Oceanside Pier & Ib pier 8/11-8/12

Reporting in...

Oceanside pier:
Arrived at the pier at about 3:30pm
Wind was strong we were pinned to throwing everything off the left side of the pier. Setup a high low to go soak while I casted for hali as they're wasn't a mackrel to be seen to stock the bait bucket. Squid and shrimp weren't producing for anyone else. We called it quits at about 7pm, pulling the bottom rod in yielded this little guy and then made for IB.




IB Pier:
Arrive and immediately see it's a slayfest for mack on the right side of the pier. Buckets are half full for just about everybody even half heartedly casting out. Winds were calm fishing seemed good all around. Fairly big sting ray as we were walking back towards the cafe at the back. The bottom again was productive.....for the world's smallest sculpin.

First report. Feel free to critique, ask questions and so on...

 

I'd have gotten there earlier but as the cards were dealt arrival kept getting pushed back. So a 6am arrival turned into noon to a little after 3. Still caught fish so cant complain too much.

 

It was a blast. My youngin was so excited to hold a shark. Now she wants to catch a one.

 

It was kinda wild. He scarfed down a number 2 circle hook. I put on a bigger hook in Hope's of avoiding them lol. Thanks man he was a puppy dog the entire time I was pulling the hook out. Which was odd lol.