what a good summer

[ryan111]

this summer has ben very good for me this year has it ben good for you??
leave a short story and a photo of your best fish of the summer thanks

[Stan K G]

my best corbina, and on a fly rod





my biggest fish

[dniss]

Got these on the Wednesdays on either side of July 4th. Had to be out of town the intervening days and it was killing me. My personal best on the yak so far, sure would like a bite like that to materialize soon. No waterproof camera, so no bitchen' on the water shot, but I was grinning for days.

[jorluivil]

Does catching bait count?

[sandydiego]

My best so far. 36# WSB on a soaking a greenie after dark.

[Jzo]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

Does catching bait count?

[ryan111]

yes bait would count

[sandydiego]

Originally Posted by dniss

Got these on the Wednesdays on either side of July 4th. Had to be out of town the intervening days and it was killing me. My personal best on the yak so far, sure would like a bite like that to materialize soon. No waterproof camera, so no bitchen' on the water shot, but I was grinning for days.

I love the tail inspection by the dog.

Here's WSB Steak covered with Montery Jack, Homemade Chili Verde with
a side of Guacamole. It's not Greek, but Muoy Yummy.

[Jzo]

Originally Posted by yani

Here's WSB Steak covered with Montery Jack, Homemade Chili Verde with a side of Guacamole. It's not Greek, but Muoy Yummy.

Wow, looks really good.

[-scallywag-]

It was Sunday June 14 2010,

The red tide had finally started to clear and I spent most of the day outside the corner looking for some YT. After a long day I started to make my way in and as soon as I got near the reserve at sundown I started noticing weird stuff on the FF....looks like squid?

So I started dropping a megabait I had tied onto my jigstick (megabaits work well for squid jigs too!) and started trying to snag whatever was down there...it didn't take long before I pulled up a fresh squirt. At this point I was stoked went over to a couple yaks and a small skiff that where in the area to see if they had any luck. They told me about someone snagging a squid then sending it back down on the iron and catching a cbass. We where all pretty much freeking out at this point and I started jigging around for some more squid- I snagged another and as soon as i started to bring it in....

THUMP !! I'm on!!!! made quick work of her on the 93H/40lb mono combo and up came a 54 lb'er. Of course I dont have a gaff so I grab it and haul it onto my lap....SWEAT !!!!

The guys in the skiff saw me hook up and motored over right as I went to pop the gills.
I was sooo stoked outta my mind with this toad on my lap that I never put my legs over the side of the yak for stability... and they where now trapped under the fish. So I'm telling the skiff guys I got a WSB while I popped a gill then all hell broke loose.

As soon as I pulled a gill it flipped out and started to slide off my lap so I grabbed it and tried to put the opposite leg over the side to counter balance but it was pinned....everything happend soo slow but I couldn't do anything but hold onto the fish. So the yak flips and the cbass is just flippin out now that its back in the water but I have a good grip on it. Luckly the guys in the skiff where close and came over and gaffed the cbass outta my hand so I could flip my yak over.

Damn it!!! all the poles are gone...well all but one, the fat butt on the ulua 93h stuck in the rod holder....sweat!!!

So I pump the water outta my boat and gather myself and start fishing the megabait again...less than 5minutes later I'm on again!!! Another healthy cbass!!! This time I pulled the jig, gently held it up to show the skiff guys then made a clean release.....EPIC!!!

A little later when I went to get my fish back from the skiff guys I recongnized one of'um....a fellow local yaker by the name of Paul (who I havn't seen around in a while?) aka: amoceanbeachsurfer. Thanks guys, without you there I probably would have let the yak sink and swam my cbass in!

My friends didn't really believe the double WSB, yakflipper story until we repeated the feat a few days later...this time without the flipping and ALOT more releasing. Here's some of my favorite pics:

I'm still soaked......The yak flipper Cbass... 54lbs...photo by:Nic Dragomire


Some friends on the following afternoon after five hours of WFO WSB mixed with a few YT with only a two other guys out. Photo by : scallywag



My PB yellowtail and favorite OTW picture..... 42lbs. photo by: Martin ???(Tman)



And last but not lease, my buddy Trevor (whitedog) with the only WSB I have ever seen in person that went over 60lbs. Truly awesome seeing that thing come up to color. Props to Trev for handling this donkey WITHOUT a gaff. Crappy photo by: scallywag



Sooo yeh.....what a good summer it has been

[fishinkid2010]

The kayak sinking in that last picture is epic!

[Jzo]

Originally Posted by -scallywag-

Sooo yeh.....what a good summer it has been

Congrats, thx for sharing.

[bellcon]

Damn Scallywag...
Awesome story
Topping that would be next to impossible

Back in June I didn't flip but I did loose my paddle leash, my gaff, and then my paddle! on a very long night off L.J....

on the flip side, I found these 3 amigos:










I think it was the next day when you got some of that "pay it forward" squid

[Dan]

yeah - Scallywag!

my favorite summer story goes like this:

got a text from my friend at 11pm. "Two in the boat, still fishin". I think, cool. I'll get on it in the morning, glad they're getting them. Text at 1AM "Get the f%(K out here, they are chewing on the boat, free swimmers everywhere"

That was it. I called the only guy I knew in north county that would actually be able to instantly mobilize and get to the spot (he did -- he was about 10 minutes behind me) hit the beach at 2, was baited up by 2:30. Had a quick 3 fish limit and headed in.