Newport Harbor 9/12/14

Finally got back in the tube today. It had been a while.  Felt great to be out on the water.

I ended up doing a solo trip as I just couldn't get somebody to join me.

As I knew it was a solo trip I took my time and didn't get in the water til 0700. I ended up putting in at Balboa Island.

I stayed close to shore, as the cover of my tube has a small tear that I repaired. I'm just afraid of it shredding under pressure.

After a few casts with my new, to me, Daiwa Alphas 103 I was on. The skunkbuster.
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I managed two more fish, spotties.  Not big, just fish. Here's one

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I fished until about 1000.  The wind started to kick up and I was getting tired and my legs were cramping.

Can't wait til the next outing.

NICE Menyo WTG bro!!! keep it up.

I love the skunk buster, then you can focus on your game plan!
Good job

Right on MenyoG that's cool you still hit the water

Awesome that you made your solo venture
Glad to know you got that stripe off your back, way to go!
What kinda bait did you use?

Love those smaller grade bass. Not only are they plentiful, they always put up a scrap of a fight.

How does your Alpha perform for you? It's an older reel from what I've dug up, but it seems to be a quality reel.

No giant fish but, surely feisty.

The Alphas 103, is the original, before all of the tweeks and re-releases.  It is a bulletproof reel.

I have a pair of Sols, which are the U.S. version of the Alphas. I just picked it up cause I think the irradescent color is so cool, brown in the shade and purple in the sun, and I got it for $112 on EBay.

Now carbontex drags and orange seal bearings and it is perfect.

Manuel

Nice work MenyoG way to beat the skunk brotha.

Well done MenyoG

Nice spotty thanks for sharing, it is good to get out i need a trip badly.