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bart · 09-21-2015, 04:58 PM

Still a solid 2 months left, probably longer with the amount of big bait around, but this season has been an absolute blast. Traditional big fish spots that seemed devoid of life the last half decade or so held bait and fish all season long, except not at normal times and stages of the tide. Starting in June, the weeks leading up to the Full Moon all produced well from the surf. I like low water, but found most of my fish came at a specific stage of the tide; a half hour before low through 2 hours into the incoming. Didn't have to go to the canal for a big fish fix unless I wanted to, and those were good trips as well. But the spots I like to fish all produced well enough for me stick it out in the surf most of the season, which is how I prefer to fish so it was really fun.

Yellow/white SS Darter was my go to plug from rocks, but I really fell in love with big, DEAD eels worked like a rubber worm/slug-go. On calm nights they seemed to really out-produce live ones. The best moment of the year was a night by myself, no one in sight, with a pile of 20 to high 30lb fish at my feet. No surf, just calmly lobbing the dead eel out and working it like a big slug-go/pencil, teasing big fish up to the surface in the dark. Never had a zen moment like that before.

Albies from the rocks was something I always wanted to do, especially in spots I like to fish, so that was really rewarding. Fished hard with some good, trustworthy people which made it even better. Watching the Perseids meteor shower from the rocks was a real highlight as well, no pun intended. I only kept one fish all season which was a 35 lb fish I couldn't revive. I tried in a tidal pool for 10 minutes taking waves before i decided it would be best to keep it. That fish is currently holding the lead for my club's year long tourney in the shore division. Hope it holds up, but not expecting it to. Released most likely my PB bass during that stretch, but never got a weight or length as we really had to horse these fish in when the water got really warm in Aug. I could honestly care less. CPR!

No complaints, no regrets. On to the finale...

09-21-2015, 04:58 PM	#4
bart Red Eye Jedi iTrader: (0) Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: East Facing Posts: 4,374	Still a solid 2 months left, probably longer with the amount of big bait around, but this season has been an absolute blast. Traditional big fish spots that seemed devoid of life the last half decade or so held bait and fish all season long, except not at normal times and stages of the tide. Starting in June, the weeks leading up to the Full Moon all produced well from the surf. I like low water, but found most of my fish came at a specific stage of the tide; a half hour before low through 2 hours into the incoming. Didn't have to go to the canal for a big fish fix unless I wanted to, and those were good trips as well. But the spots I like to fish all produced well enough for me stick it out in the surf most of the season, which is how I prefer to fish so it was really fun. Yellow/white SS Darter was my go to plug from rocks, but I really fell in love with big, DEAD eels worked like a rubber worm/slug-go. On calm nights they seemed to really out-produce live ones. The best moment of the year was a night by myself, no one in sight, with a pile of 20 to high 30lb fish at my feet. No surf, just calmly lobbing the dead eel out and working it like a big slug-go/pencil, teasing big fish up to the surface in the dark. Never had a zen moment like that before. Albies from the rocks was something I always wanted to do, especially in spots I like to fish, so that was really rewarding. Fished hard with some good, trustworthy people which made it even better. Watching the Perseids meteor shower from the rocks was a real highlight as well, no pun intended. I only kept one fish all season which was a 35 lb fish I couldn't revive. I tried in a tidal pool for 10 minutes taking waves before i decided it would be best to keep it. That fish is currently holding the lead for my club's year long tourney in the shore division. Hope it holds up, but not expecting it to. Released most likely my PB bass during that stretch, but never got a weight or length as we really had to horse these fish in when the water got really warm in Aug. I could honestly care less. CPR! No complaints, no regrets. On to the finale...