Been into bats the past week or so where ever I've gone, VC, LA, daytime, nighttime...Didn't want to bore thee with uneventful bat reports but here's this morning's.....
Got out in the wee hours this morning before I had to go to work...planned to long rod for a couple of hours before greylight and then throw an LC or big hammer for an hour or so at daybreak before I would have to hit the road. Got 4 bats all in the low to mid 40 range in under 2 hours, nothing special...Then, thought I was going to drag up a kelp monster but turned it out to be this big ol crustacean. PB on rod and reel I guess. Over 3' leg span and some big claws too. It'll be appetizers shortly...Then just as grey light starts to show itself and I make the first couple casts with an LC I hear my clicker go off on my long rod I left out...so, set the light rod down...This one is pulls alot more than the 40" models, and for alot longer. So much for light rodding.... landing this 53" surf bat solo took that hour that I had of light before it was time to call it quits for the morning.
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Nice Joe! But you need to get up here on the grinners! ;)
Nice Joe! Super cool pictures! 8)
Thanks for the heads up Joe, got a friend from out of town here. Gonna hit that spot tonight with Denny as a sand hand ;)
Edit...............Denny punked out :(
I like that last pic in the surf. Great stuff.
You really eat that Spider crab?
Cool Pics, the beach was all yours 8)
No thanks! You fishing in socks?!
That is one hell of a crab.
: Pinoyfisher April 21, 2017, 07:55:40 p
No thanks! You fishing in socks?!
Yes... :-[...one day Ill get me self some white crocs :D
: LONGCAST JOE April 21, 2017, 01:23:57 p
: Pinoyfisher April 21, 2017, 07:55:40 p
No thanks! You fishing in socks?!
Yes... :-[...one day Ill get me self some white crocs :D
Binh uses white crocs.
I thought I responded to this thread, but I see that I forgot to hit send. :-[
Nice critters there and super cool to see the spider crab (or Sheep Crab) from the surf. That is a first that I could recall. 8)