30 Pound Club
 

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30 Pound Club



The "Clubs" pertain to yellowtail, halibut and white seabass. I will start a thread for 40, 50, 60 and this 30 pound Club. If you have been fortunate enough to reach this level, post em up! No certified scale necessary, post the photos, tell the story if you like. Inspire the rest of us.

Good Day: 1 over 30 and the other over 35

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34 and 39... Actually may have been 34 and 37 I dont remember.


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35lbs.
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37lbs.
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35 Lbs. and 32 lbs.
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Just under 32 and only one over 30 I have a decent pic of. Doesnt even look as big as some of the others but be was quite wide in the shoulders.


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Caught last Summer. A little over 30 pounds


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35# one year around Turkey day on the blue and white

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Fall 30 pounder on a greenback

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September 35 pounder on a trap rigged fat sardine in 40 feet.

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30 and 50 lb clubmembers on the same day
 

Zed and I joined the club on the same day out of DP.

34 and 52

33.11 on a couple live Squid pinned to a glow Iron at LJ.

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34 and change on Live Sardine in San Pedro.

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38 something on Live Spanish Mack also in LJ.
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HEY don't short-change me.
That was 54.5!

hugh thanks to THE DarkHorse and THE Kid for the camera

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my pb YT this past july
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smiled like a little girl the whole ride home!

Some 33lbs on the same day with my body Rick.

I caught this 35 Lber last spring on 20 # mono with no leader. It ate a frozen squid pinned to an iron sitting just off the bottom 20 minutes after getting out. It ran for the kelp and veered away at the last minute, all while my reel was spinning on the rod. Thats the last time I forgot to tighten the reel clamp. Thanks to Wade for the photo!

Mikey .................are you wearing a kilt in that photo? :D

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this bad dude was 39 lbs
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every time I look at this, its hard to believe this is the same fish...
it swelled up on the ride home or something....
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nah, i like to fish in extra large boxer shorts, its good luck, try it! LOL

A Great June for me
 

The picture doesn't seem to do it justice, but it did come in at a nice 32lbs. June 2011


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Also in June 2011. 39lbs.


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35#, 33#, 32# Yellowtails
 

First two shots. 35# caught 7/27/10. My first legit YT and still PB. (The other previous one was only 15# and was foul-hooked). One hell of a fish. She dragged me around for about an hour. She kept me pinned to the 'rail' and wouldn't let me gain any line on her.

Third shot. 33# caught 11/9/11. I thought this one was a mac stealing squid then I thought, "if you're going to take it, take it!", at which point it whipped the rod tip 90° and started stripping off line. This one's flesh was riddled with black flecks but was still tasty.

Fourth shot. 32# caught 11/13/11. November was a good month. This one was pissed off. It taught me what headshaking means.

They don't look big because I'm not short like Mr.Yellowtail (RK)
Thanks to CowBoy Bill for the water pic.

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

LEO with a last name like mine Ive heard all the nicknames in the world....


But that one is by far my favorite


I'll take it!!

:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::c ool:

Yeah!!! Mi Pana Ryan, stop sending those 40 pounders to the 30s Club!:)

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The small one on the right is around thirty. La Jolla January fish taken on squid.

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Butt I weighed in at MDR over thirty, close to thirtyfive.

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Redondo fish... Lousy pic but somewhere around thirty.

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Long skinny LA local homeguard, taken on a mack, somewhere around thirty.

37.5 # on Dana Landing cert scale
45" tip of upper lip to the tail end

MLPA Scrips Pier, North LJ

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Double banger.
37# and 39#
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She went 38.8#
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Three posts in a row 30lb club SLAM
27# and 30#
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Dropper Loop, small fresh Squid, :wsb: 43" lbs 30+?=:)

November 27, 2012
In the O.C.
44+", 36#
Trap Rig
Overcast, outgoing tide
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nice fish Jb.

Looked alot bigger in person. Well done! :cheers1:

Healthy! Nice Halibut :cheers1:

25 on right and 30 on left

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Give Wade his fish back

Wow! Nice catch. Congratulations for making it into the 30 # club.
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Mike

Like father & son, well done Chuck and Nic :)

Hmmmmmmmmmmm.... KICK HIM OUT OF THE CLUB!

33# December Iron


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Photoshopped fish do not count

He's not even holding it right...!