14728, SB 06/28/09 Posted by bowlboy, Sun Jun-28-09 04:01 PM
I all most didn't fish today. Kind of slept in a bit. Even after favorable conditions via the computer I had to kind of talk myself into going.
Started about 10:15. When I got to the spot it look marginal. Tide was starting to push in but it was off color and semi weedy. I did something that I rarely do. I constuled my eriely accurate electronic "Magic 8 Ball" before I even made a cast.
Me: I'm I going to catch a halibut today? Magic 8 Ball: No doubt! (Had a mini heart attack when it flased the no first and then the doubt) Me: Am I going to get a legal? Magic 8 Ball: Oh Yeah!
It was right.
Took me about an hour to get the skunk buster. After a couple of small taps.
It wasn't huge but it bit the 3 inch Big Hammer "Silver Phantom" on 1/4 oz. Chartruse Hammer Head, Pro-Cure Krill gel. Pulled pretty good but didn't feel like a flatty. 19 Inch class
http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/7616-P6280004_12x.jpg
About an hour later I get bit on the grind. 22.75. All hail the mighty all knowing "8 Ball"
http://www.calfishing.com/dc/user_files/7617-P6280005_12x.jpg
That was it and I headed for the car. Along the way I come across some nice looking water. It was clear and green with minimal salad and had a nice little down hill flow. It just looked fishy.
First cast with the rip I get bit. About a 9 inch BSP
About 10 minutes later I get bit hard and I'm bent. After about 5 seconds it's just gone, DOH! Broken hook. I had it long enough to feel some solid girth.
Switched back to the Hammer phantom and first cast wacked a short flatty and about 10 minutes later did another one.
Bryan
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