I was actually doing the ball bounce thing with 2 other rods but left the big greenie out with a shitload of line for kicks. Guess he swam down.
Flyline took a chirp, then went silent. Thought I was hung on salad until it started headshaking. Once I got vertical with it I started to think it might be flat, but I was still quite surprised when I saw it. Definitely a fun way to get one.
Got it gaffed and stringered no prob, then as I cut the gills it went ballistic and fell over the side. The stinger/stringer I've been demo-ing from Jack Graham of "Lines In" products saved this fish. After that I beat it senseless with the backside of my gaff. No more wiggles after that.
Beautiful morning was otherwise quite mellow. Great way to start the day. Time to start frying.