simijab
08-04-2014, 08:43 PM
First off let me tell you that this was the best day of surf fishing we've ever had. Nicol and I were lucky enough to end up with a guided trip by SWAT that we won at the raffle from the HG5 event last year. It was an honor to fish with these guys and I cant say enough about the generosity and enthusiasm Wingnut and the rest of SWAT showed to us that day. You know that someone who says "If you guys catch a legal halibut today it will make my month" has a heart of gold. We thank you for everything you guys did to make our trip a memorable one. And now on to the report :Big Grin:
Alarm went off at 3:15 am :Evil: and we were on the road at 3:45. Got to the AO (I think that's what you guys call it) at 5 o'clock on the dot. Wingnut met us there we geared up and headed to the surf. Nicol and I don't really fish LCs (after today that will change) so we didn't really have the arsenal needed to catch the big boys. Wingnut was gracious enough to hook us up with some. :Cool:
We hiked down to the beach and Don Bachiboy and SP Dan was already down there. A little later Raney Raneman and Peter PTN joined us.
Swell was 1-3 feet and conditions looked perfect (from what we could see because it was still dark lol). Second cast I hook up and end up landing my first WSB ever. At that point I knew it was going to be a good day. A couple minutes later Nicol lands her first fish of the day a nice little calico. We continued fishing up and down the beach landing a variety of fish halibut, calicos and even a couple perch lol. I hooked up with a nice calico a little over 17 inches. My PB calico ever and it was from the surf WOW!!.
As we got down to the end off the beach we started fishing this one spot that look super fishy and we stuck Nicol in the sweet spot because she hadn't landed a halibut yet. I saw a pretty good size swell building and warned Nicol but it was too late. It took her out and under she went. LOL all we could do was laugh. Wingnut was rolling and had to get a picture as she came crawling out of the water. :LOL:
At this point we were both soaked Nicol was freezing and my waders had about 5 gallons of water in them so Wingnut taught me the old handstand trick and it worked like a charm. We continued fishing our way back down the beach and nicols says "I just want to catch a halibut so I can take a break to warm up". Fishing started to slow down around 9ish but we kept pushing on landing a few more and also taking a couple more waves over my head. As we got back down to the other end of the beach we hadn't caught anything for a little bit and Nicol was thinking we were done for the day and all of a sudden she hooks up. HALIBUT!!!! she lands it and takes a pic and was stoked because she could finally take a break.
We finished up around 10ish and headed back to the truck. Note to self walking back to the truck with waders full of water was not a good idea. It kicked my butt. Great day Great People and a Great experience. thanks to all who were there. Now I bet you want to see some pics so here you go.
Total fish count for the day was 3 short halibut, 2 calicos one being legal and a short WSB for me. Nicol had a short halibut, a short calico and a perch. Wingnut had 2 legal halibuts, 5 or 6 shorts, a couple calicos I think, a perch and a lizard fish. And not sure on the rest of the guys totals.
All fish were released!
Getting ready to hit the surf.
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My first WSB from the surf. :Razz:
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Double hook up!
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MY PB 17" Surf Calico.
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Peter (PTN)
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One of Wingnut's two legal Halibut of the morning.
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The SWAT LC kicks butt!
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Nicol just got rolled, lol
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Cant figure out how to attach more pictures so I will attach them in the next post.
Alarm went off at 3:15 am :Evil: and we were on the road at 3:45. Got to the AO (I think that's what you guys call it) at 5 o'clock on the dot. Wingnut met us there we geared up and headed to the surf. Nicol and I don't really fish LCs (after today that will change) so we didn't really have the arsenal needed to catch the big boys. Wingnut was gracious enough to hook us up with some. :Cool:
We hiked down to the beach and Don Bachiboy and SP Dan was already down there. A little later Raney Raneman and Peter PTN joined us.
Swell was 1-3 feet and conditions looked perfect (from what we could see because it was still dark lol). Second cast I hook up and end up landing my first WSB ever. At that point I knew it was going to be a good day. A couple minutes later Nicol lands her first fish of the day a nice little calico. We continued fishing up and down the beach landing a variety of fish halibut, calicos and even a couple perch lol. I hooked up with a nice calico a little over 17 inches. My PB calico ever and it was from the surf WOW!!.
As we got down to the end off the beach we started fishing this one spot that look super fishy and we stuck Nicol in the sweet spot because she hadn't landed a halibut yet. I saw a pretty good size swell building and warned Nicol but it was too late. It took her out and under she went. LOL all we could do was laugh. Wingnut was rolling and had to get a picture as she came crawling out of the water. :LOL:
At this point we were both soaked Nicol was freezing and my waders had about 5 gallons of water in them so Wingnut taught me the old handstand trick and it worked like a charm. We continued fishing our way back down the beach and nicols says "I just want to catch a halibut so I can take a break to warm up". Fishing started to slow down around 9ish but we kept pushing on landing a few more and also taking a couple more waves over my head. As we got back down to the other end of the beach we hadn't caught anything for a little bit and Nicol was thinking we were done for the day and all of a sudden she hooks up. HALIBUT!!!! she lands it and takes a pic and was stoked because she could finally take a break.
We finished up around 10ish and headed back to the truck. Note to self walking back to the truck with waders full of water was not a good idea. It kicked my butt. Great day Great People and a Great experience. thanks to all who were there. Now I bet you want to see some pics so here you go.
Total fish count for the day was 3 short halibut, 2 calicos one being legal and a short WSB for me. Nicol had a short halibut, a short calico and a perch. Wingnut had 2 legal halibuts, 5 or 6 shorts, a couple calicos I think, a perch and a lizard fish. And not sure on the rest of the guys totals.
All fish were released!
Getting ready to hit the surf.
http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r135/Wingnut32566/Wingnut%2012/Wingnut%2013/Wingnut%2014/P1150055.jpg (http://s143.photobucket.com/user/Wingnut32566/media/Wingnut%2012/Wingnut%2013/Wingnut%2014/P1150055.jpg.html)
My first WSB from the surf. :Razz:
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Double hook up!
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MY PB 17" Surf Calico.
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Peter (PTN)
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One of Wingnut's two legal Halibut of the morning.
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The SWAT LC kicks butt!
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Nicol just got rolled, lol
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Cant figure out how to attach more pictures so I will attach them in the next post.