saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Well guys, headed out to Tomales Bay in a few mins.
Hope we can find some that wanna play and hopefully invite some to come home for dinner.
I'll try to take some pics today. Easier when you don't have a castin rod in your hands all day.
Y'all have a good day, we'll try and do the same.

fishyaker Loc: NW Michigan (Lower Peninsula)

Good luck out there! Hope you find them feisty!

D Tong Loc: San Francisco,Ca

Good 👍 luck 🍀 Steve safe travels and have lots of fun and sunshine 🌞

Grizzly 17 Loc: South central Pa

Good luck Saw. Slay em brother eat well 👍🎣

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Good luck Steve. Looking forward to some pictures.

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

What do you mean Hope? I thought it was a given, you are the West Coast Man after all.

Go get em Saw.

FishermanLeeSonoma

Good Luck!!! Bring some home and get some pictures!!!

Rhyno Loc: Santa Rosa,California

Get some!!

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Well, NO Halibut for us today. LOTS of bait fish though. I caught bout 100 Jack Smelt and Herring.
Right after we started fishin, Brad hooks up. He starts reelin it in and it didn't seem that big. Then after a few min, all the sudden it almost broke Brads rod. It was bent over so much I really thought it might break.
Fought it for the better part of 10 min and finally got it up near the boat. Was bout a 100 pound Bat Ray. Was right under the surface near boat and the hook finally straightened out. Thank goodness. I was gonna have to gaff it to get it unhooked.
I had just reached for my phone when the hook pulled out, so no pic.
I was catchin SO many baits I was throwin them back more than we kept.
We tried to keep them alive with the bait buckets but as they died we put them in a big ziplock bag so Brad could freeze em. I bet he kept 25 or 30 and I turned bout 30 live ones loose when we were leavin.
Brads son Daniel and a couple friends came out there today also. They had caught 2 keepers and missed a couple today and we left them fishin.
We got off the water bout 1pm.
Right before we left, the Pelicans were all dive bombing on bait closer to shore. Was really fun to watch them.
They were probly bout a 1/4 mile away but you could sure see their splashes.
I did take 1 pic of one of the bigger Jack Smelt I caught. Was probly 12 inches. Brad said he'd never seen one that big. I caught 3 or 4 that size and lots that were close to a foot long.
Last pic is of some of the Pelicans that were out there.
Goin back out on the Napa on Monday with Ben to pre fish in hopes to take OBG out there on Wednesday.

Fredfish Loc: Prospect CT.

Sorry you guys didn't get any Butts Steve. You had a nice day on the water, had a thrill and caught some bait. All in all a nice day. Thanks for the pictures.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

Yeah, it was a great day. The weather was beautiful and the water was pretty clam most of the day.

FishermanLeeSonoma

Well! NO halibut but 100 baitfish caught....LOL That still not bad and a giant ray just for fun!!! That may not be what we want to see but it's still pretty cool. Looked like a beautiful day and it's always great to see those pelicans. They remind me of Pterodactyls.... Next time or hopefully Monday!!!

Jeremy Loc: America

Flytier Loc: Wilmington Delaware

Some days catching bait is as much fun as the target fish.

TomTrack44 Loc: Petaluma, CA

Thanks for sharing Steve, sometimes in Tomales when the pelicans are bombing bait it is because stripers are chasing them!