Dana hooping
 

Figured to share my experience hooping as of late. It's been a tough season so far. Opening was mediocre and the following week fair to good. Then we came up on this bigger/brighter moon phase that kept me sidelined because I didn't remember if i liked to hoop in a big moon or not.

So last night I headed out with a small 4lb bag of macks. Finding macs during previous hooping sessions was easy. I actually would come home with more bait that I started with. A good problem. Last night the macs were gone. The moon was bright by 8 pm, almost as if someone was flashing a light behind me. I kept looking back expecting to see a light on me, but it was the moon.

I remembered I did not like hooping with a big moon. The bugs were crawling, typical dana shorts. And this season, many many eels. nasty critters.

The water appeared clear, high tide at 10 pm, little wind but a storm moving in. I could see the cloud cover build. With only 1 bug on board I called it a session. NO skunk but damn close.

My wife said... "only 1 lobster? ..... what are you gonna do with that?"

I hope your spots are producing.

Well at least you tried...1 is better than none.

Way better than none.

My reply would be" I am having lobster" as I handed her a can of SPAM :D

Nice!

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Dana Pt
 

I too went out on the Friday opener at Dana Pt. and only caught shorts.

Called it quits after getting harassed non-stop by a big sea lion.

South swell kept me off my spots down the coast that night.

I haven't had much luck in dana point lately either. I'm going to dive the jetty as soon as this weather passes.

I've got a practically brand new Ambush lodged just out side of the North To South Jetty wall i'd really appreciate having back :mad::(:p:cheers1: