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Pescador
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Monster fish caught at San Bruno, BCS
Rigo Ojeda, who is one of the best fishermen in the Santa Rosalia area showed his degree of skill yesterday when he brought in a monster Grouper. The
fish weighed in at 145 Kilos which is close to 319 pounds. He was fishing with mackerel bait in around 150 feet of water with a 60 lb. test handline.
He got bit and knew immediately it was a large fish but the fish managed to break the line when it started to pull really hard. He rebaited his 80
lb. outfit and went back down and had another bite right away. When this one took the bait he played it carefully for over 1/2 hour and got towed in
his panga for over 3/4 mile. When this big monster floated to the surface it had both hooks in it's mouth.
Fishing has been really poor for the panguero's this winter since around the middle of December so this is a really welcome prize and only through
patience and persistence did this fish become a reality. It sure goes a long way toward making up for all the dead days when all he managed to do was
burn up gasoline.
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captkw
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big fish
double edge sword=spawner
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Pescador
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Don't tell Cyprus that Rigo caught this fish, he thinks there are only small ones around here.
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Skipjack Joe
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I was under the impression he only fished from your boat.
Rigo is a good man.
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Good eats!!
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Bajamatic
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Handline?! Now that's manly
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Excellent story. I wonder how many out there can talk of the "one that got away" only to prove it by "catching it" a second time? RARE!
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Pescador, That's a big one.
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Thanks for the historic photos, Jim!
Udo
Youth is wasted on the young!
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it might not be the same fish,,ie,maybe it's bigger brother..we will never know !! K & T
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| Quote: | Originally posted by captkw
it might not be the same fish,,ie,maybe it's bigger brother..we will never know !! K & T |
You need to reread. It had both hooks firmly planted in the jaw of the fish. The first hook with the broken line and the second hook which he landed
him on. So I would assume the same fish, unless the fish's brother put the hook in his brothers mouth just to confuse us mortals.
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Great fish, and story Jim. Could not have gone to a person more deserving.
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David K
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Good Job Posting the Photos!!! 
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Roberto
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I'm just waiting to see who's going to say it. 
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DENNIS
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I would, but I'm not in the mood.
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Its a givin..dang!
Happiness is just a Baja memory away...
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Yeh,
good historical photo,
cause that's all it eventually will be
I caught one about half that size North of punta Conception once. In about 120 ft of water. Did everything I could to get it off the hook and back
down in the water including jumping in and swimming it down as far as I could hold my breath.
Must have been the salt water making my eyes tear
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acadist
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Did it have any of my hooks in it? I swear I have hooked more than I count at least that big :n
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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Santiago
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I don't want to accuse Pesky of lying, but clearly this photo is not a current one. Dude is wearing, and proudly I might add, WHITE shoes outside the
acceptable Memorial Day-to-Labor Day period.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Santiago
I don't want to accuse Pesky of lying, but clearly this photo is not a current one. Dude is wearing, and proudly I might add, WHITE shoes outside the
acceptable Memorial Day-to-Labor Day period. |
LOL!
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