honey hole, san pablo bay 2/25

Dustin, I was wondering what you were doing over there, seemed like you were bored of the slow bite so you started practicing kayak recovery skills.  Seriously, I didn't see you go in but I looked over just in time to see you flip your yak back upright and then pull yourself back in, dude, you were fast, it took you all of like 7 or 8 seconds to be sitting  back upright in your seat.  I wish Red was there to take notes.   Nice job on getting back in the game, it got real rough out there after you guys left!!!

Me and Guitarzan started paddleing back and decided to fish right next to rat rock , big mistake, when we went to land we had 80 to 100 yards of 6" water to get across.  Ben made it alot easier in his OK.  My hobie has that deep bottom and was instantly bogged.  I didn't want to wait for the incoming so I started digging myself forward with my paddle, that and throwing myself forward in the seat to scoot the kayak throught the mud.  Big lesson learned!!!

I did have a decent day fishing, I switched to a mono leader with 2 5/0 gama hooks 5" apart with a nice chunk of herring on both hooks to catch and release a 4' leopard shark, catch and release to my fillet knife a 29" 9lb striper and also released to the water a 19" striper.  I would of released the 29er but when I saw it was a fat male I decided to eat him,  I even sashimi'd some of him last night when I got home.   All  fish bit on herring!!!!  Amazing, first time I've ever caught anything besides a batray on herring.  JTF..

  Yeah JTF, that quick re-entry of RH's could come in real handy in the event you find yourself in the ocean with some GW's around    WTG's - all the way around Guitarzan and JTF!