Weekend plans crumbled before my eyes and had to get out fishing somehow. Steve called up and said he wanted to hit the surf. We flipped a coin and headed to the Kitchen.
I cast a big rod out and a critter rod out, both with Sputniks. Reffed up on both and lost 2 rigs on my first cast. This is not starting out well...
I rebounded and tied some new rigs. I get a huge hit and the rod starts dancing and line was singing out. I get to my rod and soon as I grab it, it falls off. CRAP! I decided to give it a 5 minute rule since i had a bullet tuna head on and 3 minutes later, it came back! HOOKED UP!
I forgot how strong these Soupies are. They never cease to amaze me on how they could fool you on the size of them. Mine only managed to measure out as a cookie cutter sized 68" and was extremely well fed. Soupie pics also don't do the fish justice sometimes.
A little later and Steve misses a big hit, but felt that he wasn't going to try the 5 minute rule and reeled in a nice bait. He baited up and recast for nada, so that means I am 1 shark closer to 40 now!
I did lose 2 other sputniks to reef or whatever and lost a bunch of critters on the critter rod. Damn circle hooks don't work for sh!t! LOL
I did manage a small calico though, so I count that as a multiple fish night.
Well, another one for the list and a good night indeed.
Until Next Tide!
