. :Wink: See you soon bro...
Raney, had a blast fishing with you again. Thanks for being a good sport and drag around my fish, lol.
I'll send you the S.W.A.T. Challenge List this week... have fun! :Big Grin:
Have a great Valentine's week everybody!
Arthur (Wingnut) :Cool:
"People come and go in life... all you need are those who stay."
Bonus Pics.
Miscellaneous catches in the past 3 months...
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Lt. Bones
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Lt. Bones and SP Dan.
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I sent up the S.W.A.T. Predator Drone one morning to check out one of our A.O.'s and spotted this guy poaching our spot...
Turns out to be Don (Bachiboy). :ROFL:
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Sunday night's dinner... compliments of the Iron Chef. :Big Grin:
Pan seared Halibut fillets coated with curry powder and Garlic. Served with white rice and grilled Broccolini.
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... and some Lobster tails. :Razz:
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Parting shots.
Romeo, always brings me his bowl when he's hungry, lol
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Happy Valentine's Week from the Iron Chef and Pug Nation. :Cool:
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2013 - S.W.A.T. Leader Board Final Standings!
1st Place - Biggest Halibut = 36.5" - Jaysuuun
1st Place - Most Legal Halibut = 22 - Wingnut
1st Place - Biggest White Sea Bass = 38.5" - Tesserz
1st Place - Most Legal White Sea Bass = 2 - Wingnut
1st Place - Biggest Calico Bass = 23.0" - Wingnut
1st Place - Biggest Barred Surf Perch = 17.0" - Bones
1st Place - Biggest Yellow Fin Croaker = 20.0" - Bones
1st Place - Biggest Corbina = 21.0" - Bones
Exotic "Rare" Catch Award = Corvina - Murrieta Angler
Oddest "Weird" Catch Award = Double Top-Sided Halibut - PTN
Outstanding Angler Sportsmanship Award = SP Dan
Most Lost LC Lures Award = 19 - Bachiboy
Misc. Categories:
Biggest Walleye Perch = 9.5" - Saltman
Biggest Shovelnose = 50.0" - Wingnut
Biggest Spotted Bass = 15.0" - Murrieta Angler
Biggest Sand Bass = 16.0" - Bones
Biggest Cabezon = 17.0" - Bones
Biggest Stripped Bass = 34.0" (3-way tie) Murrieta Angler, Bachiboy & SP Dan
I think my last report was around the second week of December. :mad:
The combination of a hectic business Holiday Season, a failed out of state business venture among other things have kept me off the sand and away from my best source of stress therapy... surf fishing. :Wink:
It was really hard watching my S.W.A.T. Brothers enjoying the epic Halibut bite and reading the great reports from all of you while sitting on the sidelines... put me in Coach! :LOL:
Anyways, about a month ago, I was able to get out after the New Year solo for a couple of hours and was lucky enough to stick my PB (personal best) 21" Corbina on the LC. :Razz: At least I put something up on the S.W.A.T. Leader Board while my other S.W.A.T. Brothers are running away with some of the other categories, lol. No worries, the year has just started and there's plenty of time to mount a come back. :Twisted:
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I got a text from Peter (PTN), one of my S.W.A.T Brothers and Lucky Craft Pro Staffer on Saturday asking if I had retired from surf fishing. :Big Smile:
I had a small window to fish on Sunday so I asked him if he wanted to join me for a couple hours at grey light. Peter says that he was going to leave it up to me to pick a spot and he will be there. Originally, I was going to hit up Halibut Heaven, the A.O. where a few of my S.W.A.T. Brothers have been killing it from the sand and kayak for the past month and the bite still remains hot there... :Shocked: But I decided to head somewhere else instead. I was texting back and forth with Robert (Murrieta Angler) and he told me that one of our Southern A.O.'s was starting to heat up. Since I haven't been there in quite some time, I told Peter that's where we're going to go...
I met up with Peter and Raney (Raneman), a new S.W.A.T. Prospect at grey light and hit the surf. We were in the surf around 6:30am and back to the car by 9:00am. Conditions was great! Flat swells, clear water, not too much salad, the wind was calm, there were some bird activity and a light bait fish presence. Within minutes of stepping in the surf, we were getting bit and landing fish... mostly short Halibut, but this was a good sign... they were here! :Razz:
In the waning moments of the grey light, I spotted a nice trench along the shore line and made a semi-parallel cast... Half way back, the LC stops, my rod loaded up and the head shakes begins... I told Peter that this is definitely not a short Flattie... and sure enough a couple of minutes later my first legal of the year was flopping on the sand. :Dancing Banana:
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Almost forgot what fighting one of these things feels like, lol :LOL:
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A solid 26 incher... the Iron Chef will be delighted! :Big Grin:
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Fast forward about an hour... after a few more shorts and a couple of Perch. I was blessed with my second legal Halibut of the morning. :Thumbs Up:
Funny story: Before we started fishing, Peter, Raney and I made a bet... whoever catches the first legal Halibut gets to pick the person that will carry his fish for him. I picked Raney, and the poor guy has been lagging my catch around for the last hour. :LOL:
I was going to release this next one, but felt bad for Raney so I gave him the fish. Now he had to lug around TWO legals... but I don't think he was complaining at all, lol :Razz:
Thanks Raney, you're a good sport buddy. :Cool:
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This one is a 25 incher. :Big Grin:
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The "Death Dealer" I was tossing Sunday morning. :Twisted:
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We met a new friend on the sand... Tim (Yakfish51), good to meet you. Keep doing what you're doing Tim and it will come my friend. :Wink:
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Towards the end of the session, while we were working our way back to the car, Peter pulls a Rabbit out of the hat!
His first legal Halibut of the year is a nice 25 incher. :Big Grin:
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The bad news is that not all three of us caught a legal Halibut. But the good news is that all three of us get to take home a legal Halibut. :High Five:
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Peter and Raney, it was a short session but we made the best of it and did pretty darn good. :Razz:
Peter, we're on the Leader Board finally! Thanks for the motivating text getting me out there, I'm far from retirement, lol :LOL:
Enjoy that new Prius... I told you that you would love it. :Wink: See you soon bro...
Raney, had a blast fishing with you again. Thanks for being a good sport and drag around my fish, lol.
I'll send you the S.W.A.T. Challenge List this week... have fun! :Big Grin:
Have a great Valentine's week everybody!
Arthur (Wingnut) :Cool:
"People come and go in life... all you need are those who stay."
Bonus Pics.
Miscellaneous catches in the past 3 months...
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Lt. Bones
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Lt. Bones and SP Dan.
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I sent up the S.W.A.T. Predator Drone one morning to check out one of our A.O.'s and spotted this guy poaching our spot...
Turns out to be Don (Bachiboy). :ROFL:
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Sunday night's dinner... compliments of the Iron Chef. :Big Grin:
Pan seared Halibut fillets coated with curry powder and Garlic. Served with white rice and grilled Broccolini.
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... and some Lobster tails. :Razz:
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Parting shots.
Romeo, always brings me his bowl when he's hungry, lol
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Happy Valentine's Week from the Iron Chef and Pug Nation. :Cool:
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2013 - S.W.A.T. Leader Board Final Standings!
1st Place - Biggest Halibut = 36.5" - Jaysuuun
1st Place - Most Legal Halibut = 22 - Wingnut
1st Place - Biggest White Sea Bass = 38.5" - Tesserz
1st Place - Most Legal White Sea Bass = 2 - Wingnut
1st Place - Biggest Calico Bass = 23.0" - Wingnut
1st Place - Biggest Barred Surf Perch = 17.0" - Bones
1st Place - Biggest Yellow Fin Croaker = 20.0" - Bones
1st Place - Biggest Corbina = 21.0" - Bones
Exotic "Rare" Catch Award = Corvina - Murrieta Angler
Oddest "Weird" Catch Award = Double Top-Sided Halibut - PTN
Outstanding Angler Sportsmanship Award = SP Dan
Most Lost LC Lures Award = 19 - Bachiboy
Misc. Categories:
Biggest Walleye Perch = 9.5" - Saltman
Biggest Shovelnose = 50.0" - Wingnut
Biggest Spotted Bass = 15.0" - Murrieta Angler
Biggest Sand Bass = 16.0" - Bones
Biggest Cabezon = 17.0" - Bones
Biggest Stripped Bass = 34.0" (3-way tie) Murrieta Angler, Bachiboy & SP Dan