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ziacatcher · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 6:48 pm Post subject: A lovely day with my Love.

Mary finally got back from her Caribbean cruise and we spent the day together SBH. After hemming and hawing about whether to go or not, we finallywent out about 10AM when winds subsided somewhat.

Put out 3 rods. 2 with shrimp/fishbites and one with cut whiting. 2 of the rods were active most of the day. Caught a bunch of whiting and 2 pomps.

While fishing this guy comes in for a visit.

While baiting one rod, the one with cut whiting starts to twitch. Then nothing. I look at my line and it is moving parallel to the beach. Grab it and reel in the slack and I call to Mary that I have something big on it. I was hoping that it wasn't a big ray.

I start making progress on getting it in when it decides it wanted to go out further. I was fishing the shore side of the 2nd bar and it pulled drag and went over the bar into the next gut. I finally get it to the 1st bar and I see its tail come out of the water. I tell Mary its a big red. At that time it begins to strip line again almost reaching the 2nd bar. It then starts going toward my other pole. I had to go over, then under, and then over that line again before I can finally get it to the beach.

Here are some pics of the 45" behemoth I was able to land. BTW it was caught on a rod that Rabbit gave me before he left for Minn. What a memory.

Here I am trying to weigh it. My scale went to 30# and it wasn't even close. I have no idea of the weight.

A successful release.

The front then came in, as did the hard heads. Got this strange double.

Kept the pomps and a whiting for dinner. Three of the whiting went into the freezer for future trips and the rest went to Kokopelli for dinner.

SaltyMutt · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:15 pm Post subject:

Wow that's a monster!! To top it off caught on a rod that belonged to rabbit. Doesn't get much better than that. Thanks for the great report!!
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JOHNNYREB · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:19 pm Post subject:

Awsome zia...ive been trying to break 45" for years. Very cool story behind the rod!
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ltorna1 · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 3240

What a great report - what a hog of a red fish. I can't imagine how many years that monster has been hanging around. I imagine Paul would be very proud.
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Skipper · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:40 pm Post subject:

Just about any Red over 35 lbs. = a pound per inch. I would say it prolly weighed 45 lbs. Adios

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shallowsport · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:46 pm Post subject:

That was an exciting report to read. Seems that whenever you can get the spouse to go with you special things happen. Thanks for another great report.

Bigrock · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 7:59 pm Post subject:

Wow! Great catch Zia!

RiPPin LiPS · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:21 pm Post subject:

Way to go ZIA that's a MONSTER !!!! GREAT CATCH !!!!
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jebsays · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:29 pm Post subject:

Monster red! Great catch.

I've seen your guy out there before on his contraption... never thought about it before, but I think if I were him I'd be wearing a life jacket or something... Smile

J.McDonald Knives · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:31 pm Post subject:

Hell ya!! Beautiful fish!!
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deputydawg · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:31 pm Post subject:

Man what a hoss!!!!! That was a great day and great memory with the rod! Thanks for bringing us along.

Tyler · Site Admin Joined: 06 Mar 2006 Posts: 12865

That's huge!
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SeaLevelApparel · Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 10:43 pm Post subject:

Huge! Nice fish!
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ironmanstan · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:57 am Post subject:

Rocky in NM · Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:03 am Post subject:

WOW-great catch zia
you did NOT say, so it must have not been a PB for you??
I once did 44" many yrs ago in Matagorda,
as ole Roland Martin use to say(dang that fish got some shoulders son!!)
good job!!
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