Untimely Demise

[wade]

Surface H20 72 fwiw.. I guess it goes without saying, especially now in peak season, but it was truly another beautiful & productive day @ the Jewel yesterday. Get out there you guys & girls before the weekend if you can manage it..With most boats enjoying the stellar action offshore, I had it mostly to myself (That is until my next report..)Winds held down 4-8 till lunch then lightly gusted, although I was off the water and on the road home by then..Maybe hooky is in order for some ‘hook time’ if you ‘catch’ my ‘drift’.. L.i.m.i.t.s…M.o.u.s.e.. I don’t think this will interest very many here, but for the couple people that might find this GoPro footage entertaining, have a go.. Dave you gotta give me your new number man Ill float you these points, haven’t been able to reach you the last few..Go home stacked next round with your enormous gas bill..
With these traveling Rats crawling all over the place, you know there is literally a giant mass underneath..
Extremely hungry kids are snapping at multiple offerings live or & even blind casts on turds with trebles ..1/8 day the end of this week really can bring home the bacon..With sixty two release karma points intact, I set off for the bigger one running underneath the transients.
It wasn’t long before I found my good mark....................................




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[5-20]

Cool.

[FISH11]

Another awesome video Wade. Thanks for sharing.

[blitzburgh]

Some great footage on the release

[bigbarrels]

very nice

[wade]

Building up karma points also comes with a price around these parts..
NOTHING is free.
Some locations you have to deal with regular Sharks devouring your hard earned catch mid fight, while at other times your letting Pelagics take you straight into the deep with the ‘coast is clear’ so to speak.. Yesterday while working a hundred to one twenty contour lines, I got brought once again this week into the Nw shoulder section of the kelp with this powerful YT. 65# Spectra did its job with the quickness and we were back & off to the races!..With a nice bow wake building & powerful head shakes in tow & almost dislodging the rooftop-mouth hook set, we are now headed in the right direction. Just before color, I see the small brown beast charging in circles trying to get a hold of my prize. Several failed attempts and I put my Sealine out of gear for safe measure at a few critical lunges.. Once decked the hook practically fell out. Tight lines is an understatement..Tension, tension, tension.. Chase em’ down & never go slack. Im sure if my good ol’ trusty friend Knothead was in the same position yesterday, this would have turned out much much different, but the Gopro was a rollin’, and i thought I’d share with you some of the typical LJ antics.

So in fine Fish-Natzi fashion, I will leave all you Pinnipeds a farewell “No Fish For You!”
At least not mine.
Today that is..



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[Fish n Jeep]

Great Vid! I finally have some time off of work next week. Looking forward to hitting the water as much as possible, and learning. This is even more motivation. Thanks Wade!

[Scoot]

Thanks for the motivation

[Gerry]

Good stuff, Wade, classic seeing that Sh%$t OTW!!!

[FISH11]

The second video is even better because you win in the fight with the dog. I need to stop referring to them as dogs since that disrespects mans best friends. Today the news had a story about the coastal commission approving the closing of beach access to humans at "The Children's Pool" from Dec. to May. It just pisses me off no end, every time some idiots rule like that for non-endangered species. Love the finger gesture to the seals. I use that one on them often. Glad you won the battle and got some dinner Wade. Tight Lines or loose the fish.

[Ramos23]

Great video!