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.
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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!
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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. :)
you guys are on em.. 8) 8) 8) 8)
Hello Kitty, nice Leo dry streak buster Tom
That is a nice kitty!
Good to get out.
Looked good, but not much came of it.
Awesome leopard.
At this point in my game Tom, I'd be stoked to catch a leo :P
Solid leo! For those big 'ol bonies you use, you pinning on the head too? How much do you think the head weighs?
: Pinoyfisher July 11, 2016, 12:50:45 p
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.