1/17 LJ: Hielo-tail

[Iceman]

Headed out ahead of Ryan, into the grey, 1-2 foot lowtide launch, easy in. I wanted to hit the pier, paddling along the beach you could smell the smoldering beach fires with the light offshore breeze. Just before I got to the pier some workers moved the lights to the center, I yelled up half joking to move the lights back and they did, I told them that I was just kidding, but it did help in making bait. Threw the sabiki por nada, so I broke out the magic catfood, threw a little and they swarmed. Made a tank and paddled out to todays spot. shortly after passing the corner yellowcan, a big spot of birds started about 1/2 mile SW of me. Switched to high gear and paddled hard. Some cowboy on a jetski saw them too and beat me to them. I was still 200 yards from them when they started to scatter. Nelz had a good view of squirtables and those that eat em.

I was a little further than 1/2 way to the NW corner in 120 feet. I let the scrambled egg hit bottom and jigged, lifting the rodtip and dropping it. Got hit on the lift, like a sandbass. did not feel heavy, just headshaking coming up, then it took off along the bottom. I have had sharks fight just like this one, circling on the bottom, then coming up fairly easy. I was stoked at color that it was a 22 pound yellar. That was around 7:30, nothing more. Alot of bait feeding on the surface, water is back to green and 10 foot of visibility. Long paddle in, thanks for the company Ryan. Thanks for the picture Nelz, you are the best photo beeyatch out there, always telling me just how to hold the fish, to make it look the purdiest .