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Chrisper4694
06-15-2018, 07:25 PM
Late report...headed out for seabass and found pretty much a dink fest with only a few keepers. we bounced around but just couldn't get any kind of keeper ratio.

Headed in to switch over to fluke fishing and we caught the tail end of a decent bite window. John whacked a nice keeper pretty quick on a bucktail rig and a few minutes later a fish knocked so much slack in my line it probably took a good 2 seconds for me to catch up to it and set the hook. He did his little magic carpet ride, but I managed to get him in on the light setup.

first doormat of the year for me...also my first fluke of the year...crap did i just ruin my entire season :confused::confused::confused::eek:

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njfish4life
06-15-2018, 08:18 PM
Awesome fish Chris. Congrats
ALS Mako
06-15-2018, 08:48 PM
Congrats. Weight or measure? Just curious. Sweet catch
SaltLife1980
06-15-2018, 10:10 PM
What did it weigh??
shrimpman steve
06-15-2018, 10:16 PM
Nice fish. Don’t know how big it is but won’t be getting bigger:D
rumster
06-15-2018, 11:52 PM
What did it weigh??

My guess is around 7- 8 lbs. Certainly not the fish that you have in your profile, but a beautiful fish none the less.... Congratulations on the catch.
reason162
06-16-2018, 04:38 AM
...a fish knocked so much slack in my line it probably took a good 2 seconds for me to catch up to it and set the hook.

Every 7+ fluke I've caught slacked me up...it's a hallmark of a big fluke jig bite. Excellent job!
SaltLife1980
06-16-2018, 10:02 AM
My guess is around 7- 8 lbs. Certainly not the fish that you have in your profile, but a beautiful fish none the less.... Congratulations on the catch.

Still a great catch! Nice fish! Tight lines
dakota560
06-16-2018, 03:08 PM
Chris,

Beautiful fish my friend. What was the length? Hard to say at the angle but guessing 27" - 28" maybe. Good way to start the season.

Tom
rwp2101
06-16-2018, 05:05 PM
Nice fish and thanks for the sea bass tips a couple weeks back that was the right depth!
Joey Dah Fish
06-16-2018, 08:44 PM
Nice fish !!!
Chrisper4694
06-18-2018, 12:45 PM
thanks guys, and np rwp!

It was 28" but kind of thin. Second biggest one i've ever caught and the biggest one i've been able to catch shallow on really light gear so extra fun!
Chrisper4694
06-18-2018, 12:55 PM
Nice fish. Don’t know how big it is but won’t be getting bigger:D

well you never know steve...i've been known to release big fluke before :)