1:32 AM 05/09/2008
arrived at pier 9:30pm- 5 line casters report they been there since 5pm and the catch were small and few.
water temp 70- waves calm - slow breeze out of the south.
i cast out a line baited with worm and minnow within 5 minutes i land a fat forearm long cat, and soon to follow the rest of us land decent cats, now along comes lady with her basket, she gets set up to cast and opens what i would have to say had to be " the gates of hell" - bag of shrimp, just opening it she made 3 grown retired war veterans and my self turn green and gag for air-25ft away down wind - one was a u.s.navy korean vet the other two were marine and army vets, then add us 4 other younger guys to the near over the rail torpedo away lunch and dinner launch, after we regained our breaths, (which wasn't till after she closed the bag), i hear their comments of the odor, the judges comments were, " i wont eat the fish that eats a hook full of that","any fish that can eat that is one tough fish" when they asked her "good god what the hell is that?"
""she replies, its shrimp, a week old and the last 3 days out in the sun."(the temps have been in high to mid 90's all week)
but after her cast and her bait was in the water we all caught our fair share of arm long cats and gave her the fish, her basket was full at midnight.
i give her the best shrimp bait award this summer.
any bait that can make grown men gag and the tourists run for shore is an award winner.
