Magnificent May 2016: Lemons and Tigers and Bulls OH MY

TheGucci311 · 2016-05-31T12:18:40Z

The month started off Excellent. I had the best 5 nights on the sand anyone could ask for. Maybe it would have been better if it wasnt in the middle of the week and I got more sleep before work.....NAH! The bite slowed down a bit later on. Perhaps the beaches just got fished out with the SAD Tourney. Who knows. Lost some stud fish, caught some good ones. 5/5: Skunked. Soaked three baits. 2 far, 1 short. not a single bite. 5/6: Ran out to the beach with the surf rods. Had a couple hits but nothing solid until the end of the night. My buddy Tom got a tipper, his first east coast shark (he's from Cali). I think he was more excited than I was when I got my first shark! 5/7: Hit the sand with a couple people and they brought a couple people. It was a little crowded but we got a couple fish and the lines didnt get tangled. I put a solid female tipper on the sand. Shark ate my big bait and almost became bait but I had had an extra piece so she swam off. I got her on the 130 and she swam all the way in, then turned twice. Almost fell on my face and then I fell on my butt. This fish actually pulled about 42 lbs of drag for a moment! We beach the fish, get the hook and pics for the spectators. And she swims off just as fast as she came in. I was going to call it quits for the night since we had some other baits out. I had one other old smelly piece of bait so I said hell with it and yakked it out. I was back on the sand for less than one minute and my reel went off. When I set that hook, I had a strong heavy, Mack truck! Not a hammer but hot damn, one of the best fight I have had on the 130. I was taking line back inch by inch in low gear. The fish turned around a couple times and gave me some short, slow runs but I was fishing some tight drag since it was at 1/2 - 2/3 spool. The fish came in close farther south, it turned back north as it went out. I got her to the bar, she turned, went straight out and she was gone. The hook had pulled. I lost the fish after about 25 minutes, 20 yards from shore, just over the little waves. Heartbroken. Later on, Tom's rod went off. We had just casted a small chunk on the cabo. He got a small lemon shark. Now he is two for two with two different species. He might be buying a senator soon if he can man up and get in the yak! Sunday 5/8: Went back out with Adam in search of the monster again. We both put out a bait and talked for a little while. the tide came in, I had a run and caught a solid lemon. As we talked about packing up, his rod went off and he got a nice Tiger! His first tiger and first fish on the Avet TRX 80W. Two baits, two fish. Time to get home for a couple hours of sleep before work. Monday 5/9: I meet up with Pete and Elliot to get some fish. They had baits in early and I got to the beach late, after work. 15 minutes after I get the Pete's Rod goes off. It is a solid fish. After a fun fight, the fish is close and one of Elliot's rods goes off. It's a screamer but the bait is gone. Pete has a Big Tiger. Rope it, tag it,I get some pics, and she is gone! Not shortly after that, Elliot's other rod goes off and he sets the hook. This is also a solid fish. Good Fight. I forget the background but long story short, Bolts (aftermarket) snap on the reel clamp and the Avet 80W comes off the rod. I put on some gloves and hand line the fish while they spool up the loose reel. IT was a few minutes on the hand line and a good back/bicep work out! Never done that before. It's another good tiger shark. Rope it, Tag it, Pics and she is gone faster than the first one. Keep in mind, I have not even taken my reel cover off yet LOL. The wind has picked up some and the water is gettin rough. Pete yak's one out and then egg's me on to get a bait out. We just had more action in an hour then most people get all night. I was content to hang out but I said what the hell. We didnt have a life jacket so we tied a rope to the yak and sat on it in case I got dumped. Easy to grab on to and float back in. Mission is successful. And now the wind and the waves really pick up. Ocean is like a washing machine out there. After a little while the boys decide it is time to leave but I decide to stay behind. Sittin in my chair, wearing my harness, tail rope over my shoulder and mini tripod already attached to the camera. SOLO Gucci is ready for action. A minute later, Pete walks back up and sits in the sand, told me he wasnt leaving me hanging, just packin up. I just didnt hear him earlier with the wind. 14 minutes later, I get a run! It is a good fish but not the ten footer I came for. Pete had txt Elliot and he hadnt driven off yet so he came down to wrestle the fish! Couple pics and she's gone. It was an awesome night! Tuesday 5/10: I intended to not go fishing again. I needed some rest! Getting to be late and gettin to work at 8:30AM was taking its toll on me. But the forecast was lookin ok and I want that ten foot plus tiger! So it was go time! I hit the beach with Adam and Kelly. He was excited to tes...

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