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Old 02-06-2008, 07:38 PM   #1
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2/6 I got an early birthday present...



Launched at 0600 to high tide, mixed up swell, and a stiff offshore. Clear skies, water temp 55, and water vis 15. I made it past the buoy and tried to jig up some bait. I ended up with a sardine for my efforts. The sardine went down, only to be foul hooked and raked by something. I pinned on a squid I caught a couple of weeks ago, and sent it down. The clicker goes off, and it's ripped off of my hook. The same thing happened with my second (last) squid. No more bait, so I start chucking the iron. The birds started working on porpoise feeding on bait. I was in the thick of it watching these porpoise break the surface, and swim under my boat for at least a couple of minutes... At one point I was debating on just taking video, and stop working the iron. I've seen a lot of shows in LJ, but this one was one of my closest/best experiences. The porpoise move on, and down goes the Salas. A couple of cranks on the bottom, then the line goes tight. THUMP... THUMP.. SLACK. . I continued for five more minutes, then the porpoise come back. They feed and leave. The Salas goes down again, 4-6 cranks then my 40# gets tight. This fish is heavy, and doesn't really run. It sits, moves, and then sits again. No tail thumping had me thinking Black. After letting a couple of seals pass, I start pumping the fish. I was still thinking black, until I got a shot of silver. The eight foot stick had me maneuvering the fish, for a gaff shot. My '07 birthday fish came 6 days after, at 36#. This fat fish...3 days before, at 39.1#. Good luck out there.
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Old 02-06-2008, 07:41 PM   #2
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Kick ass.
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Old 02-06-2008, 08:02 PM   #3
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HUGE!
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Old 02-06-2008, 08:05 PM   #4
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Oh yeah Dennis!

One Happy BDay, already.

Love the pic. A whale of a tail.
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Old 02-06-2008, 08:53 PM   #5
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Nice fish Dennis. You deserve it out there on a cold morning like this morning with a bald head and no hat! Toad !!
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Old 02-06-2008, 08:55 PM   #6
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39?! Nice!
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Old 02-06-2008, 09:25 PM   #7
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nice fish D!!!





gay yard pic tho
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Old 02-06-2008, 09:33 PM   #8
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Old 02-06-2008, 10:30 PM   #9
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Awesome Dennis.
At least you're not barefoot this time around.
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Old 02-07-2008, 05:45 AM   #10
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Good work, Dennis.
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Old 02-07-2008, 06:26 AM   #11
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Thanks guys. It's been a long time since my last quality fish. The freezer was empty, and I didn't want to buy fish from Family Lumpia. This fish was fat with some shoulders. Oh yes...Cheesy driveway shots, bald head in the cold morning, and well covered feet... . Corey, the hood came on after you motored by. I didn't want to get sick.
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Old 02-07-2008, 06:54 AM   #12
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WOW! Huge tail! I love those Bday fish!!!!

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Old 02-07-2008, 07:05 AM   #13
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Sweet Pair D!
Good effort and great story too. Congrats!
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Old 02-07-2008, 07:05 AM   #14
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Dennis, good job bro. your killing me man.
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Old 02-07-2008, 07:20 AM   #15
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Nice Dennis, welcome to the Cheezy driveway Shots Hall of Fame

I personally like the quality one here/one there catches, over the big pile up out there........Who is next?
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Old 02-07-2008, 07:22 AM   #16
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It's nice to know there are still a few out there, thank you. Congrats on that beauty!
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Old 02-07-2008, 08:12 AM   #17
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what a great looking catch, BZ.
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Old 02-07-2008, 08:17 AM   #18
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Beautiful Dennis!!

I could visualize the whole scenario... I've been there many times for naught.

Nice to know that someone is catching these homeguard mossbacks!
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Old 02-07-2008, 08:42 AM   #19
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Nice one D . You have made it a habit to cash in around your Bday. I still remember that one you pulled up last year.
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Old 02-07-2008, 09:04 AM   #20
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Good job D! Wish I could wake up that early.
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