Long beach wall 10-14-07

[Greg Madrigal]

My Bro-in-law paul and I headed out this am from HH. Yesterday was off due to the sheisty weather. We picked up some great pinhead choves, and small sardines to try for whatever was biting. Bait was HARDY! Water was 59-60 outside, and inside HH was 64-65. Water was yucky red color, prolly from the rains.

First, we drifted between the oil isles for nada, then around the oil isle rocks nor nothing more. Then went to the wall and it was pretty slow....Until the mack-attack arrived, and in FULL FORCE! I know I know, its just mack, but hey, on a trout rod and 6lb test, it may as well be an alper!....'sides, I was getting BORED!LOL!

This mack attack was unlike no other, maybe better since I was chumming covies like they were going outta style! :wink: They were boiling and hitting whatever I was throwin. So I broke out the historic "Go Getter." My neighbor gave me a few and it was wide open jack-polin 4 macks ! :lol: Stupid.

Especially stupid when I stabbed mysel in the finger with the hook while de hooking one of these vibrators, and it was sunk past the barb, sooooo, had to push it thru to crush the barb. But my skin was too tough to punch thru, so had to have paul help out w/pliers! OUCH!

2 minutes later, damn hook stuck right up my thumbs cuticle about 1/2", but hey, no barb, so it came right out! :banana: I FINALLY figured out that I was bending the pole while dehooking and this, in turn, launched the hook into my hand. DUH!

Best part of the day was when my lil dine was being chased from below by a crazed mack. Both FLEW into the air several times right in front of me! So cool watching predator vs. prey! My lil guy gotta way! :D But not for long... :cry:


Caught a few small calis in the mix, and some strange arrivals...
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Check him out...
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Wind picked up around 1pm, and we headed in to HH for some hal-E-but fishkin. I have never actually caught one so was REALLY surprised when I felt a nibble, and was like, SWING-AND-A-HIT! Damn surprised at how strong it was and I was all excited having no idea this was my first butt!
Bummer tho-only 20", so CPR.
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http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l191/gregmadrigal/PA141147.jpg

Then, at the dock, with my boat ON THE TRAILER but still in the H2O, I was dumping the remaining chovies, when outta the corner of my eye, I see a boil. A boil?! at the launch ramp?! WTF?!

Ok, lets find out what it was....Tie on a chove, and throw it out. 1 minute later, Wham! I pull in a 13" butt! 2 in 1 day, suh-weeetttttt

It was a beauty of a day, but the water is cooling, so, bye-bye summer....

GM

[Troutman65]

That sounds like a great day fishing. 8)

Thanks for the report and pics.

Troutman65

[one_leg]

OUCH!!!!!

Through the nail? Remind me to have you shake my macks off the hook.
I don't want one of them nasty things doing that to me, ever!

Nice that you got to go out this weekend. Weather kinda cooperated after all, huh?

Sorry I coudn't make it on Saturday, Greg. But don't despair, I had fun anyways.

One_Leg

[troutdog]

Sounds like a nice day out on the water to me, minus the hook in the finger incident of course! Macks are not the glamour fish, but they sure do put up a nice fisght on the light gear. Congrats on the halibut...next time you will get that keeper eluding you Greg! Hope to wet a line with you someday soon.


TD

[ahhvtec]

What an entertaining read for sure! This time of year it is definately slow but man looked like alot of action for you!

Duc

[acor23]

nice report and picks and by the way there is a way to fish in winter.Get a inflatable boat ,a battery air pump to fill the boat on the spot. Anker your boat in the middle of inside wall, wear pfd jump on the wall at low tide get muscles remove the inside and freeze in separete snack bags it is better than squid good luck.

[JapanRon]

Hi Greg Madrigal,

Good job !! You might want to have a buddy who's a surgeon or at least EMT along next trip! :P :roll: :P

Yep, catching macks for bait .... even the sabiki rigs that have barbs (heavier lb-test and bigger hooks) get pinched down. Hey, this is going in one of my asides this week !!

thanks for the great report and excellent pics!!

JapanRon

[one_leg]

Oh yeah, Greg, did I mention that I used to be a National Registry EMT, and a Diver Medic?
Where are you gonna be fishing this coming weekend?

One_Leg

[Beeracuda211]

Nice One Greg... Looks like it was fair winds out there... Flat as hell! Man... While I was detoxing, you were killin! LOL GOOOD JOB, Now let's go get a cadillac... lol

B/C

[k3vin_kim]

nice going on the flattie greg. when are you going to take me out on ure boat. I always enjoy reading your posts.

Hey that hal in your picture is probably the one that I caught on my kiddie pole not too long ago. You should have seen that little guy take line on my scooby rod~!

[one_leg]

If that's not a photochop job, I'd say it's the same fish. :shock: Look at the markings.

One_Leg

[Greg Madrigal]

1-Leg.....Yoou have waaaaaayyyyyyyy too much time on your hands! LOL~!!!!!

GM

[Wingnut]

Nice day out on the water, good mix of fish!

[sansou]

Greg!

Nice pics and good job on catching something out there!

Sorry to hear about the fingernail / hook incident. Did the mack that did you in look like this? Fear not, I caught him for you and will fry him up reeeaaaallll gooood! Ha ha ha!!!!