Hit the water around 0900. Launched at Redondo and was surprised at how many boats were out fishing. Must have been 50+ boats fishing just south of the launch. Haven't seen it that busy since pink season last year. I wasn't planning on fishing Redondo anyway, but seeing all those boats re-affirmed my decision. Made my way over to Point Robinson and dropped lines around 0915. There were probably 10-15 boats around the point, busier than I have seen the last few weeks, but bearable. I made a few passes by the point and marked fish, but couldn't get anything to hit. There was still about an hour till low tide at 1030 so I decided to head to Beals. Got to Point Beals and lines in the water around 1000. Instantly I was marking bait and seeing it rise everywhere.
I trolled for a few minutes and right in front of the point my rod started to dance. I picked the rod up and the fight was on. It took a bit of line to start off and I knew that it was going to be a decent size. It made a few runs, followed by me gaining line. After a 5 minute fight, I had a 9 pound hatchery hen in the boat. Not the biggest fish, but still fun. I fished for awhile after that looking to fill the limit, but it didn't happen.
Fish came on Mtn. Dew Flasher and Irish Flag "Kingspin" with a little flash tied onto the hook. Rigger read 117' in about 160' of water. Here is the Youtube video...

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