Sat 12-2-17 LAH Solo Session

Sat 12-2-2017 at LAB ,
Solo Session.

Air: 52 - 64 deg
Water: 58 deg
Wind:  1 - 2 mph SSW
Water clarity: clear.
Tidal Coefficient: 101 a high value in the morning.
Tidal Conditions: 0500 hrs 4.7', 0600 hrs 5.8', 0700 hrs 6.5', 0736 hrs HT 6.6', 0900 hrs 58', 1000 hrs 4.5'.
Open Water Swell: NW
Sun Rise: 0640 hrs. Gray light: 0550 hrs.
Sun Set: 1644 hrs. Shorter and shorter days.
Moon Phase: waxing gibbous.
Surf:  1', Swell: 1.2', Sec's Between Sets: 17.
iSolunar Prediction: 4-fish, excellent.  Minor Period: 0435 hrs until 0605 hrs.
Tackle Used: 1/4oz Sardine Green/Silver and Glow Green/Silver Hook-Up Baits.

Distance kicked: N/A
Calories burnt: N/A
My fish count this morning: 11-fish, 3-species + a bonus. Just one pic of each species landed for your ID.
(1) Spotty 7"
(9) Sandy, best 13 3/4"
(1) Sculpin 13"
(1) Octopus, new species (no pic)

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That's all folk's!

SP Dan     <"))><
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Nice morning out filled with danger.
Sculpin can be a pain if your not ready, and how do you land an octopus?

Thanks for sharing.

Great question Jerdon,

Lol ... at first ... I thought it was a bundle of eel grass and debris that had built up on my bait.
I lifted the debris out of the water and onto my smooth plastic corrugated lap tray when I immediately recognized it to be an octopus.

I was also wondering "how will I remove the hook without hurting this magnificent lil' creature" ... and then the hook popped free on it's own ... a natural release. YES!!
It immediately slipped; over the end of my tray, and back into the water before I could get a photo .... darn!

My first thought was to cut my line. lol
I've never had to deal with this species before.

I just added this creature to my list of: seals lifting me out of the water, being stung by a Sculpin ... twice, a 25' whale beneath me in 15-ft of water, multi hook-ups with 250-lb Bat-rays, a 2.7-lb Lobster, a 30" 10-lb Halibut, a Searobin and now an Octopus with a beak.    WOW!!
What's next?? lol

Moral: I always try to stay alert, I always try to practice my safety, I always carry my air bladder inflation hose and I always try to prepare my self for the
unexpected by staying calm.

SP Dan     <"))><