Excellent Bottom Fishing 9/14/08

[Gr8ful Fish]

At the last minute, I decided to join Procastinator aboard his "Rod Bender II" on Sunday to tatrget some bottom dwellers.

Rather than join the crowds at the reef, Pro moved us offshore a bit further to hit a few different small, un-named rock piles, and we found life everywhere we dropped with drop-n-reel action all throughout the day.

Ended the day with 32 keeper sea bass and a single ~5 lbs. tog in the box with none of the sea bass under 13". Easily released at least another 60-70 short sea bass, a few short blackfish, along with a handful of short sand porgies. Sadly, we had to throw back some real nice fluke! :(

Marked tons of sand eels and other bait just about everywhere we looked, so things are looking good for the Fall. :thumbsup:

- Gr8ful

[giantfan]

Pretty work.

It's always good to get away from the crowd.


I only had a couple of hours before I had to go to a party so we fished the SH reef on Sat and had a ton of action as well. I was suprised that there weren't more boats out there. I guess the early morning fog discourged some people.

We had a bunch of nice size porgys and sea bass up to 16".

[procastinator]

It was a fun day. It looked like the North end of the reef was a fiberglass forest, with Daves Grady, and Eddie's Baha right in the middle of it. Next trip we will go hit some even more out of the way seabass hangs that I got saved up......it should be epic. :)

Good fishing with ya bro, and Ted, let me know when you want to head out dredge up some tasty bottom feeders. :thumbsup:

[giantfan]

I thought that was the April Ann too but I went over there and it wasn't him. The guy must have thouht I was a real tool, not to many of those boats out there, I thought it was him for sure.

Saw him back at the dock when I was washing up. April didn't want to venture out in the fog. I think they were planning on heading out today.

I didn't see Dave. I saw a grady that looked like his but after a closer look it didn't have the zuk. Any idea how he did?

I was thinking of heading out to the rips one night this week to see if anything is doing. I will let you know if you want to join us.

Also going to try to hit the canyon the weekend of the 19th-21st
Care to join us if the weather permits?

[smithwa]

Took the ride up north to fish with my cousin today with a sack of 100 chowder clams and it was drop and reel action all morning for porgies and sea bass. Lots of porgies 12-15 inches. Had live peanuts, squid, and mackarel. Clams were the hot bait.

[procastinator]

Ted, Dave and Eddie were right together in the middle of the North end of the reef, I was a few miles away but could see the fleet. I even ran over to see what all the boat hoopla was about, I figured that there had to be a boat full of naked strippers somewhere in that mess. :D After getting a few small seabass and porgies, we collected Dave and took him out with us to the promised land. I think Dave ended up with about 8 seabass and a dozen or so porgies.

I wouldn't mind heading out with you guys , but, I will have to check my schedule, I have a few people that want to take a trip off for some bottom fish, and I have to check their schedule with mine so I can get them out in the next two weeks. I'll let you know. :)

[giantfan]

ooops,

I was out there on Sat not today. Didn't look at the date you had posted.

Let me know about your schedule and I will keep an eye on the weather.

I don't really do a lot of bottom fishing, I would love to take you up on your offer and fish a couple of your snags. It sure is a lot less work then fishing offshore :D

Let me know when and we can take "Ruthless" if you want.

We should set something up and take all of the convicts from Browns Point too. :nuts: I'm sure it would be a good time no matter what.

[procastinator]

ooops,


We should set something up and take all of the convicts from Browns Point too. :nuts: I'm sure it would be a good time no matter what.


That would be one ugly crew !! :D
I will be in touch. I would love to take a ride on the Ruthless, I hear the beer is really cold on that boat. :thumbsup:

[Shamrock Eddie]

Easy guys I still consider myself eye candy for the ladies! :razz: We had a pretty good day even when we got surrounded by other boats. Nice day on the water and a nice bag of fish to fry up at home. Ted you put all the convicts from our marina together we will need a bigger boat! :D

Johnny you and Jimmy give me a shout and let's see what next weekend brings. Ted that other BAHA looks the same it's only smaller.