Not an April Fools Prank

[bus kid]

How did the PA get righted? that beast is HEAVY dry and unladen.

[GregAndrew]

Another fine story Bob.

I saw Ron (Paintfish) fight a good sized thresher for a good half hour. Sitting on his rod at times with his drag buttoned down. Turned out he was tail hooked at the very tip of the tail which gave him very little control of the situation.

[dsafety]

Originally Posted by bus kid

How did the PA get righted? that beast is HEAVY dry and unladen.

The kayak did not turtle. It went sideways enough to dump Mike and anything else that was not tied down.

One of the good features about a Pro Angler is that there is lots of in-hull storage. Mike had everything secured below deck. His other rod had snagged on some kelp earlier and had already been handed off to his buddy so there was nothing in the cockpit to get tossed overboard... except for Mike.

Bob

[-scallywag-]

Ha, those guys must've harvested the wrong shark in the past.

I agree with Greg.....that was a tail hooked T for sure. Be careful out there, and remember to back that drag off when you get any fish close to the boat!

[blackcloud9]

There were a number of T's hooked yesterday that I heard about. Sharky.

[bus kid]

Originally Posted by dsafety

The kayak did not turtle. It went sideways enough to dump Mike and anything else that was not tied down.

One of the good features about a Pro Angler is that there is lots of in-hull storage. Mike had everything secured below deck. His other rod had snagged on some kelp earlier and had already been handed off to his buddy so there was nothing in the cockpit to get tossed overboard... except for Mike.

Bob

Good to hear that no gear was lost, just some pride. Its not if your going to get tossed but when.