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04-05-2011, 11:07 PM | #1 |
Junior
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 11
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A Thrilling Ride
Hello, my name is Omar, and I'm a rehabilitating lurker.
I've been in deep research mode while I was tied to the house by a young boy; well now he's grown enough for me to peel away and put time on the water. Thanks for all of the knowledge posted now and prior. I haven't really had anything to post because most of my questions have been asked and answered. And lets just say results on my few trips out so far have been barely enough to report back to the wife. Until this past weekend... I had just launched and the weather was lovely, low clouds with the sun fighting its way through in spots. I was trolling and paused to change some settings on my sonar. I'd been having trouble with incorrect readings and wanted to figure the issue out. I decided to give up and continue to the intended fishing spot and said the words, "Well, this sucks!" No sooner had the sound left my mouth and my trolling rod loads intensely and the clicker starts singing. I thought maybe I'd caught something but there was no mistaking a hookup when I felt how hard and fast this thing was ripping line off the reel. I tightened the drag a bit and thumbed the spool. Long story short, 20 minutes of getting towed at 2 mph for my first sleigh ride (and I'm 250 lbs) I got my first thresher shark yakside. After the long fight I didn't want to stress him out more by pulling him out of the water...I'd already decided on a c&r for this first beast. He was tail hooked so I took the path of least resistance and unhooked my lure and let him go. I held his tail firmly moving him around to get water through his gills until he kicked hard enough to release my grip. This was an absolute thrill. I have never had a fish pull that hard and run so fast in my life. I'm not sure who got hooked more, the shark or me... |
04-05-2011, 11:13 PM | #2 |
Junior
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Santa Ana
Posts: 15
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Sweeeeeeeeeeet!!!!!!!!!! perseverance pays off my friend. You motivate guys like me to keep trying ......yakking is hard and it looks like your getting the hang of it. I have ways to go but but eventually ill get there. CONGRATS!!!!!
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04-05-2011, 11:15 PM | #3 |
Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Lakewood, California
Posts: 46
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Looks like a thrilling ride indeed... was this out of Long Beach or Seal Beach? The jetties and oil rigs look familiar...
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04-05-2011, 11:21 PM | #4 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Huntington Beach CA
Posts: 323
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Congratulations!!.......Very nicely done................
GBF
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04-06-2011, 05:08 AM | #5 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,972
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Well done Omar! Beautiful set up as well...
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04-06-2011, 05:12 AM | #6 |
"Floater"
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: so cal
Posts: 164
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Nice T shark
Great way to start a day, congrats!
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04-06-2011, 06:28 AM | #7 |
Greg
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Chula Vista, ca
Posts: 509
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Congrats on the cherry popping Thresher !
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04-06-2011, 08:01 AM | #8 |
Administrator
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: 1-2 miles off the point
Posts: 6,948
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So cool..............harbor long tail congrats!
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04-06-2011, 08:06 AM | #9 |
Señor member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 1,627
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Cool bendo pic!
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04-06-2011, 08:14 AM | #10 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Santee
Posts: 904
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Very cool!! Congrats!
We need a thresher icon/smiley. |
04-06-2011, 08:52 AM | #11 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Baja fish camp
Posts: 478
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Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, oh what fun is to ride a kayak sled today!!
Congrats on the T. |
04-13-2011, 01:19 PM | #12 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Spring Valley
Posts: 1,400
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Those Threshers will give a hell of a workout. Congrats.
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