Dana Point - 08-04
 

Took a couple out for a trip yesterday...

Launched around 9am, water temp was 64.3 degrees and dirty green in the harbor, a little chilly but at least the bait would stay alive. (Water was 74 a week or so ago and the sardines died pretty fast) Bait was a combo of small to medium sardines and anchovies. The anchovies didn't las long. Headed out...

Decided to take them south, water there was 63 degrees and a clear, slightly dirty green in the deeper areas, and flat, real nice surface though, flat calm. Lots of debris floating around. Hit the pipeline on the way down, got a couple of bites but couldn't hook them up. Went down a little more and got a few decent bites in that area but again, no hookups. Changed the hook type size after that, bigger and skinnier.

Headed inside around the reefs along the shore and finally got a hookup, a small halibut. Small but big as the young lady got so excited to catch her first fish. A little later her BF got a couple of bass, one legal. Headed back in around 3pm.

The BF called the Wind and Sea restaurant and asked if they could cook the catch, they said yes, $15, I'll have to remember that.

Also, while the BF looked impressive build wise, he wimped out on the peddle back, had to tow him in.

Looks like it was a pretty fun day. Pretty cool that the restaurant cooked the fish for him. I had no idea that was even a thing outside of places like fishing resorts.

Glad you were able to get the clients on some fish. Always a plus when there is something to take home and eat. I have brought catches to restaurants for cooking -- it's not that uncommon in Florida.

Interesting live well you've got there. Mind telling us about that?

It's a smallish bait tank I got on Amazon, forget the manufacturer. I essentially made it like a Hobie tank in that the pump is in the tank as well as the drain, both of which are spaced the same as the scupper holes. I have a hose running down for the intake with a screen on it to keep the weeds out and the drain uses a bulkhead fitting in the bottom of the tank and a PVC pipe that fits in that inside the tank set at a depth that will hold a half scoop and keep them alive.

1. that's a bad ass bait tank

2. that's bad ass that they got some fish

3. that's super badass that there is a place that will cook your catch! i wonder how they make it. I might have to give it a whirl.