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Whew, I am TIRED!!!!!
Left Sherman Cove by 0515, headed out the pass. Water was rough, but not rough to turn around and go home. Know what I mean?
I make it to about the 100 Ft depth mark and I deside to start to troll to see what is around. Besides, needed a break from the rough water.
In goes the dedar plugs and trolling lures. Within 10 minutes the blue & white cedar plug starts to take drag. A few minutes later in the boat comes one of the latrest Bonitas I have ever seen. Three more good Bonitas, seems everything alive today was in the 100 to 150 Ft. depth.
More trollng towards the 131, nothing al day until....
Thats right, I hit the 100 Ft mark. Think there is anything to this, or, did I just find the fish there. Anyway, One more good Bonita in the cooler for bait one day. Then a King about 33 Inches.
Now, here is where I choked, that right, I may have missed the fish of a life time.
While I was fooling with the last Bonita, the 50W screams like I have never heard it do before. I swear, about 100-150 Yds of line left the spool in a heart-beat, i mean I cound see the spool getting smaller, it was going that fast. I am thinking, I have to slow this thing down. I pushed the drag lever up to the end of the "strike zone" this did nothing, did not slow this fish a bit. I should have left it run for as long as it wanted, but I put the drag to tight ans then, on an instant, slack line. I think maby it turned and is coming back towards the boat. i am reeling like a mad man, reeling like a fool!
Nothing, just the trolling lure. I figure it was not even hooked, just ran with the lure in it's mouth. Wadda ya all think it was? My bet is a Wahoo.
Here is a Pic of the cooler for today, my first try at a pic on the new forum.
later,
jim
Left Sherman Cove by 0515, headed out the pass. Water was rough, but not rough to turn around and go home. Know what I mean?
I make it to about the 100 Ft depth mark and I deside to start to troll to see what is around. Besides, needed a break from the rough water.
In goes the dedar plugs and trolling lures. Within 10 minutes the blue & white cedar plug starts to take drag. A few minutes later in the boat comes one of the latrest Bonitas I have ever seen. Three more good Bonitas, seems everything alive today was in the 100 to 150 Ft. depth.
More trollng towards the 131, nothing al day until....
Thats right, I hit the 100 Ft mark. Think there is anything to this, or, did I just find the fish there. Anyway, One more good Bonita in the cooler for bait one day. Then a King about 33 Inches.
Now, here is where I choked, that right, I may have missed the fish of a life time.
While I was fooling with the last Bonita, the 50W screams like I have never heard it do before. I swear, about 100-150 Yds of line left the spool in a heart-beat, i mean I cound see the spool getting smaller, it was going that fast. I am thinking, I have to slow this thing down. I pushed the drag lever up to the end of the "strike zone" this did nothing, did not slow this fish a bit. I should have left it run for as long as it wanted, but I put the drag to tight ans then, on an instant, slack line. I think maby it turned and is coming back towards the boat. i am reeling like a mad man, reeling like a fool!
Nothing, just the trolling lure. I figure it was not even hooked, just ran with the lure in it's mouth. Wadda ya all think it was? My bet is a Wahoo.
Here is a Pic of the cooler for today, my first try at a pic on the new forum.
later,
jim
