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durrelllrobert
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OK, here's my real story
When I lived at Half Moon Bay I was trolling for salmon next to the Faralon Islands with a 8" flasher a deep diving quick release thing folled by
about 8 ft. of 30# line with no steel leader and a fozen bait. Suddeny I was hooked up with a great white and he was as surprised as I was because he
let me get him close enough to my 19 ft Grady White to see that he was half a boat length long before he bit off the line and swam away.
Bob Durrell
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chuckie
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How come no one has mentioned Mermaids? Why I remember.......
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AKgringo
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Does the fish have to win to post on this thread? I would hate to hijack it with a success story.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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baitcast
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A few fish stories to liven things up
One more time bump plz
Rob
Anyone can catch fish in a boat but only \"El Pescador Grande\" can get them from the beach.
I hope when my time comes the old man will let me bring my rod and the water will be warm and clear.
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baitcast
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A few fish stories to liven things up
One more time bump plz
Rob
Anyone can catch fish in a boat but only \"El Pescador Grande\" can get them from the beach.
I hope when my time comes the old man will let me bring my rod and the water will be warm and clear.
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Skipjack Joe
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2004 from San Lucas Cove
By early noon we were heading back to the campground satiated from the day's fishing. Alex was dozing in the bow when the fish struck my lure and ran
about half of the line off the reel. Alex woke up in time to shout "Papa, it's a huge bull dorado!" after seeing it jump. I tightened the drag as far
as I dared in an attempt to prevent being spooled but realized that I just wasn't going to stop that run. The mighty fish had stitched it's way
through the weeds and was pulling entire weed beds in its run for freedom. It seemed hopeless at first. I ran the boat towards the fish while Alex
stood on the bow and removed clumps of sargasso from the line. Miraculously we got a direct line to the fish and a long battle ensued.
At times it felt as though my struggle wasn't tiring him one bit. A wind came up about a half hour into the battle causing waves to lap over the
transom. The taught line made an eerie whining sound in the wind. An hour into the fight he showed color off the back of the boat. To my amazement he
appeared to be as long as the transom, somewhere in the 50lb-70lb range. After more work than you can imagine I got the bite tippet into Alex's hands
and laid the rod to rest. I had no idea what I was going to do with that huge fish thrashing in the 14 foot boat. I had no club to dispatch him. I
was, frankly, too tired to think clearly or care. I grabbed the base of the tail and felt no movement from the animal - he was equally spent. His
peduncle was so broad I couldn't get my fingers around it. I slid about 1/2 of the fish over the side when it started to slip. Back it went, as it had
come in. Alex let go of the swivel, the rod tip doubled over and the 20lb test line parted. He looked at me a bit guiltily, but it really wasn't his
fault. My only regret was not having a picture of the beast. It had been the biggest fish I had ever caught other than the billfish. I felt a curious
sense of power and invicibility as we motored back through the whitecaps.
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baitcast
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Something to read
Its a 1005!! and Bullhead city may hit 119 or 120 this weekend
bump it for something to do")
Rob
[Edited on 8-13-2020 by baitcast]
Anyone can catch fish in a boat but only \"El Pescador Grande\" can get them from the beach.
I hope when my time comes the old man will let me bring my rod and the water will be warm and clear.
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amigobaja
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Im sitting on Blanca's porch in La Bocana enjoying a beautiful sunset and a little vino blanco reading these great fish stories. Spent the last two
days watching my grandson catch (and release) at least 40+ fish. Caught his first two huge Groupers and a mess of Yellowtail. Was able to give Blanca
30 to 40 pounds of fish for her local families.
Heading to BOLA mañana to hopefully continue the fun.
Can't get the smile off the grandsons face.
Best day ever.
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AKgringo
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You force your grandson to catch all the fish? Shaaame, shame on you!!! 
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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