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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / 2023 Season
« on: February 18, 2023, 09:01:08 AM »
This is my first time posting in a while. I got a nice 7 gill yesterday. Landing this, really fat male 7 gill, ended an excruciating long one-year drought.  I was fishing an outgoing tide. Using a mack head, fighting it, and landing it with my 13-foot heaver rod, custom-made by Terrafirma tackle.  It was super exciting and I am ready to go out again and hopefully, land and safely release another one. Tight Lines! The picture is on the way.


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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / TNGC
« on: November 05, 2021, 11:34:58 AM »
I had a chance to hit the sand last night. The rest of my Thursday Night Grinner Crew couldn't make it out. So, I hit a local beach and landed this nice Soupfin. It hit on an incoming tide and a center cut of bullet tuna from Seafood City. I didn't have a tape measure, so all I can say is, she was chunky with bite marks.


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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / 6/22 TNGC CREW FO LIFE
« on: June 23, 2020, 10:31:17 AM »
I had a great time hooking up with Mike, and Binh last night to do a little fishing. It turned out to be a good night. Mike and Binh started the festivities off, by landing some very nice corbina and yellowfin croaker. I on the other hand landed a small round stingray. As the sun went down, and the long rods were put in play, Binh landed a really nice Leo, and Mike put a back-breaking bat ray on the sand. I managed to land two very nice Soupfin. All in all, it was a good night on the sand with the real TNGC crew  ;).




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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / First night of the Grunion run
« on: June 18, 2019, 04:09:30 PM »
I hit the beach for the first night of the grunion run. I was able to land a nice bat and with the tide pushing in a corbina was washed up on shore to my left. I picked it up and tossed it back into the ocean. 





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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Quick early evening trip
« on: June 07, 2019, 10:32:02 PM »
 I had some time to hit the sand today. So, I made it out to the Beach at 5:30 pm. I quickly got a couple of nice pulls. At 7 pm,  I saw my rod tip bounce and go down hard. I was able to land another Soupfin. I caught him on an incoming tide, on mackerel tail. 







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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Finally!
« on: June 04, 2019, 09:34:26 PM »
Since it was the second day of the grunion run I thought I'd give it a shot at the same spot I caught my last Soupfin. Plus, Mike told me, if a spot is producing, fish it, until it's not. I got hit and landed another 60 plus inch Soupfin on an incoming tide, on a Mackerel tail. And finally, someone on the beach to snap a picture for me.



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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Almost perfect
« on: June 02, 2019, 10:58:23 PM »
I went to a local spot this evening for a quick solo session. Got out to the beach about 5:45 pm, had the first line in the water at 6:00 pm. At 6:15, I hooked a nice medium size bat ray. Finally, someone on the beach to help me out and snap a quick picture. Put the ray back in the water, grabbed a center cut of Mack and launched it out to see what else would bite. 30 minutes later, I see my rod tip bounce, I jump up, and grab my rod, and I was able to land a nice 60 plus inch Soupfin. I Looked around for someone to help snap a quick picture, and there was no one on the beach but me, even the couple that was sitting on their beachfront patio had closed their doors and went inside. Like I said it was almost perfect. 


 


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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Early In Morning
« on: May 30, 2019, 02:55:27 PM »
I got a text from Vern, on Tuesday, saying he and his dad planned on fishing early Thursday morning, and would I like to tag along?  I agreed, rearranged the schedule, and off I went. It was a nice overcast morning. Got to the beach at 5:30 in the morning. I was able to land a bat ray. I didn't measure her, just tossed her back.




About 30 minutes later, I landed an 85-inch male 7 Gill, on a slack tide, on a tailpiece of a mackerel. After we beached him took a couple of pics, and let him go, Vern was hooked up. I'll let him take from here and tell you the rest.





You can see big Vern watching as I almost lost a finger.



Not a bad A.M. trip, thanks for inviting me out Vern!

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Went out Friday evening for a quick session, and on the last cast, I caught this 87" male 7 Gill. I caught him on an outgoing tide, on a center cut piece of mackerel. Once again no one the beach to help me snap a picture. And yes, that is my 12 foot Penn Carnage II it is resting on. Unfortunately, I'm still making mistakes as I continue to learn how to fish solo. Happy Memorial Day Weekend guys!











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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Wow!
« on: May 18, 2019, 03:11:46 PM »
My wife and her sister made plans to go to the beauty salon early Saturday morning. That's usually, an all-day affair, so, I decided to go fishing. I had been hearing all week long about the high surf, strong winds, and salad. Well, I decided to give it the old college try anyway. So, I headed out. I got to the beach around 6:35 am. It was an incoming tide, with 1-2 foot waves, not much salad, and winds were pretty much not a factory. I fished for an hour with near perfect conditions and not a bite. Around 7:35 am, I threw out a center cut piece of mackerel. Ten minutes later, I see my rod doing the dance. I run to it, set the hook and I'm on. Tail slaps are happening, it's the right type of action. It's a really nice fight. I get it in close and I see the tail, and I say to myself, that's not a shark. Get it closer and I scream: Wow! I was hauling in a fish that is on my bucket list. Got it safely to shore, and quickly got the hook out. Then I realize, I'm the only person on the beach. No one to help me snap a picture. So, what you see below was the best I could do by myself. Fish was released unharmed and swam away strong. My first Black Sea Bass!  :) After that safe release, and she swam away strong. I packed up and went home. 









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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Does size matter
« on: May 09, 2019, 12:51:05 PM »
Does size really matter, I got a chance to get out yesterday and fish with Chad, his dad, and one of Chad's co-workers?  I was able to land a 65-inch 7 Gill. So far, this season, I have caught two 7's under 70-inches does size really matter?



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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / It was a good weekend
« on: April 22, 2019, 09:18:19 AM »
I had a chance to fish with Vern on Friday. I landed a 60-inch male 7 gill on a mac head, on an incoming tide.



On Sunday, I fished with Ron. I landed an 85-inch male 7 gill on a mac head, on an incoming tide. All in All, it was a good weekend.







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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Bat Ray Weekend
« on: April 07, 2019, 07:11:34 PM »
I had a chance to hit the sand with Vern on Friday and Ron on Saturday, each day was very eventful. Friday I land three rays one was 36 inches, and the other two measured in at 50" inches. On Saturday I landed a 48" inch bat, and lost a nice 7 gill in the surf. Two of the four are posted below. Big shout out to Vern, and Ron for helping land them.





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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Never give up, Never say die!
« on: March 11, 2019, 08:27:20 PM »
After a tough weekend of fishing, and not being able to help Mike win back to back Bat Fights, I was a little disappointed. However, I was still holding out hope. So, I got up Sunday morning and hit the sand again. With the same results, nothing. The tide was heading out and so was my hope. But a little voice told me not to give up. So, I changed locations and it paid off. I landed my first solo large bat ray and 7 gill. The bat hit on a whole squid and measured 48 inches, the 7 gill chomped down on a center cut of mack. Both caught on an outgoing tide. I want to shout out Andrew and his wife, a couple walking along the beach.  When I pulled in my 7 gill, they were nice enough to hold my rod, while I pulled her in and got the hook out. They also snapped a couple of pictures for me. However, the pics showed the area I was fishing so, I had a little photoshopping done. That's how my weekend ended! So, even if you're not catching anything, "Never give up, Never say die."





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Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports / Nice to be on the sand
« on: February 25, 2019, 08:56:44 AM »
It was nice to be back on the sand again, after all that rain and being stuck in the house sick. I had a chance to fish with Binh and Mike on Saturday night and I was able to pull in a small Leo and Smooth hound. Sunday, I fished with Vern, and landed a Horn shark. The wind and the chill factor cut my time on the sand short, however, it was nice to be back on the sand.

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