my LJ hearbreak 3-20-10

[radastaff]

arrived at 6am for a solo venture
it was packed and parking was scarce
launched into the fog by 6:30
thick as pea soup

headed out with my compass
got past the buoy into the kelp
got out my gear (gps confirmed i was outta the reserve)
and started making bait
dropped one down same spot
and it was game on

rookie move
lost the first pick up
due to the fact that i still had my drag on lock down
(i tighten my drags for landing and launches)

second drop and i was on again
after 25 min or so,
20 or so runs progressivly shorter,
but pretty much straight down and into more kelp,
(and almost loosing my rod outta my hands from the hard pullin monster more than once),
eventually broke fluro leader at the knot,
while trying to horse it past a kelp barrier some 20+ feet below me


all the time
i was having visions of Danes wsb the day before
and my first chance at going home early since ive been fishing LJ

insted
i stayed out until 6pm
chasing the birds and whatnot

for the skunk

after paddling what seems like days on end
today my arms feel like they are gonna fall off

will i do it all again?
u bet

paul