PB YELLOWTAIL RELEASE

[wade]

The ONE that got away...

-New Personal Best 43# Yellowtail Catch & Release-

After my long awaited battle with a fifty class Homeguard:yt:, I vowed never to harvest another :yt:of that caliber or bigger.
(The downside to such exploits is the constant feeling of the inevitable downhill Seriola-search looming over oneself,
So, it's business as usual trying to earn Karma points.)
As lightning sometimes strikes twice, I actually had a chance to get real close at besting the ol' Dr. just last week.
Headed out with Zac & Mike, quick on the fly change of plans before our Halibut pound session began. With the recent Humboldts swarming our coastline, I knew someone would get real hungry, & hungry was he. All 43 Pounds of him.:yt:Rock solid & beat me to a pulp. Finally got him to the surface and my custom rig just had too much after our prolonged fight. Leader snaps and still lethargic as he:yt:, (Well both of us at this point!:reel:) I quickly lip-gripped my first free swimming Yellowtail!:eek:
This posting will be on the shorter side, because I cannot accurately put into written words, the feeling that overcomes me when releasing these wrist-snapping Homeguards wave goodbye with their hind quarters at high speeds..:yt: You can however, hear me genuinely scream giddily at the end of this video, clearly audible through my video camera's waterproof microphone, as I release this King back into the depths from five feet below the Oceans surface.
He never looked back once, but kicked out a serious plankton dust storm off into the canyons to tell the 'tail' of "The Fluorocarbon"..:yt:

:yt:Please Support Catch & Release of the BIG ones!:yt:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quSJIKI6GIc


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For size reference, heres a shot where his head is up front and the tail extends past behind me off the PA..
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwegallery/data/635/Picture_181.png

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[jorluivil]

Can't see the video


Update....it helps if you press the play button.


Great catch but even better release! I have to give props to some of you SD boys, you guys catch them like there's no tomorrow and release a good portion of them to fight another day. Its nice to see that you guys aren't being greedy and saving some for the rest of us.

[dmrides]

That was pretty sick Wade. Nice job on the CPR.

[Dannowar]

Way to catch my farmed fatty.


JK.

I think everyone in the vicinity absorbed your stoke that day. And that yell shook all the yt back down to the shelf. :cheers1:

[xpresso2am]

Nice job wade. Way to do it!!

[romspacenut]

Nice YT there Wade.

[Drake]

GET BENT WADE!!!!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v134/Drakeskakes/ScreenShot2013-01-19at94311PM-1.jpg

[Caden]

nice catch bro and i like ur hat that look like VC with the ak lol.
Vietmanese for life:you_rock::yt: can wait for my first YT

[Lipripper92592]

Nice YT there, and great release!

[JarrodMc]

nice fish Wade!

[Zfish03]

Awesome day on the water! That was a battle and a half :notworthy:

[Emeraldbaykayaks]

Great job man for sure!

[blitzburgh]

Once again, you da' man!

[kayakhunter]

Nice YT Wade. Props on the release and the Minor Threat.

[Old Man in the Sea]

Excellent job!!!

[TJones]

video . even better with the c and r.

[GregAndrew]

Very kewl on multiple levels.

[capntim]

Great as ever Wade. Like the sticker too.

[Hypoxic1]

Very nice to read about.:yt:

[silentsmell]

sweet, I've been waiting to see this footage. I heard the "woo-hoo!" from a mile away.

[HAVABASS]

One piece of Advice... Please try a Shimano TLD-15 reel. You will never use a star drag again.

[T-Rex]

Excellent YT and great CPR! Thanks for sharing.