Huntin' Sharks...but Hookin' Stripers Hercules(S.P.bay) 12.22

Launched at Pinole creek at 8:30am with Sudmucker and BIG 8in.bullheads in the bucket.
Ed has been hookin leopards consistantly(lost a biggin last fri.) and hit the incoming tide til 2:oo on the anchor.

Nice conditions at launch.....Paddle out for 15min. and drop anchor.....these bullheads were so big we had to use a"bull-hd rig"(sliding smaller hook into tail area)...Tossed em' out and within a half hour or so....ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!!  a Fiesty 22" that was barely Hooked!

Released it and now had bait that had "the SMELL" ....another half hour or so and "SLAMMO!"
A nice 27" Rod-bender!!

Tide turned us and then the N.E.wind turned us at a 45degree angle and it wasn't fun anymore cuz we didn't get any takers after that.It was Sudmuckers' first "skunk" out there!!

Water was CRYSTAL CLEAR the whole time.

 

WOW Adam what a great lookin fish!!  Congrats on the catch! 

Sudmucker got "skunked" hmmm?     Could it possibly be BECAUSE HE DIDN'T INVITE HIS WIFE TO GO OUT WITH HIM?!?!?!   

YakinGal

Has he not heard of "Karma" before?!?!
Thanks for the grats'

  Guess Not!! Maybe he'll learn and then again maybe he won't!! 

Nice stripers, Adam!  That 27"er has a bit of a belly on him, doesn't he?

Great pics! Damn dude your getting into the fish like crazy bringing a smile to this yakers face!!!! Way to go with the pose or should I say your signature pose?

Thanks for the kind words. I just wonder when the stripers are gonna turn to into DINOS!! have seen a few jumpin'

Way to go Adam and Mudsucker! Adam there is no place for you in SB heaven. Hey what's with your new profile picture, no knife in the mouth? A less savage Adam for 2007?

Scott

Nice catch fellas - Adam, where do you get your bull heads?

Way to go Adam and Mudsucker! Adam there is no place for you in SB heaven. Hey what's with your new profile picture, no knife in the mouth? A less savage Adam for 2007?

Scott

Scott- No,thats a pic when I first started my YakHuntin career,and I'm gonna be most "savage" like Randy in 07' 

Nice catch fellas - Adam, where do you get your bull heads?

Mooch-  Bay Tackle / Discount-Mart in Richmond  @ Cutting Blvd.& San Pablo  (call them to check inventory) **mudsuckers too.
            Surf City Anglers in Rodeo ****sometimes, not as consistant as above.

Ed (Sudmucker has been trapping a weird cross-breed of mudskr+bullhead and they seem to work great!!
     I'll get a pic of them so Brian can "FISH I.D." it perhaps. 

Midshipmen? great for Sharks.

Mike - I don't think they are Midshipmen.    I need a pic.