Sunday 6-26-16 Fishing With My Buddy At LAB

Location: LAB
Session: 0530 hrs to 1300 hrs

Sun Rise: 0543 hrs,   Grey Light: 0500 hrs.
Tackle Used: 3" BH and DS 3" watermelon minnow
Tidal Conditions: outgoing tide 0440 2.9', 0540 2.0', 0640 1.2', 0740 0.6', 0840 LT 0.5', 0940 incoming tide 0.7', 1040 1.3'.
Water Temp:68 deg, the water is getting warmer.
Air Temps: 62 - 75 deg. Pt cloudy until 0330 then it cleared. Had to search for shaded areas to fish.
iSolunar Prediction: 2-fish were predicted, the Major Period 0524 to 0724 hrs, Minor Period 1008 to 1138 hrs.

The bite was almost a repeat of Sat, with my first legal Sandy at 0540 hrs and then not another until 0700 hrs.
I shared all of my newly found hot spots with my buddy Jason (my friend and float tube fishing instructor) and he ended up slaying some real hogs!!  We had a blast out there, and most of the fish were of outstanding quality. We put the wood to them!!

My Fish Count: (only one pic of each species and not all legals shown),

(4) Spotted Bay bass aka: Grumpy, (2) were legals.
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(2) Short Hali's aka: Pancakes
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(2) Sand Bass aka: Turd Roller, (1) was legal. I didn't get the pic of the legal.
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Some added pic's for your pleasure:

We were swarmed by an armada of what seemed to be 25-30 warship type yaks! lol
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My Buddy Jason ended up with (4) short bass and (2) legals.
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Here's Jason with one of his SBB TOADS!! He had mostly focused on the Jika rig today and the drop shot rig was used as his back up.
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And here I am
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I like to put my Shimano 6'-8" Crucial drop shot stix in the swiveling rod holder and drop it straight down to where it just touched the bottom and then I dentally work the 3" Big Hammer "Spotty Special" on a 3/16oz Hammer Head on my other Shimano 6'-8" Crucial drop shot stix and shoot my swimmie back into all the tight and or narrow spots between the boats and their docks using the "shooting the dock" method of casting at the same time. It's like aiming a bow and arrow, it's really effective and precise.

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Thanx for checking out today's session.

SP Dan     <"))><  

Enjoyed the report SP Dan. Like you I like the details. I think they label us as OFD (Obsessive Fish Disorder).  

Just curious; where dose Jason conduct his Float Tube Fishing instruction? Personal or Professional Guide?

Thanks for the fish Porn!
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Righy on bro good time once again no office visits from the parasites thia time.

Wow!! Look at those pig spotties!! Been away from the water too long. Your reports are keeping me sane. Good outings!

Another great day in the harbor Doc!
Thanks for sharing.

NICE Dan well put together, way to go on the legals! and thanks for the report, keep them coming....great job!

and whopper by your buddy Jason!

tony G Fishing

bigfish wrote:Enjoyed the report SP Dan. Like you I like the details. I think they label us as OFD (Obsessive Fish Disorder).  

Just curious; where dose Jason conduct his Float Tube Fishing instruction? Personal or Professional Guide?

Thanks for the fish Porn!
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Hey bigfish,

Jason is neither a personal nor a professional float tube guide. That was just a matter of speech, a writers privilege.

He guided me to a couple of AO's and instructed me on the "how to's" once there.
He and I have always shared our INTEL with one another ... we met and became SWAT Brotha's nearly 6-years ago.

He is my good friend and he has a lot of experience float tube fishing, surf fishing and fishing in general, and so he had taken me under his
wing to share with me all of his "do's and don'ts" for my new float tuber venture. The Spotty was on my bucket list.

He offered to lend me a tube for my first Spotty but when I do something ... I have to go all the way. "OCFD"  

Other that that, I gave him a real run for his money this past weekend.

Thanx for asking,

SP Dan     <"))><

Dan great fishing as always! Glad to know that my worthless advice is paying off for you LOL. I think the worst part of the outing was when I locked my keys in my truck. Looking back Tess didnt get there til nearly over an hour later so I couldve fished for an hour longer! (Kicking myself!) Oh well lets hope the hogs stick around for awhile. Thanks again for showing me some of your secret spots. You've come along way my friend. Glad you are enjoying your new fishing venture!

Great report SP Dan. Love how well you write 'em up. Keep up the good work sir!