Short Report.
Went 1 for 3 on cow BFT 3 to 4 miles SE of the Tanner in deeper water.
Long Report
Got a call Wednesday to fish a buddies boat, 21 foot Defiance. He's been snake bite good. 5 yrs trying and no cow and he wants to go to the Tanner...huh?.. how much fuel do you carry?
. Anyhow I check the weather and it's a go.
Left from Dana Point at 2:30am.
On the #s by 7ish and we metered some fish so out goes the flyer and it gets nailed within a few minutes, down goes the indicator and I'm cranking like crazy waiting for it to go tight but it didn't stick. Quickly get a second flyer out but the school moved on, we would get Mark's from time to time but nada so we moved searching around that area but couldn't locate them. Since we know they're patrolling the bank we just set a drift to see if we get any action but its quiet. Around 11 we start moving again searching around go a mile this way then 4 that way and by now it's almost noon and we see our first big school. Stoked, send the bait and wait. Took a little bit, screen went blank but then we get a blow up on the bait, my buddy is on the reel cranking but it doesn't go tight. Crap!.. send another one out. This one soaked for a solid 30 minutes or more. Then we see 2 balloons go down on a sporty that's a ways out from us. And a few minutes later we see a single mark and we get blown up again. This time I finally go tight and I call my buddy over.. get on it man! It's your turn! Keep in mind he has never fought a fish in this class ever. So I yelled at him quiet a bit.. Haha but he gassed out quick so I put the other newb on the reel and repeated the drill, do this and dont do that. Then we decided to drive donuts around the fish which was fun. Just kept her off the port stern till we got her with in range to gaff. Tail rope and high fives. Had a little time left so we tried for another one but that didnt happen. Point it towards home at 3:45 back at the harbor just after 7.. conditions we epic.
Now what happens next.. ugh. As we're leaving my buddy hit the curb at PCH and pops a tire on the trailer. Ok no biggie, just a tire swap right? Well not when a lug is seized and it spins the stud. That is only coming off one way...you have to cut it off. So by now it's close to 10 PM and we're still on the side of PCH in Dana and some dude walks up and asks what's up guys? We tell him and he says.. don't worry, I'll be right back. 45 minutes later he comes back with tools. Cuts the lug off and we're on our way home. Where did this guys come from and who sent him? Thank you. It longer to get home FROM Dana point to Tustin. Bawahahah
Went 1 for 3 on cow BFT 3 to 4 miles SE of the Tanner in deeper water.
Long Report
Got a call Wednesday to fish a buddies boat, 21 foot Defiance. He's been snake bite good. 5 yrs trying and no cow and he wants to go to the Tanner...huh?.. how much fuel do you carry?
. Anyhow I check the weather and it's a go.Left from Dana Point at 2:30am.
On the #s by 7ish and we metered some fish so out goes the flyer and it gets nailed within a few minutes, down goes the indicator and I'm cranking like crazy waiting for it to go tight but it didn't stick. Quickly get a second flyer out but the school moved on, we would get Mark's from time to time but nada so we moved searching around that area but couldn't locate them. Since we know they're patrolling the bank we just set a drift to see if we get any action but its quiet. Around 11 we start moving again searching around go a mile this way then 4 that way and by now it's almost noon and we see our first big school. Stoked, send the bait and wait. Took a little bit, screen went blank but then we get a blow up on the bait, my buddy is on the reel cranking but it doesn't go tight. Crap!.. send another one out. This one soaked for a solid 30 minutes or more. Then we see 2 balloons go down on a sporty that's a ways out from us. And a few minutes later we see a single mark and we get blown up again. This time I finally go tight and I call my buddy over.. get on it man! It's your turn! Keep in mind he has never fought a fish in this class ever. So I yelled at him quiet a bit.. Haha but he gassed out quick so I put the other newb on the reel and repeated the drill, do this and dont do that. Then we decided to drive donuts around the fish which was fun. Just kept her off the port stern till we got her with in range to gaff. Tail rope and high fives. Had a little time left so we tried for another one but that didnt happen. Point it towards home at 3:45 back at the harbor just after 7.. conditions we epic.
Now what happens next.. ugh. As we're leaving my buddy hit the curb at PCH and pops a tire on the trailer. Ok no biggie, just a tire swap right? Well not when a lug is seized and it spins the stud. That is only coming off one way...you have to cut it off. So by now it's close to 10 PM and we're still on the side of PCH in Dana and some dude walks up and asks what's up guys? We tell him and he says.. don't worry, I'll be right back. 45 minutes later he comes back with tools. Cuts the lug off and we're on our way home. Where did this guys come from and who sent him? Thank you. It longer to get home FROM Dana point to Tustin. Bawahahah
Great report and awesome catch!
