Yea it is Darkhorse again…

[Old Man in the Sea]

I want to thank Josh Pruitt for my new avatar picture. As many of you have heard, it pays to hire a guide to help to accelerate your learning curve in LJ and save yourself many hours of fishing in “dead" water. I am an experienced fisherman and sportswriter, but I will be the first one to admit it has a worthwhile investment. After fishing with Darkhorse, I consider ocean kayak fishing to be an extreme sport because I have lost an average of 5 lbs of sweat per trip and I have been using a five hour energy drink when we head back for the barn at sunset. I am very blessed to have a stable Hobie PA 14 fully with rigged a with bait tank, a fish finder and excellent fishing gear. I have 2 more paid lessons with Josh, so will hopefully be able to post another thread with a smile looking down on a WSB or big halibut. I always give all the credit for my fishing success to God, but I know he hooks me up with the right people to show me the way.

[DanaPT]

wow. money well spent.

[Gigafish]

Who is the young man in the photo? Congrats. from Alaska to the waters edge of La Jolla. Epic fishing:cheers1:

[seriola_killer]

Great job on the beautiful Seriola! No doubt he's worth the dinero!

[wiredantz]

THAT FISH IS HUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :eek:

[Hookalrg1]

Nice ROI! Great Job!

[driftwood]

Nice report Randy!

Josh always get Job done even if means fishing late afternoon. I'm sure
Alaska was awesome fun, But how many people on this earth have ever
experieced hooking up a big fish on a kayak?

Only a privileged few!!
:cheers1:

[finyak]

Hey Randy is that you? And where are my sleep tapes you were going to send me?That fish is so perfectly straight and I only see one hand holding it.Why it almost looks fake.Good job!!

Finyak

[Old Man in the Sea]

yea it is Randy...PM me your email address again and I will send you the tapes...PS if you squeeze 'em really hard right behind the lower rear fin the yellowtail will stiffen up making for a perfect 1 handed picture every time....

[tmc]

Nice! Josh is the man. I should probably start planning my next trip with him soon.

[blitzburgh]

Way to go!!!

[TJones]

:svengo:

[MrPukaShell]

Very cool.

[mark kleiter]

Sweet experience! Wipe that smile off your face...:D

[THE DARKHORSE]

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One of the highlights of this trip was the Risso's. I captured a pretty cool moment in time while searching high and low. Talk about a Kodak moment!http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/500/DSCF0469.JPG

Then it was time to torture Randy, of course.
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/500/DSCF0474.JPG

It's hard to torture a guy with a smile on his face, though. Randy kept at it and another avatar-worthy fish bit the dust.
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/500/DSCF0502.JPG
It couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.



These fish are old news by now. So maybe we should talk about our most recent trip?

Or...
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/500/DSCF0633.JPG

We could just let the pictures tell the tale?
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/500/DSCF0645.JPG

[bellcon]

I call BS
Josh taking time to smell the roses, while hunting down yellows?:D

Awesome all the way around!:yt:

[Old Man in the Sea]

Thanks Josh for adding those other pictures...!!! After "training" with Josh,
I am really improving. I was 1 for 6 first trip....next trip improved to 3 for 5...
I have a new appreciation and respect for the level of effort it takes to land yellows on the yak....
One more summer trip with Josh to go...looking forward to it...