12-08-2003, 06:44 PM
this story takes place of the CA. coast fishing a spot off palos verdes we were fishing for big home guard yellowtail which usually run 30# plus and you fish them in 30' of water are less so you use 60# fishing line and a beat down drag and whince them in anyways i flyline a whole live mackeral have it out swimming for about 10 min. when i feel a heavy pick up let it go on free spool put it in gear and set the hook right away i'm jerked to the rail all i can do to hold on the rod with out it being pulled from my hands couldn't even get a crank on the handle i turn to the captain yelling i can't reel it in and he's yelling back you better reel it in are its going to rock you the passanger next to me points and says look about 100 yards behind the boat a big i mean real big bull seal about 600# pounds worth had come up and was swinging his head on the end of my hook before i could cut the line he takes off for the sunset snapping the line which sent me flying back about 10 feet in to the bait tank banging my haed pretty good and giving everybody a good laugh well that my story of the biggest thing i ever hooked.....hey i never said it was a fish !
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