7/28/07 LJ

[tylerdurden]

Bait sucked at the pier under the lights. Got 3 pornstars and headed out in the darkness. I was off the hotel at grey light in ~60' of water on the kelp line. I saw some good looking swirls but wasn't ready. Saw a boil and fired off a good cast. As the iron dragged over the perfect looking footprint I saw the swirls turn and follow it. Line went tight and...it didn't feel right.




While I am dealing with it a bit spot of breezed through and boiled on bait. I thought a hooked mako required full attention, plus my iron I would toss was already occupied. I eventually used my gaff to pull the iron from the mako. It seemed to take forever. It didnt' help with the 8' jig stick, and the mako going airborn and then swimming at me with its mouth open. Mako swam away unscathed. I never saw the yt again .

Some guys paddled right by the breezing and boiling yt and didn't even notice what was happening . The rest of the day was spent losing my bait one at a time to snags in the kelp. uphill current, but lots of kelp on the surface.