6/22/08 Report

Realtor · 06-22-2008, 10:45 PM

Troy (troygottofish) we gotta start calling him "Troycaughtafish"

oke The bait was thick in the pass, we put a few small hardtails in the well and decide to look for a King. Troy was about to take a nappie poo:shedevil when his freelined hardtail starts to take the line from the reel, here is a pic of the result....

Okay, while Troy was re-rigging another hardtail, I was noticing my hardtail (the largest one we had at about 8 inches) was getting ACTIVE! Bam I was looking at the right place at the right time. A King ( i am guessing the tail was about 10-11 inches from top to bottom) slams the crap out of the bait! 2 quick tuggs on the line and it goes dead. I reel in nothing but a frayed 7 strand wire that was connected to the hooks that had the hardtail on. We were in shock that it was over that fast. After comparing Troy's King to the one I just saw inhale the other bait, I am guessing it may have gone in the 35-40 LB range.

We are out of bait by this time, we decide to go and get a few more from the pass. We have been watching the thunderstorm brewing, we are headed towards the pass and the heavy rain starts. Long story short, we hide out behind sand island until it moves out. We get a few more hardtails and threadfins and try around the bouys with no more luck what so ever.

If there is a forum menber on there that knows this boat (slip 296) i think, your drain plug is sitting beside your aft port cleate. It was full of water and lifted the trailer off the ground. I did you a favor, your welcome.

Glad your motor was up...

Later,

Sequoiha · 06-23-2008, 08:05 AM

Great story Jim,, and good save,,, the guy should by you a beer or something,,,,:bowdown

bigruss · 06-28-2008, 04:48 AM

Jim did you catch that and let Troy take a picture with it??? Lol nice fish though.

06-22-2008, 10:45 PM	#1
Realtor Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pensacola Florida Posts: 2,191	6/22/08 Report Troy (troygottofish) we gotta start calling him "Troycaughtafish"oke The bait was thick in the pass, we put a few small hardtails in the well and decide to look for a King. Troy was about to take a nappie poo:shedevil when his freelined hardtail starts to take the line from the reel, here is a pic of the result.... Okay, while Troy was re-rigging another hardtail, I was noticing my hardtail (the largest one we had at about 8 inches) was getting ACTIVE! Bam I was looking at the right place at the right time. A King ( i am guessing the tail was about 10-11 inches from top to bottom) slams the crap out of the bait! 2 quick tuggs on the line and it goes dead. I reel in nothing but a frayed 7 strand wire that was connected to the hooks that had the hardtail on. We were in shock that it was over that fast. After comparing Troy's King to the one I just saw inhale the other bait, I am guessing it may have gone in the 35-40 LB range. We are out of bait by this time, we decide to go and get a few more from the pass. We have been watching the thunderstorm brewing, we are headed towards the pass and the heavy rain starts. Long story short, we hide out behind sand island until it moves out. We get a few more hardtails and threadfins and try around the bouys with no more luck what so ever. If there is a forum menber on there that knows this boat (slip 296) i think, your drain plug is sitting beside your aft port cleate. It was full of water and lifted the trailer off the ground. I did you a favor, your welcome. Glad your motor was up... Later, __________________ Jim Summers www.PensacolaSharkFishing.com www.PensacolaHouseHunter.com @CaptFatJax (Twitter)

06-23-2008, 08:05 AM	#2
Sequoiha Senior Member Sailfish Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pensacola Florida Posts: 2,474	RE: 6/22/08 Report Great story Jim,, and good save,,, the guy should by you a beer or something,,,,:bowdown __________________ Kenny Mann Ms Penny Fishing Team Member NRA 172499461 Minn Kota ASC Dealer for The Super Stick www.thesuperstick.com Emerald Coast Marine LLC Allmost Anything Computers 4610 Saufley Field Rd Pensacola Fl, 32526 1-850-456-8196 1-850-455-8318 Sequoiha@cox.net Kenny_Mann-ECM@cox.net

06-28-2008, 04:48 AM	#3
bigruss Senior Member Trigger Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 243	RE: 6/22/08 Report Jim did you catch that and let Troy take a picture with it??? Lol nice fish though.

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