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dtbushpilot
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New fishing hat catches fish
You can never be too careful when it comes to fishing. I don't consider myself to be superstitious but I am careful about changing things that work. I
have a favorite fishing hat but Jill thought I would look cute in one of those metro-sexual fly fisherman hats so she bought me one. I tried it on and
said "this hat makes me look like a dork"....Jill replied "the hat doesn't make you look like a dork"......I think there was a hidden meaning
there....
So I agreed to give it a try. We packed up the dog and a couple of rods and headed to La Ribera for lunch. Along the way I spotted about half a dozen
fair sized roosters working a school of small sardina. I grabbed my small outfit as it was rigged with a 2" 3/4oz chrome crippled herring that looked
about the size of the bait in the water. A rooster nailed it as soon as it hit the water and the fight was on. He was quite a spirited fellow and
jumped way out of the water several times. Jill actually managed to catch him in the air......I'm not saying that like she isn't a good photographer
and got lucky, it's just hard to catch them in the air...
So I got him up to the beach and with Cacahuate's help got him unhooked. In the process of the transition from beach to "fisherman's pose" I managed
to drop my rod in the sand (not good on those little baitcasters) and a wave came and swept it away. I was trying to get a satisfactory hold on the
fish so I stepped on the rod and told Jill to grab it. Well, she did but with the rod in one hand and the camera in the other she couldn't take the
picture. About that time the fish caught his second wind and got frisky with me. It was either let him go then or risk injury to one or both of us so
I chose option "A". He was a pretty nice fish and Jill was disappointed that we didn't get the "money shot".
I cast back out and had another one on immediately. I got him up to the beach and decided to pick him up and get the shot while the lure was still in
his mouth. This usually works OK and makes for a good picture but not this time. The fish (over 15lbs) was still a little green and started thrashing
around in my arms, I had my rod tucked under my arm and couldn't control the fish so I dropped him back in the water (involuntarily). He hit the water
at full throttle and with my rod pointing at the water and about 3 feet of line out my line snapped like boiled linguine......I really liked that
lure....
Not to be deterred I grabbed the other rod with my "go to" lure attached and got back in the water. I was instantly rewarded with a hook up on a
smaller fish. Maybe I'd be able to manhandle this one for a picture. As luck would have it I was able to overpower him on the beach, so high was my
confidence level that I took the picture with the lure still attached (guess I didn't learn my lesson). This time I prevailed and got the picture and
a clean release.
So, now my questions are:
Did the hat bring me good luck?
Did the hat bring me bad luck because I dropped a just serviced reel in the sand and lost a good lure?
Does the hat make me look like a dork?
I'd do a poll but I don't know how. Thank you in advance for your observations.....dt
[Edited on 10-19-2010 by dtbushpilot]
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woody with a view
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i'd say yes.....
one of these days we'll get down there and you can put us on some roosters, one of my bucket list fish!
hope you guys are doing well!!!!
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Skeet/Loreto
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You KNow that If you had a Brain you would be Dangerous!!
I Love the hat and I think it is what you need every time you go fishin!!
Skeet
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Yes, Yes, and Yes! Oh, great job on the big air fish!
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Curt63
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Yeah, its dorky, but lets remember now.....you are catchin some nice fish in paradise. I've been workin my ass off at my job.
Who's the cool one?
I'd trade you in a heartbeat.
Sounds like a great day
No worries
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mulegemichael
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you only look like a dork, david, if you FEEL like a dork...and i'm sure you do....AND....i thought you were crippled...you haven't been whining
again, have you?
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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comitan
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I wish you guys would get off the dorky thing, because I have one just like it but different color and my wife out fishes me all the time.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
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bajabass
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Actually those hats work well at keeping your neck, face, and ears out of the sun. A dorky sombrero of sorts! Don't let Dra. Bajabass see those, or I
will own three of them A.S.A.P. 
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woody with a view
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the dorky hat is offset by the abundance of fish you're catching, the hot wife, and the peanut at your heels..... sort of
[Edited on 10-20-2010 by woody with a view]
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willyAirstream
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loose the hat!. You're smile holding the rooster says it all! Good report!!
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What kind of fish is the 4 legged one in the picture? Maybe a Dog Tooth snapper?
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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dtbushpilot
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Howard
What kind of fish is the 4 legged one in the picture? Maybe a Dog Tooth snapper? |
Not sure what kind of fish it is but it makes great bait..
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bajabass
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A lot of action out of that top water lure!!
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dtbushpilot
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabass
A lot of action out of that top water lure!! |
True but she keeps swimming back to the boat.
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Are you the alpha? What a difference a day makes
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That type of hat gives the best protection from the sun. I've got two or three of 'em.
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I'm not sure if the hat gave you luck or not. Further testing is required.
Next time you go, alternate casting with the hat and without the hat.
Keep track of all of the hits, bumps, and hookups. Along with the number of casts. Report back and we'll run a standard deviation.
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dtbushpilot
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| Quote: | Originally posted by krafty
Are you the alpha? What a difference a day makes |
This trip was the day before the "quad incident". I still possessed my alpha status then........I'll bet that stupid hat had something to do with me
becoming a "beta"....I'm throwing that sucker in the trash.....
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jsut make "dorky" the in thing and then it is over and done with.
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if the hat is dorky, then Les and I both are, well I hate to say it, but ... I have one for when I go out and about cleaning up our village ... and he
has many of them for fishing
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dtbushpilot
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajabass
Yes, Yes, and Yes! Oh, great job on the big air fish!
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That really is an epic shot, that sucker is getting some serious air....dt
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