Big time bendo at foggy Tomales 11/06/09

Dale, Raul, and I launched at Miller park around 8:30am this morning.  It's raining and the wind was blowing around 10mph but totally doable 





Smelts and Sardines are no where to be found but the Mackerels are still there in small force.  Caught my first agent trolling while heading to the other side of Hog Island.





Sent my agent down to look for Mr. Hali in the channel around 20ft deep.  After the 3rd drifts, my rod went bendo big time and I was on the sleight ride toward the Pelican Point.



I'm soooo tired now, will continue the report in the morning 

You're such a tease, Sonny!    Looks like good times - can't wait to see the rest of it.

 

that looks like a nice bend.  with this much stalling and anticipation you better of landed the fish

Calm down Andy    I was just teasing you guys  

Where was I???  Oh yeah...I can feel the head shakes and it was towing me toward channel marker closest to the Pellican Point.  It's stopping and holding deep so we're playing tug-of-war for about 5 minutes before I can gain some ground/water on it but not able to see any color yet!



Another 5 minutes went by and I can see my leader breaking the surface.

Some thing wrong with the Photobucket website, it's freezing.  I'll try reboot!

Some thing wrong with the Photobucket website, it's freezing.  I'll try reboot!

Now you're just f***in' with us! 

Sorry...It's my wireless connection dropped out!   Anyway, I had my camera ready in one hand and try to lift my rod up...



I saw the head popped up so I snapped a shot...



It turned out to be Mr. Seal stole my bait and get caught!     I was disappointed but felt good about the excited moment and 15 minutes of sleight ride it gave me 

So...It's time to recruit another agent for a new mission.  Got one...oop two 

I heard all about it Sonny.
You guys really put some time in today.  I might just hit tomales again for the Macs.  and maybe a wsb like Kiel.

Raul the rookie is poooped out
We'll try for crabs Vet. day weather permitting.
Join us

We went to shore for a lunch break



After a quick break we went back out and gave it another shot but the fog started to roll in



Within an hour the fog was so thick that we can't even see the shore lines, so we decided to head back in



Love this place when it's not blowing hard!  I shall return sooooon...

Great report Sonny. Sorry about the seal - you must have thought you had the mother of all halibuts. The part I liked was you making progress against it - ready to see color. Good work!

Nice report - way to tease it out to the bitter end!   

great report -- had us going !!!!!    thanks

Nice gloves, Sonny. Doin' surgery on the macs? 

Great report Sonny thanks for the tease