Big Thresher - La Jolla
After wanting to go sharkin for 3 weeks, I finally get my butt off out bed to go sharkin.
Me and my friend Vue went out of oceanside, made bait in short order and boated all the way to La jolla in 3-5 foot swell, so much for NOAAA 2ft or less prediction.
We started trolling the Canyon and pick a little guy about 80lbs, let that one go, and decided to go a little deeper in search of bigger one.
After trolling for about 2 hours, i was ready to for anything, and even prayed for a sub 100 pound fish. Then the Tiagra 50WLRS goes off stripping 100 yards of line instantly. Fight was on, and I tell you it was on, another 300 yards came off. We started backing the baot to chase it. After switching off reeling over 1.5 hours, all I feel is dead weight, we knew it was a big fish, but damn reeling a dead fish sucks.
It took a both of us to slowly inch this fish to the surface. When it came up we fly gaff it and that is when problems start to arise, we can't get this fish in the boat. Called 2 others\ boat, 3 guys jumped on boards and get in onboard, until I stuck the flying gaff in my leg,
Anyway, made our way back to the dock in Oceanside and couldn't get the fish weight because we could not get it off the boat.
DOn't know how much it weight but everyone says it is over 450lbs. You be the judge. It taped at 14ft.
BY THE WAY IT WAS A MALE SO DON'T FEEL TOO BAD
full bendo on custom Graphite USA predator rod
whatever it takes to put pressure
Originally Posted by KILLA
