Arne
12-06-2006, 06:08 PM
YOYO SEASON
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It's been a while so I figured I'd do the normal routine - early launch, bait at the pier, and then back out to the point for some yoyo time while dragging some bait. Incredible visibility and no surf at the launch. Gin-clear. So clear I had to hide from the bait at the pier - ended up with a mix of big greenies and smaller spanish. Chatted with Aaron & Julie at the pier before heading off. While paddling over the canyon the sealions and porpoise were going nuts on bait. Something was up today. Very nice morning with a little breeze from the SE, water about 61, got to see the sunrise and moonset at the same time. The breeze turned off around 7ish.
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Met up with this old time Tree Fisherman who was on the hunt - turned out to be my new good luck charm ... :)
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h98/hedgeassist/patonthehunt.jpg
Got out to the Tree Fisherman's secret spot and dropped a greenie down while trying that goldarn yoyo thing. Found a spot of squidly looking marks in about 112 feet, so I set for a couple minutes when my clicker did a quick chirp, then nothing. Figured it was the PStar greenie on the end of the line, but then another chirp and then a big run - straight for a set of lobster buoys. I fed it some more line, set the hook big time and immediately got some line back. Boney? Then another big run, a few more clicks on the drag and another big run - NOT a boney. Soupfin? Finally got to the buoys and I started getting lots o' line back but also felt the rub of mono on rope. Uggh! But it's probably just a soupfin - so I thought. No tail thumps, but lots of circling. Circling ... I've been there before ... a circling fish is a GOOD thing.
I loosened the drag and hoped it would swim out of the buoy rope, but it was totally wrapped. I tried loosening the drag and buttoning down a couple times (almost birds-nested the reel) and finally started making a little headway - and then I was just totally stuck. Couldn't budge it. I looked over the side of my yak and this big ol' WSB was floating there about 10 feet down, airbladder shooting out it's mouth, and just waiting to get gaffed. I made a couple final pulls, praying the line wouldn't break - and BAM ... it floated to the surface nice and neatly where I quickly put it out of its misery.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h98/hedgeassist/12-6-0635wsb.jpg
Ran just over 35# - tried to stick around until OEX opened for an official weight, but I had to get to the office. Thanks for pic Pat - and the scale.
Arne 8)
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h98/hedgeassist/12-6wsbhead.jpg
It's been a while so I figured I'd do the normal routine - early launch, bait at the pier, and then back out to the point for some yoyo time while dragging some bait. Incredible visibility and no surf at the launch. Gin-clear. So clear I had to hide from the bait at the pier - ended up with a mix of big greenies and smaller spanish. Chatted with Aaron & Julie at the pier before heading off. While paddling over the canyon the sealions and porpoise were going nuts on bait. Something was up today. Very nice morning with a little breeze from the SE, water about 61, got to see the sunrise and moonset at the same time. The breeze turned off around 7ish.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h98/hedgeassist/12-6earlywater.jpg
Met up with this old time Tree Fisherman who was on the hunt - turned out to be my new good luck charm ... :)
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h98/hedgeassist/patonthehunt.jpg
Got out to the Tree Fisherman's secret spot and dropped a greenie down while trying that goldarn yoyo thing. Found a spot of squidly looking marks in about 112 feet, so I set for a couple minutes when my clicker did a quick chirp, then nothing. Figured it was the PStar greenie on the end of the line, but then another chirp and then a big run - straight for a set of lobster buoys. I fed it some more line, set the hook big time and immediately got some line back. Boney? Then another big run, a few more clicks on the drag and another big run - NOT a boney. Soupfin? Finally got to the buoys and I started getting lots o' line back but also felt the rub of mono on rope. Uggh! But it's probably just a soupfin - so I thought. No tail thumps, but lots of circling. Circling ... I've been there before ... a circling fish is a GOOD thing.
I loosened the drag and hoped it would swim out of the buoy rope, but it was totally wrapped. I tried loosening the drag and buttoning down a couple times (almost birds-nested the reel) and finally started making a little headway - and then I was just totally stuck. Couldn't budge it. I looked over the side of my yak and this big ol' WSB was floating there about 10 feet down, airbladder shooting out it's mouth, and just waiting to get gaffed. I made a couple final pulls, praying the line wouldn't break - and BAM ... it floated to the surface nice and neatly where I quickly put it out of its misery.
http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h98/hedgeassist/12-6-0635wsb.jpg
Ran just over 35# - tried to stick around until OEX opened for an official weight, but I had to get to the office. Thanks for pic Pat - and the scale.
Arne 8)