Can you guy guys smell it?
 

You guys smell something stinking? That would be me. Got skunked in SD Bay yesterday, eleven hours worth. I launched a Kellog at 8am and went to the bait barge. From the bait barge I slow trolled all the way to the point, and not a bite. At the point I thought, time to go to the sweet spot, and crossed the channel to the jetty. Slow trolled all the way back down the jetty, and not a bite. Still pretty confident I kept trolling along North Island after about three hours I ended up down by Harbor Island, and not a bite. At that point I decided to cross over to the fuel dock for a sandwich break.

After my sandwich break I stated trolling around by Tom Ham's Lighthouse and along Shelter Island. Not a bite. Now it was getting a little late in the afternoon and I was starting to get a little discouraged :confused:. With the pictures of friends 30 plus pound Halibut recently caught in my mind, I decided to cross back over and head back up to the jetty, hoping to catch something substantial. So I crossed over, slow trolled all the way back up to the jetty, and not a bite. At That point it was really getting in late the afternoon. So I decided to got to the half way point of the jetty and turn back so I could get back to Kellog before dark. Just like the rest of the day, not a bite on the second troll along the jetty. After that I wanted to troll back to Kellog, but I was losing the race against the setting sun, so I hull ass back empty handed.

I got back at 7pm, cold, wet, hungry, and tired. It was one of those days. I couldn't have put forth any more effort than I did, so I wasn't too disappointed. No one ask me where the Halibut are, I don't know. If you know please tell me.

If this is the first time you havent got a bite...thats not bad at all. Its been pretty slow around my neck of the woods too

Seems like the last 2 I got were later in the evening. 23" and. 24" north side. Do they still have the firecracker dines?

Just when you think you're on a roll

I know the feeling buddy

Just when you think you are on a roll, the darn tide changes! :toetap05::confused:

The first time skunked? No. The first time not a bite in the bay? As long as I can remember. And I trolled for a good twelve miles.

It's been tough for me lately. Does that skunk off come in 50 gallon a drum.

They had pretty large dine, the one's I like. I think it's time to head out of the bay. Since my 31 pounder 5 weeks ago, my largest was 26inches.

"E" for effort...Good try Todd...The beauty of fishing is theres always next time..

Hey, at least you are getting out. My PA has not seen water in over a month!