Trinidad Rockfish Opener

"It was the best of days,,, it was the worst of days."  Actually it was neither.  Was on the water by 6:30 and lasted for 4 hours, until the rain and wind drove us off the water.  Only saw one other yak out there, besides our small group of 3.  Ended with 4 blacks and lost a decent sized Ling off my new rod,,, since I was too quick on setting the hook and only had a bit of it's lip, which then ripped as I overeagerly tried to haul him into the boat while dropping my gaff.

I'll give you props for heading out, at least you got some action and got to break in the new rod!

I'll give you props for heading out, at least you got some action and got to break in the new rod!

yeah, new yak and new rod have been yelling at me to get them wet and bloody.  Luckily I didn't break in the new rod like my buddy did his, as he was "showing us" what not to do during a beach launch,,, rolled and snapped 2 feet off his new rod.

,,, rolled and snapped 2 feet off his new rod.

ouch