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06-07-2009, 08:28 AM | #1 |
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OHHHHH WHATA FEELING!
All of a sudden zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz on my flylined rig. Grabbed it out of the holder and put my thumb on the spool (this is called a learning process for rookies) Just a few seconds after grabbing that rod my other one goes zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, double hooked! Wow, I knew I better bring one of them in after something stole my surface iron the previous week on 25lb line. Start to bring in the first and my mono got hung up in the kelp and wasn't making anymore progress. Put that one aside and loosened the drag a little. Grabbed the rod with spectra and started to bring it in and this guy wasn't too close to the kelp. I got him too the boat pretty quick. Finally got to break in the gaffer! Game clipped him and tied him up so he wouldn't get away. I go back to the other rod which still had him on the hook. After a few minutes of wrestling with him and the kelp...SNAP! My rod broke in half, then my line snagged the split end and broke off. That was the end of my day, it was nice to paddle in at 7:15 in the morning with something good for lunch. Definately not the biggest WSB out there. And my friends can stop calling me skunky for a little while. I just started fishing and yaking at the beginning of winter last year. I couldn't tie a knot when I started out. Just like to thank everyone on here for your informative posts and keeping my spirits high. Now I can go out there with a little more confidence. Thanks to everyone for the pics on and off the water!
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06-07-2009, 08:32 AM | #2 |
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Nice!.............New Avatar material!
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06-07-2009, 08:38 AM | #3 |
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So Eric, how close was my guess on the weight? I called it at 25 lbs.
BTW, you did not miss much after you left. Yours was the only keeper I saw all day. Bob |
06-07-2009, 09:08 AM | #4 |
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nice
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06-07-2009, 09:40 AM | #5 |
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Nice job, good eatin size right there!
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06-07-2009, 10:16 AM | #6 |
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Very cool report. You're stoked.
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06-07-2009, 10:17 AM | #7 |
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yes, that will be chaged very soon!
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06-07-2009, 10:42 AM | #8 |
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Nice meeting you on the beach Bob, hopefully I'll see you at the tourny in a couple weeks.
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06-07-2009, 11:30 AM | #9 |
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WSB
Echo,
Congrats on the catch, taking that pic on the water gave me some serious motivation yesterday. Spent 8 hours trolling around with out success, but had fun anyways. Perfect day on the water. Congrats again
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06-07-2009, 12:02 PM | #10 |
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Way to bust the cherry. Tasty one.
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06-07-2009, 01:15 PM | #11 |
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Congrats and thanks for the report!
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06-07-2009, 01:58 PM | #12 |
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I bet that was a great lunch... Nice job.
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06-07-2009, 02:31 PM | #13 |
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excelent job...that's a nice fish in my book...
thanks for the inpiring post... congrats on the |
06-07-2009, 05:54 PM | #14 |
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Nice meeting you on the water, thanks for the pic JD!
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06-07-2009, 06:02 PM | #15 |
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the best feeling, nice fish!
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06-07-2009, 07:59 PM | #16 |
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yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa finally imroved that avatar but i miss that 6oz turdroller u were holdn
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06-07-2009, 09:33 PM | #17 |
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Nice first yak wsb. Sounds like you're heading for trouble- ask the other LJ addicts that started with one this size and are now obssessed!
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06-07-2009, 09:45 PM | #18 |
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Great Job Congrats on the nice sized
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06-07-2009, 11:29 PM | #19 |
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Finally, new avatars are great...
But, I vote for that on the water photo .
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