SNBF-XVI Scouting Mission (4/2)

[Latimeria]

My original plans were to get out and get some rockfish, but I saw the weather reports and it looked to be quite bumpy out there.  Then I heard the Stroker Invitational was going on and I've been caught up in that fiasco too many times to want to deal with it, so I just decided to leave the boat dry docked. 

Roger called up and wanted to do some scouting for Bats.  I had a place I've wanted to try and this whole Stroker Invitational closed down some of my other spots, so we gave it a go.

I started with the bass gear and caught 4 bass and lost 4 more.  I even thought I had a clump of weeds on that turned out to be a 12" halibut... All dinks, but at least pretty it was good action.



Roger showed up and we started soaking for bats.  Roger used squid and I used mackerel.  I got a run on the mack, but it quickly spit it.  Roger on the other hand got 4 bats from small to smedium.  (I've known Roger for 25 years and I'm still always baffled everytime....)



He even got a big preggo butterfly!



I finally broke down and tossed the macks.  I grabbed a squid and got some action of my own on the 12' Diawa rod from Jeremy!  So I know they are only eating squid it seems.



Roger said he was going to get one more before I left and he was wrong.  He got one more as I was driving out of the parking lot.  LOL



Well, we might have a new spot to meet up at the Bat Fight this year.  Only thing is there are no fire pits, so you don't get your cake and eat it too! lol

[skrilla]

I've had more incidental hook ups on butterfly rays in the last year than I have since I started fishing.

[jrodda]

Damn! Nice session. Now I definitely gotta scout something up here to keep up.

Glad you like the rod!

[Tim524]

The most action from Bats in years, hope they grow fast 

[Latimeria]

I have another location to have the Bat Fight on Mission Bay, but there are two things with this spot... No Fire rings and you probably have to walk 100+ yards to the beach.  There is parking right next to the beach, but I'm not sure of the bay floors dynamics there.