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Trigger
 
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| So I just wanted to stretch a line and decided to hit Johnsons Bch. to see if anything wanted to cooperate. The surf was a little rough but not too bad. Started out catching some nice sized bluefish and ladyfish. I put one of the ladyfish out on my big setup and BAM-screamin' drag. I'm locked in for all of 30 seconds, when the line goes slack and I find out he bit through the leader. Fresh rig(heavier steel), fresh ladyfish, good soak, and BAM! another good hookup. This fish is also solid and after 5 minutes or so the line goes slack. What the heck?! I reel in and everything is intact. I change to a different circle hook(for good luck), and put out another bait. An hour or so passes and nothing, so I decide to give it 15 more minutes with fresh bait. Good thing too because 10 minutes later I got another sloid bite. Screaming drag, adrenaline pumping, third times the charm, all the other cliches. The first run puts the fish over 300 yards out. The second run leaves me with about 50 yards of line left on my spool. Pump and wind time. I regain 5 ft. She takes 5 and a half. It was a back and forth tug of war for about 20 minutes then she shoots down the beach-time to chase. I met nice group of beachgoers who gave me a red bull(Thanks again) and kept on down the beach. Finally, I get her inside the sandbar and see her. Its been 45 minutes and I'm hot, sweaty, and tiring. She takes off again! You get the picture. An hour later I finally drag her onto the beach with a little help. She measures 66 inches long to the fork and 46 inches girth. I love my 20 lb. test but here's the sad part of the story. Because I was underprepared for a fish of that size, she was spent by the time I landed her. I spent 40 minutes walking against the current in thigh deep water supporting her weight and she just didn't revive. I tried but to no avail. I have some pics on my cell phone, but I don't know how to transfer and post them. Tight lines out there, Jason  
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Trigger
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| Good eating non the less, right? You did keep it did'nt you?
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Trigger
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Trigger
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| Yes I did keep the shark. I gave the meat to friends and family. And as for the pix, I'm working on that right now. Wish me luck. On a side note I also caught one small pomp that morning. No pic ofthat though.
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Snapper
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Awesome pics! Hope that big guy tastes good!
________________________________________________________________________________I'm going to paraphrase Thoreau here... rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness... give me truth. 
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Snapper
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Excellent. Thanx for report and pics. I dont think thats a bull though, nose is too pointy.
Heres to swimmin with bo-legged women
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Trigger
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| It's tough to tell from the pic(again from a cell phone), but it was a bull. I have several shots that I got on a disposable that are being developed. I'll try to scan them and get them posted.
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