How many remember that fish?
Date: January 2, 2005
To: Pier Fishing In California Message Board
From: Mel
Subject: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!!!!
I finally did it! 57-inches, 45-pounds. A nice fat beauty. Caught on ghost shrimp at McNears about noon. Bite looked like a kingfish so I just left it alone. About 20 seconds later it bit like a kingfish again. I took my rod out of the holder and felt a tug. It wasn't a kingfish tug. It was one of those kinds that tug the whole rod. Loaded up and swung hard and set the hook home. The fish did a nice little dance, complete with aerial acrobatics. It swam in and I thought I lost it. Finally got it to the pier and walked it down to the rocks. A great big assist to Redfish who assisted me as he did some acrobatics of his own getting down to the rocks. Unclesteve took some pics and he'll post them later. I'm pumped, I'm stoked! Finally, I can be normal again. (Not that I ever was before) YEEEHAAAAW! What a way to start off a new year!
Posted by clutch633
lol. congrats mel!
Posted by Red Fish
WTG - Mel!
But did ya step on some of those spines in bare feet? ;-) j/k Congratulations is all I can say right now and that I am glad that I was there to witness the monumental occasion. It was meant for me to be there as I was up 'til 4 am the night before after fishing at Coyote Point ‘til 2am the CRW canceling a mission this morning. On top of that I had an awakening call that sent me running into the pouring down rain to fish with you. Fate/Destiny/Karma
Posted by Ken Jones
Red, maybe you brought Mel some luck! I'm glad you were there.
Posted by mel
I'm glad everyone who was there was there! Everyone played a part in my catching that fish. I'm really sorry that we didn't get pics of Red taking a header into the water right before he grabbed the fish. I was horrified! Not because Red might hurt himself but he almost landed on my fish! J/K! I had my canopy up and the five of us bunched up underneath it to stay out of the all day constant rain. It was like Red said, one of the funniest times on what could’ve been a gloomy day for all. I feel like I just won the Super Bowl or the World Series. Everything just fell into place, including the crappy weather. It seemed like it took hours to bring that thing in, as walking a big fish down the pier is not easy. Lucky for me the current wasn't really kicking today. I would've been in big trouble with an opposite current and more of a crowd. I even had to climb over the sink because I didn't want to take my eyes off the sturgy. What's next? Don't know yet. I'll think of something.
Date: January 2, 2005
To: Pier Fishing In California Message Board
From: Mel
Subject: YEEEEEEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW!!!!
I finally did it! 57-inches, 45-pounds. A nice fat beauty. Caught on ghost shrimp at McNears about noon. Bite looked like a kingfish so I just left it alone. About 20 seconds later it bit like a kingfish again. I took my rod out of the holder and felt a tug. It wasn't a kingfish tug. It was one of those kinds that tug the whole rod. Loaded up and swung hard and set the hook home. The fish did a nice little dance, complete with aerial acrobatics. It swam in and I thought I lost it. Finally got it to the pier and walked it down to the rocks. A great big assist to Redfish who assisted me as he did some acrobatics of his own getting down to the rocks. Unclesteve took some pics and he'll post them later. I'm pumped, I'm stoked! Finally, I can be normal again. (Not that I ever was before) YEEEHAAAAW! What a way to start off a new year!
Posted by clutch633
lol. congrats mel!
Posted by Red Fish
WTG - Mel!
But did ya step on some of those spines in bare feet? ;-) j/k Congratulations is all I can say right now and that I am glad that I was there to witness the monumental occasion. It was meant for me to be there as I was up 'til 4 am the night before after fishing at Coyote Point ‘til 2am the CRW canceling a mission this morning. On top of that I had an awakening call that sent me running into the pouring down rain to fish with you. Fate/Destiny/Karma
Posted by Ken Jones
Red, maybe you brought Mel some luck! I'm glad you were there.
Posted by mel
I'm glad everyone who was there was there! Everyone played a part in my catching that fish. I'm really sorry that we didn't get pics of Red taking a header into the water right before he grabbed the fish. I was horrified! Not because Red might hurt himself but he almost landed on my fish! J/K! I had my canopy up and the five of us bunched up underneath it to stay out of the all day constant rain. It was like Red said, one of the funniest times on what could’ve been a gloomy day for all. I feel like I just won the Super Bowl or the World Series. Everything just fell into place, including the crappy weather. It seemed like it took hours to bring that thing in, as walking a big fish down the pier is not easy. Lucky for me the current wasn't really kicking today. I would've been in big trouble with an opposite current and more of a crowd. I even had to climb over the sink because I didn't want to take my eyes off the sturgy. What's next? Don't know yet. I'll think of something.