Tuesday the beach looked like crap after the storm so we gave it a day to clear up. That and a completely different beach seemed to do the trick.
Got set up just after sunset and waited for Tom to show. He was running late due to a lackadaisical kitchen staff, but he made it before too long.
Not a whole lot of action from the bait stealers. I did get a little round ray on a big chunk of skipjack though.
Drank a couple beers, perused the internet on my phone.
I noticed a small bend and release in the rod so I focused my attention where it should have been to begin with.
Good thing I did because the small bend was followed by a hard take down and run.
The fish took off straight away ripping line, then turned and came back in classic leo style. It also thrashed about on the surface. Not sure what is going on here.
Finally got it close enough for Tom to grab and lay eyes on a nice soupfin.
The rest of the night was a complete cluster. Just as we were ready to leave, Tom gets a subtle bite. His fish gets all in my line before I can clear it. Turned out to be a nice fish. Hopefully he can add a pic here or maybe his own report.
Edit to add it was 71 1/2” at the top of the tide on mackerel in 2 foot surf on a waning moon.