We drug my dad out yesterday evening for a shot at the toothy critters, couldn't have asked for better conditions. Incoming tide, low surf, zero weeds, barely a breeze and not too cold. We got bit four times, if you can call mine bites. My rod bounced maybe 2" (three different times), at first I figured they were lobster. But after Tom's "5 minute rule" I would reel it in to find the head or tail cut clean just missing the hook. Aaron got bit once, his rod snapped over like a bird hit it then went slack. He took up the slack and waited, but alas nothing. When he finally reeled it in his hook was clean and the mackerel head gone. This sh!t is getting old, thinking about trading my long rods for some golf clubs :(
What do you want for them? ;D
Know the feeling.
We'll land one some day Verne. In the mean time we can hit the driving range.
The more we fish for big toothy critters, the more we seem to lose. I feel like we get luckier early in the game and as we get more experienced, the more we lose. Yep, our batting average goes down... I feel lucky to bat .500
: Latimeria February 25, 2020, 07:55:19 pI feel lucky to bat .500
The last few sessions we'd been stoked to bat .500, we're 2 for 9 :(