HBB8 3/21

pseudoMoGil · Post by **pseudoMoGil** » Sat Mar 21, 2026 8:16 pm

Went down to mission beach to fish the HBB8 (Honey Badger Baits) tournament this morning. Tons of holes from tower 11 through 13, but they didn’t fill in til a bit later since the low tide was around 5:45am. Fished the LC 110 for a few hours, switched to c rig after some nice angler gifted me a cup full of ghost shrimp and sandworms. Pulled a dinky BSP on my first cast but never hooked up again. Seemed like a rough day for most people, but others did have success. Winners from the 3 categories were a 20” halibut, 21” (i think) corbina and a 13” BSP. Honestly the structure was looking great, but bite just seemed tough. Got many bites on the ghost shrimp but couldn’t connect. The wind picked up a bit and it was really foggy from like 8-10am.

Was still a good time, fun to see so many anglers at the beach at once! Looking forward to more success at the next one.

kastmaster · Post by **kastmaster** » Sat Mar 21, 2026 8:56 pm

Thanks for the report! Good to know some halibut are in the neighborhood.

Perch killer · Post by **Perch killer** » Sat Mar 21, 2026 9:50 pm

Sounds familiar from a few others; tough to connect seems to have been a common theme. A few good hook ups for a some will bring you back.

Nelson 1 · Post by **Nelson 1** » Sun Mar 22, 2026 4:30 am

What is the buy in. And can you use any bait or only honey badger..

Jusbigguns · Post by **Jusbigguns** » Sun Mar 22, 2026 6:09 am

$20 buy in open to anybody. Any legal means to fish. Bait is also legal. I have fun meeting people from all over the coast. Larry sets the tournament up and he runs a great show. My Partner caught the Halibut.

Midnightpass · Post by **Midnightpass** » Sun Mar 22, 2026 8:25 am

Nice early corbina... Can't wait until they come out in force... Good effort..
Butch

Nelson 1 · Post by **Nelson 1** » Sun Mar 22, 2026 11:51 am

Jusbigguns wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 6:09 am $20 buy in open to anybody. Any legal means to fish. Bait is also legal. I have fun meeting people from all over the coast. Larry sets the tournament up and he runs a great show. My Partner caught the Halibut.

Where do I look up dates and times for the next tournaments. Would like to try to make it out to one. Thanks

pseudoMoGil · Post by **pseudoMoGil** » Sun Mar 22, 2026 2:44 pm

Nelson 1 wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 11:51 am
Jusbigguns wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 6:09 am $20 buy in open to anybody. Any legal means to fish. Bait is also legal. I have fun meeting people from all over the coast. Larry sets the tournament up and he runs a great show. My Partner caught the Halibut.
Where do I look up dates and times for the next tournaments. Would like to try to make it out to one. Thanks

To be honest, I found out from a random FB thread where someone posted a picture about it. Probably could look them up on FB? I heard there will be another 2 this year, 1 in the summer and 1 in the fall.

pseudoMoGil · Post by **pseudoMoGil** » Sun Mar 22, 2026 2:45 pm

Jusbigguns wrote: Sun Mar 22, 2026 6:09 am $20 buy in open to anybody. Any legal means to fish. Bait is also legal. I have fun meeting people from all over the coast. Larry sets the tournament up and he runs a great show. My Partner caught the Halibut.

Congrats to him on the hali! I think he said he got it on sandworm?

kastmaster · Post by **kastmaster** » Mon Mar 23, 2026 8:57 am

Do you happen to know
1) how many fish were caught overall?
2) how many participants there were?
3) start / end time of event?
Those metrics, combined, would give me a better sense of the futility of my hobby.

Nelson 1 · Post by **Nelson 1** » Mon Mar 23, 2026 11:22 am

kastmaster wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2026 8:57 am Do you happen to know
1) how many fish were caught overall?
2) how many participants there were?
3) start / end time of event?
Those metrics, combined, would give me a better sense of the futility of my hobby.

If you go on Honey Badger FB page they have pictures. No fish count. Check in was at 7:00 till 11:30 I think.. looks like fun.

pseudoMoGil · Post by **pseudoMoGil** » Mon Mar 23, 2026 2:35 pm

Nelson 1 wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2026 11:22 am
kastmaster wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2026 8:57 am Do you happen to know
1) how many fish were caught overall?
2) how many participants there were?
3) start / end time of event?
Those metrics, combined, would give me a better sense of the futility of my hobby.
If you go on Honey Badger FB page they have pictures. No fish count. Check in was at 7:00 till 11:30 I think.. looks like fun.

Ya not sure on total fish count, but there were 39 participants. Fishing was from 7:30 - 10:30, then handed out prizes and giveaways.

Jusbigguns · Post by **Jusbigguns** » Mon Mar 23, 2026 4:29 pm

Half of the Anglers didn't catch anything. It was slow although great looking water. The Raffle is great and its really a fun tournament. Good People just creating memories.

kastmaster · Post by **kastmaster** » Mon Mar 23, 2026 4:47 pm

Jusbigguns wrote: Mon Mar 23, 2026 4:29 pm Half of the Anglers didn't catch anything. It was slow although great looking water. The Raffle is great and its really a fun tournament. Good People just creating memories.

Thanks, that's informative. I was a Statistics guy in a former life, guess I haven't let it go.

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