Double Dragons

Snuck out to take advantage of a recent weather window, and found some really nice viz.

Nobody home at first few spots, but then checked a hole down at 50 feet that has produced in the past...

All the Lings I’ve taken from this hole have been way in the back so that’s where I was focused...some small Rockfish were in the way and they had stirred up some silt so was trying to see past that...then I scanned to the right and a Black Rockfish moved out of the way and I saw a nice ling head behind it.

Shot her in the eye and pulled her out and headed back up.

After she was bled/gilled/gutted I started hunting around for Reds, but wasn’t seeing any so started heading to another shallower area where I have had good luck with Lings.

Along the way I detoured to go check out a stretch I haven’t explored before...dropped and saw a nice looking rock down at 30 feet, and turns out there was another nice Ling under there.

Shot this one between the eyes, but she didn’t want to come out at first so let the reel line out and came up to breath.

While on surface could feel her thrashing around in the hole, then she came out and was trying to swim away...took my time and pulled in the line and she came right up.

Pretty much a twin of the first fish (both nice and meaty and just a hair over 34 inches), and put her on my belt stringer and swam in.

Gifted both fish to my buddy Jesse whose mom recently died from covid. His dad also got covid and has lost 40 pounds since then. Jesse has been taking care of him and says his dad has been asking for fresh fish and caldo, but it’s all closed for rod and reel right now. He was super stoked and it gave me an excuse to go over and say hi...outside and from a distance on opposite sides of my truck.

Here’s a few pics and a quick vid I put together so that Jesse and his Dad could have dinner and a movie.



 

Sincerely,

Jim

Glad you capitalized on the break in weather!!  Nice haul. 

Watching your work and reading about your community moves is like being in a master class, bro.  Nicely done.   

some fine shootin there slayerz. good stuff

Hi Jim

Thank you for the great video.
You make look so easy.  I wish I can dive like you...

Paul

Nice pair of Dragons  . Thanks for the great report, video, and pictures Jim.

Bro...I like Mr. Fat Bottom Lip.  Well done.


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Git em

Good stuff!

Wow!  What are a pair of beautiful fish!  Great shots and clean kills... WTG 👍.

Great shooting!

Thanks for the kind words guys.

I hope everyone has an awesome year...in, on, under and above the water.

 

 

Sincerely,

Jim

You're always killing it. 🙂