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Old 03-12-2015, 12:00 PM   #1
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NPH, 3-12-15

Launched at 5:45am from the USCG beach (this is important). It was dark, cool, and no wind. Water was 64º and stained. The wind never did really kick up, but I was off the water at 10:00.

Started off on the bouy line right outside the launch and stayed there for about an hour and a half. By 6:15 I had 10 bass, all 3 species, 2 of them legal. Moved out to the grass beds and worked those for a while, but nothing was really going on. So, I moved to the channel edge between the moored boats (between Balboa and the peninsula) and picked a 4 more including my 3rd and final legal. Moved to the moored boats, but only had a few bites for a half hour's work. Went back to the channel edge and picked my final 2 for 16 total. The current then died and I think I had 3 bites for the last 45min.

Hot baits for the dark bite were a 4" Paddlerz in Houdini on an orange 3/8 Slayer head and a Slayer head, home made brown and orange skirt, w/a Ring Hammer in Pierce's Bug for the trailer. This only got a couple before I lost it to some structure. Once the sun came up the Houdini bite died and I switched to a 3" Flurry in Minnow Magic on a silver 3/8 Slayer head. Hot Sauce for flavor.

Now back to the important part, those first 10 fish cost me $4.50 each. That's right I got a ticket for $45 for parking before 6:00am. First time in 15yrs I've received a ticket for that. Not only that the cop cited me at 5:15, but waited until I launched to put the ticket on my truck. Kinda put a sour note on that morning bite.

I missed fishing with Steve. But, I had to change our plans for fishing MB tomorrow, because it looks like I have to drive my boys out to Joshua Tree tomorrow. Anyways, good fishing while the current lasted and of course it was much better than work
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Old 03-12-2015, 12:42 PM   #2
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thats chicken how the cop waited til u left. sounds like u covered the area well. u ever fish on mondays? its my day off and my regular yak buddy works on mondays.
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Old 03-12-2015, 12:48 PM   #3
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thats chicken how the cop waited til u left. sounds like u covered the area well. u ever fish on mondays? its my day off and my regular yak buddy works on mondays.
I thought the same thing about the cop. As far as Mondays go, up until last month that was my day to fish. Then my work transfered me and now I'm off Thursday and Friday.
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Old 03-12-2015, 01:26 PM   #4
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Cops must be part of MLPA
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The signs posted say no parking before 6am, I park in the street if I'm there before 6 better safe than sorry.
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Old 03-12-2015, 01:38 PM   #6
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Yep, it's posted. But, they've never cited me in 15yrs. Go figure.
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Old 03-12-2015, 02:21 PM   #7
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Nice haul. Sux about the ticket =\
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Old 03-12-2015, 03:00 PM   #8
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$45.00 for 15 years of illegal parking, I say you got a deal.
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Old 03-12-2015, 03:59 PM   #9
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Neighbors called it in for sure. I was there at night last week on a weekday and ended up having a shore fisherman talk at me for a while. He had a pretty good buzz going so I had to repeatedly remind him not to talk so loud. About 10 after 10, a black and white pulled in and sat in the lot while I finished loading up. Gotta be extra quiet early or late in the day.

Aside frome the ticket part, awesome report. Bait barge returns this week!
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$45.00 for 15 years of illegal parking, I say you got a deal.
Hahaha. Put that way, it's about $.15 a trip. But, I won't be doing it again.
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Neighbors called it in for sure. I was there at night last week on a weekday and ended up having a shore fisherman talk at me for a while. He had a pretty good buzz going so I had to repeatedly remind him not to talk so loud. About 10 after 10, a black and white pulled in and sat in the lot while I finished loading up. Gotta be extra quiet early or late in the day.

Aside frome the ticket part, awesome report. Bait barge returns this week!
Possible, but I'm pretty dang quiet. I've had the cops called on me out on the peninsula at like 4am. I wasn't noisy that time either though, I was "suspicious".
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Old 03-12-2015, 09:55 PM   #12
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They should realize there's "sporty" people who enjoy waking up super early to head out and partake in their hobbies. They don't cite the runners for being up at 430 am and starting their days, so they should leave us the phuck alone! We're kayak fishers bitches, get used to it
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Nice job on the bass grand slam. That sucks about the parking ticket, but you could just think of it like a boat fare for a 1/2 day. You very likely have a better shot at getting 16 bass again from the kayak than on a party boat anyways.
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