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Shore Fishing => Salt Water Shore Fishing Reports => : Latimeria April 05, 2021, 06:23:41 p

: Pre-fishing for the Bat Fight (4/4)
: Latimeria April 05, 2021, 06:23:41 p
Steve and I actually got out to do a little morning session before all of the Easter festivities.  Well, since I'm stuck with a 5lb weight limit, it was little rod fishing. 

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It started off as a pretty hot bite.  I'm a bit rusty and lost quite a few, but there was steady action.  Steve kicks it all off with a YFC and follows it up with a screamer Bat!  Funny how a small bat makes an 8# set up sing like it's no one's business.

(https://i.imgur.com/rnmcCeN.jpg)

I was fishing in some bat rays womb, as I caught a tiny one, but took a proper picture to make it look bigger.  Even that didn't work as you can see what a baby it was.  LOL

(https://i.imgur.com/Yxn7PHn.jpg)

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Steve got another YFC and had the hot sticks as he was double and triple d!cking it at times where I could only deal with my one rod.  lol

(https://i.imgur.com/PxdnOFf.jpg)

We both got a bass before the tide slowed down and the bite came to an absolute halt.

(https://i.imgur.com/EULLY4S.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/C4BqvLx.jpg)

With the bite stopping and the bay filling up with the Easter crowds, it was time to go.  Fun times as usual and it was a lot of fun fishing the SW again after just trout fishing the past month.
Hopefully this is a good sign to come.


Total:
3 bats
2 bass
2 croaker
1 almost needlefish
5 farmed something or others.
: Re: Pre-fishing for the Bat Fight (4/4)
: Tim524 April 05, 2021, 06:52:42 p
Nice trial run, how's the shoulder ?
: Re: Pre-fishing for the Bat Fight (4/4)
: Latimeria April 05, 2021, 07:13:12 p
: Tim524  April 05, 2021, 06:52:42 p
Nice trial run, how's the shoulder ?

Still hurting, but probably 0.1% better everyday!
: Re: Pre-fishing for the Bat Fight (4/4)
: BenCantrell April 05, 2021, 08:00:19 p
Keep those 0.01%'s moving in the right direction! Hope your shoulder is better soon Tom.
: Re: Pre-fishing for the Bat Fight (4/4)
: xjchad April 05, 2021, 09:44:08 p
That looks like a fun outing! 
: Re: Pre-fishing for the Bat Fight (4/4)
: sasquatch April 05, 2021, 10:22:34 p
Thanks for getting me out of the house. Had a fun time on the little stuff.

Hope you had a good Easter with the family.
: Re: Pre-fishing for the Bat Fight (4/4)
: vdisney April 05, 2021, 10:48:47 p
Awesome to see you two on the sand, glad your shoulder is improving.  Theresa, myself and my dad rented a skiff out of Newport for Easter Sunday.  We caught barracuda, WSB, spotties, halibut and a couple sandies.  This is the first time in a year the receiver had anchovies, made all the difference in the world as far as hook up ratio, sardines kept getting short bit.  See you tomorrow Tom   ;)
: Re: Pre-fishing for the Bat Fight (4/4)
: jrodda April 05, 2021, 03:55:27 p
Nice session, come to think of it you should soak the 8# on bay night, that's probably gonna be SD's big ray! ;D

Sounds like a nice variety, Verne!