Fresh off the horn...
 

What's that saying, a picture is worth a thousand words? What a relief. I was about to type a detailed report---complete with GPS coordinates, water temp and clarity conditions for miles and miles of empty Coastline. And thanks to the radio silence, it's been exactly that---empty! When I say empty, I'm referring to the lack of power boats running over your trolling lines to ask, "having any luck", mind you. Certainly not for the lack of quality fish that are on the menu for the taking.
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I will agree to disagree that every photos is worth a thousand words, though. Quite frankly, my cameraman on this day kind of sucked! :D

In the photographer's defense, for those who are remotely decent at reading between the lines, what else do you need---a neon, flashing Batman-esque sign that only kayak fisherman can see? :hello:

how do you get a giant squid on the game clip :biggrinjester:

so you put it on the game clip before you "released" it?:D

-There had better be a few new castles headed your way.

Remember - You are all sworn to the oath of omerta` ...

I'm picturing a green back on the game clip lol

Lemme guess you were "MAKING BAIT FOR HALIBUT"

I am digging your color coordinating skills...:D

Whatever happened to your old checkered converse?

I say huge halibutt. How else would you explain your soaked waders :sifone:

If you zoom up on the top right corner of his sunglasses by 5000%, you can clearly see...something :D I say it's a toad yellow :eek:

It looks like this happened sometime after your yellow but before your halibut. Could it be that the grinch is back on the slam-wagon????

15 foot GWS?

I'd normally call BS with no pics, but in this case I'll buy the "lousy photog" story! :biggrinjester:

we need to get back out again soon.
interested in doing some hoop netting??

nice halibut :p

Cool Hat!!!

I am guessing Professor Plumb with the Candlestick outside the Reserveatory?

Is that the rest of the WCW competition on the gameclip?

YOU GUYS ARE ALL WRONG!!! ON THE GAMECLIP JOSH IS HOLDING GEORGE VHF RADIO!!!! :luxhello::p

He's that good!!!

You beat me to it.......
I was thinking the same thing driving (passenger) home from la....
GEORGE'S RADIO.... but i figured it had to be at least half way to PB by now...

>>>> SO wAiT ....IS that where the Fishys aRe?????:eek:

I keep the gameclip:D

josh takes fish off game clip for picture.

fish is slimy falls out of boat.

halibut goes back into the ocean..

The 10 lb line class record for halibut. Just a guess or maybe an idea. Nice on whatever it may be. :luxhello:

all right already! wudjagit!

Funny!
 

...made me look... doh!

You guys are a funny bunch!
 

I'm not sure. Gaff and release has always been the preferred method of handling The Locusts of the Sea. :)

Gaff and release? It's a new sport, haven't you heard? :D

I would never treat a Pacific Greenback Mackerel like that. I have way too much respect for those little fellers...we're on the same team!

Sand Castles maybe. I'm just trying to win a one-inch trophy! :p

I'm starting to think you're good luck, Ryan. Are you going fishing the first day of next month? Good luck is hard to come by these days...I'm fresh out! :you_rock:

Thanks, bro. Things have changed out there, Martin. There's girls now! Besides, the sales clerk at Neiman Marcus told me black, is, and forever will be, in style. The fish seem to like it, too! :p

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You mean these old things? Converse, Vans, old skate shoes and fish...all have a shelf life. These days, I can barely afford shoes! Got any tape? :D

Humboldt Squid? A power-boat zooming up to ask, "having any luck"? Kayaking gets me wet? :biggrinjester:


Just because you're a pro angler doesn't mean you don't catch small Rays! Very close guess... :cheers1:



Toad Yellows! Where? Did I miss another bite? What happened to fresh off the horn reports? :pcguru:

Well well, if it's not my favorite little detective. Ah yes, the kayak fisherman carbon dating method: Very similar to that game we played as kids...you know, that one with two cans and a piece of string? Very effective at times, though. :notworthy:

Great White Sharks? In the Pacific Ocean? No freakin' way! :D

There's a lousy photog in all of us...guilty as charged. :cool:

Hoop netting? Is that the round thing you use to bring large Halibut up from piers? If so, lets do it! Crystal Pier is a good area in the month of October! I only free-dive when it comes to bugs. Which is just another way to find areas holding Halibut. ;)

Thanks. The East County, sand-dune-lovin' chicks seem to like it, too. Yellowtail, White Sea Bass and Halibut on the other hand...not so much. :D

I'm just trying to make sure I don't get beaten by a girl. Much less, a girl without a sonar or G.P.S---that would sting a bit! :biggrinjester:

You of all people, should know West Coast Whoppers is a heated battle to the finish, Greg. I would never confine my WCW competitors to a game clip; gaff and release, maybe...:Angel_anim:

Is it a ,"floating", Standard Horizon with internal G.P.S.? Oh, wait a sec, that's mine! You had me going for a bit...:)

Don't believe the hype! :help:

I'm going to have to reconfigure my code and cryptic writing style. You guys are coming along quick! The squid-bed off of Crystal Pier is ripe for the taking, but don't tell a soul. ;)

I'll trade you for a Banana-Hammock, big boy! :biggrinjester:

I told you not to tell anyone, Sharon. Don't make me break out my super- secret, photo stash. I'd hate to have play my trump card this early in the game. :eek:

I'm pretty sure the 2 lb line class, IGFA record anyway, for Halibut is close to forty pounds? I don't even want to know what the record is for 10 lb. It's the same with Striped Marlin and such. There's tons of fish over a hundred pounds caught on 2 lb. That a great achievement, but not exactly my style. When I caught my 51 lb 5 oz Halibut on 20 lb line, I never even bothered to check the records. :rolleyes:

Five dolla' and a one inch trophy! :cheers1:

Me, too. Dammit, Jay!




First off, let me apologize for the teaser photo in the original post. That photo just made me laugh and I hope some of you got a chuckle out of it, too. Anyone with a Go Pro camera, most assuredly, has a couple hundred of these silly photos of themselves. That, "is this thing on" pose, has been very well documented by yours truly. If I had a nickel for every time I thought, I just recorded the sickest video of all time...to later find out, I only took another silly picture of myself, I'd be rich!

I think bus kid was the closest, chiming in with the guess of small Ray. If this were the game-show, The Price Is Right, you all would have been better off betting $1. On the end of the game-clip isn't a monster Halibut, or even close for that matter.
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It's just a Halibut worth 83 Points! :D

Being the Pacific Ocean, though, most of you have realized by now---there's plenty of Yellowtail and White Sea Bass around, too. I think everyone and their Grandmother pulled on Yellowtail until they were blue in the face this month! Even blind trolling was getting the job done for a while there. Here's a recent Yellowtail that absolutely exploded on a well placed surface-iron. Lets just say I almost went for a swim on this one.
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This fish put up an arm-breaking fight with straight spectra on a ten foot Super Seeker. I saw this school in 75' of water, directly over bull-kelp that was five feet below the surface. Honestly, I didn't even want to make the cast. In recent years, when fishing straight mono, I would have passed on these fish. Being a fisherman, though, just as the school was slowly making their way to the end of my range...I couldn't help myself. I'm a sucker for pain, I guess.

The same goes for White Sea Bass. There's no shortage of hungry White Sea Bass in Southern California.
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Take this recently caught specimen for example. If you study their patterns, moods, and what exactly turns them on, along with a couple thousand other fine-tuned details that change daily...White Sea Bass are available. Here's a free tip: I don't think I'm giving too much away in saying, they're fond of squid.:D Unless Hubbs is creating some kind of new, half-retarded gene-pool, with the same brood stock year-after- year...this will never change, either. Food for thought.

Which is precisely why these "fresh off the horn" reports are silly in the first place. Unlike my Halibut above, some of these fish I speak of are huge. Not to mention, swimming within large schools for that matter. Which, obviously, makes them easier to find. Take Yellowtail for example: they've been here in great numbers since April! Just like last year...hmmm, very interesting. I've had clients inquire recently from out of town asking, "how long is this hot-bite going to last"?...after word somehow made it out of state! And that is something I don't have the answer to. I don't have a Crystal Ball; nor would I want one. That wold take the fun out of the adventure before you even disembark!

I can say with confidence that, if you spend more time fishing and less time thinking about it, results will follow. Depending on your innate, fish-I.Q, mileage will most certainly vary. If you missed The bite, That bite, A bite, or aren't sure if you know what a bite is---GO FISHING!

It must be the buff....
Yeah I may be good luck as I'm pretty sure I was there for the seabass as well..... son of a bitch....

Nice fish.. again... :cheers1:

Nothing to see here people move along....

Did everyone hear about those humboldts? There big go get em

silver and gold bling and a button down shirt :D..........and then that brown thing to boot.

Yum Yum yellow, it must be the Yellow PA. I gotta get one...

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:eek: GREAT JOB

B.S.
 

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Sorry chief......it's time to put the collar on you. The good old 'carbon dating' leads me to believe this is an August fish. Not saying you don't have a September WSB...but this one smells a bit stinky. :p

My four year old daughter, just asked me.

Papi, who is that man with the big fish. I said that is Josh.

Then she asked " papi why don't your fish look like his.

:confused:

That post is a whopper.

And a great diversion too! Thanks Josh!

Maybe I'll go fishing this weekend.

ha ha...got me there. Wasn't referring to the clothes there my Brother...:eek:

Dang...Fi Dolla

:the_finger:
now how would you like that
pennies or nickles
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Wait didn't I say double er nada?

Nice job Sensei!:cheers1:

Order your Darkhorse Buff today!:biggrinjester:
Limited Edition Print 1/1.

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Wade, you got too much time on your hands!

Rub some Whiskey on that bum shoulder and go fishing....


Quit playing with your...
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Does it include a +5 in fishing:reel:


As in special attributes?:D

and the secret is revealed... :cheers1: