Oakland Airport 1/13/08

The historic news even broke on Coastside:
http://www.coastsidefishingclub.com/forums/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/581709/Main/581520/#Post581709

  Way to hang in there and tough it out Melissa! Catch of a lifetime.

Z

And for the first time ever a woman leads the AOTY board....
I guess it's a good thing we didn't call it "Fisherman of the year".

Congrats Melissa.

BTW, where can I get a pair of those "savage fishing shorts"?  You guys should start a line of fishing clothing.

Freddie!....you have been DEMOTED from the pedestal I had you on.

Melissa has TAKEN OVER!  That and YOU are simply AMAZING

I'm in shock and speechless....like we just went over this on friday?...remember...ME:listen to Freddies' EVERY WORD,he knows it ALL! and don't let him and ChuckE leave you behind!...remember?!....
but you forgot the "callmetoo" part.   check your P.M. 
  

and can i add this w/o Freddie thinkin I'm hittin on ya'?

..that's HOT!  
great read, FABULOUS OTW SHOTS! and when we meet again!... i'mDROPPINtoHANDS&KNEEStoPRAISE!  

this will go down in  MADNESS HIS(her)STORY!!   mine4sure and proud to an AOTY member!  

attn: Papa BILL!  canUgetTHATwomansDIVISIONstartedUPsoon?  isthisREAL?!  

I go out in freezing conditions over eight times for (see below)  you go ONCE!!! 

 

WAY TO GO!!!!!  I am so jealous.......and it may take some doing to get over it.  Congratulations Melissa!!

Holy cow! That is amazing. Way to represent the women of NCKA. Congratulation.

  
Awesome!!!

Nice job on the play by play write up too.

That's it.  I'm selling all my stuff.

Way to go, Melissa and welcome to the madness!

and a new Baidarka rod.

Melissa/Freddie/ChuckE,

Minor thread jack - which one did you/she end up getting?  I ask only because I ended up getting the BK-C-761M in hopes that it could be used for other species, such as sturgeon.

Michael

Adam-

Yup, that's for sure. Melissa set the bar pretty high. She had great mojo yesterday that's for sure. After she landed it, she didn't want anything to do with it... at least for another 365 days. She also mentioned how she sensed "tension" in my voice as I was instructing her how to play out the fish and land it. I wish I had my camera on the water with me... she almost dumped it not once, not twice but three times. It got really bad at one point. I thought the fish was going to pull her in at one point. But, she got scared and handled it pretty good. I think she's done on the sturgeon front this year. Her arm is still pretty sore. After the excitement ended... she felt the pain in a big way. It's all good thought... I love that feeling... Whaaa... I want to feel that feeling too... maybe next time.

Michael-

She picked up the BK-C-761ML... I think it's a little lighter than the one you picked up. I was pretty amazed with the action on that thing while Melissa fought her fish. It took a lot of pressure and held up pretty good. I saw this rod get bent completely under her yak a couple of times. At one point, she started to scream that her rod was going to break. I told her it wouldn't and she was fine with that. It had enough backbone to manipulate the fish too. Not a bad rod. I didn't want a rod with heavier action for her. IMO... a meat stick doesn't really help on a kayak. I think this rod is a good all around rod. I can't think of a fish she can't catch with this rod. I may even pick one up myself.

Tight Lines,

Freddie

FRICKEN!- AMAZING BRO!  I bow to thee!    (Melissa that is).
Dude! my arm(top-forearm) gets sore and stays that way for a couple of days, on small fish!  She'll be feelin that soreness for at least a couple more(go rub it) and it'll be even MORE SORE!      
andgoodtoknowthatrodwillholdup! 

Adam-

You're killing me man... first at BAM and now this...

"Dude! my arm(top-forearm) gets sore and stays that way for a couple of days, on small fish!"

What kind of a bomb are you going to drop on me next. No sore arms allowed around here. 

Freddie

Bravo..............

WTG Melissa!!! When I read the first post it kind of shook me up thinking Chuck was going to win AOTY back-to-back  BTW, when are the boys going to cach a dino?

scott

Freddie,

So as to not take any (more) glory away from Melissa by threadjacking, I PMd you a question regarding her rod.

Michael