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ToadsToadsOnly
05-19-2009, 06:26 PM
Hit up Clemente Saturday morning WFO Salmon Grouper couldnt stay away from them while rockfishing caught my share of speckles, starryeys. Headed inside for some calico on the iron caught about six or so nice calico's. Caught our share then we proceeded to Catalina when there we realized we accidentally turned off the bait pump all the Dines were dead. F it lets cast out a dead dean anyway, right before dark the clicker starts screaming on the Shimano TE 30lb test ZZZZZZZ..........Hookup!!!!! I was not sure what I hooked into at first but about 15min into the fight I feel the distinctive head thumps of a Seabass. I tell my buddy its the right kind, shortly after I get kelped by this sucker Da*n I wish I hooked this guy on the braid or my 50lb setup, started pulling line back and forward with this sucker hoping it will cut the kelp it did not happen. I handed my buddy the rod and tell him hold on to the fish for a bit she'll probably float as soon as she gets tired I'm going to let some slack on anchor line so we could try to cut some kelp off. As soon as I gave the anchor line some slack sure enough the sucker started to float Stuck it with the gaff GAME OVER!! It went a little over 50.

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Tried for a while longer I got caught this Swell shark ugly sucker.

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I let him go but he just floated don't know if he ever deflated.

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And this Flying fish came underneath the lights I stuck him with the gaff also. The pic looks like he was up my nose.

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Hope you like the fish porn guys the Seabass are definitely at the Islands so go get em.


Go Big of Go Home

ToadsToadsOnly

shyliner 1
05-19-2009, 07:05 PM
Nice toad,toads.Try my plastics I made you out there.

klocked
05-19-2009, 08:08 PM
Nice C-bass

Tell us how the flying fish tastes.... you are going to eat it right?

megafisher94
05-19-2009, 08:37 PM
wow! huge bass! i hear flying fish tastes good...

supasportkid
05-19-2009, 09:17 PM
thats a huge bass! WTG!!

flopps1
05-19-2009, 09:32 PM
Very nice! Good job and the ghost!

Ifishtoolittle
05-19-2009, 10:21 PM
Why gaff a flying fish? Nice WSB though.

Liteliner
05-20-2009, 01:09 AM
Nice pig seabass. You live up to the name... Nice job man.

lurk 182
05-20-2009, 08:53 PM
monster biscuit!

JapanRon
05-21-2009, 08:21 AM
Hi toadstoadsonly,

Nice job on the ..... well .... TOAD !

JapanRon

sansou
05-21-2009, 08:25 AM
Awesome seabass!

How in the heck did you manage to free gaff a flying fish??? LOL

FISH_HUNTER
05-21-2009, 08:56 AM
Nice Ghost!!! Can't imagine the size of the stone in there!! WTG :Beer Toast:

ToadsToadsOnly
05-21-2009, 05:57 PM
Nice toad,toads.Try my plastics I made you out there.
Thanks, I ran out of all the good colors I need to pick up some more for Kayaking PV for Calicos.


Nice C-bass

Tell us how the flying fish tastes.... you are going to eat it right?
My buddy kept most the fish I'll ask him how it taste. Since it has wings probably taste like chicken.


Why gaff a flying fish? Nice WSB though.
Don't know kinda a reaction thing "When I see free swimming fish next to boat I stick free swimming fish."


Awesome seabass!

How in the heck did you manage to free gaff a flying fish??? LOL

Not exactly sure I was surprised myself when I was actually able to stick em. Maybe I should change my profession to a Deckhand.


Nice Ghost!!! Can't imagine the size of the stone in there!! WTG :Beer Toast:

I actually did not take the stones I still have a pair from one I caught 2 years ago that was about 15lb larger.

russ88
05-22-2009, 02:28 PM
:Applause: :Applause: Yikes TOADS ONLY!!!!!

troutdog
05-22-2009, 02:50 PM
Back with a vengeance, nice job TTO!


TD

BigBass777
05-22-2009, 11:47 PM
Awesome catch. That fish will make plenty of great meals. Still waiting to catch a legal seabass.