Posted by Vic on October 06, 2002 at 22:00:03:
Launched by Topanga with the family late, around 10:30am and headed out to 50ft. Met up with a PBer friend of mine and got bait. Paddled into some birds crashing and my boy hooks up a couple good sized barries. Birds leave so we start drifting for flatties, my wife gets bent as she hits the bottm and a few minutes later she has a 35" fat halibut with a gaff in it's head courtesy of yours truly. We all get a few shorts and a couple more barries. My wife gets bent again and this time it's a 25" flattie, damn. The best I could muster was a 21 1/2 'but, hell I don't think I've ever caught a 35"er, but I digress.
Im gonna be hanging my head low until next weekend, when I can hopefully redeem myself. On top of getting out fished by my family, my six year old tells my that I should be catching more fish because I have the good gear and they have my hand me down crap. Ah, kids have a way with words don't they?
Vic