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kirkdavis · 11-07-2016, 03:57 PM

Launched at Dana Landing at first light cause I thought LJ would be too rough for a novice like me. Went out looking for kelp but it was scarce. Set up around some lobster traps in 110', caught a nice calico, then a big spanish mack on dropper with squid strip. I decided to rehook the mack on my dropper. I wasn't too hopeful so I set it in the holder and went back to fishing plastics. Next thing I know, my dropper was bent double! I thought I hooked bottom, but it started peeling line so I threw the other rod to the side to get that one. I had to wait for it to slack up befoer I could get it out of the holder, and then the fight was on! The way it fought I figured it was a hali or BSB, but I knew one thing...it was BIG. I tried to set the drag tighter, but then I couldn' keep the rod tip out of the water, so I loosened it back a tad and settled in for the fight. I put the rod butt under my butt, and whenever i had a chance I would reel in a bit, then a bit more, a bit more, then he would rip it all back plus some. Got burned by the line a couple of times, we went back and forth for 20-30 minutes, and I noticed we were getting too close to a lobster bouy, so I tried to pedal away from it, but too late. I was hoping I could work him up the rope enough to gaff, but suddenly he untangled himself and we drifted away from the bouy. By then we were both getting tuckered out, but I finally got it to the surface to see my prize. It was my first BSB, and definitely the biggest fish I have ever caught. It was an Epic battle! I took a couple pics, then when I tried to get it closer to either cut the lin or get the hook out, it went nutso and dove back down. I had the rod across my lap, and I clamped down, so I didn't lose the pole, but it broke!. I had to reel iy back up with a short pole, finally got it back up and cut the line as short as I could. I thought it was going to die, but I messed with it until it finally dove again.
I ended up with 3 nice calicos, some macks for lobster bait, and the memory of a great battle with a Big fish!

11-07-2016, 03:57 PM	#3
kirkdavis Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: SD County Posts: 360	Story for BSB pic above Launched at Dana Landing at first light cause I thought LJ would be too rough for a novice like me. Went out looking for kelp but it was scarce. Set up around some lobster traps in 110', caught a nice calico, then a big spanish mack on dropper with squid strip. I decided to rehook the mack on my dropper. I wasn't too hopeful so I set it in the holder and went back to fishing plastics. Next thing I know, my dropper was bent double! I thought I hooked bottom, but it started peeling line so I threw the other rod to the side to get that one. I had to wait for it to slack up befoer I could get it out of the holder, and then the fight was on! The way it fought I figured it was a hali or BSB, but I knew one thing...it was BIG. I tried to set the drag tighter, but then I couldn' keep the rod tip out of the water, so I loosened it back a tad and settled in for the fight. I put the rod butt under my butt, and whenever i had a chance I would reel in a bit, then a bit more, a bit more, then he would rip it all back plus some. Got burned by the line a couple of times, we went back and forth for 20-30 minutes, and I noticed we were getting too close to a lobster bouy, so I tried to pedal away from it, but too late. I was hoping I could work him up the rope enough to gaff, but suddenly he untangled himself and we drifted away from the bouy. By then we were both getting tuckered out, but I finally got it to the surface to see my prize. It was my first BSB, and definitely the biggest fish I have ever caught. It was an Epic battle! I took a couple pics, then when I tried to get it closer to either cut the lin or get the hook out, it went nutso and dove back down. I had the rod across my lap, and I clamped down, so I didn't lose the pole, but it broke!. I had to reel iy back up with a short pole, finally got it back up and cut the line as short as I could. I thought it was going to die, but I messed with it until it finally dove again. I ended up with 3 nice calicos, some macks for lobster bait, and the memory of a great battle with a Big fish!