4/9.....everyone is catching wsb........

[nmbrinkman]

execpt me. went out for my first time in a kayak caught nothing but a sunburn.....got out at 6:30, couldn't find bait til noon. By the time I caught enough, the current and wind had pushed me so far southwest, it took me 45 minutes to get back to the kelp near the buoy... by the time I got back to the buoy, i was so exhausted from fighting the current and wind, I just called it a day by 2:00.....All you veterans make it look so friggen easy.....I guess it takes some experience.....maybe next time......

[Ryan The Sealion]

:lol:

At least you were smart enough to get out there today..wish I could say the same about myself :cry: :oops:

[Pat]

Pretty freakin amazing! :shock:

Boiling, foaming sea bass in all directions at 10am. First Grego, then MS, then shear pandemonium. Like the Dec yt bite, but with sea bass!

I got all my bait stolen by sea bass and then switched to surface iron. Markin fish all over at 25-30 feet down, bite after bite with no solid hooksets. Finally got the hook in one but was embarrased to say it was the smallest of the bunch at 36#.

Never seen anything like it. Wow! :shock:

Pat

http://myfishingpics.com/photopost48c/data/500/393DSC00441d.JPG

[steveooo]

Nice :D :D :D :D :D :D

[Ryan The Sealion]

some1 shoot me now :x hope they stick around...

[Corey]

Nice one Pat. That's a pretty nice fish for being the "small one". I hope they're still around on friday. I've never been in a wsb foamer before. That's pretty crazy.

get bent,

corey

[potto]

Nice fish Pat.

It seems the WSB are following what you said in the "tip of the week" article. Same spot, same time, not to mention same lure. Very interesting.

[tylerdurden]

Fantastic! I couldn't believe that spot of boils. I got to watch the show at least. I missed out on landing one. It seemed like there were a lot of pulled hooks. The only reason more weren't caught was bait was hard to find. Anybody out there with a bait got picked up at least.

[Razorback]

Hey Pat -

36# is no slouch of a day at the office.

Looks like it's showtime - I'll see if you boys left any for the old timer manana`.

Congrats on the ironman Ghost.


nmbrinkman - keep trying - I sure as hell ain't giving up. :)

[Grego]

That was HOT. I was one of the lucky ones, it was unreal watching all the hookups and bendos and boils. Thanks to Brad and Pat adn everyones posts, it gave me the motivation to make the drive....oh, and of course Gabe, he practically ran my cell phone battery down kick'n my arse to meet him down there..Thanks Bro!

[blackcloud9]

Nice catch great report. I opted for surfing instead today. Gonna try to make an early weekday run this week.

[PAL]

Some happy faces. Way to go guys.

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[Dennis]

Ken looks like he's looking at newborn! :D
-D

[Iceman]

Wow great pictures Paul!

[PAL]

I hope they are good Andy; the pictures are all I got!

They'd look better with some cleanup. A few better ones might pop up in a while.

[vellocity]

WOW!!!!!
good times out there!!
congrats to all !

[katchfish]

CROAKER MADNESS!!!!

T-Man with his biggin.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-04-09LJ006rz.jpg

Hats off to Paul, biggest fish of the day.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-04-09LJ028rz.jpg

Mister Easton getting her done.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-04-09LJ023rz.jpg

Epic day in the water with the brethren. :wink:

Ken

[Zed]

Nice "work" everybody.
What water temps are you guys working with down there?

Have you hit 60F off the point?

Just curious, cause they sure look like they came for blood all of a sudden.

Z

[cabojohn]

Holy crap :shock:
Sweeet Bejesus

(Is it true Tman stuck his head under water and caught his fish with his teeth?) lol He has been over due for 422 days...but who's counting? :D Congrats Brothers

[Lit-up1]

What a fun day---
I was one of the lucky ones :D :D
I need to work on my posing-
Anybody got the group shot yet?

Dave

[madscientist]

Congrats to all that got em. PM your email Tman and I'll forward a pic.

[ski]

Simply AMAZING!! Congrats to all!

[Dan]

Let's all have a moment of silence for the 15 fallen Pacificos that Tman killed. F'n La Jolla, what a place. I'm amazed. What the hell am I sitting here typing for, i don't know......

[DESTROYER]

Congrats Guys...Super Jealous right now. I had my stuff ready for Monday morning but I F*cked my back up helping my Mom move furniture. I went to the ground for 20 minutes and couldn't get up, it's the worst pain I've been in since I lost my gear in Dana Point :cry: . I thought 2006 would be a much better year, boy was I wrong. I hope the bite stays around for awhile, no telling when I will be able to YAK again. Go get em!

Moyer

[Dennis]

Bummer Matt... Hope you get better!
-D

[Arne]

Foamin' WSB! Wow!!!

Incredible - boy did I pick the wrong time for the family vaca. Great pics and happy paddlin' faces. Congrats once again.
Arne

[PaulMcD]

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Hats off to Paul, biggest fish of the day.

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Thanks for the photo, Ken. :D

I made bait easily off of the pier at about 8 am. Worked the NW corner for a while for nada, then trolled across to the kelp. Saw a bunch of people all bunched up in a spot further out so I decided to check it out. I'm deaf so I don't have the luxury of listening in on reports. I thought maybe there was a BBQ going on and maybe I could get in on it. As I get there, I see a guy bendo and then I notice that there's a a bunch of kayakers with WSB's on their decks. :shock:

Some birds start diving a bit to the north and I see boils, so the fleet and I headed in that direction. It looked like summertime in LJ when the YT bite is hot. I decided it was a bit too crowded for me so I kept paddling further out with a flylined and a weighted mac while others started throwing their irons. I get out there and start wondering if the Mac is even alive and unmolested afer the long tow. I look back and start reeling it in. About 40' behind me, there's a big boil and I go "Hmmm, isn't that about where my bait should be?" Seconds later, I'm bendo and the line's screaming out!

All my reels except for my crappy old Jigmaster and Sponge Bob Combo with 50 lbs spectra are in for repairs, and my third rod/reel was a loaner spinning combo with year-old 20 pound line. Guess which one got hit. :shock: No, it wasn't the Spongebob, but I think I would have preferred it at that time.

I'm like, "Oh crap, it's on the wrong reel. Damn, damn. I don't think I'm gonna land this one. I give this 10 more seconds."

10 seconds later, it's still there and pulling line out and I'm getting towed through the fleet and towards the kelp. As Im towed by, I ask for a gaff (forgot mine) from my buddy, but I don't get it because he's too busy throwing an iron trying to hook one up. I wasn't too upset though as I was positive I was going to lose it in a matter of seconds anyhow. I tried to turn it a couple of times with minimal success. There's not much you can do with a small set-up. A few minutes later, it's towing me into a powerboat which just barely gets out of the way. My fishfinder starts reading kelp all over, but amazingly, it hasn't wrapped up yet.

Several long minutes go by, and my buddy finally comes over and I ask him again for the gaff just in case. Just then, the WSB surfaced next to me. Buddy tried to get close enough to gaff it, but couldn't manuver close enough, and he went to make another pass (peddle boat). I didn't want to wait for that so I moved in closer, grabbed it by the gills and hauled it aboard.

:D :D :D

Then I realized how much my hands were hurting. :o Damn, those gills sure are rough. Needless to say, I didn't learn the first time around - I kept putting my hand in there for photos because it was the only way I could hold the fish. The game clip kept bending and popping open. I could barely pick it up anyways. At the beach it weighted in at 49.something pounds I think. Next time I'm putting on gloves first, or even better, remembering my damn gaff.

Muy Excellente.

I saved the head because I remember reading about sending in stones to help with WSB restoration/research - Where can I get some info on that, and where are the stones. More than one?

-Paul

[SteveHman]

Paul,
Sorry for gaffing you off :lol: , my gaff is short (12 inch) so I have to get real close to the fish to get a good shot on it, and with the monster you hooked, thrashing about, I couldnt reach it. It's a good size for gaffing my own fish but not long enough to really get someone else's. I may have to get a longer one, or sprinkle some Enzyte on it :P

I knew in the morning you were in for a "big-fish day" when you said you left your camera and gaff at home, I said you'd get a big fish (leave your camera and gaff home next week too).

At first I didn't think you were hooked up, I thought you were stuck on the bottom--until you started heading South at the rapid rate. I told you that was my "lucky rod." Last year it killed a lot of fish, even though I got a bunch of crap for using a "coffee grinder."

All in all a great day on the water, I doubt we'll see another day like that for a long time--at least until the YT start biting.

Steve

[Razorback]

Paul,
All in all a great day on the water, I doubt we'll see another day like that for a long time--at least until the YT start biting.

Steve


Sure didn't repeat the same performance today (Monday - 4/10).

Spent the morning shaking off bottom critters from the sabiki rig.

The only Toad Croaker I saw was ADI's. That guy had a shet eatin' grin from rear to ear while he paddle back to shore with that slab off white meat in his lap. 8)

No such luck today. Hope they didn't blow through all together and just decided to take a day off from the agressive feed.

[Dennis]

gotta love those gill raked hands...

[Mr Mugu]

Ok, that's it! Kids are on spring break...I'm making the 3hr drive down in the next couple of days.

[PaulMcD]

Paul,

I knew in the morning you were in for a "big-fish day" when you said you left your camera and gaff at home, I said you'd get a big fish (leave your camera and gaff home next week too).


:lol: Yes sir. Thanks for helping with the filleting afterwards. I'm eating some right now as I type this. I had WSB for a early dinner, and a late dinner yesterday, today's breakfast, today's lunch, and a early dinner. Better be no mercurcy in these things.

-Paul

[PAL]

Re Pics

If you need a copy of a photo I took, please PM Brad. He has copies of the group shots.

The scientists over at Hubbs Sea World Research Institute would love to have your WSB heads to check for coded wire tags. The tag data is invaluable. Click the link for a PDF listing of drop-off locations.

http://www.hswri.org/files/pressRelease/WSBDROP5.19.05806667.pdf

[Tman]

That was a blast...and uh, Dan? Only brought 4, and the last one was nice and cold, tasted great after subduing my WSB..if your nice I'll let you look at the fillets :lol:
And Cabo, you my friend are an arsehole :wink: sellout beyotch.
Keeping track of the days...man that is just wrong.
Payback will come one day...and it will be ice cold.... :shock:

Can we do this again in a couple weeks?

[lamb]

Sunday Bloody Sunday...

EPIC!!!! 8)

[nmbrinkman]

What a day for my first time out and my first time on a kayak...... too bad I had no idea what I was doing.... It would of been pretty smooth to go bendo my first time out.

[Tman]

Hubbs it is...thanks for that post Pal, will be dropping mine off manana...as soon as I get them dang stones out... :shock:

[PaulMcD]

What are the stones for and why do people seem to want them? :? I'm planning to donate the entire head to Hubbs.

-Paul

[Walter]

Nice fish everyone. Way to go.

[SteveHman]

Are the "stones" the cheeks? Cheeks make for some good eats :lol: I totally forgot about cutting them out yesterday, sorry Paul.

[Tman]

Cheeks were cut out, as well as as much of the shoulder I could get to. Ask anyone, I leave nothing but the carcass...
The stones are decorative pieces, to be made into a necklace. Most people make jewelry out of them, they are floating under the brain, have to give the fish a serious flattop to get to them.

On a side note, just got a sniveling/groveling apology call from Cabo, but all I heard was his woman in the background....

"Are you watching BrokeBack Mountain AGAIN?"

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :shock: :shock: :shock:

[dusty]

Nice going to all of you lucky anglers!

[bus kid]

CROAKER MADNESS!!!!

T-Man with his biggin.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-04-09LJ006rz.jpg

Hats off to Paul, biggest fish of the day.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-04-09LJ028rz.jpg

Mister Easton getting her done.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-04-09LJ023rz.jpg

Epic day in the water with the brethren. :wink:

Ken
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[tptrench]

Why are these posts being displayed from 2006? They got me all oooozy!

[GR6RR]

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[mbaha]

Why are these posts being displayed from 2006? They got me all oooozy!

People use to actually post reports back then. I did see a number of kayaks out last night....

[seriola_killer]

People use to actually post reports back then. I did see a number of kayaks out last night....


Yes, they did, and then the next day there's be an armada of outboard idiots out there running over every damn school of fish and shutting it down for everyone. Like that scene in Jaws with all the boats going out clusterfucking the whole area right before they landed the tiger shark.

[NEEFFF]

:notworthy::notworthy::notworthy:

CROAKER MADNESS!!!!

T-Man with his biggin.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-04-09LJ006rz.jpg

Hats off to Paul, biggest fish of the day.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-04-09LJ028rz.jpg

Mister Easton getting her done.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v461/katchfish/2006-04-09LJ023rz.jpg

Epic day in the water with the brethren. :wink:

Ken

[mtnbykr2]

Comparing dates and times....it's cyclical....
maybe this year huh,
Although it is pretty funny to watch when someone doesn't catch the date:D

[Yakin]

GR6RR Man theres a f**kin sand-flea on your name and it wont go away where have you been fishing?!

[roadx]

WHAT BUGS :D

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[Yakin]

WHAT BUGS :D

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NOOO THE FLASH BACKS ARE HAPPENING AGAIN!!!
How the hell did you do that!!
Stop infecting me Now its on my lunch!
Can you make them fight? haha

[GR6RR]

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[T Bone]

:wsb::wsb::wsb::wsb::wsb: = :cheers1:

[William Novotny]

So as im reading this trying to get one leg into my waders with my paddle in one hand and a sandwich in the other as I run out the front door with my wife yelling at me to get my ass back in the house, I finally see the thread date. F u man not cool. Not cool



And what the fuck is with all the bugs? Not the kind of bugs you wanna see on this site

[roadx]

:D

[Billy V]

:wsb: I don't know what is funnier.....

Watching people swallow the hook,
or the phone calls I'm getting with people telling me its WFO out there:cheers1:. lmao.
:wsb::wsb::wsb::wsb::wsb:

[William Novotny]

:wsb: I don't know what is funnier.....

Watching people swallow the hook,
or the phone calls I'm getting with people telling me its WFO out there:cheers1:. lmao.
:wsb::wsb::wsb::wsb::wsb:

I was just kidding. I didnt really have a sandwich

[jorluivil]

:wsb: I don't know what is funnier.....

Watching people swallow the hook,
or the phone calls I'm getting with people telling me its WFO out there:cheers1:. lmao.
:wsb::wsb::wsb::wsb::wsb:



I'm sure there was a few guys that were loaded and ready to go