Still Paying Dues 7/6

[jrodda]

0600 launch.

Got multiple recommendations to fish around the LB break wall for threshers. Had a very specific recommendation from a local tackle shop conversation so I went there.

Peak low 0640. Slack tide is good I hear! Arrived at my AO right about then. I remember why I don't like to fish the break wall, overwhelming smell of diesel and bird sh!t. Set out a dead butterfly mac on a float, started a light chum slick from my bag of bait from last trip. Trying to keep a chunk of sardine in the water every 10-30 yards. Put out a 2nd rod out an hour in. Ran out of chum, gave it another 30 minutes. Saw some smelt in the slick but nothing else. No signs of target for 2 hours of effort.

Bailed, started stone hopping going south looking to save the skunk on whatever bites a fluke. Took a few spots, but found a real quick flurry of a red, turd, and calico in about a minute.







Couple hours effort for bass netted 6 sandies, 4 calicos, 1 red. All 8-14".

Threshers are giving me a migraine but I'll give it a short break and try a couple more times next week. Turns out Chris stole my luck today with a gorgeous T down the coast, maybe he'll drop the pic here.

Cool shot of the sun sorta coming out, half color half BnW photo...

[Latimeria]

You are waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy overdue Jeremy!  It's all a matter of when opportunity meets preparation at this point.  I feel like I'm still paying dues all year long!

Nice Red and Calico Turd Bass!

[Tim524]

Union Dues are on the rise, apparently the Dues to the Fish Gods are too Nice little variety, hope the T decides to cooperate soon, keep at it 

[vdisney]

You are waaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy overdue Jeremy!

X2

[Chris]

You'll get one. I like a dead Mack on flyline and one under a float 150ft back or so and 12ft down. "Bump troll" or "power drift" an area if the drift sucks. Kick the motor in gear for 20-30 seconds then float for 2-3 minutes. Can't tell you how many times I've been hit in the first few seconds of the bump.

[jrodda]

You'll get one. I like a dead Mack on flyline and one under a float 150ft back or so and 12ft down. "Bump troll" or "power drift" an area if the drift sucks. Kick the motor in gear for 20-30 seconds then float for 2-3 minutes. Can't tell you how many times I've been hit in the first few seconds of the bump.

Juicy tidbit...thanks. I'm gonna hit it Wednesday and or Thursday.

[KogaHead]

Gotta get offshore for the threshers.

https://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/threads/marlin-lures-sevenstrand-lot.602245/

Second lure from the right is a shark catching machine.

Caught 5 Threshers in one year on it.

[jrodda]

Gotta get offshore for the threshers.

https://www.bdoutdoors.com/forums/threads/marlin-lures-sevenstrand-lot.602245/

Second lure from the right is a shark catching machine.

Caught 5 Threshers in one year on it.

Really, a slant head for threshers? I know the Bait O Matics get bit so I guess that makes sense. Did you rig it like a standard trolling skirt with a single 7691, two singles, trebles? Any bait under the skirt?

I do get the sense Newport Canyon would have some big girls hanging out that I would love to target eventually, but I feel like I'm on the cusp of the break wall bite with the shmedium Ts.