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Had another amazing day at the coast. Went down solo today, was gonna meet up with another buddy and his dad who had been staying there for a week and just murdering the fish (figuratively speaking...native coho retention is closed there). Got there at O'dark thirty...BS'ed with my friends until tossing time. Tide was gonna be pushing in for another few hours, bringing in fresh fish for the day.......as soon as we could see our rod tips, we began tossing the hardware. 2nd cast I had a fish on, a bright 9 pound native Coho....is was still so dark and my buddies were so far away, they had to ask me if I had a fish on like 3 times, all the while yelling back and forth. The waves were crashing hard, you could only get a few words out of your mouth before a monster breaker would drowned out your voice. Next fish came minutes later...another native, and another, and another........before 9'oclock 4 of us had a total of 17 fish landed. after Catching and releasing 3 native coho.......My line went taught once again. This time, monstrous head shakes are coming from the other end of my line...and then....BBBZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. He ran about 100 or so Yards of line. I started to see the metel of my spool showing...."oh hell no I thought" Started giving it the sloooowwwww hand brake (where you slow your spinning spool down with your finger tips)...Finally the Malay run ended, Finally I had the fish instead of it having me. Got him turned around.......then out of the corner of my eye, I see a seal making his way toward my fish.....again "oh hell no"...put the wood to it.....brought it close to the rocks only to have it strip another 100 feet of line out.....back in he came, this time all the way in the net!,
the fish gods must have been smiling down, cause that seal clearly was heading my fishes way and then disappeared.....must have for an easier fish to catch! Well it wasn't over yet My buddy and his dad got a double Native Coho on, and my buddy lost one.......Some older ladies who I had met before fishing came down to get there lines wet....asked how we were doing, I explained the fun that we had had that morning......BOOM fish on.....and like pulling a rabbit out of a hat...Clipped Coho.....Im limited!
I know I say this every time....but, BEST day of the year.......I went 5 for 5....and released the biggest Coho i have ever caught my estimate was around 17-18 pound native. My buddy had landed 6 when i left at noon....his dad had 4.... Crazy Crazy Crazy!! 17 fish hooked before 9 says it all!....sorry the pictures are alittle blurry....enjoy
the fish gods must have been smiling down, cause that seal clearly was heading my fishes way and then disappeared.....must have for an easier fish to catch! Well it wasn't over yet My buddy and his dad got a double Native Coho on, and my buddy lost one.......Some older ladies who I had met before fishing came down to get there lines wet....asked how we were doing, I explained the fun that we had had that morning......BOOM fish on.....and like pulling a rabbit out of a hat...Clipped Coho.....Im limited!
I know I say this every time....but, BEST day of the year.......I went 5 for 5....and released the biggest Coho i have ever caught my estimate was around 17-18 pound native. My buddy had landed 6 when i left at noon....his dad had 4.... Crazy Crazy Crazy!! 17 fish hooked before 9 says it all!....sorry the pictures are alittle blurry....enjoy
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nice fish
i can't chase the fish in water when i am stuck on the bank and only have 2 ways to hop on rocks. A run like that, and you would find me jumpin in with my rod held high, crankin on that real as hard as i can while swimming after the beast! 
