4th of July Weekend Far North S.W.A.T. Expedition. Perchin' Insanity! [Archive]

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Wingnut

07-07-2014, 09:12 PM

NOTICE: The 6th Annual Hunting Giants Surf Fishing Event will be held on Saturday, September 27th. :Big Grin:

We will post up a sign-up thread very soon. Put the date aside and come out to join us for what is sure to be another epic event! :Razz:

The Report:

The good thing about being "unattached"... is that you can pick up and leave, go wherever, whenever, and do whatever you want... :Wink:

A couple of weeks ago, I get a text from one of my Northern S.W.A.T. Brothers that peaked my interest. :Idea:
Dave (Perchin' Dave) wanted to know if I wanted to recon a brand new location a couple of hours North of Santa Barbara. He sent me the coordinates via Google Maps and the area looked amazing... I told Dave to call Mikey (Exfactor) and the rest of the Northern Brothers and plan a trip during the 4th of July weekend as I plan to come up to spend a couple of days up there.

I had a busy work week and didn't get around to look for a hotel room in the Santa Barbara area for the weekend until Tuesday. I plan to drive up Thursday night 7/3, stay a couple of nights and come back Saturday night. There were no hotel rooms available... Santa Barbara was booked solid for the weekend. :Neutral:

I place a call to my American Express Concierge Service and within the hour, I had a hotel room for Thursday and Friday night. Quite pricey, :Surprised: but that's what I get for waiting so long to book... :Embarrassed:

The plan was to hit the surf locally in the Santa Barbara area early Friday, 4th of July morning for a few hours before the crowd arrives.
Then on Saturday, take a far trek North for the recon expedition. Mikey and Dave warned me that it will be a very physically demanding trip that involves a lot of driving, walking and hiking... I was thinking to myself... no big deal, I've driven, walked and hiked a long way to fish the surf before... I had no idea that this trip would be the farthest I've ever driven, the longest I've ever walked, and the hardest I've ever hiked to reach any beach to fish the surf. :Shocked:

Friday - July 4th.

Friday morning, I met up with the gang at grey light. We plan to fish for 2-3 hours and then go to breakfast.
Mikey (Exfactor), Dave (Perchin' Dave), Brad (Dawn Treader), Roy (Q3FishBoy), Bill (Which Way Out) and Robby (Bill's nephew) were all in attendance.

I found out that in my haste to leave town Thursday night, that I forgot to bring my wading jacket. I will have to go without one this morning and buy a new one after the session. :mad:

Conditions were poor, a bit swelly and heavy salad... :Angry:
Mikey caught a short Halibut and I only caught two dinky Perch. I think the rest of the guys only got Perch as well... :Sad:
I fished hard and was completely soaked without my wading jacket... oh well, today was just the warm up session... tomorrow will be the real deal. :Wink:

My Dobyns and Daiwa Zillion Coastal set-up.
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Mikey with the only Halibut of the morning... :Sad:
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Best part of the morning was breakfast! :Razz:
We plan to meet at Bill's house a little later for a 4th of July BBQ. :Cool:
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After breakfast, Mikey and I went to Big 5 to look for a waterproof jacket for me.
The only waterproof jacket that I was able to find was a women's size large... it fits, I'm buying it! :LOL:
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We all met up at Bill's house later for the BBQ and hang out for awhile...
Steaks, Ribs, Corn, Beans... yummy! :Razz:

Mikey was the designated BBQ chef. :Cool:
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Bill & Noriko
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Hunter & Roy
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After the BBQ, I passed on the fireworks show and went back to the hotel.
Mikey was picking me up at 2:30am sharp and I was in bed by 10:00pm. :Smile:

Saturday - July 5th.

Mikey and I met up with Dave and Brad at their friend Scott's house and the five of us took off on the long drive North...
This is definitely the furthest I've ever driven to any surf fishing spot.
When we got there, we parked the car and walked/hiked for 3 miles... yes, THREE miles to the beach. :EyePop:
And we were going to fish the entire 3 miles back along the sand!

Getting ready for the long hike... a light drizzle kept us cool during the long trek.
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We were in such a remote area that at one point, we ran into a pack of Wild Pigs... the biggest one was a male that must have weighed at least 300 lbs and had tusks or fangs. :Surprised: I'm glad that they all took off instead of charging us. I was thinking to myself that all I had to do was to outrun one of these old guys that I was with, lol :ROFL: There were five of us and I was the youngest one in the bunch. :LOL:
Anyways, finally, we worked our way down a steep cliff to the sand, geared up and hit the suds.

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I was the first one to make a cast and on the 2nd cast... fish on!
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Then another...
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And another...
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Conditions were great, swells were relatively flat ( I didn't even have to wear the new "ladies" jacket that I bought :LOL:), wind was calm and the salad was minimal. A constant fog hovered around us all morning. The trenches were amazing, wide and deep. Mikey and I couldn't believe that there weren't anything more sinister lurking in those troughs. But we figured that there were so many Perch, that they beat everything else to our lures. :Envious:
The Perch action was insane... Mikey and I were throwing the LCs and we both caught over 50-60 Perch... 90% of them in the 12-15+" range. :EyePop: Dave, Brad and Scott were tossing the 3" Kalins Motor Oil Red Flake grubs and caught close to or over 100+ Perch each! :Shocked:
I was sure that I would get my first 16"+ Barred Surf Perch here... but I caught 5 that were 15"+, the biggest was 15.5". :Razz:
I think Brad, Dave and Scott got a couple of 16 inchers... I didn't get many pics of their catch because we were so spread out on the sand.

I didn't blurred or black-out the pics of this report... (the fog did the job for me, lol) If you're able to find this place, more power to you, enjoy! :Cool:

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The troughs around these boilers were loaded with Perch.
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One of my biggest...
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I caught so many big Perch that the trebles on the LC were getting annihilated... I changed LC's four times that morning. :Surprised:
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Massive Sand Crab beds everywhere...
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Another 15" model...
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I can't believe how fat these Perch were... spawning season is done right? None of the fat ones were popping any babies... must be gorging themselves with Sand Crabs. :Shocked:
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You can tell it's a remote location when you see sand dollars everywhere littering the beach.
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As always... remembering to give thanks for all our blessings. :Cool:
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We didn't see another soul for hours until we worked our way back near where we parked the cars.
We walked over 6 miles that morning... :EyePop: We were all totally wiped out!
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What an epic morning of Perch fishing... the most intense Perchin' experience I've ever been a part of. :Thumbs Up:

We hopped back on the freeway heading back South when Mikey asked me if I have ever been to Jalama Beach and had a "famous" Jamala Burger...
I said I've never been there and we all made a detour off the freeway towards Jalama Beach.
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What a nice beach... mental note for a future recon. :Idea:
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My opinion of the burger? Better than McDonald's... but not as good as In & Out... :Wink:
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Mikey, Dave, Brad, Bill, Roy and Scott... It was an absolute pleasure spending a couple of days fishing the Northern Coastline with you guys. I will never forget this trip... for the camaraderie, friendship and last of all, for the epic Perch fishing. :Big Grin:

Thank you all again for doing all the homework and planning for this memorable weekend... I am indeed spoiled. :Envious:

This week is the anniversary of Dana's (Fisherman 57) passing... and he was on my mind all weekend. I'm glad that I was with my Brothers... Family, Friends, Fun & Fishing... that's what it's all about.

I hope everybody had a fun and safe 4th of July weekend. :Cool:

Arthur (Wingnut)

The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The meaning of life is to give it away...

Parting shots.

Working on my FNN report today in the conference room at the office... I hope the "Boss" don't catch me. :Wink:
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Relaxing Sunday afternoon with Wingnut Pug at my parents house. :Big Grin:
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My little girl is getting so old...
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Which Way Out

07-07-2014, 09:19 PM

bones

07-07-2014, 09:19 PM

One hell of a trip there guys. I've always wanted to fish that area but the distance has always hindered me from making the attempt. I can remember just a few times (Like two) when I got into a pig fest like that and it was in the northern region as well. I think Don hit it right on the head that there were so many aggressive perch within the casting zone that any other sinister species didn't nave a chance to hit your baits. Kinda makes me wonder if you had brought a big bait rod and tossed a large perch swim bait further out and let it sink just MAYBE a big old halibut might have been lurking there because that's what they feed on in that region.
I noticed that Mikey had his waders in a backpack at the start of the trek...Now that's a clear indication of a LONG hike ahead...LOL
I also noticed that you didn't wear that ladies size large jacket buddy....Hellooooooooo....LOL
Finally.....I also noticed you went with the good old work horse Luna 253 in the slab slayage.... Whaaaa Happened?

And Ya thought I don't pay attention :ROFL:

Fished with you too many times Brotha!
Everybody kinda looked like drowned surf rats at the end but the smiles are simply a testimony of a fantastic trip to perch heaven. Great job out there Arthur and the northern SWAT crew.

--------<>< Tight lines always to everyone!

Mike aka Lt. Bones

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DockRat

07-07-2014, 09:33 PM

Talk about a Hog run, those are some huge BSP. WTG.
DR

exfactor

07-07-2014, 10:05 PM

Yep, lots of smiling faces in this group. And to think, Wingie was the youngest one there lol. That won't happen again in a long time. After i recovered from the vigorous hike we took
(all the next day) I couldn't help but think about doing this all over again. We certainly didn't get any exotics, but let me tell you, we had action non stop for hours! Even caught Arthur
cat napping on the ride home. I didn't see the fireworks this year, but we certainly made some of our own the next day! Thanks for joining us again my friend, in yet another chapter
in the SWAT analogy. Mikey

q3fishboy

07-07-2014, 10:53 PM

It was great seeing all of you again. Looking forward to next time.

bachiboy

07-08-2014, 01:30 AM

Hogs and pigs...makes for quite an outing!:Wink: That is some very nice structure in those pictures...very shocking that you guys didn't stick any other species there. Guess them dang pigs were just too aggressive and beat every other fish to the bait. Been a long time since I've seen that kind of perch bite...them remote A.O.'s make a HUGE difference. Glad you were able to spend some time up there with the northern crew. Give em hell next weekend! Things are looking good for the charter!:Wink:

Don

crappiemike

07-08-2014, 08:21 AM

Great report and pics!!
Them perch looked like
My crappie's.............

Looked like a great trip
For sure,,,,

Cm

Brian_GSC

07-08-2014, 09:15 AM

GREAT report! I haven't been up that way in years.

CAPT'N

07-08-2014, 09:32 AM

Great report, and huge perch ! Perfect way to spend a 4TH !

Dana was on my mind as well, time goes by so fast..................................

Capt'n

City Dad

07-08-2014, 11:46 AM

I'm a little misty-eyed... beautiful, man. just beautiful.

dlmoo312

07-08-2014, 12:40 PM

Thanks for the report, commander, and the great photos.
What a nice mini-vacation with great company :Big Grin:
I would hike 3 miles without question for a session like that. They aren't exotics, but piggy perch are a blast to catch. Especially in a wfo bite like that!:Envious:
Glad you got a chance to relax during the long weekend.

-Daniel

Dci4me

07-08-2014, 01:26 PM

Nice report. Are you using the dobyns 804cb?

murrieta angler

07-08-2014, 05:52 PM

Arturo,
Looks like a good time was had by all...:Big Grin:
Those BSP were just monsters!!
I ended up pulling my back, on Thursday, and was pretty much laid up all weekend...:Sad:
Looking forward to this weekend and seeing some of the fellows...:Cool:
Have a Great Rest Of The Week!
Robert
<><

Rooster

07-08-2014, 11:18 PM

Great report. Really loved all the awesome pics. Props on the great day with friends. Hope 2 cya all at the event

bobabocker

07-09-2014, 12:59 AM

Nice perchin session out there. Would've been there just to explore all the wildlife that was hanging around super awesome!

basshole1

07-09-2014, 10:53 AM

Wow, those are some nice pics. Looks like all of you had a really great time. Those slabs.....good stuff!!

fishmounter

07-09-2014, 06:05 PM

If you measured your big perch with it's tail closed, it would have reached 16 inches. An old taxidermy thing, especially when you charge by the inch. I believe the CDFG measures this way also.. Super nice fish none the less!

anchor3n1

07-09-2014, 09:43 PM

Hi Arthur:

As usual your write up of your fishing adventure with the beautiful is outstanding - it drew me in and made enjoy it like I was almost there. Thank you:Smile:

I know where that place is and it is one heck of an excision to haul yourself out to. I am glad that you guys took the piggys to 'the woodshed' like you did. I think they really needed some discipline cuz up there they don't get much:LOL:

Your in my thoughts and prayers. Me and the girls are looking forward to seeing you soon.

take care, friend,

Nick

5150fishn

07-09-2014, 10:08 PM

Wow! Epic trip with some piggie perch! Congrats on a great weekend with great friends.

skunked4life

07-10-2014, 08:02 AM

Well Commander, you don't do anything small now do you? With the wide open bite, I can't believe that the 16" toad that you are hunting for escaped you once again! It looks like you guys definitely had fun out there and you got some much deserved R&R. Remember, "all good things come from above" and it seems as though you continue to be blessed and rewarded for your persistence in life. Thanks for keeping me inspired to move forward when it gets tough.

Ken

Nipple Twister

07-11-2014, 11:22 AM

"Perchin Insanity" is puttin it lightly huh?.......and yet you had friends right there with ya every step, ain't it cool............epic Arthur, everyone truely epic......thanks for taking us along for the ride............ oh, you too Bill..... hehehe.......

bloox8

07-11-2014, 04:36 PM

The good thing about being "unattached"... is that you can pick up and leave, go wherever, whenever, and do whatever you want... :Wink:

Cheers to that! :Beer Toast:

Great report Arthur. I don't know about the 6 mile hike, but the rest of the trip looked amazing! Two days out with the boys. A ridiculous amount of pigs :Shocked: And the structure and scenery.. beautiful wow. Im jealous.
The only thing left is catching that monster that we all know is lurking around that AO. Next time.

Hope all is well Commander!

I'll talk to you soon

T.N

troublehook

07-11-2014, 05:05 PM

Good Lord, those are some monster perch. :EyePop:
6 miles is a long *** hike to catch some fish but I would have done it too.
Have fun on the private charter this weekend bro, I wish I could join you guys. By the time I found out that I could go, the trip was completely booked. :Neutral:
Have fun and I hope Binh catch his first Tuna. :Big Grin:

Sokha

PONTOON

07-11-2014, 05:49 PM

Arthur,

finally after a pretty long trying week I've had a chance to check out a few reports. I had to grin when I saw your comment on the prices of hotels in Santa Barbara. Allison is home from Madrid for two months so I need to concentrate on spending all the time I can with her and Em. I asked the two of them where they wanted to go for a few days and they both said the wanted to go to Santa Barbara..........I checked the prices of some accommodations and.......WOW! :Confused:
Then I was thinking what the heck is the attraction? Well, now that I see your report I have my answer........Big Big Big Perch! Well now, Hmmmm.....Let's see.....yep, if I play my cards right I can sneak out of the hotel early, get into some of the Northern Surf perch bite and make it back before they're ready to see the sights? :Wink:
Question is now, how do I pack the surf gear without them noticing? :Secret:

Great report My Friend and it is always cool to see the Northern Chapter of S.W.A.T. in action! I'm glad to see you got out and got the waders wet. :Thumbs Up:

Badbeat

07-11-2014, 06:37 PM

Epic Perch fishing brotha. :Thumbs Up:
If I wasn't out of town I would have come along for sure.
I miss fishing with Mikey and the gang up north.
Can't wait for our Tuna trip tomorrow. It's going to be fun. :Big Grin:

Which Way Out

07-12-2014, 08:59 AM

Perchin' Dave

07-12-2014, 09:18 AM

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa363/davesomm/IMG_1273_zpsa9e6b17b.jpg (http://s1194.photobucket.com/user/davesomm/media/IMG_1273_zpsa9e6b17b.jpg.html)

It was early in the morning when we arrived. I was excited. An untouched beach. And then I saw it, tracks all over the beach. I thought that someone else had been there before we arrived. Darn. But when I looked close, these were animal tracks. Of the tracks I could identify, I saw Deer (a baby fawn), wild pig, coyote & mountain lion. And with the exception of the two 350 pound pigs we saw on the hike there, we didn't actually see any wildlife but it was cool to see all the animal signs anyways. Wild!

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa363/davesomm/panoramaJalama-Version3_zpse0cb8449.jpg (http://s1194.photobucket.com/user/davesomm/media/panoramaJalama-Version3_zpse0cb8449.jpg.html)

Here's a photo of Dawn Treader (Brad Bayley) and the overall structure of the beach. There were so many places to fish in the huge trough. We all felt fortunate that we were there when we were because there was a lot of kelp on the beach and if the tides were different, all of that would have been in the water.

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa363/davesomm/IMG_1288_zps3e9be353.jpg (http://s1194.photobucket.com/user/davesomm/media/IMG_1288_zps3e9be353.jpg.html)

I apologize for not taking many pictures, the bite was on and I didn't stop to take my camera out of my fishing jacket. Here's another photo of Brad Bayley (Dawn Treader), the tide was a bit low here but the ocean was WILD looking. This one trough was huge and produced many fat fish. I couldn't get Brad to move from his magic spot a few minutes before taking this photo and further down the beach, here's why. ("Dave, I just caught five 15.5" perch in a row, why should I move?) What a nice problem to have, oh yeah!

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa363/davesomm/IMG_1289_zps45c8ed4a.jpg (http://s1194.photobucket.com/user/davesomm/media/IMG_1289_zps45c8ed4a.jpg.html)

It has been a long time since I've seen sand dollars on the beach. Hmm ... I didn't know they came in black too!

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa363/davesomm/IMG_1299_zps11e3efaf.jpg (http://s1194.photobucket.com/user/davesomm/media/IMG_1299_zps11e3efaf.jpg.html)

Here's a rainbow colored rock, how cool is that!

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa363/davesomm/IMG_13035_zpsc3403636.jpg (http://s1194.photobucket.com/user/davesomm/media/IMG_13035_zpsc3403636.jpg.html)

It was fun to see 'nature' showing off. This cliff was amazing. Every direction I looked was a "picture" so I took a 360 degree view of this seen here (which makes the height of the cliffs short, but it is cool anyways.)

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa363/davesomm/panorama_zps04cb373d.jpg (http://s1194.photobucket.com/user/davesomm/media/panorama_zps04cb373d.jpg.html)

Photo & report update by Perchin' Dave ... An epic day!! dave :)

SP Dan

07-13-2014, 09:17 PM

Hi ya Arthur!

Those men of the northern SWAT crew really know how to find the fish and to have a real good time all around!
I really enjoyed all of yours and Dave's pictures. Lots of smiles amongst close friends ... very nice! :Thumbs Up:

Thanx for the northern Perch fishing report with pictures Brotha! :Cool:

SP Dan ..... <"))><

Jaysuuun

07-14-2014, 02:20 AM

Fantastic session and one heck of a recon! 6 miles! Good lord! Must have been nice fishing out there and having all that beautiful beach to yourselves. Surely there was something bigger in that awesome structure. Perhaps a perch pattern would've done the trick? LOL BTW how does that Zillion perform surf?

bloox8

07-14-2014, 09:59 AM

Bob_B

07-20-2014, 01:47 AM

Awsome report!! Those are some PIGGIES you guys got.

Raneman

07-20-2014, 06:31 PM

Man what a beautiful spot! The part about the pigs was crazy! Epic report brotha, thanks for sharing.

Raney

Wingnut

07-26-2014, 02:47 PM

1st in:Dancing Banana:
Bones your the getting slow buddy........

I Know the name of the AO,,,,,,,,,,,,,,SLAB CITY ! Epic trip guys. I wish I could of made that one.
Look at the bend in those rods, Perch on Steroids.
Have to agree on the burgers as well.

Also thanks to everyone that came by with food and drinks for the BBQ, Mikey even knows how to cook up some tasty steaks.

Arthur, next time let me know and you can have the spare room anytime you like.

WWO
Well Bill, you got a little taste of it on the return trip. :Big Grin:
Thanks for the room offer but you know I never impose on anybody. :Cool:
I'm sure I'll see you pretty soon, as I plan to hit that AO again as soon as possible. :Wink:

One hell of a trip there guys. I've always wanted to fish that area but the distance has always hindered me from making the attempt. I can remember just a few times (Like two) when I got into a pig fest like that and it was in the northern region as well. I think Don hit it right on the head that there were so many aggressive perch within the casting zone that any other sinister species didn't nave a chance to hit your baits. Kinda makes me wonder if you had brought a big bait rod and tossed a large perch swim bait further out and let it sink just MAYBE a big old halibut might have been lurking there because that's what they feed on in that region.
I noticed that Mikey had his waders in a backpack at the start of the trek...Now that's a clear indication of a LONG hike ahead...LOL
I also noticed that you didn't wear that ladies size large jacket buddy....Hellooooooooo....LOL
Finally.....I also noticed you went with the good old work horse Luna 253 in the slab slayage.... Whaaaa Happened?

And Ya thought I don't pay attention :ROFL:

Fished with you too many times Brotha!
Everybody kinda looked like drowned surf rats at the end but the smiles are simply a testimony of a fantastic trip to perch heaven. Great job out there Arthur and the northern SWAT crew.

--------<>< Tight lines always to everyone!

Mike aka Lt. Bones

....
I wore my waders during the entire trek and it got a little warm... but not too bad. The Simms boots really helped with the rough terrain.
As for the reel, you know I bring multiple ones for every session... a different reel everyday. :Wink: Congrats on that monster Leo you caught a couple of days ago... what a beast. :Shocked:

Talk about a Hog run, those are some huge BSP. WTG.
DR
:Cool:

Yep, lots of smiling faces in this group. And to think, Wingie was the youngest one there lol. That won't happen again in a long time. After i recovered from the vigorous hike we took
(all the next day) I couldn't help but think about doing this all over again. We certainly didn't get any exotics, but let me tell you, we had action non stop for hours! Even caught Arthur
cat napping on the ride home. I didn't see the fireworks this year, but we certainly made some of our own the next day! Thanks for joining us again my friend, in yet another chapter
in the SWAT analogy. Mikey
I was pretty wiped out Mikey and that drive home was quite long... :Confused:
Thanks again for planning such a wonderful trek... I can't wait to do it again. :Big Grin:

It was great seeing all of you again. Looking forward to next time.
Next time, you make the hike with us Roy. :Wink:

Hogs and pigs...makes for quite an outing!:Wink: That is some very nice structure in those pictures...very shocking that you guys didn't stick any other species there. Guess them dang pigs were just too aggressive and beat every other fish to the bait. Been a long time since I've seen that kind of perch bite...them remote A.O.'s make a HUGE difference. Glad you were able to spend some time up there with the northern crew. Give em hell next weekend! Things are looking good for the charter!:Wink:

Don
Yeah, I think you're right Don... too many Perch and the bigger target species couldn't get to the lure fats enough. :LOL:
As for the charter trip, you know by now that we killed it! :Twisted:
Good luck out there in the surf tomorrow bro. I think I'll take the boat out to the local lake and chase some Stripers. :Wink:

Great report and pics!!
Them perch looked like
My crappie's.............

Looked like a great trip
For sure,,,,

Cm
Thanks Mike... your Crappies are bigger. :Envious:

GREAT report! I haven't been up that way in years.
Where have you been bro? Let's fish! :Razz:

Great report, and huge perch ! Perfect way to spend a 4TH !

Dana was on my mind as well, time goes by so fast..................................

Capt'n
Thanks Scott... hope to see you at the HG6 event my friend. :Big Grin:

I'm a little misty-eyed... beautiful, man. just beautiful.
Hey Tim, I think I'm leading the BSP contest between us this year... :LOL:
See you and the Family at HG6! :Big Grin:

Thanks for the report, commander, and the great photos.
What a nice mini-vacation with great company :Big Grin:
I would hike 3 miles without question for a session like that. They aren't exotics, but piggy perch are a blast to catch. Especially in a wfo bite like that!:Envious:
Glad you got a chance to relax during the long weekend.

-Daniel
I had a great time Daniel... Santa Barbara is a great for a quick getaway. :Big Grin:
Hope we can fish together soon, if not, I'll see you at HG6. :Wink:

Nice report. Are you using the dobyns 804cb?
Yes I was... love that rod!

Arturo,
Looks like a good time was had by all...:Big Grin:
Those BSP were just monsters!!
I ended up pulling my back, on Thursday, and was pretty much laid up all weekend...:Sad:
Looking forward to this weekend and seeing some of the fellows...:Cool:
Have a Great Rest Of The Week!
Robert
<><
You have to join us next time Roberto. Have you recovered from our Tuna slay yet? :Wink:

Great report. Really loved all the awesome pics. Props on the great day with friends. Hope 2 cya all at the event
Thanks Rob, I'll see you at Dana's event at Irvine lake or at the latest, at HG6. :Wink:

Nice perchin session out there. Would've been there just to explore all the wildlife that was hanging around super awesome!
Lots of wildlife out there... we only saw the Pigs, but there were all kinds of tracks on the sand.

Wow, those are some nice pics. Looks like all of you had a really great time. Those slabs.....good stuff!!
We all had a great time... always a lot more fun when the fish are cooperating. :Wink:

If you measured your big perch with it's tail closed, it would have reached 16 inches. An old taxidermy thing, especially when you charge by the inch. I believe the CDFG measures this way also.. Super nice fish none the less!
Good to know... I kinda want to go past 16" just to make sure. :Wink:

Hi Arthur:

As usual your write up of your fishing adventure with the beautiful is outstanding - it drew me in and made enjoy it like I was almost there. Thank you:Smile:

I know where that place is and it is one heck of an excision to haul yourself out to. I am glad that you guys took the piggys to 'the woodshed' like you did. I think they really needed some discipline cuz up there they don't get much:LOL:

Your in my thoughts and prayers. Me and the girls are looking forward to seeing you soon.

take care, friend,

Nick
Kudos Nick, if you made it out there before... not an easy excursion. :Wink:
Looking forward to seeing yu and the family at HG6 my friend. :Big Grin:

Wow! Epic trip with some piggie perch! Congrats on a great weekend with great friends.
Definitely Dan... hope to see you at HG6 my friend. :Big Grin:

Well Commander, you don't do anything small now do you? With the wide open bite, I can't believe that the 16" toad that you are hunting for escaped you once again! It looks like you guys definitely had fun out there and you got some much deserved R&R. Remember, "all good things come from above" and it seems as though you continue to be blessed and rewarded for your persistence in life. Thanks for keeping me inspired to move forward when it gets tough.

Ken
I came pretty close Ken, I'm gonna get the 16 incher one of these days, you just wait and see. :Envious:
Hopefully, we can fish together soon, if not, I'll see you at HG6! :Big Grin:

"Perchin Insanity" is puttin it lightly huh?.......and yet you had friends right there with ya every step, ain't it cool............epic Arthur, everyone truely epic......thanks for taking us along for the ride............ oh, you too Bill..... hehehe.......
Thanks brother John... next time, you should join us. See you at HG6 my friend. :Big Grin:

Cheers to that! :Beer Toast:

Great report Arthur. I don't know about the 6 mile hike, but the rest of the trip looked amazing! Two days out with the boys. A ridiculous amount of pigs :Shocked: And the structure and scenery.. beautiful wow. Im jealous.
The only thing left is catching that monster that we all know is lurking around that AO. Next time.

Hope all is well Commander!

I'll talk to you soon

T.N
All is well Thien... enjoying the single life again. :Razz:
Hope all is well with you bro and I'll see you at HG6. :Wink:

Good Lord, those are some monster perch. :EyePop:
6 miles is a long *** hike to catch some fish but I would have done it too.
Have fun on the private charter this weekend bro, I wish I could join you guys. By the time I found out that I could go, the trip was completely booked. :Neutral:
Have fun and I hope Binh catch his first Tuna. :Big Grin:

Sokha
You and Binh would of had a blast Sokha... Perch Heaven it was. :Big Grin:
I'm glad that we were able to get you on the charter bro... epic Tuna trip! :Twisted:

Arthur,

finally after a pretty long trying week I've had a chance to check out a few reports. I had to grin when I saw your comment on the prices of hotels in Santa Barbara. Allison is home from Madrid for two months so I need to concentrate on spending all the time I can with her and Em. I asked the two of them where they wanted to go for a few days and they both said the wanted to go to Santa Barbara..........I checked the prices of some accommodations and.......WOW! :Confused:
Then I was thinking what the heck is the attraction? Well, now that I see your report I have my answer........Big Big Big Perch! Well now, Hmmmm.....Let's see.....yep, if I play my cards right I can sneak out of the hotel early, get into some of the Northern Surf perch bite and make it back before they're ready to see the sights? :Wink:
Question is now, how do I pack the surf gear without them noticing? :Secret:

Great report My Friend and it is always cool to see the Northern Chapter of S.W.A.T. in action! I'm glad to see you got out and got the waders wet. :Thumbs Up:
Hope you are able to get out there when you were up there Terry. :Wink:
I'm really looking forward to hanging out with you and Trolly at Dana's Memorial Event at Irvine Lake next month. :Big Grin:

Epic Perch fishing brotha. :Thumbs Up:
If I wasn't out of town I would have come along for sure.
I miss fishing with Mikey and the gang up north.
Can't wait for our Tuna trip tomorrow. It's going to be fun. :Big Grin:
You come with us next time bro.
The Tuna trip was quite epic. Watching you guys eat the Tuna Hearts was priceless.
See you tomorrow bro! :Razz:

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa363/davesomm/IMG_1273_zpsa9e6b17b.jpg (http://s1194.photobucket.com/user/davesomm/media/IMG_1273_zpsa9e6b17b.jpg.html)

It was early in the morning when we arrived. I was excited. An untouched beach. And then I saw it, tracks all over the beach. I thought that someone else had been there before we arrived. Darn. But when I looked close, these were animal tracks. Of the tracks I could identify, I saw Deer (a baby fawn), wild pig, coyote & mountain lion. And with the exception of the two 350 pound pigs we saw on the hike there, we didn't actually see any wildlife but it was cool to see all the animal signs anyways. Wild!

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa363/davesomm/panoramaJalama-Version3_zpse0cb8449.jpg (http://s1194.photobucket.com/user/davesomm/media/panoramaJalama-Version3_zpse0cb8449.jpg.html)

Here's a photo of Dawn Treader (Brad Bayley) and the overall structure of the beach. There were so many places to fish in the huge trough. We all felt fortunate that we were there when we were because there was a lot of kelp on the beach and if the tides were different, all of that would have been in the water.

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa363/davesomm/IMG_1288_zps3e9be353.jpg (http://s1194.photobucket.com/user/davesomm/media/IMG_1288_zps3e9be353.jpg.html)

I apologize for not taking many pictures, the bite was on and I didn't stop to take my camera out of my fishing jacket. Here's another photo of Brad Bayley (Dawn Treader), the tide was a bit low here but the ocean was WILD looking. This one trough was huge and produced many fat fish. I couldn't get Brad to move from his magic spot a few minutes before taking this photo and further down the beach, here's why. ("Dave, I just caught five 15.5" perch in a row, why should I move?) What a nice problem to have, oh yeah!

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa363/davesomm/IMG_1289_zps45c8ed4a.jpg (http://s1194.photobucket.com/user/davesomm/media/IMG_1289_zps45c8ed4a.jpg.html)

It has been a long time since I've seen sand dollars on the beach. Hmm ... I didn't know they came in black too!

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa363/davesomm/IMG_1299_zps11e3efaf.jpg (http://s1194.photobucket.com/user/davesomm/media/IMG_1299_zps11e3efaf.jpg.html)

Here's a rainbow colored rock, how cool is that!

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa363/davesomm/IMG_13035_zpsc3403636.jpg (http://s1194.photobucket.com/user/davesomm/media/IMG_13035_zpsc3403636.jpg.html)

It was fun to see 'nature' showing off. This cliff was amazing. Every direction I looked was a "picture" so I took a 360 degree view of this seen here (which makes the height of the cliffs short, but it is cool anyways.)

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa363/davesomm/panorama_zps04cb373d.jpg (http://s1194.photobucket.com/user/davesomm/media/panorama_zps04cb373d.jpg.html)

Photo & report update by Perchin' Dave ... An epic day!! dave :)
Absolutely beautiful photos Dave, you take the best pictures my friend! :Big Grin:

Hi ya Arthur!

Those men of the northern SWAT crew really know how to find the fish and to have a real good time all around!
I really enjoyed all of yours and Dave's pictures. Lots of smiles amongst close friends ... very nice! :Thumbs Up:

Thanx for the northern Perch fishing report with pictures Brotha! :Cool:

SP Dan ..... <"))><
Thanks Dan, I really enjoy fishing with our Northern S.W.A.T. Brothers. :Cool:
Good luck fishing this weekend my friend. :Big Grin:

Fantastic session and one heck of a recon! 6 miles! Good lord! Must have been nice fishing out there and having all that beautiful beach to yourselves. Surely there was something bigger in that awesome structure. Perhaps a perch pattern would've done the trick? LOL BTW how does that Zillion perform surf?
It was an amazing day Jason, you and Tess would really like the place.
The Daiwa Zillion Coastal is a nice reel and performed great, but I still prefer my Luna 253 for the surf. :Wink:

Awsome report!! Those are some PIGGIES you guys got.
Thanks Bob! Long time no hear my friend. Hope you can come to the HG6 event. :Wink:

Man what a beautiful spot! The part about the pigs was crazy! Epic report brotha, thanks for sharing.

Raney
Thanks Raney, I wish I coulda pulled a 30 inch Hali like yours from there. :Envious:
Hope to fish with you soon bro. :Big Grin:

blackwater

08-06-2014, 06:33 PM

Good Lord, those are some monster Surf Perch. :EyePop:
Let me know the next time you head up there Art. :Wink:
Beautiful pics Dave and Art. :Thumbs Up:

Wingnut

08-16-2014, 03:53 PM

Good Lord, those are some monster Surf Perch. :EyePop:
Let me know the next time you head up there Art. :Wink:
Beautiful pics Dave and Art. :Thumbs Up:

Thanks Brother Phuong, we're gonna give it another shot tomorrow! :Twisted: :Razz: :Envious:
I'm driving up to Santa Barbara tonight... :Wink: :Secret: :Big Grin: