7/28/07 LJ
 

Bait sucked at the pier under the lights. Got 3 pornstars and headed out in the darkness. I was off the hotel at grey light in ~60' of water on the kelp line. I saw some good looking swirls but wasn't ready. Saw a boil and fired off a good cast. As the iron dragged over the perfect looking footprint I saw the swirls turn and follow it. Line went tight and...it didn't feel right.

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While I am dealing with it a bit spot of :yt: breezed through and boiled on bait. I thought a hooked mako required full attention, plus my iron I would toss was already occupied. I eventually used my gaff to pull the iron from the mako. It seemed to take forever. It didnt' help with the 8' jig stick, and the mako going airborn and then swimming at me with its mouth open. Mako swam away unscathed. I never saw the yt again :doh:.

Some guys paddled right by the breezing and boiling yt and didn't even notice what was happening :eek:. The rest of the day was spent losing my bait one at a time to snags in the kelp. uphill current, but lots of kelp on the surface.

New photo of the year! You really wanted that iron back, huh? Great job, much respect!

That iron is responsible for all my surface iron yt this year. It just works, plus I don't like releasing a fish with a jig hanging off its face. At one point I got the gaff around the iron hooks and pulled, but the shark took off and ripped the gaff out of my hands. It took a couple attempts. I wasn't even going to try it with my pliers :eek:. This one was bigger than the little pups that have been around.

Great photo! Really caught the mako's nasty attitude!:eek:

SLAM
 

That's some insane action!!! Good job on getting that jig out, I might of had to pass on that one!! Good job Tyler you will get the slam!!

Wow!!! Very impressive! Your heart must have been racing!

crazy tell me u didnt tak that picture while holdin the jig stik

awesome Tyler :)

crazy
 

Thats crazy I honestly hope I dont have to encounter this. Some mako might have to live with a little more iron in it's blood.