Post by goindeep on Sept 18, 2009 2:56:24 GMT -5
I'm at the ssp right now, gettin ready to catch some sleep for a few hours. Got here bout 1am. While catching greenbacks and about 20 small ladyfish on a sabiki, I heard a HUGE splash directly beneath me. Looked down, saw a poon. Caught another ladyfish and freelined it where the poon had jumped. Within 5 minutes, fish on. Took me directly beneath the pier, jumped once and let go. The whole thing lasted about 7 seconds.
Caught and rigged another ladyfish, and about 5 minutes later, fish on again. This one didn't go directly under pier, but side to side about 50 or so feet right and then left, then under for a jump, then back out in front of me, then under the pier again...Jumped 2 more times under the pier before breaking the leader on a piling, the fight was about 2 full minutes but seemed like 10. I somehow managed to pull my phone out of my pocket just as I got it to the surface and on its side where I could see shiny silver, and just before I snapped the pic - POP!
It looked to be about 50 or so pounds. It kept peeling line in short powerful bursts, but I was able to keep getting it back and was able to get a great look at it before it broke off. Fun as hell!
Caught and rigged another ladyfish, and about 5 minutes later, fish on again. This one didn't go directly under pier, but side to side about 50 or so feet right and then left, then under for a jump, then back out in front of me, then under the pier again...Jumped 2 more times under the pier before breaking the leader on a piling, the fight was about 2 full minutes but seemed like 10. I somehow managed to pull my phone out of my pocket just as I got it to the surface and on its side where I could see shiny silver, and just before I snapped the pic - POP!
It looked to be about 50 or so pounds. It kept peeling line in short powerful bursts, but I was able to keep getting it back and was able to get a great look at it before it broke off. Fun as hell!
