The Gold Coast Lady Anglers had their first trip of the year, kicking off the 2011 Season aboard the Dominator out of Point Loma Sportfishing for a 1 1/2 day fishing Colnett. We hoped there would be decent weather, good times and a shot at the yellows.....well.....2 out of 3 ain't bad.....
We left the dock a bit early to get a head start on the early morning yellows. Once we loaded bait we gathered in the stern for Anthony's fishing seminar...Poor Anthony....He kept asking if we had any questions and all the ladies could ask is, "Are we there yet?"...Yup, we were amped!
Normal scene, a bunch of women, some alcohol, and a whole bunch of food. The girls rigged up...I nibbled for a while, tied on an iron and hit the rack.
The ride over was awesome....I slept like a baby and woke up to the sound of the motors backing down. We settled on the high spot and threw a couple scoops. Once Frank told us to let 'em go it was yo-yo central along the rail. 24 of us felt the burn as we tried to get the yellows to go...A half hour later the ladies started to tire and one by one, the jigs came off and the dropper loops got tied on. First fish on was a ling caught by Lori and then the fishing got epic....Whitefish came under the boat and were so fiesty that they were eating the iron and sardines... A couple of gals switched over to the squid strips and slaughtered them. The rest of us targeted the lings.
The day continued on and drift after drift we put the wood to lots of big lings, huge reds, a few grouper and starries, and even a sheephead!
The ladies had a blast, even as the seas started getting sloppy. They toughed it out and stayed at the rail in rough seas and wind, Shirley even took a hook through the back of her hand and Frank had to remove it...That was pretty cool, well I guess not for her, but she was a champ and bandaged up and kept fishing! At 'a girl!!!!
Fred was a gent as usual and helped out Anne who was having a hard time getting bit. Fred got bit and called her over. He handed her the rod and she struggled a bit winding it in....it was a big fish for sure.
Frank grabbed her a fighting belt and she kept winding away.....her catch was amazing (It was one of the biggest reds I have ever seen)!!! and boy was she grateful.
Anyway...limits of Monster Lings and Reds with a bunch of whities and a few misc. bankies, grouper, etc....
I ended up with the JP fish...a fat girl that weighed in at just over 20 pounds, although plenty of contenders had me nervous....
I can not say enough about the crew...Frank, Randy, Anthony, Mondo....you guys are so awesome!!! The greatest group of guys and a pleasure to be around. Outstanding customer service even when dealing with a boat full of needy ladies...you guys are the best!!! Thanks for taking such great care of us!
So many pics...I'm just going to attach them all here at the end....Hope you enjoy!
