Colors (9/24)

[Latimeria]

Did a quick run looking for yellows.  Caught plenty of mackerel for bait and it was a little bumpy with the west wind, so I stayed close looking for Halibut instead.

I got a 2# Brown on a 12" Spanish Mack!



I them had something rip the body off my mackerel, but on a quick next drop, I got him!  I thought it was a nice butt at first, but turned out to be a bright blue ling!  12#




I was drifting near a reef, so it was not what I was expecting, but I guess it was not at all too off the board.  I get slammed again, but lost my mackerel.  This happened a few times before I hooked it with a 10/0 circle hook and 80# leader.  It fought like a yellow, but seemed much stronger.  I fought him for 5 minutes, well beyond any structure from drifting him away when I feel the line slacken up with a pop! 

I'm fairly certain it was a Soupfin Shark now as this was the same reef this happened to me before.



Well, the wind kicked up to 20 knots and I got the hell off the water.  Not a bad day looking for the colored fish.  Yellow, brown, blue... it doesn't matter.  lol





Thanks for reading and until next tide!

[xjchad]

Those blue lings are beautiful fish!

[vdisney]

You eat much better than we do Tom, I'm more than a little jealous   

[Latimeria]

You eat much better than we do Tom, I'm more than a little jealous   

Thanks Verne.  Cooking some more up tonight.