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10-03-2006, 05:31 PM | #1 |
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10/03 am... And this bird thought it was a sealion.
A late launch... 0630. No wind, green water, vis 15ft, and ankle slappers. Still managed to take two to the chest. I wanted to try my new tank, so I went to the pier and made candy size greenies. Loaded up and made my way to the kelp looking for a barndoor. I get picked up over the canyon three times. A bonie, a shark?, and a sealion (which stayed 5ft behind me the entire way to the kelp). I went to my first spot, dropped a mac and sat there for nothing. I just had my gps, no fish finder so I couldn't tell what the bottom looked like. I decided to take off my weight and flyline through the lobster bouy's. When this bird lands right next to me. Well I guess you don't have to worry about dogs, bonies, and cuda's anymore. This little guy followed, swam underneath me, and hung out for a 15 minutes trying to jack my bait's. I finally ditched him, and paddled north to a rockfish spot. I rigged up a bottom rig, sent it down, put the rod in the holder, and started yo-yoing. Not long after that my reel chirps. I take it out of the holder, reel up the slack, then heavy weight. I get it to color, and keep it in the water. I try to slide the clip through it's gills, but it goes crazy and heads down. F-it, it's getting gaffed. After three attempts, one finds it's mark under the jaw. After I bleed and landed the flatty, I go back to the same spot and drop my last bait down. I get picked up again, but I got too excited... Pop! Ohwell... Spoke with Jasmin on the way in. Thanks for the pic, Eddie. Landed at 1130, to ankle slappers. 22lbs 6oz... 37 1/2".
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10-03-2006, 05:58 PM | #2 |
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Sweet Flatty. One day im gonna have to try for those on purpose...
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10-03-2006, 07:02 PM | #3 |
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Nice beaver D!! 8)
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10-03-2006, 07:13 PM | #4 |
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NIIIICEEE!
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10-03-2006, 07:21 PM | #5 |
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You're getting good at those.
From roughly 6 weeks ago. |
10-03-2006, 07:35 PM | #6 |
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good job Dennis!!
congrats! |
10-03-2006, 08:42 PM | #7 |
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Nice Dennis 8)
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10-03-2006, 08:58 PM | #8 |
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Nice flattie, Dennis!
Mark |
10-04-2006, 08:48 AM | #9 |
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I knew I should have called in sick...
Nice fish! |
10-04-2006, 08:53 AM | #10 |
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Damn nice, WTG Dennis! I am itching to get back out and fish...
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10-04-2006, 11:35 AM | #11 |
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Nice Dennis. It looks like you are ready for Saturday.
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10-04-2006, 06:21 PM | #12 |
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oh man, i read the title, then seaw the first pic without reading and thought you paddled up on a surfacing thresher :shock:
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10-05-2006, 11:10 PM | #13 |
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Nice hali!!
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10-05-2006, 11:27 PM | #14 |
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D,
niiiiiiiice.
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