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Old 10-05-2020, 02:39 PM   #1
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LJ- Slow Fishing, but Awesome Day

No big ones this weekend, but it was a pretty epic day out there still. All the lobster buoys made trolling a flyline or Carolina rig tricky so I was mostly cranking a yo-yo and ended up with 4-5 good size calico, a sand bass and a decently sized treefish out of it(all released). Not what I was hoping for, but not complaining! Day started out with dolphins playing around my kayak at sunrise which is always awesome. Later there was a whale cruising by in super shallow water that my buddy and I tried to catch up to but couldn't. But the best part of the day was when I was messing around casting a heavy Tady on the Speedmaster at nothing in particular when I hooked up to what I thought initially was a small yellowtail. Turned out to be a monster sized Bonito! Didn't get a good picture of it because when I got it to the side of the kayak and was reaching for the net, it decided to do another run. As I was fighting it again, it did a HUGE run. Then I see the head of a sea lion pop up off my bow holding on to the bonito by it's tail("Mother F***er!). But the fish was still hooked and with the drag set right, this guy took me for a crazy ride! Was literally pulling me around like a horse and carriage. Eventually I was able to pull the hook and even though I lost the fish, it was just ridiculous and a lot of fun! I don't usually keep bonito anyway, so I wasn't too upset about it. If it was a YT, it would have been a different story though...
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Old 10-05-2020, 09:30 PM   #2
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Nice pics!
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Old 10-06-2020, 03:02 PM   #3
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That is one happy sea lion! Nice post. Thanks


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Old 10-07-2020, 06:35 AM   #4
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Nice looking Max Factor Bass! Getting the big one is not always necessary for a fun day on the water -- enjoyed your post.
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Old 10-07-2020, 10:03 AM   #5
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That is one happy sea lion! Nice post. Thanks

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Definitely! Every time he popped up for air as he towed me around, he would look back at me and I swear he was smiling at me...

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Nice looking Max Factor Bass! Getting the big one is not always necessary for a fun day on the water -- enjoyed your post.
100% agree. A big YT or WSB would always be amazing, but that's really just the icing on the cake sometimes.
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