Bolsa Chica 01/29/26

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Bolsa Chica 01/29/26

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I wasn't gonna post this, because of the louse fishing, but I do enjoy reading your reports, so, fair is fair... Met up with my buddy of 65 years at Bolsa Chica for some much needed beach time at about 6AM... Tide was falling like a rock, but the weather and conditions were great..I used freeze dried blood worms and he commercially dried lug worms and gulp sand worms... Maybe 1 or 2 nibbles for me, but he managed 1 BSP on the lug worms.... I did come home with 1 fish though...
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Re: Bolsa Chica 01/29/26

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Well, at least you got out there! Beats not standing in the ocean at all, and the weather could certainly be worse.
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Re: Bolsa Chica 01/29/26

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Friends for 65 years... wow, that's a lot of good memories, Butch.
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Re: Bolsa Chica 01/29/26

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Mike M wrote: Sat Jan 31, 2026 7:53 pm Friends for 65 years... wow, that's a lot of good memories, Butch.
Yep... We met in freshman year of high school (so maybe, it's only been 64 yrs), and have been best friends ever since... He's always been a surf guy (body boarder) but I got him into surf fishing back in the SC Surf Fishing days... Easier on his old body. ;) ...
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Re: Bolsa Chica 01/29/26

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Friends that long is awesome. Just getting out there is always good for me.
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Re: Bolsa Chica 01/29/26

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My Surf fishing buddy of 60+ years is on his way out, Lou Gehrigs disease. They have treatments but no cure, 1 or 2 seasons left. We going to hit the Surf hard this year and hope for a miracle cure. It could happen….
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Re: Bolsa Chica 01/29/26

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Bendo wrote: Wed Feb 04, 2026 8:10 am My Surf fishing buddy of 60+ years is on his way out, Lou Gehrigs disease. They have treatments but no cure, 1 or 2 seasons left. We going to hit the Surf hard this year and hope for a miracle cure. It could happen….
My mother passed away with that disease… It’s awful.. My best wishes for your buddy… Enjoy your time fishing with him…
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Re: Bolsa Chica 01/29/26

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Sorry to hear this. Get him out on the sand as often as you can while he's able to.
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Re: Bolsa Chica 01/29/26

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Perch killer wrote: Wed Feb 04, 2026 1:08 pm Sorry to hear this. Get him out on the sand as often as you can while he's able to.
That is the plan! Some serious Surf Fishing carnage….Some pictures from our early exploits..Rob is the tall guy.
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