baitcast - 6-9-2016 at 09:16 AM
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Guadalupe Island 1963.....A fishin story Part three
I mentioned in part 2 aside from some good size blue-fin hooks ups in the morning and 30# plus yt,s the big hook ups were yet to come.
tonight would be our first night at the island and my first exposure to some real fun fishing
As I mentioned before most of the guys hit the sack early in the evening,to much sun and beer,not me or my buds,we would not miss this for the
world,the guy with the monster rig would join us each night and become our mentor we,ll call him Bill.
After Bill showed us how to rig up with the big macks off the bottom,reels in free spool with the clikers on ,we were ready, the smallest rig we had
out were penn 68,s loaded with 50# and 60#,now it was just a matter of time walking around with a cup in hand,shooting the breeze and wait.
We noticed Bill had on a harness which he wore every day while the island probablyto help him hold up the monster rig of his,we brought one also not
having any idea we would need it,I was to find out differently.
About 10 or 15 min and a reel started to click very slow at first than speed up, not mine but who cared action,my bud hands shaking pick it up waited
a bit more and stuck him,after a long fight we gaffed a yt of at least 35#,this was to repeat a few more times when my 6/0 started talking,I tryed to
stay calm, picked it up and waited a bit and thought what hell stick him,it was 12:00 midnight when this started,line was pouring off the reel,keep in
mind we were riding on the hook and could not follow!
My back which I had worked so hard to get in shape started to cramp up,by now it was a half hour and he was out there 200 yds or more and catching
his breath.
I needed help and called for our harness,after the boys got it on me I realized it was not adjusted right and was pulling my head down,its 1:00 now
and I,m dieing,we are in the bow on the boat now its pitch dark and I,m stumbling around tripping over things and I,m nearly out of line,450yds or
more........Is this the life or what
Its 1:30 and I have visions of a world record black sea bass or some wonderous fish when the line goes slack,after winding it all back we find the
steel leader cut all to hell,go to plan B,and so it went the rest of the night,large bat rays to 150# moss-backs 35# plus,but no more monsters this
nite.
Maybe 2 hrs of sleep and to think this is just day 1
For the next 3 days the boat would get 4 or 5 blue-fin 50# to 60# when big yt,s the rest of the day with the exception of Bill,s black sea bass 350#
weighed in San Diego and my black 175#,my biggest nonshark.
Maybe be 15 or 20 hrs of sleep in 4 days of hard fishing and loved every min of it,theirs much more to the trip but you should get the idea
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baitcast - 6-9-2016 at 09:46 AM
Its been 9 years since I put this up!! I hope some of you enjoyed reading it, I remember what fun it was putting it together.
As I have grown older I find I reminisce far more than before,Its hell getting older.........turned 82 the other day
an have been reduced to fishing for stocked trout in shallow lakes,there's damn
little water to start with around here.....have a great day.
Rob
AKA
Baitcast
ehall - 6-9-2016 at 09:51 AM
Thanks for telling the story. Really enjoyed reading it.
MMc - 6-9-2016 at 11:43 AM
Great story thanks for the share.
Fatboy - 6-9-2016 at 03:23 PM
Thank You for taking the time to post all three parts, enjoyed it!
BornFisher - 6-9-2016 at 04:11 PM
Thanks Baitcast. What a great story. Loved every word!!!
barcodemarco - 6-12-2016 at 02:35 PM
Greatly enjoyed your story Baitcast. Thanks for sharing!
My friend went there last November out of PL and caught a few personal best YFTs. Apparently it's difficult for boats to get a permit to fish there
now. Sounds like a remarkable place.
woody with a view - 6-13-2016 at 11:48 AM
That's a good one Rob. Your nighttime shark encounter is good too.
baitcast - 6-13-2016 at 02:46 PM
The interesting thing about that first big hook-up is that the big white sharks didn't show up until 20 years later..........the crew told us that
they had seen very large BSB make passes thru the school of macks under the lights at nite they guessed between 500# and 600# 
ilar
[Edited on 6-13-2016 by baitcast]
baitcast - 7-1-2021 at 06:46 AM
I hope you guys enjoyed one of my early attempts at telling a fish story, things have been a little slow lately.....and it gives me
something to do 
Rob
David K - 7-1-2021 at 08:06 AM
Thank you, Rob.
Bajazly - 7-1-2021 at 09:13 AM
Nice, wish I had some stories like that.
BajaBruno - 7-1-2021 at 01:09 PM
This kind of stuff just never gets old, Baircast.