It’s been a long while since I ventured into one of the piers. I am off duty this week and saw stars aligned with my old Japanese friend of mine available. I convinced him to join me at Avalon this Tuesday. Great weather, it was. Actually I felt too hot mid day. Winds were there but still in normal range. None of regulars were present giving us a lot of space to fish with.
My friend wanted to catch bonito so I suggested him to cast right away while I prep our station. He caught one in his first cast.
There was a nice young man who is local in SoCal but now attends UCB fishing along side us. He was catching in succession until he broke his only rod! No problem we rent one of our many to him so he could keep fishing.
In the mid day things got slower with more gusts. A local fishing guide whose name I forgot showed up with his father-boy clients. The boy fished on bottom with bait catching assortment of Catalina fares. Had a huge grin. After his session is over he came to us and kept suggesting what to do based on all he just learned plus Hashem’s legal rule board. I listened him telling him yes yes thinking some day he may become a professor of sort….
My fishing was good as well while I attended my friend. A limit of bonito and some great size good looking pacific chub Mack’s were caught on jigs. Plus some short calico basses.
The one on the photo was 23 inches that was largest I saw landed that day. I suspected I had a couple larger specimens hooked but they disappeared as sea lion tax.
We had a great day catching up swapping life stories. Happy thanks giving everyone!
My friend wanted to catch bonito so I suggested him to cast right away while I prep our station. He caught one in his first cast.
There was a nice young man who is local in SoCal but now attends UCB fishing along side us. He was catching in succession until he broke his only rod! No problem we rent one of our many to him so he could keep fishing.
In the mid day things got slower with more gusts. A local fishing guide whose name I forgot showed up with his father-boy clients. The boy fished on bottom with bait catching assortment of Catalina fares. Had a huge grin. After his session is over he came to us and kept suggesting what to do based on all he just learned plus Hashem’s legal rule board. I listened him telling him yes yes thinking some day he may become a professor of sort….
My fishing was good as well while I attended my friend. A limit of bonito and some great size good looking pacific chub Mack’s were caught on jigs. Plus some short calico basses.
The one on the photo was 23 inches that was largest I saw landed that day. I suspected I had a couple larger specimens hooked but they disappeared as sea lion tax.
We had a great day catching up swapping life stories. Happy thanks giving everyone!
