Paradice 9/4 monster smelt, troll and release...

Damn it was hot out there today. Tried jigging some bait at the peirs for nada, headed for deeper water trolling the sabiki and wham goes a 13 inch smelt, pinned him on and drifted to the bridge and back for nada. One of these days...
Friday????

You don't know if you don't go!
Steer way clear of the ferries Ben!

Do you use a stinger on your set-up?Flat ass lookin water.

Did you snell that first red hook for the stinger? looks like a regular sinch/uni knot. does that work with load on the tag end?

OOPS! My screen is so small I forgot to slide the sreen over. Of course you have a stinger hook. My Bad.

Did you snell that first red hook for the stinger? looks like a regular sinch/uni knot. does that work with load on the tag end?

Trilene knot. The drag is soooo loose its not an issue.

saw a couple of guys the other day- actually about 2 months back or more- surfing the wake from the ferry-- they sauntered in right up close to that fast moving monster in big closed decks yaks, hit the first wake and SURFED....endlessly I'm serious they had to ride that wake a few hundred yards at least....

cajones

Too bad you didn't hook up, Ben.  Nice pics, though.  Better luck next time.

Dude id appreciate if you wouldn't take A pic of my yacht!!!

Ben, your not using the knott I showed you? Still need a little more practice. 

Nice report - keep on trying!  I love the smelt pic - you had him wired.   

Thanks for the report guitarzan. Thanks also for sharing your hali set up and of course the pictures.

Jed

the water look very nice!
nice try Ben! you're due next!