Monday Night Shift (11/20/17)

[1morecast]

I had a small window to fish on Monday night, so I hit a location I haven't fished in a while. I arrive at the location at 8pm and the high wasn't until close to 11pm, so I had a few hours of prime fishing time. The conditions were nice, no salad and 1-2 feet waves. I forget how nice it is to fish without having to clean off salad from my line every 5 minutes. 

Mike shows up an hour after me, so he sets up to the south of me for once. On my second bait out I am noticing my sand spike is getting hit by water. I go and reset my sand spike further up the beach. As I am holding the rod and moving the sand spike up the beach I get a tug on the line. My first thought was kelp stringer was tugging on the line. I put down the sand spike and tighten up the drag to pull in my line. The line takes off like a fish and I set the hook on this fish. As I start working this fish to shore I can tell it's not a monster, but it was nice to fight a fish again. As the shark gets close Mike and I see it's a juvenile 7gill. As the shark is in the white water the hook pops off, but my trusty sand hand grabs her by the tail before she can take off in the outgoing tide. Good sand hands are priceless. 

Here are some photos from my photographer.




Stats: 64" Female 7gill
Conditions: Incoming Tide 1-2 feet waves
Bait: Mac

I'm only single digits behind Mike now on the shark list. Be scared Mike..be very scared. 

[sasquatch]

Right on Binh.

[spideyjg]

  Wonder if that is the beach Mike and I talked about. Going there tomorrow night.

Jim

[Pinoyfisher]

Those pics came out awesome, take note Binh! That grinner was as good as gone if I wasn't there! Single digits huh? I'll have to do something about that. The 3 below me should be worried. Good thing they're pretty much retired from fishing.

[xjchad]

Nice cow Binh! 

[Latimeria]

Damn.... as my dry spell continues, my old horse keeps gaining!

Mike, you should get 1/2 a catch for that grab in the surf.  Tell Binh it's a wash and call it even.   

[vdisney]

As the shark is in the white water the hook pops off, but my trusty sand hand grabs her by the tail before she can take off in the outgoing tide. Good sand hands are priceless. 

Best part of the report, awesome   

[lightline21]

Nice catch Binh! I'm sorry I wasn't out there with you guys.

[BackBayMan]

Never discount the importance of a good sandhand!

[WheresMyBeer]

Fricken Bihn! You're gonna pass me at this rate ... LOL

[1morecast]

Fricken Bihn! You're gonna pass me at this rate ... LOL

You better hit the beach more!

[Latimeria]

Fricken Bihn! You're gonna pass me at this rate ... LOL

He's going to pass old Ray up here by the end of the year!

[Pinoyfisher]

Fricken Bihn! You're gonna pass me at this rate ... LOL

He's going to pass old Ray up here by the end of the year!

Where is that dude at? Need to start an In Memoriam thread for our long retired angler friends