LJ 1/18

[Pat]

First cast with the Salax 6x never hit the bottom. :D

100 yds. SW of the December zone, 120'.

Fought like a BSB and up came a 42.3# yellow. :shock:

Pat

http://myfishingpics.com/photopost48c/data/500/393DSC00399b.JPG

[Ojos_raros]

S T O K E D !!

nice photo with the sun on the fish too.

[steamroll]

Unbelievable :x

Did you see any squirts or birds?

[aguachico]

Missed you this morning Pat. Tomorrow's my day.
Congrats on the toad.

[Dennis]

Wow! Congrats, Pat!

[Holy Mackerel]

That is a big fish, on the first cast, very nice! I hope to get one of those Saturday AM...

Chris

[dmr]

Awesome catch Pat, I'm sorry I slept in. Any others caught?

[lamb]

nice, biiiiig and shiny!!! 8)

[twinfin]

You got your christmas wish! ---Dan

[Iceman]

Pat! That is a freakin TOAD!

Just imagine how big it would look if I was holding it :lol: How am I ever supposed to take "The yellowtail yoyo king" title away from you with catches like that one :shock: :D VERY STOKED FOR YA! That picture would look good on the cover of sumtin.

[madscientist]

Freakin awesome fish Pat!

[F'nArne]

Very nice toad, Pat! Congrats on getting your wish.

[ski]

Awesome (insert pelvic thrust)!

[Spinal Tap]

Have you guys forgotten that 53lber he caught a few days before the 1st of April last year (or was it the year before last)?

Was anyone there? Who took the pic? :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sorry Pat. Everytime I see a you with a fish, I think of that post. :lol:

[vellocity]

i call BULLSHIT since i fell the hardest for his April fool's report!!!!
looks like a photoshop job! haha!!!

shoots Pat!! freaking awesome!!!!
tomorrow i'm bringing only ONE rod(pat style)

[steveooo]

Great fish and pic. Who was the photo beeyatch?!?

[Ryan The Sealion]

Nice feesh dude!

[DESTROYER]

Pat! F***ING BAD A$$! I bet you put the hurt on that Fish....She was most likely thinking that the Incredible Hulk was behind the reel. Way to go!

Matt

[CSniper]

yeah, I fell for this one last april too. Where's the story about the Dolphin and cutting all their lines, etc? :D Nice fish, nothing like getting hung on the first drop!

[skiffman]

Well Pat, that is a nice toad!! Did ya paddle in after that or try to catch a bigger one? I've done that surfing before. Catch an epic first wave and paddle in knowing you won't catch a better one. Anyone else catch any this morning? Kelvin

[T-Rex]

Damn nice fish!!! :shock:

[DaveC]

Pat, really nice fish. You were only about 10lbs light on your on the water estimate. That is a serious toad!

As for me, nothing but a bunch of macs. Worked that same area after Pat left for nothing. Did see one spot of fish pop up real briefly but they were up and gone. It sounded pretty dead except for the one fish. As for conditions, a real light swell, little to no wind and a moderatate amount of sunshine. Except for the absence of fish for me, it was an exceptional day on the water.

Dave

[Tman]

Pat you are a stud. First drop too dang it. Launched in the dark, headed outside where 2 boats were, saw one hooked up turned out to be a small shark, birds working, turned out to be big macs.
Ended up with lobster bait for the day.
Nice fish, makes you look short.... :lol:

[Aaron&Julie]

Congratulations, Pat, on an outstanding fish!
In regards to your photo shop work of last year that people referred to, we also thought this picture looked very familiar. But, since we were there last Wednesday when Iceman scored a double and there were yellows everywhere it's quite conceivable that your story holds true.
As for us, we launched a little after you did, fishing until 2:30PM, with a red snapper (released), a sand bass, and lots of mackeral for our efforts. 3 trips and 22 hours on the water in the last 8 days, with really nothing to show for it. Not complaining, just not stoked like you should be. At least the weather has been great, and we've enjoyed our whale sightings :) .

[Razorback]

SWEET.............

Gotta love the first cast suprise.

Congrats on a nice YT.

I cruised from 10:00 - 3:00 and only encountered Pacific Grey Whales and a couple idiot PB'rs.....


HAWG Out

[katchfish]

SWEET!

Ken

[PlasticSkipper]

Pat, congratulations on making the cover of WON.

Anyone old enough to remember this?
"Gonna get my picture on the cover. Gonna buy five copies for my mother."

[Iceman]

I had the 45, as a wee lad. On the "Cover of the Rolling Stone" the B side was "Queen of the Silver Dollar"...........What time does Lawrence Welk come on, Ma?

Congratulations "Big Pat Holmes"!

When is the next Cold Cash event?