Monterey kicks butt!! 30lbs+

Today was one to remember! Beautiful weather, with light winds setting up the perfect drifts from Tioga St. south. Started the morning making bait outside the breakwater. Nice plump sardines and a lonely squid. 15-20 minute paddle over to Tioga St. with bait everywhere, and a sizable gang of cormorants in hot pursuit. On the second drift, @ 60 ft. of water, the clicker on my reel sprang to life with a wizz. Relax! I said to myself aloud. This being possibly the first yak butt of the summer I was a little excited. After a short, frisky fight I set my eyes upon my first "Dink" butt of the year. He was all of about 18". Released to grow and fight another day. About ten minutes into my fourth drift I hooked into what was obviously a legal fish. Oh boy was he! When I got color on him(nearly 20 minutes later) my heart began to race. It was easily the biggest kayak fish I've ever landed...So far. About 45" long and a good 30 lbs. This fish absolutely kick my *ss. By the way, I also farmed(lost) another legal sized fish on the third drift. Saw other P.B.'s catching too. Hot bites don't usually last long around here so get your Butts out there!

Lessons learned (for catching/landing large fish): Shorter rod, no longer than 6'; shorter leader no longer than 4'; and a longer gaff, at least 36".
I was fishing a 7' rod with a 6' leader and a 18" gaff. All of these factors caused me to lose this guys little brother, and nearly this one too.

Having trouble loading pics. 
I used a 10m.p. camera. I the file too big? Any suggestions?? I'll keep trying.

Nice Job!! Do you have microsoft office picture manager? It's really easy to resize for websites with that program.

Okay, the file is too large. I'm using iphoto. I'm trying to figure it out now. Sorry should have done this first. any help is greatly appreciated

Nice work native!

In iphoto you want to export them to "medium" size. Click the pic you want, Click file, export. For kind choose jpeg, size medium. Then attach that file.

In case you want a visual of how to resize in Iphoto here is a link I found.

http://www.aaps.k12.mi.us/aaps.sm/resizing_an_image_using_iphoto

Thank you very much.

Way to go on the butts I have been trying for weeks in that same area with no love.  
That is a huge Monterey halibut.  Way to go!

Nice butte I find it easier just to resize in the camera.

Wowzers...! That's a beast. Great job on getting that baby aboard.

Freddie

Nice butt and i'm not being fresh.Way to break into NCKA and welcome aboard.  Most diffinitely go 6' with the rod and if you can match it with an avet reel. I don't care what you say Joel. Gotta Love this Sport. Frankfishing

AWESOME!!! TOTALLY AWESOME!!!

PJ

Nice Butt too cool
I was out there Monday but no love
Hope to meet you at M.B.K.
Eric

Great fish!  Thanks for persisting and getting the photogs on here.  Good job, native!   

good rewarding butt! Beauty.