PB Trout- Resolution Complete- 11/25/11 Report

[Jhua]

It finally happened! Launched from my parent's bay house in West Bay and headed towards where I usually gig for flounder. With an incoming tide, the area was littered with bait and hungry fish. My dad and I tide the yaks together and set up for some drifts and picked up a few dinks. When the wind died down, I separated and headed to the grass line that had some nervous bait. The water was slightly tainted. Seeing a swirl, I tossed my TTF Flush in morning glory parallel to the grass and twitched it in. A few twitches later...*pop*...down goes my flush. The fish bursts towards me and goes under my yak. I deftly used my rudder and turned my yak and go with the fish. At this time, I haven't even felt the weight of the fish and suspect a trout. After I turn around and set the rudder again, the fish starts pulling me and I suddenly feel it's full weight. It rips a lot of drag and starts going towards the open bay. I fight it for about 6 minutes without even seeing it and then I saw the golden flash. With all this fight, it had to be a red. A few more pulls, I bring it closer. Then from the depths comes the fish-a large speck. I bring it in and net it. I unhook her and get my phone out to take a few pictures before releasing it. That's when tragedy struck.The trout starts thrashing around and on it's last thrash, she struck her head onto the side and lay still. I put my phone away and put the fish back into the water...praying that she would come back. I spent 20 minutes trying everything and hoping that the fish would swim off. She didn't. I really didn't want my first large trout to be like this...My dad though had a ball though. I taught him how to catch fish with artificials and he caught two trout, including a nice 20 incher. I ended up with 4 or 5. The large trout ended up being 27 inches.

[reeltime]

Bro you did good don't fell bad about that at all.Sweet!

[Dawg]

Awesome job, keep at it.

[Shortystillsurfs]

Congrats. No shame in that. You we're meant to keep it or it wouldn't have happened that way.

[JFD94]

Congrats man, she's a beauty!

[Sisco Kid]

Nice Job

[Steve_A]

Nice report Jhua, sometimes those big gals don't make, glad to see you tried to release it.

[buoy37]

Nice speck J and congrats on the PB.

Sorry it didn't goes as you wished, but at least she went out in a dual with a true sportsman.

Give your "Pops" a high-five from us for whacking them with arties.

[Jerkyourcroaker]

Good for you jhua. Very nice fish. Glad your dad was their to see it.

[Root Canal]

Nice going J. Beautiful fish.

[Jhua]

Better pic.

[gsb]

great fish and report. Thanks for sharing! Green on ya for the effort to release. It can't alway work out the way we want.

[Red Stikr]

Nice pig J,you tried it was meant to be.You're movin on that list.You gona have to make another list now.

[WestEndAngler]

Great job!

[corndog]

Great Fish!! Congrats!!