Salad and a Seven (4/22)

[Latimeria]

Needed some decompression time, so packed the truck after dinner.  I drove up to the Casino-ish spot and got some nice baits in the water.  Besides the surf being bigger than expected... and the wind blowing harder than I was anticipating...  the SALAD was Horrible!  I couldn't keep a bait out for more than a minute before loading up.  I was taking breaks in between hoping for a break in the kelp and grass when I found my moment at dead high tide.

The current just slowed enough and the kelp gave me two good casts without weeds when I get slammed on the Norwegian Mackerel!  lol

Out of nowhere a young couple walked up and was ready to ask what I was fishing for when I beached a beautiful 7-gill!
They freaked a little, but you should have seen the kids face when I said to grab his tail and hold the tape measure right at the tip!  He was stoked, but his girlfriend freaked!

89"



I would say that I wish good Samaritans passing by would take a good shot, but I know my camera does not help the situation out any bit.



I was stoked and fished the next 2 hours for only piles of seaweed... No matter, another one on the sand and I'm pretty stoked right now.   

[vdisney]

Wind, weeds and high surf, and yet you still prevail Tom. You are a man among men sir

[sasquatch]

Carey kept telling me it was cool if I wanted to fish. No way was I driving down there after happy hour.

Sounds like brutal conditions.

[spideyjg]

Sound just like what the other night was like.
Glad to see you got one out of the weed wash.

[Pinoyfisher]

All it takes is one to make all the kelp worthwhile!! I feel my 7 is gonna hit the sand soon!

[faster u fool]

thats a beaut boss.  I had plans to hit a morning sesh,  but the wife drug me to the LA. fashion district as the designated car pool passenger.  I hate going.  and I got to drive home in the friday traffic.  the swell looked tiny in the morning and on the way home up north...Almost mad a night run, but the weather forcast steered me to chillin on the couch..Nice to see you made it all work out.

[SevengillTheVC]

SAWEET TOM!

[SurffishingSean]

Damn Tom you are on a roll!!!

[Latimeria]

Just as things heat up again, the swell gets big and screws everything up.

[Tim524]

Definitely looks prehistoric, and the 7 is cool too

[HalibutJoel99]

Impressive catch Tom! Way to make it work in tough conditions! That's huge!