A summer extravaganza...in angling!

Hello, folks here an outing I finally got around to do: a 2-day get away to Central coast of California hitting whatever pier showing up. Long story short I've recently acquired a 4pc travel XUL rod in the form of Palms Quattro out of Japan and been meaning to head out to cast a few and avoid any kind of heat stroke in doing so, even if it meant leaving town to do so. Total piers hit: 4, with Morro Bay being the most beautiful and Santa Barbara Stearns pier being the most productive! The Palms was used along side my trusty Nissin Fabulous F telescopic ML 4-12 lb test due to heavy eel grass ever present in the ocean. Both rods performed as it was designed! 23 total fish caught only, with a few juvies (micro) thrown in the mix BUT the air was worth the 6 hour drive alone. Enjoy the scenery pictures!Attachment 466136Attachment 466137Attachment 466138Attachment 466139Attachment 466141Attachment 466143Attachment 466144Attachment 466145

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Sounds like a good trip. Nice pictures. Thanks for sharing

Nice catches. That salt air can be a welcome change

Pretty places. Some cool looking fish, the one resembles a goby. Glad to hear the new rod worked well for you.

Nice trip for you! Thanks for the ride along! The smell of salt water makes it worth it!
Bob

Beautiful fish and scenery!
When you said Pier I was I was thinking long and tall , beach pier and wondering how you were going to use an UL . :)

Beautiful pictures. Thanks for taking us along with you

Thanks for the kind comments, all! My resources of fresh water adversaries are somewhat limited geographically, but the urge to fish does not know boundaries...lol. I just hope I'm within guidelines when sharing fishing stories here at CDC, especially of the salty variety. Talking fishing with some or even friends can be like a urinating contest, if you will, and it's pretty daunting.

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Beautiful fish and scenery!
When you said Pier I was I was thinking long and tall , beach pier and wondering how you were going to use an UL . :)

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Thanks for chiming in, Gill. I was hoping you would because it seems "whatever that bites" has always been how you and I fish. I also know you love catching micros and taken beautiful photos of them, so here's one photo for you: A Black Rockfish that grows to 2 feet long...Attachment 466197

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Nice, I know that had to be a lot of fun.


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If you’re out of line by posting of a saltwater trip, then I’m in good company and guilty myself. When I had a good time in mosquito lagoon I posted a bunch about my trips. Redfish, snook, seatrout and flounder and probably a few more species made the trips worth it. Glad you got some to remember when you went.

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Thanks for chiming in, Gill. I was hoping you would because it seems "whatever that bites" has always been how you and I fish. I also know you love catching micros and taken beautiful photos of them, so here's one photo for you: A Black Rockfish that grows to 2 feet long...Attachment 466197

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Beautiful! The little ones seem more colorful to me .
I’d love take a trip to salt water . It’s been way too long for me .
I have taken an ultralight with me while my brother and I used to fish the coastal marshes here in Georgia out of my 15’ Jon boat . We mainly fished for seatrout , with an occasional flounder or redfish mixed in .
Our regular tackle was 6# on a 1000-2500 reel . Light action to medium light rods .
I usually fished a 1/8 or 1/16 jig with a 3” curlytail . Swimming or hopping jigs on an out going tide .
Fun days , I miss them . Please keep posting SW trips .

Nice variety of fish; looks like you were fishing in an aquarium! rotfl

What the heck kind of fish are they, anyway? It's amazing the variety and species of fish in the oceans compared to our fresh water experience.

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Nice variety of fish; looks like you were fishing in an aquarium! rotfl

What the heck kind of fish are they, anyway? It's amazing the variety and species of fish in the oceans compared to our fresh water experience.

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Hello, thanks for chiming in! The ocean holds many species, 6poundtest, way more than one person will ever encounter in lifetime infact. Until recently my saltwater species of choice had always been the larger and often time of good table fares like cod, halibut, rockfish, and mackerel when chasing. These fishes had always been nuisance at best, often overlooked by saltwater anglers for their lack of commercial appeal. Now they are quite popular as target fish for the European LRF (Light Rock Fishing) community. As for me once becoming a CDC member of the Ultralight sub-forum, multispecies fishing had shed new possibilities. I no longer have the urge to bait a surf rod and dunk it for hours on in just to catch a meal. These little surfperch, kelp bass, and sea sculpin just to name a few will now let me have chance pursuing with line as light as 4lb test and will put quite a bend on even my medium light travel rod. Cheers!

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LVSpinfisher1 , it’s been almost a year since you posted about the Palms Quattro .
I was wondering how it’s working for you ?