Islander 2.5 Day Trip - Report on Page 21

A pesky bonito.

Nick with a YT that he pulled right off the shore. He had the second most YT and just barely snatched Day 2's jackpot from Young Mighty Quinn with a late evening hail Mary YT. (Not this fish).

VWool with a little yeller.

Texas Boy and Wingshooter.

In the late afternoon there were literally thousands of bonito swimming amongst us. I tied on a BH and tried to get one to bite. I tried all kinds of different retrieves, but all I could do was get them to follow it to the boat and not commit.

On one cast I just ripped the BH across the surface as fast as I could. I saw a boil just behind it, paused for just a split second, then started rippin' it again. A few cranks later it was fish on...only after a spirited battle on my Teramar/Cabo PT50 spinning combo up popped a nice little YT!!

Muy Bonito in action.

That's all of the pics I have on this camera. I'll post a few more from my Canon tomorrow.

In total I landed 9 YT, 4 bonito, a ton of little calico bass (plus two six pounders), and a couple of little goats.

I already can't wait until next year.

Pesky sea lions?

Awesome Pics D!  I felt like being there.  You guys killed it!!!



-Kiel

Great action. 

Looks like an incredible trip!  Every year since you guys have been doing this, I've always thought to myself, "someday"...
This year is no different...  Someday...

lol

SAWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTT!

Nice job everyone and thanks Dustin for the awesome pics!

Pesky sea lions?

They were around, but not nearly as bothersome as last trip.

Looks like an incredible trip!  Every year since you guys have been doing this, I've always thought to myself, "someday"...
This year is no different...  Someday...

lol

Man, DO IT!

I hope everyone on this trip realizes how blessed we were with unbeatable conditions and hungry YT. It was amazing.