Yup, think the net was either sunk or not findable by the time we got turned around. Good idea on corkNice story realtordarius. do you think the net sunk? I shoved a bunch of corks in the handles of my nets. Not sure if they'll float but hopefully can't hurt.
What was her name?Hell of a bite at Sandheads this morning.
Had a great day. Started out with the cooler sliding in the bed o the truck and messing up a rod. Ok fine. Fished chovies all day. One undersized released and five springs all lost due to not being able to net them solo in my boat. Last one was a screamer and to my dismay I never checked my leader after the last four lost and the line broke at the knot. This was the biggest fish I had on all day. Finally gave up and ran back to vanier. Boat halfway on the trailer went to got into the bed of the truck to pull it more the rope snapped and I went flying. Thanks for the canopy no one saw me.
I know there was people watching me lose these fish. Just one of those days. All fish were at 45 feet.
How do you guys tell what the fish school is by the sounder??
At least you are finding the fish. Are you running 6-7' leaders for anchovies like most people? Makes it tricky when solo especially if your light boat is tippy or gets pulled in a circle by the fish? Possible solutions include 4' leader on a 8" flasher; 4-5' leader with no flasher(use a dummy); play the fish for a while, clear your rigger and ball on that side, then when it's tired, speed up a bit and surf it to the aft corner bonk and gaff or just gaff it while you sit on the back seat.
What. A. Day. Went three for three at the Bell Buoy / T10 today. Was pretty pleased with myself to get a 16 lb-er just after 8 am, then wife landed a 10 lb spring around 11. I wanted to check out Sandheads or the Cap, but the wife had a feeling and wanted to stay. Around 1 pm her rod popped and by the time she had it out of the holder she had a screamer on. After about 20 minutes (about the same time or shorter as the first fish), and on the second netting attempt, we managed to wrestle a 35 lb-er into the boat. All of sudden my first fish looked barely legal and the 10-er looked like bait... All were reds and caught on anchovies between 55 and 65 feet (the 10 and 35 were bucks and the 16 female).
Saw a fair amount of action on other boats. A few double headers and heard of one other boat with a 20 and a 30.
The slab looks a bit short from the rigor after being in the cooler...
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Any news from T10, North Arm or the Bell this a.m. ... curious whether the pods of black and white killing machines that cruised thru late yesterday afternoon have turned the fishing off this a.m..