On the advice of some wise benevolent Nomads, I granted Juan and his helper Juan Carlos a day off the rock pile to go fishing. Tio Javier and David
tagged along and they set out this calm, clear morning in search of big yellowtail to San Pablo.
the boys did well jigging irons catching a few each, watching whales pass by close to the boat. Then they decided to go along shore to catch some
calicos. Juan Carlos, our deckhand/fish cleaner was jigging with a root beer scampi on a light rod with 20 lb test when he got a bite and started
reeling in what he thought was a calico...until it pulled HARD!
they couldnt believe it when he reeled it in...it was so heavy, the gaff slipped through it and they thought they lost it...but it was still hooked
and Juan Carlos had to reel it in again...whew.
I do believe this fish is the biggest one this year...by far! We were sure it was over 50 pounds but the scale said 42.54 pounds.
An epic day!...back to the rock pile tomorrow boys!
[Edited on 2-7-2010 by shari]woody with a view - 2-6-2010 at 08:57 PM
that's why we LOVE that Juan Carlos!
good on him!!!!wessongroup - 2-6-2010 at 09:02 PM
Such a deal.. beautiful house, handsome husband, and he's a fisherman!!.. and heals quickly, Somebody up there likes ya! BornFisher - 2-6-2010 at 10:06 PM
That`s a home guard for sure! Don`t be surprised if the boys abandon the rock pile tomorrow for some more tail! But if they are good, I suppose they
could get lucky twice!!Bajaboy - 2-6-2010 at 10:09 PM
Good for Juan Carlos! Beautiful fish for sure.Pacifico - 2-6-2010 at 10:12 PM
Nice fish!!!Gaucho - 2-6-2010 at 10:21 PM
That's a toad!Iflyfish - 2-6-2010 at 10:25 PM
Yahoo!!!
Iflyfishshari - 2-6-2010 at 10:26 PM
here are more pics of the big day!!
Yeah, that home guard was a lucky catch for sure....that is what makes fishing so fun! Everybody wanted their picture taken with this bad boy!
That's a real beauty, I think that I"m experiencing fish envy!bajaumpaw - 2-7-2010 at 02:53 AM
How long did it take Juan Carlos to land this fish with the light tackle? It's a beauty.Cypress - 2-7-2010 at 03:41 AM
shari, Thanks for the fish pictures and report. Congrats. baitcast - 2-7-2010 at 08:34 AM
WHOA!!!!!!!!!!!BMG - 2-7-2010 at 10:47 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by shari
We were sure it was over 50 pounds but the scale said 42.54 pounds.
Why is it that all scales under-weigh fish and over-weigh me?
A lot of fish to bring in on 20lb test.Tiomiguel - 2-7-2010 at 02:38 PM
Shari, that fish is as big as you are and looks like it outweights Sirena. Wow, what a day they had. That will provide Sushi for a long long time
for sure. Great job Juan Carlos, but a good thing that he had been working on the rock pile or he might have lost it.Lauriboats - 2-7-2010 at 02:56 PM
Way to go!!!!!!woody with a view - 2-7-2010 at 03:44 PM
we love that kid! did i say that already? Juan Carlos hand lined this brute for me when my reel exploded...... he catches the big ones!!!!! it's gonna
be cool if he ever gets his own boat, but if not, Juan has a hell of a deckhand!
BAJA.DESERT.RAT - 2-7-2010 at 03:53 PM
wow !!! 20 pound test !!! great fish and even a greater fisherman keeping it out of the rocks !!!
DA RATELINVESTIG8R - 2-7-2010 at 04:06 PM
WHAT A FISH! WOW!shari - 2-7-2010 at 08:25 PM
when I asked the guys how long it took Juan Carlos to reel that baby in...Juan Carlos said around 45 minutes....Juan said half an hour and David said
15 minutes!!!hahahaha
JC is a great dechand, amigo and juan's right hand man on the rock pile, painter etc etc...terrific hard working guy who deserved this epic fish!! He
is always helping all our anglers bring in their fish so it was cool he caught this monster.irenemm - 2-7-2010 at 08:47 PM
well then all 3 are right half hour and 15 minutes makes 45 right
nice fishBirdDog - 2-8-2010 at 07:40 AM
Wow what a beauty.Enough Sashimi for the month. Congrats to Juan Carlos.lapazhawk - 2-9-2010 at 08:25 AM
I'll have to make a trip up there. Nice Yellers guys and Shari.Bob H - 2-9-2010 at 10:40 AM
WOW! That's a beauty.... Bob hBob and Susan - 2-11-2010 at 07:41 AM
