FisHuntin Quest for 2nd's! weekend@ZumaSlough(w/pics) 12/15&16/07

My Quest to conquer second started @ 0'darkhundred, freezing temps and glassy conditions!   Saw Chris/Backslider and Sonny/Sailfish pullin into the baitshop as I departed from it w/grass shimp and hopes.

pic1~ easy launch, even when it's dark!
pic2~ Sonny & Chris in the $5 premium parking lot (if you park inside$5)...if you park outside= FREE(car top only)
pic3~ the priceless moments of this MADNESS!...the Deltas' Dawn.

.....it was about as beautiful of a morning as you could imagine and you know what happens when the weather is TOO GOOD?! 
Don/Danglin made it out to hunt some stripers down..he's got his dirty work done already(Dino checked off his AOTY list)
  I was getting the small taps on every cast, just not the big pull downs or pumps that I was holding for!...did I mention that the weather was GREAT?


pic4~ toughin' it out!.....about a 15min. paddle from launch. 
pic5~ who put these things in HERE?! 
pic6~ Don?(Danglin),can you help me measure this thing?,and bring "your" blue roll-up-measuring device too!  

Adam, I admire your persistence and drive! You truly deserve hooking up a monster sturgeon - more power to you!

Like a Filipino once said "It aint over till the rice cooks" 

That little dino is awesome!! It's super clean and healthy... very nice pics as always FH! Way to stick it out and go for that dino. at least you can say caught a dino... just not the right size. Looks like it was a ton of fun.

Z

Great 'port and pics, bro!  LOVE the sad-faced shot!   

Adam -

Way to stick with it. That little dino is really cute

Scott

pic7~Sonny- fishin the spot I spent the last TWO trips at...lots of BIG MARKS, but none willing to take a    BITE!...and another reason I paddle = one of the two TOW-INs we witnessed that day.

pic8~ if you snag-up in this area and pull up a 7lb-folding anchor?, canihaveitback?!   the first three FREE-UPS worked like a charm!...but not the forth time,DOH!....thanks for the Kick-DOWN replacement, Don!(ol'buddy)

pic9~Sonny and the Catch of the Day! 28" Fatty

Nice try Adam,

But you know, I don't see anywhere in the rules that states you can't measure and enter an undersized fish.  The only rule that comes close is #6 "No out off season or oversize (fish larger than the legal limit per species) may be entered."  I'm guessing that loop hole in the rules probably needs to be fixed, but until then, I think you could have claimed your 40-60? points and bumped Danglin down a notch.

Brian

...the next day was just as nice! met Mike/Tote in the lot as Duane and Bob were mounting thiers on the dock.Paddled down to the HOLE that holds BIG MARKS every time i scanned over it. 

pic10~ Duane and Bob snugglin-up off SUCKERS Point....did you guys happen to find an anchor?

pic11~ a quick piss&pic in the rocks!   hard to do with ALL those layers, on such a SHORT notice(no pun intented)

pic12~ The soon2becrowned "ChampChuckE" and "4spot-Freddie'Savage" making an appearence to the slough of no returns.

A BAD DAY FISHING IS BETTER THEN A GOOD DAY AT WORK!!!


way to go on puttin in the time!!!

Like FisHunter said, the weather was "pefect"!  Got my striper on my bullhead around 8:30am.  Saw lots of big ones "jumping" all around.  It's always nice to meet all the fellow NCKA's.  Here are some pictures of the trip:

1- Beautiful sunrise as we're getting our kayaks ready.
2- On the water waiting for the Sturgents to jump into our yaks  
3- The one that didn't get-away  
4- Measured around 26-inches and weighted around 10lbs.

Chuck and Freddie arrived around 1:ish?  they stuck close to the loveshacks where Sean and Shimmy got previous love. Lino paddled down farther and found one of the drops to drop down to...nice to meet you Lino!
Even after Freddie "BEGGED" me to stay, i told him i had to leave@2 no matter what! He asked what i had goin on? I replied,"nothing, i'm just TIRED of SITTING here DOING THIS for NOTHING for the last THREE DAYS(23on-the-water-hrs-total)...and will be adding more hours to that this weekend, AGAIN!!

....i think i'm gonna start bringing a thermos of HOT CHOCOLATE from now on, it gets cold out there!...and FREDDIE,bringyourowncup!

pic13~ the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow (iwish!)

pic14~ the last of the sunday crew at 3:30pm on my way out!

pic15~ overview of the sweet launch pad.

this ones for FREDDIE!! who padded out in LONG PANTS, then I actually saw him put a jacket on?!  TWICE!  &IthoughtIwastough!

last pic and best of all~ Me and MY cup of hot-choco warming up together. This Ol'Man was cold!

Love the pics & 'port Adam!
that lil sturgy is too cute!

this ones for FREDDIE!! who padded out in LONG PANTS, then I actually saw him put a jacket on?!  TWICE!  &IthoughtIwastough!

last pic and best of all~ Me and MY cup of hot-choco warming up together. This Ol'Man was cold!

Adam, are you shrugging or are your shoulders just all padded up with the million layers you have on?