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10-15-2014, 04:23 PM | #1 |
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DP 10/15/14
Dumped a nice head shaker on a dropper greenie.
Caught a nice 8-10lb bone on a flyline greenie. Busted off a screamer before I could get it out of the holder. Did not retie leader after the dumped fish. Doh! Paddle back in about 3/4mile to rebait. Found 4 more greens. Reset and dropped back down. Slow Slow Slow Screamer! Got it out of the holder and fought the toughest fish I can remember. It fought strong and long. Got it yakside and I flipped. New new local PB, and new OC PB. 45in fork 34lbs
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10-15-2014, 04:33 PM | #2 |
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Congrats!!!
You flipped too??!!
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10-15-2014, 04:44 PM | #3 |
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Thanks for sharing your story, in the end, it all seems worth it.
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10-15-2014, 04:47 PM | #4 |
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Sweetness! Let's keep this "Summer" going!
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10-15-2014, 04:55 PM | #5 |
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Awesome fish, this summer just seems like its not going to end.
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10-15-2014, 04:59 PM | #6 |
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Awesome! Hope this years influx of inshore beasts become a new set of homeguards for the next couple years. I stress much more the entire fight when I have not retied than I would for the 2 minutes of lost fishing time from the retie. But I still continue to put it off
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I can tie on a new hook with a Palomar in 30 seconds. On a boat there was no sense in trying to retrieve the hook so I always wrapped the line around my ankle and "snapped" the hook off or cut it off to force me to retie. Trying to retrieve a hook can take almost as much time as tying on a new one! Also after getting wrapped in kelp I take my line and run it through my fingers "feeling" for frays. It is' a necessary evil. There's nothing like bringing a huge fish up only to feel the and upon checking your line it broke at a frayed spot! It took me a couple of 3/5-day trips and many lost fish to figure that out! (Along with some ribbing from the skippers/deckhands I knew or the ones that knew I would take it in stride). By the time I went on my first 7-day on the RP it was drilled into us by the crew after landing each huge tuna (150#'ers+ on that trip). I lost a couple at color that were estimated over 150lb. Then one over 200# (estimated at 225# on a 10-day Excel) after working him for just over 2 hours(?) and almost being spooled twice on my 50SW, because I hadn't checked the line after landing my last fish(that one I'll always remember as that would have been my personal best!) With the size/type of fish showing up out here, I'd be out there with fresh line (not used more than 3X or any top-shot). Knowing the amount of talent here on this site I would not be surprised, if someone really wanted to...I'm sure that someone could have a chance to set a record! FFY |
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10-15-2014, 05:29 PM | #8 |
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Flipped out.
Not flipped over. Gotta be careful of my phrasing.
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10-15-2014, 05:46 PM | #9 |
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I flipped him off. Does that count
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10-15-2014, 05:49 PM | #10 |
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10-15-2014, 05:54 PM | #11 |
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holy shit congrats that thing is a beast!
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10-15-2014, 06:20 PM | #12 |
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sweet. there is a chance I'll catch a yellow this year!
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10-15-2014, 06:48 PM | #13 |
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Nice!!
It looks like the larger grades are starting to come in.
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10-15-2014, 07:12 PM | #14 |
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Congrats Troy.
That's a really nice feesh. FWIW- I think you are a great fisherman! I dig that you fish with no electronics too. Mucho respect sir. |
10-15-2014, 07:22 PM | #15 |
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No electronics? Who took the picture?
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10-15-2014, 08:22 PM | #16 |
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Nice!
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10-15-2014, 08:38 PM | #17 |
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Nice DP catch. I was out looking for him last weekend, guess I'll have to find his buddy this weekend.
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PIG! Congrats!
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10-16-2014, 10:03 AM | #19 |
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Great to see nice YT at DP!
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10-16-2014, 11:27 AM | #20 |
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BEAST!!!!!
Yewwwwwww!!!!!!!
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