New Personal Best
 

Started 2 weeks of vacation today and it sure started well.

Loaded up with bait early, but fishing was slow most of the day.
I stayed out and later it really picked up. It was fish after fish. and I lost count. Put a 22 pounder in the box for the grill and to give some away. It was getting late and i was thinking of heading in then. ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ off went the reel. It felt heavier than others I caught, but it was coming right in. I thought maybe it was small but fouled, but no... she looked in my eye and hit the gas ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ again but this time she took a crap load of line and fought very hard. Finally she tired and I brought her to the side and reached for her jaw. The mouth was enormous. I grabbed her tight and pulled her over the rail. I layed her on the deck and put the fish tape under her. The tape is 45" long and it was up past her tail about an inch and a couple of inches short of her snout. I figure about 48" My gripper weigher thing read 38 pounds. I was alone so I could only take pics on the deck. Did that quick and slipped her back into the sea. Called my buddys who said I was nuts for releasing her, but maybe giving her back to the fish gods will bring me even larger....:drool::drool: Got 2 more weeks to fish fish fish....

Nice one Van. Heard you on the radio when I was up the N. River fishing.

Looks like you'll be the first person to actually register a fish on the C&R Derby. I heard no one participated last year.

Van....SUPER NICE!!! Congrats!:drool::uhuh:

congrats on the pb van. nice fish. 38# must be the magic number, i released one that size today too. enjoy your vaca

Someone fishing next to me released one about that big today too!!:uhuh:

Nice fish, what a way to start your vacation!

Vic

nice work Van.
and good work letting her go. That's a tough one but already having dinner in the boat, you did the right thing.

:cheers:

VAN ,

Awesome start of your vacation // better yet ..releasing your personal best :uhuh:

That being said .youv,e out-done-yourself .........SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO STF home the rest of your vacation ><><><<:jump1::jump1:

WAY TO GO VAN!!

Sounds like one of those "check-it-out-trips" that turned in to a memory maker!

Congrats.

That's awesome! Congrats and have a great vacation!

congrats , i hope the rest of your vacation goes as well:btu:

Nice job van!
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:claps:

congrats on a sweet fish....and release :).

Congratulations!! :) :cheers:

Thats a nice looking fish, congrats!

Congrats Van :btu:

way to go!

and thank you for releasing her :claps:

Great fish Van!:drool:

Nice job Van

WOW!

Nice Fish, hope the fish gods reward you with a 50 as a reward for releasing .

Smann

Good job Bud - wish I had some time to go play :drool: