May 3rd 2014 HOW Mission Bay Tournament

[Iceman]

1 legal halibut and 6 spotties from 12-13.5 inches crank bait and spinner bait fish

[tacmik]

Originally Posted by DennisMorgan

Gentlemen what a great tournament....our host and volunteers did such a wonderful job...the bite was a bit slow but everyone's effort was still high...congratulations to the winners and the foundation HOW....my son and I had a great time and look forward to similar events with all of you in the future...tight lines and good fishin'


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Want to thank you and everybody that showed up and supported us. It's people like you that make it possible for HOW to operate and help our Vets. Thank you to all that supported us and hope you all had a good time.

[FISH11]

This was my first Kayak fishing tournament and after not being able to get out and fish on my Kayak for the last 3 1/2 months due to foot surgery and having a cast on. I was so happy to be participating in this event and for such a wonderfull cause. I want to thank everyone involved in putting this on because I know it was a lot of work. Getting to finally meet face to face some of the people I have convernced with on these post was a wonderfull experience. I 'm still working on getting in Kayak fishing shape the paddling endurance is starting to come back but my legs are so weak from not being able to walk while wearing a cast. That hauling the Yak back up that sand hill by myself really let me know that. The fishing was a little slow like most said. I usually don't fish artificial baits other than Irons at La Jolla, so it was a welcomed change of pace to concentrate on swim baits. I used 3 different ElaZteck Z-Man swim baits and some Uni Butter. Even with the slow pace I could tell they worked really well. Kept getting bites although I think there were a lot of Lizard Fish and I did catch 2, 3 Spotties ( between 10 1/2" to 13 3/4") just couldn't make the cut to get one weighed. I can't wait for the next event and meeting even more BWE members.

[jruiz]

Good tournament and great cause. Fishing was slow for me personally. Landed early and had a couple tacos and hot dogs. Closed my eyes and lied down on the grass and woke up to find everyone gone. Guess I missed the award ceremony so I hope someone took pictures.

[jorluivil]

For me...........5 spotties all while trolling spinner bait, all fish 13.5 inches

[Squid Vicious]

...6 short bites..2 spit hooks..2 break offs..3 spotties...one 11'..one 11 1/2"..one 13 1/4...damn I suck !...fun meeting every one

[Raul]

2 spotties 6" , 11 inch let my daughter reel In a small 4 in sandy

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[alanw]

Lots of shorts, did anyone catch any legals? How'd the contest go?

[Calicokiller15]

Nice day out. 1 short 1 legal 3lbs14oz both on city shrimp big hammer 4" in less than 5' of water against the rocks

[Calicokiller15]

And 1 huge breakoff on a p.b. spotty same color

[Jimmyz123]

Bunch of short bites, but my only fish landed today was my first White Sea bass, juvenile of course.

[Fishin' Magician]

What a great tournament!!! 100 fellow kayak fisherman..., totally awesome turnout.

I had my first bass within the first 15 or 20 minutes while trolling over to 'my spot'. I thought that it would weigh, but when the weight boat came over, it didn't quite make 14". I had one other short bass and one halibut that ran about 20". All that before 8:30am. Only had a few short hits after that.

Thank you to OEX and to all of our Heroes! Great tournament, can't wait for the next one!

[kauaiboy04]

Originally Posted by Chasin' Bass

Been doing a little cooking in the garage this week. Find me for free samples while they last. Getjonzd Lures..

2nd from the bottom, i'll take 20 of those.

[bus kid]

Originally Posted by Jimmyz123

What the Frick, WSB on the crank bait . I thought this was a "fin bait" year! Nice one Jimmy.

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by bus kid

What the Frick, WSB on the crank bait . I thought this was a "fin bait" year! Nice one Jimmy.

I was equally shocked. I thought, "Yes! I get to weigh a fish in this tourney." Once I saw what it was I was in disbelief, bummed, and stoked all at the same time. Hopefully my next one will be a keeper.