Mission Bay, SD Sat 10-5-2019.HOOKUP Bait held it's 2nd Annual Tournament in Mission Bay, San Diego and I was dawg-gon happy to have been a part of it!
The event was a well organized event!
Thank you Chad and Jo Jo!
Pre-tournament sign-in (JoJo is the lady in the center)
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The Post Tournament- Winners prizes, and raffle drawings with lots of fantastic give aways + an all that you can eat BBQ w/ Brats & dogs, Sauerkraut, sauteed bell-peppers, grilled onions along w/ potato salad, chips, all sorts of ice cold drinks (including beer) and desert included.
There wasn't an empty chair in the house when it got started![You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
GT was the 1st of the three FTFF members to arrive, followed by myself and Enrique.It was fun to share an area that I've fished with a couple of good friends!
I apologize, I didn't get a photo of Enrique before he had to leave. [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
I ended up taking 2nd Place in our division. (Chad is on the right side in photo)
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]2nd Place Prizes:a) Free 1/2 Day trip out of M&M Boat Landing, SDb) Tackle box filled with $75 of Hookup Baitsc) $100 cash
This was my 64th session this season.Location: Mission Bay (MB) San DiegoDuration: 06:00 hrs until 13:00 hrs (7 hrs)
Sun Rise: 06:45 hrsGray Light: 06:10 hrsSun Set: 18:28 hrs, I'm enjoying what's left of the long days of light before they are gone again.Moon Phase: 1st Quarter.
Tidal Conditions: 05:50 hrs HT 3.7 ft, 07:00 hrs 3.6 ft, 08:00 hrs 3.5 ft, 09:05 hrs LT 5.6 ft, 10:00 hrs 3.5 ft, 11:00 hrs 3.6 ft, 12:00 hrs 3.96 ft, 13:00 hrs 4.2 ft ... etc.
Air temperatures during session: temps ranging from 60 deg to 76 deg.
Water temperatures: 69 deg
Wind: 07:00 hrs 2-3 mph NW, 13:00 hrs 7 mph WNW.
Water clarity: translucent green, weedy.
Water Visibility: 3-5 ft
Tidal Coefficient:
(CE) 37 in the morning, this is a low rate and considered a stable rate.
iSolunar Prediction:
Major Period
: 05:07 hrs until 08:07 hrs.
(
1 out of 4 possible)
<"))>< <"))>< <"))>< <"))><Sea Dogs: (
10+) none to report
Dolphin: (
0) none to report
Pelagic Bird Activity: a couple to report
Bait Presence: very good signs of bait, schools of shiners surrounding me, predator fish chasing them and making them jump out of the water during the chase!
Distance kicked:
3.29 miles over 3 different AO's
Calories Burnt:
677 calories, if walking.
SP Dan's Tackle Used: 1/4oz Sardine Green/Silver, Pearl White, Anchovy
and a new 1/4oz HUB color not being sold to the public yet. 3/8oz Sardine Green/Silver, colored HUB's
.... All
REPLACEMENT SKINS.
SP Dan's fish count for this morning:
31-fish,
3-species (Sandy's, Spotty's, WSB),
4 legal
Spotty's.(4) CDFW legal Spotty's, best 15"[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.][You must be registered and logged in to see this link.][You must be registered and logged in to see this link.](1) WSB- White Sea Bass 12" [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
That's fishing folk’s!SP Dan <“))><