ft ross mon 11/17

my buddy jr. and i showed up to no wind,no swell and no fog at 7am.  i set 3 crabpots in front of the cove and we fished north of the launch for about 4 hours. we each got lings in the 24-26inch range, lots of gophers, some chinas and one 18inch cab. i then hooked in to a fish that was clearly bigger than any fish i have ever hooked. it took me for a quick sleigh ride before breaking my 50lb braided line. i am sure that every boat within 5 miles heard me let off some serious profanity followed by extensive sobbing. i apologize to any children in the area who had to hear it. all three crabpots were empty so we hit the beach and changed into freedive attire. we paddled south of the launch and dove in fabulous visibility on a spot that could only dove in these conditions. we found some nice abs in 20ft of water
     All in all a beautiful day at the fort.

                                                              jack

i then hooked in to a fish that was clearly bigger than any fish i have ever hooked.

If that's the rock I think it is then I think I hooked the same thing Sat!

It's probably got a mouthfull of various jigs, whatever it is!

Nice work Jack,  I wanted to go knowing the day had the best forecast around in a while.  sorry to hear you lost a big one.

Thanks for the report and pictures kayakjack. I am hoping for the same weather
for Saturday, but it looks like it may not happen. I need one more trip there at
Fort Ross before it is all over for this year.

Jedmo

That water looks unreal!  Thanks for the report.   

i then hooked in to a fish that was clearly bigger than any fish i have ever hooked.

If that's the rock I think it is then I think I hooked the same thing Sat!

It's probably got a mouthfull of various jigs, whatever it is!

I saw it too!.....yeah! are those some sweet conditions or what!?
Glad some of the crew got to enjoy the pool too! 
Thanks for the pics&report Jack...go back and get that @%^%^&!! 
and then let her go for more fun times!    

Glad you guys had a great time, now on the 18th,,,,,well waht a difference a day makes,,,,

Dale L

Hey Kayakjack,
Bloodbath here! I saw your truck in the lot. I was there too with two other dive buddies. We paddled some crab pots out on our float tubes and dove for abs. The water was super calm. Good job out there!