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Guadalupe Island part 3
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posted on 8-6-2007 at 06:26 PM
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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It is acceptable to abuse one,s equipment as well as one,s body in the pursuit of that ultimate hook-up
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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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
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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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Thanks for telling the story. Really enjoyed reading it.
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Great story thanks for the share.
"Never teach a pig to sing it frustrates you and annoys the pig" - W.C.Fields
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Thank You for taking the time to post all three parts, enjoyed it!
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Thanks Baitcast. What a great story. Loved every word!!!
"When you catch a fish, you open the door of happiness."
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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.
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That's a good one Rob. Your nighttime shark encounter is good too.
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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# 
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[Edited on 6-13-2016 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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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
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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Thank you, Rob.
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Nice, wish I had some stories like that.
Believing is religion - Knowing is science
Harald Pietschmann
"Get off the beaten path and memories, friends and new techniques are developed"
Bajazly, August 2019
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This kind of stuff just never gets old, Baircast.
Christopher Bruno, Elk Grove, CA.
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