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10-12-2015, 06:16 AM | #1 |
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10.11.15 La Jolla
Headed out around 5am to a nearly empty launch with small waves.
Started making bait and couldn't keep away from the barracuda. Fun on 6 lb test but was trying to get some greenies. I ended up past the condo and made about 8 spanish and the one greenie I caught ended up thrashing the sabiki rig. About 6:30am I started trolling, working my way out North. Spent about an hour trolling with no luck, so I decided to head South and work outside the kelp line. Around 8:30am the reel starts screaming. I reach back, adjust the drag and its on! I had about 80 yards out when it picked up the spanish and damn near spooled the rest on my saltist 20. After the first long run, I got back some line and then we played a little back and forth game till I see color. Got to put the new homemade gaff to use, fish was bled, gutted and inside by 9:30am. Trolled around for another hour or so and had one more bite. Ended up passing this guy. He wasn't as lucky as I was today. Fish measured 38 1/2 on the tape and was thick. Collars and sashimi for dinner. Dedicated about half the fish to a salt cure. |
10-12-2015, 08:01 AM | #2 |
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Saw that bloated carcass. Made me want to poke a hole to pop that sucker.
Nice catch. Have yet to get one on the Spanish. Only greenie bites for me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
10-12-2015, 08:14 AM | #3 |
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Did you pick up that Heroin brick while you were out there or did you buy that?
Hope it turns out good!
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10-12-2015, 08:20 AM | #4 |
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10-12-2015, 09:30 AM | #5 |
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I paddled a couple hundred yards down wind of that bloated carcass and day-am it was nasty. I thought deflating n sinking it would be a good idea. Mostly to keep the seal crazies from declaring LJ a crime scene, calling in a CSI team, and acusing an angler of murder. But I'm not the man for that job. Mike
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10-12-2015, 12:58 PM | #6 |
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I was out with Mike Saturday and we couldn't make bait if our life depended on it. What size hooks were on the sabiki? Style? I have had a hard time making bait the last 3 times I was out there. I have been 50' away from guys killing the bait. Once I was with a friend. We was killing it on a #6 I had a #14. Once I switched I was killing it. I have chummed, butt juice and small squid pieces...nothing.
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10-12-2015, 08:18 AM | #7 |
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Great Work!!!
I slacked off yesterday and didn't launch till 7:14 or so, and got my first yt skunk there. That will teach me. Beautiful looking fish! Dinner sounded awesome Geno
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