Dana Thursday

[kirkdavis]

Originally Posted by alanw

The weather has been this way all summer. I told a retired neighbor to watch it's nice during the workweeks and windy on the weekends. He said no way, but then played attention for months and now he says I was right.

Anyway, last weekend I was out in the wind. Lots of 6"-7" Macs closer to the beaches and bigger 11"-12" Macs further out but not as abundant. I was stoked, caught my first Bonito of the summer near the harbor mouth trolling a waxwing even though the water cooled down to 68°. Was hoping for more Bonito tomorrow but water dropped again to 64°? That's gonna hurt fishing for sure.

Today I caught 4 little bonito on my sabiki at the same time. What a tangled up mess that was! I could see a big school of them on my FF. Water temp was 66 degrees.

[Snags]

Didn't see any Bonito on Thursday. Too bad. The big ones are fun on light tackle. Just big macs and heaps of smalller bait. Around 5 to 6 in. Not sure what they were as I didn't have a sabiki. Used a 1/2 oz hopkins with a single hook to make bait. Probably why I only got the larger macs. Big bait, big fish. At least that's what I was hoping for. Oh well. If wishes were fishes.

[King Saba]

Macs don't count as skunk beaters?

[Dave Legacy]

Originally Posted by King Saba

Macs don't count as skunk beaters?

No more than sand crabs, right? Aren't macs the sand crab of kayak fishing?

[Snags]

Originally Posted by King Saba

Macs don't count as skunk beaters?

I believe that macs over 10 in. are officially recognized by the IFGA as skunk beaters.

[Harry Hill]

Originally Posted by Snags

I believe that macs over 10 in. are officially recognized by the IFG as skunk beaters.

since I will eat the occasional mackerel I am never skunked if I can bait

[kirkdavis]

I'm of a mind that if it makes my pole bend and is not some inanimate object like kelp or a rock or Grandma's combat boot, it gives me the thrill of the bite and the "I wonder what's at the other end", then I have not been skunked. I caught my first WSB yesterday, but it was only 22" so I had to release it, which meant I could not eat it. But I was stoked at catching it! You all can have whatever you want as a definition of "skunked". I am perfectly happy with mine.

[King Saba]

Originally Posted by Dave Legacy

No more than sand crabs, right? Aren't macs the sand crab of kayak fishing?

Perhaps you mean Sand Dabs? Those things don't count as skunk beaters! They're bait stealers IMO.

Originally Posted by Snags

I believe that macs over 10 in. are officially recognized by the IFGA as skunk beaters.

On 2lb line class they make screaming drag runs!