Bass fishing is hard and Hali fiishing is Boring!

[steveooo]

Not today though

Short Story
Dana Pt
Live Dine
BIG Grump
12-13 lbs
29 inch long
22-23 inch girth

Longer Story

Decided to try Dana Pt for some butts in the yak this morning. Was supposed to rain starting at 6am, but I decided to try it anyways. It was sunny and cold from gray to when I got off the H2O at 10:30. Picked up 2 scoops of bait at 5:30 and caught a small grump after having lines in for only about ten seconds. Skunk off. At about 7:30 I was starting to get a little discouraged, no raked baits, no nibbles, nothing. I drifted from about 40ft to as little as 8 feet for nothing and was trying to decide to call it a day or not when my line starts singing off the reel. I set the hook and began the fight; the fish immediately turned the yak around and the California sleigh ride started. I knew immediately that it wasn’t a butt, but I had no clue what it was. I was first hoping it would be a big butt, then I was hoping it was a leopard (somehow I have avoided catching one and I need to check it off my list). I was in 16 ft of water so the fight was relatively quick. At first color I saw a stripe on a BIG body, so I thought I was going to get my leopard. Then I could not believe my eyes as I got the fish to the surface again. It took me a second to even figure out what it was, because you never associate something this big with a sandbass. This was the mother of all grumps! After she settled, I put her on the boga for a quick weigh. It was bouncing between 12 and 13 lbs. I put her in the H2O and called my buddy to see what the record was. He said 13.3. The weight never went above 13 but never went below 12 so I decided to trust the boga and set the beast free. Took some quick measurements, snapped a few pics and got soaked as she swam back down. Incredible fish the pictures do not do her justice. I hope one day I can catch her again. Not a bad day of Hali fishing as far as I’m concerned.

No I do not have Midget Hands. I’m 6’2”

Just wanted to show perspective, so I put my fist in her mouth. Don’t freak out, I asked her and she said yes.

Before the release.

[GBF]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

Very Nice!

GBF

[Iceman]

ridiculously big sandbass!!!

congrats!!!

[Dan]

wow, that really is huge. that's cool.

[Holy Mackerel]

I needed that fish two weeks ago, but in SD Bay!!!! nice fish, that is biggun!

[Zed]

Com'on fess up. I know you paid for that fisting. Is that evidence in the yak-side lip grab pic? Let's see the carnage.

Nice shots. Big bass.

Z

[lambadmin]

WOW!!!

Awesome catch.

The 1st bass that ain't white on a Frontpage!

[kurt]

Nice. I like the pic where it's biting your hand off.

[Handymansd]

Beeeeaautiful................ for a bass.

[steamroll]

[ski]

Congrats on the catch! It was your choice to keep and make tacos, or set free. Bonus karma points to you for the release

[Matt]

Damn!!!! That is an awesome specimen to say the least......you sure you didn't drift down by San O and the nuclear power plant?!!!! Congrats man that thing is awesome!

[sterling]

FYI-

The all tackle world record according the IGFA. is 13.3 lbs. caught in 1988! If you're into records i'm sorry this information may bum you out.

OFF THE HOOK! YOU KNOW YOU CAUGHT IT AND HAVE PROOF

[sterling]

I just re read your post. Cudos for checking the record and then releasing!

[T-Rex]

Wow!...Biggest SB I've ever seen. Congrats!

[squiggy]

That's huge!!!..good job!!

[quietman]

da-mn.

That's just crazy, and you sir are a true sportsman.



john

[Grego]

Fisting a big bASS, Cucamonga Keith called to tell me about it, he was so excited about that photo!

[Ed]

That's cool to see.

[Sherm]

huge turdroller Awesome release.