BARELY LEGAL AT 72ND ST 3-27-10 ...WOW (pics)

[ryryk]

Got up this morning and went over to Sports Authority to get my girlfriend and I some new fishing poles, 10lb Florocarbon, swimbaits and jigheads.
Waited for the tide to hit low before i headed out to the jetty.

My friend Edgar came along with us this time for his... maybe 6th fishing trip ever.
He started the day off right... it was awesome and terrible at the same time.
He baited his hook with a ghostie before i tied on my swimbait and maybe had his line in the water 5 minutes.
I look over and i think he's stuck on the rocks...but then i see he's got a big fish on. So i hop over to him and see this MONSTEROUS CORBINA! (and he didn't even say "I got a fish!") had to be around 22"-25" for sure. I really wasn't sure how we were going to land this fish with out a net or lipper so i hopped down to a lower rock. Tried to get the fish a few times and the line snapped!!!
Total bummer, i appologized numerous times and gave him a high five. He had a MONSTER!

Began my search for a fish over on "my rock" .. i swear to you its a hot spot. Stay off. lol
I recently read a post that mentioned switching to some heavier line with the spotties because of their teeeth.
I lost a few last weekend with the 8lb stren... But today i have 10lb P-Line Florocarbon, and good thing I did.

I cast out and again, I'm working the bottom slowly and I get bit in tight to the jetty... head shakes, some heavy pressue i knew it was a big spottie or something worth while.
To my surprise it actually was a Halibut and a pretty big one at that!

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/klumperphotos/72nd%20street%20jetty%20March%202010/HALIBUT_2E_32710.jpg

Great camo artists , matched his backround pretty good.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/klumperphotos/72nd%20street%20jetty%20March%202010/HALIBUT_2D_32710.jpg


I'm ordering a lipper right after this post. Because once again I'm like "how am i going to do this!?!" so i just held the fish in the water right there for a while. He inhaled the bait prett good THANK YOU FLOROCARBON!
Finally got him on the rocks with out breaking the line. Phew!


http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/klumperphotos/72nd%20street%20jetty%20March%202010/HALIBUT_2C_32710.jpg


That's a size 13 shoe. I say he's got 5-7" more inches left.
I reached for my lure, wow never again. Pretty much almost bit me Lol

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/klumperphotos/72nd%20street%20jetty%20March%202010/HALIBUT_2B_32710.jpg

After a little drama, i got the hook out and took a better picture. This one doesn't do it justice i don't think. The rock is slanted and my girl's foot is on the higher side. How big do you think it is?

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/klumperphotos/72nd%20street%20jetty%20March%202010/HALIBUT_2_32710.jpg

The coolest part about it was how he swam away over the rocks so stealthy and disappeared.
So, we lost a huge corbina today, battled with a grumpy halibut and saw a injured or sick seal
http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r89/klumperphotos/72nd%20street%20jetty%20March%202010/SICKPUPPY_32710.jpg

Pretty good day if you ask me. Got a fish on my new rod/reel and shared cool experiences with my friends.
Thanks for reading and until next time....

Tight Lines,
Ryan

[DockRat]

Nice job :Thumbs Up:
Fishing the rocks you should bring a net. Trying to get a lip grabber in a halibuts mouth in the water will result in more lost. Having lost a couple on the rocks I always bring a net now. Also if your going to release fish holding them down on rocks with barnacles while they move around and unhook them is not the best for them. Nice post and if you ever get a big one you will wish you had a net. Got a tape measure ? Or mark your rod with a sharpie or tape
DR

[fisherman from long beach]

congrats on the fish and gettin your friend on the corbina.ghosties are killer bait.

[fisherman from long beach]

also i just went over your thread and that is not a legal.you said 5-7 inches bigger than your shoe,that would be 18-20inches,legal would be 22in.but still a nice fish.you'll get that legal at your rock.

[ryryk]

also i just went over your thread and that is not a legal.you said 5-7 inches bigger than your shoe,that would be 18-20inches,legal would be 22in.but still a nice fish.you'll get that legal at your rock.

I meant "barely legal" as in 18-19 u know what I mean? Lol

[fisherman from long beach]

oh ok got you bro,still very nice fish.

[murrieta angler]

Nice job Ryan,
Too bad about the corbina, I would have liked to seen it.
Robert