Finally Another Outing 02/07/16

[SevengillTheVC]

Hi Everyone,

Looks like it's been tough all up and down our SoCal coast. Been hard to nail a bat let alone a grinner. Anyhow went out yesterday after finding a lull in my busy schedule as of late. Salad was too much to bear in NVC so we hit up the harbor with some fresh macks. The usual white croaker did not want to play and it seemed the session would end in those every once in a while skunks. I saw my surf rod getting played with. A tug, tug and a long pull, slack, then a tug, tug a long pull then slack, finally on the last tug, tug, I waited on the long pull and swung the rod home. Upon initial hookup it felt shaky and judging by the hit's I thought it was very sharky. After it wrapped me around a buoy on a long run and several long runs fully buttoned down on 80lbs I knew she was a good model batty. Taped her at 54", sorry no pic of the tape but local dictated a quick release and we snapped pics and then taped, next time I'll do the other way around. But those who have met me know how tall I am  . Fish PORN!

Action Shot.

Money Shot.
Nice to wet a line again! Hope everyone is having a great new year, even if the fish aren't being quite as obliging to bite!

[WheresMyBeer]

Yeeeeah Baby! Nice size too.

Great bendo shot - congrats !

[1morecast]

Nice 

[raychavez91]

Nice to see a post man, congrats! !

[SevengillTheVC]

Thanks all! I hope to get more fishing in soon, this damn job in Aerospace is wearing me to the bone  !!!!

[BackBayMan]

Beauty

[Latimeria]

Good seeing you out there again and getting in on some big game.  That's a beauty!

Team SD... time to step your game up!  They're gunning for us! 

[vdisney]

Awesome bendo shot, glad to see a report from you...............PM sent

[xjchad]

Nice bat Adam!  Good to see you fishing again!

[sasquatch]

Looks like you could throw across that channel and then some. Nice fish for sure.

[Eric H]

Nice one

[Pinoyfisher]

That looks like some rich mofo's saltwater pond! Like fishing Paradise Pt! Been a while since anyone has seen a bat of that size! Well done.