First Keeper of 2010
Here are some pics of the manager at works first striper, which just happened to be a 31” keeper! Here’s his story and how the night played out.
Scott is an avid freshwater bass fisherman, goes whenever he can and like most of us its about fishing and being away from work and life.
When I took the job a few months back as executive chef, we got to talking about saltwater fishing and I told him he needed to catch some stripers this year. I gave him a 9ft rod that I never used and he put his Stella 4000 on it. I also equipped him with some swim shad type baits that I got from the local bait shop for a $1 a pack.
I’ve been getting into some decent fish in the east bay areas and told him he had a pretty good chance of getting some fish. We agreed to meet up after work and fish a spot that always has great spring fishing. We fished for a about 2 hours, throwing top water, redfins, swim shads, all the usual suspects and nothing. Up until this point all he managed to catch was the same rock twice and lose two swim baits.
Around 7:45 the tide switched and started running out, rain picked up and wind shifted, all perfect for fishing. A few cast later he got slammed as he worked the bait thru the channel. The fish easily took 40 yards of line before he could tighten the drag. Once he got the drag set properly and put the butt of the rod between his legs, he was in control. The fish continued to fight and thrash on the surface, once I saw it I knew he had something good. After a few minutes I was landing the fish for him, only due to the tide and positioning, just made more sense that way. After a few photos the fish was released and swam away fine.
As you can tell from the smile he has, he was pumped! This is his personal best ever in his lifetime of fishing.
I was really glad I could share the experience and get him onto a fish, never mind a keeper! I got skunked but oh well, was great to be there and share the enthusiasm and get into a fish.
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