o0o0o0o0o0o you gotta fat butt
 

So I have recently been timing my fishing trips to slack tides, and using www.tides4fishing.com looking for that gold nugget. I launch out of Shelter Island around noon and head north. I make bait (5 lizard fish) just outside the pier and head a little further North. I rig one of those awful pests on a bait hook and chuck him out to drift. I can not stand lizard fish. I work a big hammer swim bait and land 2 10-12" sand bass, a calico about the same size and a bearmanpig of a spottie! He must have been in the 18" range!! My son and I have been searching for a legal spottie for some time now and have gotten a few that were 14 3/4, but this guy could have squashed those! I fished until about 3 after the bite died down. I put the pole up and get ready to jam. I forgot about the lizard fish so I start to reel and realize I'm snagged. Except I wasn't snagged. Every drop of adrenaline pulses through my body and I can barely feel my hands cranking up whatever was on the other end. Boom it was a freaking halibut and my first legal one at that! I didn't bring my gaff this time, so I attempt to slip him the game clip for what seemed like an eternity through his gill plate praying he doesn't blow up on me. Until I realized...stick it in his mouth. Got him latched in just before he threw a fit and snapped the line but he was already caught. Landed back at the ramp, to be greeted by F&G. He weighed in at 10# and 30". Condolences to the guy that posted about his devastating loss on his butt today. Thanks for reading!

-J


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J

Nice Hali! I'm sure there'll be plenty more to come. :cheers1:

Only thing lizard fish are good for. Nice fish! I fish shelter often. We should hook up.

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Nice job on first legal. All you need now is some socks

Good job! Congrats :luxhello:

You mentioned the guy who last the butt. I'm here admiring your catch!! Good job!!

LOL .... you will never live that down. To think that could have been you :doh:

hey, looks like the one i released sunday morning! jk, nice catch man! hali's are definitely on the chew right now, i've released many legals already, trynna go for the big girls!

I have a pair you can borrow...:ack2:

Nice fish, congradulations.

Congratulations on your first legal!!!
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Hahahaha classic episode! Nice flattie!

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