Last Tuesday I couldn't make it down fishing and this Tuesday looked to be the same. My wife has a hell job and I've been on kid duty for what seems to be months now. I barely have even got my new boat out of my driveway and into the ocean.
I was free after 6pm and met up with Steve at the spot. Tons of surfers and not one looked afraid of sharks as they surfed even in the darkness. Finally the last surfers got out of the water and we got our lines in. Steve almost instantly got a bass bite but farmed it. I followed suit...
About an hour into the session, I see my rod dip. I wait and set the hook. Fish on! Or was it a fish? I felt big bumps in the line, but it was fighting back. Soon after I pull up a big kelp stringer and was fooled.
30 minutes later and I see a bump in my line. I get the rod in my hands and the line drops. I was thinking more weeds, but reeled in the slack until the line tightened and pulled a Roland Martin on the hook set. Bam! This time someone was home!!!!!!
Finally got her in, all 91" of her! It felt good getting the first grinner of May and #41 in the PS books!
Steve goes to me "She's barely hooked and he wasn't kidding. I just touched the hook with my pliers and the hook popped out. I got pretty lucky there, but I'll take it!
Steve then spies someone in the distance and makes the call to go into radio silence. No headlamps from this point forward.
We did really good by working in moonlight and called last cast. It was getting late and the 4am wake up call is unbearable these days.
Just then I hear a screaming rip of the reel and it wasn't mine! Steve was hooked up but it didn't look too big at first. Not much bend in the rod or fight until it's belly hit the sand and it went ripping out! Now we had to use the head lamps so the jig was up, but I was not handling a 7-gill in the dark! It got much bigger from the beginning of the fight!
Finally, #2 on the beach! 86" Engorged Male!
As we were sliding it back to Steve's sand spike it puked up a nasty fish. After an investigation it turned out to be a moray eel! I took a picture but photobucket screwed me and didn't download it last night, so I will get a pic up this afternoon when I get home.
That was it! Anytime when two sharks hit the sand, it's a great night. Especially when you both get one!
First Quarter Moon - 1' to 3' surf - (2) Sevengills. 91" Female and 86" Male - Mackerel - Outgoing TideTime to update the shark list now there are 3 in the Que.
Thanks for reading and until next tide!
