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After the luck we had yesterday, Sean and I were eager to get back out today and try our luck. We decided to stop in the shallows first and try sharks. We stopped by Half Hitch takes again geared up with some more tackle and bait.
I hadn’t had a cigar minnow floating for 5 minutes when a shark hit me hard and started spooling off line. It was a hell of a fight! I got it close to the pier and Sean landed it with our net. It was at least 3.5 ft long. We again had a hell of a crowd around us watching and we let the kids take pictures and touch the shark.
We moved on towards the end of the pier and tried again for some gamefish. As we approached, fisherman had mackerel and Bonita on the line. We set up and I quickly lost my cigar minnow bait. I told Sean I was going to move and try the other side. I walked over and launched a cast. After about 2 minutes, I felt tension and reeled my line tight. As soon as I did, I felt pressure and set the hook. Fish on!! I’m not sure what it is at this point, but it is taking line fast and swimming like a torpedo. I’m not sure if I even have enough line on my reel, but I manage to slow it down and gain some line on it. I fight to for probably 20 minutes and worked the whole end of the pier trying to keep it under control. Finally, it surfaces near the pier and we see that it is a very nice King Mackerel! Another fisherman comes up with a gaff and helps me hook it and pull it up.
We land it on the pier and Holy Mackerel! It’s nice. A 44” King weighing 17 lbs!! We pose for some more photos with spectators and let some kids touch the fish. What an amazing experience! After the crowd heads out, Sean and I head out to clean the fish. Dinner is on us!
After the luck we had yesterday, Sean and I were eager to get back out today and try our luck. We decided to stop in the shallows first and try sharks. We stopped by Half Hitch takes again geared up with some more tackle and bait.
I hadn’t had a cigar minnow floating for 5 minutes when a shark hit me hard and started spooling off line. It was a hell of a fight! I got it close to the pier and Sean landed it with our net. It was at least 3.5 ft long. We again had a hell of a crowd around us watching and we let the kids take pictures and touch the shark.
We moved on towards the end of the pier and tried again for some gamefish. As we approached, fisherman had mackerel and Bonita on the line. We set up and I quickly lost my cigar minnow bait. I told Sean I was going to move and try the other side. I walked over and launched a cast. After about 2 minutes, I felt tension and reeled my line tight. As soon as I did, I felt pressure and set the hook. Fish on!! I’m not sure what it is at this point, but it is taking line fast and swimming like a torpedo. I’m not sure if I even have enough line on my reel, but I manage to slow it down and gain some line on it. I fight to for probably 20 minutes and worked the whole end of the pier trying to keep it under control. Finally, it surfaces near the pier and we see that it is a very nice King Mackerel! Another fisherman comes up with a gaff and helps me hook it and pull it up.
We land it on the pier and Holy Mackerel! It’s nice. A 44” King weighing 17 lbs!! We pose for some more photos with spectators and let some kids touch the fish. What an amazing experience! After the crowd heads out, Sean and I head out to clean the fish. Dinner is on us!
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