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Shore Fishing => Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports => : Latimeria July 10, 2016, 09:12:54 AM

: Saturday Night Saddle Fight
: Latimeria July 10, 2016, 09:12:54 AM

Well, Squatch and I did a last minute trip to the surf again hoping to capitolize on the ones that got away on Thursday.  I show up and Steve is already on!  ...well he was the bass king last night with 3 nice calcos for the evening.

(http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q733/Latimeria3/IMG_20160710_002724_zps9ggdwkii.jpg) (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Latimeria3/media/IMG_20160710_002724_zps9ggdwkii.jpg.html)

I had a couple of goos hits last night and got to experiment with some baits.  I brought Mackerel, Spanish, Bonito and Big Eye Scad.

-The Spanish and Big Eye Scad would only get crabs or scavengers stripping the meat off the bone, but no real hits to speak of.

-The mackerel got a good amount of bites, but mostly bass bites and such.  The heads were bit first.

-Bonito... was killing it!  It was from a 6 pound bone, so way too big for bait, but I managed anyway.  The bone was bit almost immediately every time and my only fish of the evening took a huge hand sized steak! 

From the initial bite and run, I thought it was a Soupfin.  Then it high tailed it right at me and I wasn't sure what to think.  Soon I realized (in still shock) that I caught my first leopard of 2016!  I might have caught one earlier in the year, but I can't remember any.  lol

At least it was a nice one! 

(http://i1356.photobucket.com/albums/q733/Latimeria3/IMG_20160709_234614_zpsce31e3sm.jpg) (http://s1356.photobucket.com/user/Latimeria3/media/IMG_20160709_234614_zpsce31e3sm.jpg.html)

Well, we stayed out pretty late hoping for a last minute hurrah, but that was that.  Squatch was the high-liner of the trip and I got JP. 

Next trip... Next trip...

Thanks for reading.  :)

: Re: Saturday Night Saddle Fight
: faster u fool July 10, 2016, 09:53:42 AM

you guys are on em.. 8) 8) 8) 8)

: Re: Saturday Night Saddle Fight
: LONGCAST JOE July 10, 2016, 10:13:45 AM

Hello Kitty, nice Leo dry streak buster Tom

: Re: Saturday Night Saddle Fight
: SevengillTheVC July 10, 2016, 11:00:47 AM

That is a nice kitty!

: Re: Saturday Night Saddle Fight
: sasquatch July 10, 2016, 03:08:42 PM

Good to get out.

Looked good, but not much came of it.

: Re: Saturday Night Saddle Fight
: BenCantrell July 10, 2016, 03:54:07 PM

Awesome leopard.

: Re: Saturday Night Saddle Fight
: vdisney July 11, 2016, 07:54:39 AM

At this point in my game Tom, I'd be stoked to catch a leo   :P

: Re: Saturday Night Saddle Fight
: Pinoyfisher July 11, 2016, 12:50:45 PM

Solid leo! For those big 'ol bonies you use, you pinning on the head too? How much do you think the head weighs?

: Re: Saturday Night Saddle Fight
: Latimeria July 11, 2016, 01:10:28 PM

: Pinoyfisher  July 11, 2016, 12:50:45 PM

Solid leo! For those big 'ol bonies you use, you pinning on the head too? How much do you think the head weighs?

Yep...  It weighs at least a pound or more.  Ridiculous looking actually.