27.25 Cabazon

Went out yesterday with an awesome group drivers for my first kayak dive this year. Vis was Awsome, weather  was Awsome, but very little fish and cold ass shit.  Second time trying out my new 5mm.
Got  really cold after an hour and a half  48° water. I was gonna call it a day but decided to take a couple more drops. Went down to a hole at 30fow. He was just chilling in front. Easy shoot, Stone the big guy.
Came out to 27.25in and alittle more than 12lbs.
Go pro didn't come out too good. Had the camera mounted to the gun and when I shot it, it move the camera angle.  Does that every once in a while.
Oh, and Sean otter make sure I didn't fuck up the pic for DOTY like last time... Thanks buddy
Anyway here are some pic😁

Day-umm!

How do I clean n save the skull on this  beast?

 

wow.

DUDE!!!!

 

What a beast!!!

Great job Patt!!

 

Sincerely,

Jim

that is a big ole' TOAD!

as for saving the skull (great idea BTW) I think the process is to bake the head, then boil it? There is a thread here somewhere that has some details on how it is done.

Cab & ling skins can also be dry cured and mounted. soak the meatless skins in dish soap, then tack them out stretched on a board skin side down and cover the flesh side with borax & a bit of salt for a few days. The skin will harden up and can be coated with  polyurethane & mounted.

Congrats! That is a REALLY BIG Cabby! 

TOAD!!!!

the beast..one guy here /aptos..boiled it and then bleached it lightly..and had the jaws of a big ling..bleached white and dry the next weekend when I saw him..

DOM Cabby

Give the head to BigJim & he'll return it sparkly clean!

That's a friggen toad!
So, that's not your white Tacoma I see driving around town with 2-3 yaks on top? Because I see it everywhere and always get jealous...thought it was you haha!

Give the head to BigJim & he'll return it sparkly clean!

wow...i need to read things slower and get the full meaning..for a second there

That's a friggen toad!
So, that's not your white Tacoma I see driving around town with 2-3 yaks on top? Because I see it everywhere and always get jealous...thought it was you haha!

No man.  I wish .. I got a blk Tacoma. But when u see it, ull see me with a big ass smile on my face cause that's my play car-when I'm in it I'm going somewhere fun.
If u see me in my matrix, I'm  probably debating if I should crash it so I don't have to go to work lol.. Jk