Needed to put some more time on my license after yesterday's dismal morning at the lake.
Surf report looked good, even if the tide wasn't my favorite.
Showed up about sunset, set up and waited. Conditions were great, except some mildly annoying purple salad.
Burned through several baits and started thinking about heading out soon.
Then I got a slow bend followed by a screaming run. Grabbed the rod and held on, waiting for the fish to tell me what it was. Unfortunately it told me it was a bat, but I'm not too choosy at this point so I settled in to enjoy the fight.
Several minutes passed and I started to feel my line pass over the reef. I moved down the beach trying to get free, but to no avail. My line parted and the bat was gone.
I reeled in so much shredded line, I didn't feel confident in what I had left so I called it a night. Good thing I took a nice sunset pic.
First Shark of the New Year is still out there. Who will be the one to get it?
Your title had me fooled! I'm kind of missing surf bats.
I hope you got new line on there for today.
Still an excellent sign. SNBF is coming up and any sign of a bat is welcome right about now. Besides not even remembering the last bat I caught.
At least you got out there and got a hookup 8)
I got fooled by the title too. I was expecting to see some 2017 shark pics. I guess Mike will have to get the first smooth hound of 2017 to ring in the new year. ;D
Just funnin with you guys a little. Heading out for another shot at them.
Maybe I'm just a little soft in the head, but I'm kinda looking forward to tugging on a bat this year :o
The reef is brutal, hope you land a shark soon !
Mission accomplished.
Indeed - congrats~!
You catching up to Tom tonight? :D
Figures he replied to this. Ask him for pictures or it didn't happen! lol
Oh that's just mean ... ;D ;D ;D ;D
I got cred.