Hooping Dana Point Monday 10-7

[danjor]

Anyone want to join me?
Did very well my first 2 trips so far.
Planing on getting to baby beach around 5pm

[Raskal311]

I'll be launching from the boat launch at 6 today if you want to joint. Depending on how we do today I may joint you tomorrow. Do you stick to mainly the harbor?

[William Novotny]

Count me in. Ill be launching from baby beach around 5:30-6:00ish

[easyday]

See yall there ill be fishing la jolla that morning so hopefully ill bring some fresh bait for us all.

[JohnnyCope]

looking to go. If I do I will be late. Danjor check PM.

[danjor]

Originally Posted by Raskal311

I'll be launching from the boat launch at 6 today if you want to joint. Depending on how we do today I may joint you tomorrow. Do you stick to mainly the harbor?

Can't hoop inside the harbor must hoop outside.
See you all there. Let's all limit!

[Raskal311]

On at 6pm off by 11, about 20 short only two legal.

Good luck guys.

[Raskal311]

Originally Posted by danjor

Only 20 shorts? I have never been to Dana and caught less than 60-100 shorts. Last 2 trips I had a couple nets with 10+ shorts, now legals are another story I have had to fight for them...

Dang!! that many? I was pulling up about 3 per pull for the first hour then it died. Dropped down to 1-2 if that, I had a string of 6 pulls that came up with nothing. If I included the super small ones that escraped through the net holes I probably had 30. Man I wish I could go out with you guys tonight.

[danjor]

Sounds like it was tuff hooping out there last night. Heard the same from a couple different sources. Hopefully tonight will be better since it sounds like the bugs fasted last night lol

[danjor]

Originally Posted by Raskal311

Dang!! that many? I was pulling up about 3 per pull for the first hour then it died. Dropped down to 1-2 if that, I had a string of 6 pulls that came up with nothing. If I included the super small ones that escraped through the net holes I probably had 30. Man I wish I could go out with you guys tonight.

Planning on pulling out the best bait I have and hooping some spots I have had luck before.
Last week it took me 15-20 sets of 5 nets to get limit, so many I lost count....
Anyone use sports chalet waders? Planning on grabbing a pair before I head out, never wore waders before but if was effin cold last Wednesday night, soaking wet 45 degrees plus wind chill was no fun, stupid low pressure front that came thew last week.

[William Novotny]

Originally Posted by danjor

Planning on pulling out the best bait I have and hooping some spots I have had luck before.
Last week it took me 15-20 sets of 5 nets to get limit, so many I lost count....
Anyone use sports chalet waders? Planning on grabbing a pair before I head out, never wore waders before but if was effin cold last Wednesday night, soaking wet 45 degrees plus wind chill was no fun, stupid low pressure front that came thew last week.

I just got some neoprene waders and look forward to layering up tonight. Im pulling out the bait that has been marinating for weeks now

[easyday]

Caught about 20 jumbo macs today I just got off the water in la jolla going home to load up and ill see yall at baby beach

[danjor]

Radio said there's a meteor shower tonight right after sundown

[Old Man in the Sea]

dang I wish I could join you - I am on call all this week...

[DanaPT]

i hope to see a report on your efforts. I would have posted one today but I don't want to discourage you.

Go get em!

[alanw]

Originally Posted by danjor

Anyone use sports chalet waders? Planning on grabbing a pair before I head out, never wore waders before but if was effin cold last Wednesday night, soaking wet 45 degrees plus wind chill was no fun, stupid low pressure front that came thew last week.

How's those sports chalet waders? I was thinking of picking up a pair since they are priced reasonably.

[easyday]

Well it was tough hooping. Not alot of boats but quite a few kayaks. The seals were out in force but ill let danjor tell that story. We still all managed to grab a few, but what beats getting out on the water with a bunch of good dudes.

[danjor]

Originally Posted by easyday

Well it was tough hooping. Not alot of boats but quite a few kayaks. The seals were out in force but ill let danjor tell that story. We still all managed to grab a few, but what beats getting out on the water with a bunch of good dudes.

First off waders work well but need returned since the sock part had a extra 6 inches on it and I wear a size 13 shoe, they must be made for clown shoes or something...

Got there early paddled out to the headlands hoping for a spot where there wasn't commercial pots, grid pattern every 20 feet.... so I went back to the boilers where there were no pots and dropped my nets filled with my best bait I have, paddled the legnth of the break wall again to meet up with EasyDay, he still was not here so paddled back just in time to catch a massive sea lion having his way with my nets. Stole/broke into every bait cage none are salevageable, badly knotted up one rope, broke 4 of the 5 eclipse nets supports that keeps them from laying flat and if that wasn't bad enough he put 5 fist sized rocks in one net, I'm not kidding on that. Pulled all my nets to start to head in and got some bait and some from another BWE member sorry I forgot your name I'm horrible with names, got 2 and a half nets in semi working order, managaged 1 legal in 4 set pulls of 3 nets which saved the night! Tuff fishing indeed but I believe I could of done better without the handicap of thrashed nets, now I'm on a mission to build seal proof bait tubes. If anyone wants a free set of promar bait cages pm me, I have a set from my ambush nets that I will give away since this will be my first and last seal attack. Now to enjoy this bowl of chili and go to sleep.

[ctfphoto]

Originally Posted by alanw

How's those sports chalet waders? I was thinking of picking up a pair since they are priced reasonably.

I bought a pair and they worked great for the first year. Then the booties started leaking. It got worse and the booties started falling apart. I just cut off the booties and changed my waders into splash pants so now I need to go buy separate booties or boots. I think I will like the splash pant more now that I have cut off the dysfunctional booties.

[danjor]

Originally Posted by DanaPT

i hope to see a report on your efforts. I would have posted one today but I don't want to discourage you.

Go get em!

I doubt your trip was that bad compared to mine.