Jumbo Seabass and Rig
 

About a half hour until it gets dark and after a long productive day bottom fishing with Captain Richie and buddy Joe, Richie says - we're heading in - just after this one last half crab. I'm still getting rigged up after losing my rig to the bottom (aka typical Scotty). In a hurry, I grab a Mai Tai 4/0 Blackfish rig and tie it directly to the braid. Send it down with a big chunk of crab on each hook and about 3 seconds later its game on. Big fight - thinking its a boxer tog - it eventually comes up after a few short run offs and then we see the head. Huge seabass :eek: . Lots of yelling and cheering and then the sound of fish hitting the live well. Kudos to my buddy Mike Wells and Hotrod for the PUOSU #4 parting gift :)

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Forgot to mention, it was 3 lb, 8 oz on the scale on land after suffering a Columbian necktie while at sea ;)

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Scotty, Was it you that was drinking the Golden Monkey brew I brought on that PUOSU trip last year at first light ?

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nice fish Scotty!!

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beautiful fish homie!

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Nice job Scotty. Looking forward to blackfishing with you this fall/winter

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That wuz meeee :p

Fun time :)

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we'll see you out there. Isn't NY now allowed 4 fish? Do I hear a road trip into SHB?