Good try. That Whopper Stopper is a pretty crazy build. Trinidad is an...interesting pick to match.

Looks like another quality yellow. Been on fire lately!

You have had lots of success lately, bummer there was no love today but that means you have to go back out there again and redeem yourself

Thanks, now all I need is some curtains and a mattress, that should get us by till we pick up another trailer

Damn, Look at you!  That looks pretty damn awesome Tim! 

Well done and Bravo!

The yellowtail fishing for me has been pretty hot the last month.  I have more in my freezer than I know what to do with.  LOL

I went with Scott yesterday as we got some fresh intel.  I wasn't expecting so many boats out there, but apparently, they had the same intel.



I let my bait apparently hit the bottom and got instantly hit!  I knew it wasn't a game fish, but thought it may be a shark.  Now I know what has been snapping on my baits when I send them down too low this morning.  I can only envision fields of these crabs sweeping the bottom.



About 20 of these little shrimp fell off the sheep crab when I got it on deck.  I guess they were living on him and grabbing the bits the crab didn't get.



No love for a few hours and we tried a few different spots.  I saw some stuff on the meter and dropped all the way again and was getting the baits bit to pieces.  I finally got one of the bastards.

Not the King Croaker I desired, but a Kin to the Croaker I was looking for.  LOL



Otherwise, we called it at 11:00 with nothing to show except for White Croaker and Crab.

We had a couple of annoying Northern Fulmars attacking my boat.  I'm not sure why, but it was pecking the hell on my motor and even scratching it!





Greasy Calm conditions, but the current changed directions at least 6 times in 4 hours.  Not great conditions for finding Yellows or WSB.



We left our buddies behind and called it the morning.  Until Next tide!



It was a bummer since Scott brought the "Whopper Stopper", a 3' all roller guide rod that was built to tame 400# tuna.  Believe it or not, but I have no doubt the rod could handle it even if the reel would have needed to be bigger.  lol

 I had a brainstorm and decided to start a project just in case we wanted to getaway for a weekend without dragging the 5th wheel. Since I got a camper shell for Bad Pig, why not spruce it up a bit and make it habitable for spur of the moment trips The 5th wheel hitch comes out no problem but the rails remain in the bed, so I had to work around them and this is what I came up with
 



Skinned it with 1/4" plywood to keep the weight to a minimum, everything else is 1/2" and 3/4"



I had an idea of what I wanted but no specific plan, just build as I go and I will admit that only having one eye sure made things tough, I measured multiple times and got different measurements     Just had to take my time and keep plugging along ! Time to build the drawer and put a lid on the bed platform




I used a torch and burned the Plywood to bring out the grain, sanded and put a sealer on it, turned out cool I think


Next was time to build a side cabinet for more storage and a support for the bed extension.



At this point my knees and back were killing me from going in and out of the truck but I had to make sure everything was a good fit.



Indoor/outdoor carpet was used for the top and I forget how many trips to Home Depot, I made sure to buy more than I needed and that worked in my favor




Measure twice and cut once.....more like measure 10 times   I had to install the rails for the bed extension and it had to be exact



I trimmed it out with aluminum angle to keep the corners and edges from splintering even though I sanded, plywood always splinters
 


By now I have created quite the mess in the Shop and it was growing each day  


I worked on this every day and the weekends, I think I spent a total of about 14 days, but I had to give myself a few breaks in between as I got frustrated with limited vision and sore body parts from constantly climbing in and out. Today I wrapped things up and I am about 95% complete. Had to represent and add a few stickers to give it Character !







I managed to squeeze in a trip to Bass Pro on Friday, Janie had to start Christmas shopping   
Now it's time to get The Cyclops wet again

Bloody decks... Sweet!

I was going to put up another post, but I'll wait until tomorrow.  Otherwise the yellows are still around and got another one!

Squatch Territory