JPSURF
06-16-2007, 09:42 PM
Well day started off staring at the surf for a good 15 or 20 minutes. Timing is everything and made my way out dry! :D Bait was no problem to make today and filled up the bait tank with some nice size Dines. Al and i started a slow paddle to a spot we thought looked promising when the clicker starts a slow ZZZ. So i take it in hand slowly start to button down so the slack is out and BAM set the hook and ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ freight train pulling drag. Thought i might have saw a tail of a thresher at the water but could not call it for sure. After a little fight brought it to color and yep a pup thresher! So being my first thresher from the yak i want to play this thing SLOW so i could get it out for a pic and try a release. Get the little male on the lap remove the hook and quick pics and in the water he goes but he is not moving so i start trying to run some water through his gills and revive him :shock: This went on for 3 minutes and Al and i decide if it is going to die might as well keep him for some steaks so back on the lap for the BLEEDING when i feel a slight shake. I put him back in the water trying to get some life in him when he starts to move his tail and off he swims. What a Thrill!! :D Rest of the day fishing was kind of slow. Had a couple more raked baits and one that stuck for a while and broke me off at the hook did not see what it was.
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