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Old 06-03-2020, 02:29 PM   #1
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LJ BSB 🐡

A blessing and a curse - Black Seabass (BSB), caught recently in LaJolla's kelp. At first I taught a soupfin shark was towing me around. The rod was screaming like a little girl. When it came to color, the sheer size was overwhelming - such a beautiful monster!
Tried but couldn't get my hook back, since it was diving and splashing. After couple of minutes of recovery time, it left to live (hopefully) many more years and scare some divers. Hard to estimate the weight, but comparing to this story, it looked the same size.
Good to know these awesome giants are still with us.

PS: excitement + handheld camera + time pressure = crappy photos
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Old 06-03-2020, 10:47 PM   #2
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Rad catch. Those big blacks really are fun to catch when you consider the sheer brute strength they have. I'm sure she will be fine you got her shallow. Nice release congrats.

How heavy of gear did you hook her on?
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Old 06-04-2020, 06:20 AM   #3
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That's crazy! Nice job on the release.
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Nice, Congratulations!
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Old 06-05-2020, 08:10 AM   #6
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Sweet. Catching big fish is always great. I've never got a BSB. I think I have hooked a couple that broke me off, but can't confirm. Would definitely like to get a photo op with one sometime though.
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