The Long Drought for Squatch Has Ended (10/11)

[Latimeria]

Steve has had a hell of a time since May trying to get a shark landed.  During the big shark run of May and June, he managed to lose all of his fish he hooked and even got some at the final wave before a surge knocked them off the hook and sucked them back out to sea.

Conditions were not the 2-3 they were calling for as they were much bigger.  The rip currents were horrible and there was just enough salad in the water to make things really annoying, but due to the cold, overcast and windy day.... the beaches were clear for fishing immediately after work and not having to wait until nightfall!



I finally got a few bass to the beach as well as Steve got a Calico and a lobster.  Whatever the case, we are not skunked.

My skunk buster



My follow up



Steve didn't wait for pics of his fish before releasing them.

We were starting to think about when we were going to call it quits when a loud "pop" happens and I see my rod fly out of the rod holder!  Something slammed it and the rebound popped the rod out!  I got to it while it was in the sand, but I missed whatever it was.

10 minutes later Steve gets a bouncy rod and puts the rod in his hand just in time for it to start running!  Will this be the curse ending surf shark?

Yes it is!  A respectable 70" male Sevengill on mackerel.  Outgoing tide and a waxing gibbous moon.







We gave it another hour for nothing but lobster.

Congrats Steve, it's about damn time! 

It looks like they have returned to the beaches, now just to find where the biomass is hiding!

[1morecast]

Nice! The shark must have smelled all the YT from your 2day trip! Congrats, it about dam time. 

[Tim524]

Congrats !!  Pic # 1 of the shark looks like he is smiling for the camera 

[WheresMyBeer]

Nice, good to see the spot coming back to life!

[xjchad]

Right on Steve!!
That one even got a smile out of him 

[Pinoyfisher]

Hot diggity, it's time!!!

[vdisney]

[sasquatch]

I swear you chop googly eyes on all my pics.

What a great relief to break my streak.

[lamnidae]

Yay, Steve!!!

[LONGCAST JOE]

Right on Brother, way to hit em...

[Eric H]

Man, from slaying some respectable yellows to a solid 7gill.

You must be in good spirits Steve. 

Glad to see your guys spot coming back to life.

I'm sure they are working there way back into the other counties spots as well

Although I don't think they ever really left.......

[SevengillTheVC]

Nice one Steve! I made a run to our VC haunt tonight for nada. It was a good condition challenging night, glad you guys got one!

[BenCantrell]

Nice fish and AWESOME photos.

[HalibutJoel99]

Way to go Steve! Congrats! Nice report and pics, Tom! Also some nice Grumps too!

[KogaHead]

Nice Squatch! Way to pull one out on that old Bastid Tom. He has done it to us too many times.