GWS took up the slack

I was fishing today out of Russian Gulch with my son, Son of a fish, and my fishing buddy Yazheng.  Yazheng had the hot stick, so the two Raydon's were silently throwing darts at her with our eyes.  I was using a rock fish combo of shrimp fly on top with a four ounce swim bait on bottom.  I dropped to the bottom and reeled up several feet and the line starts buzzing. I was confused because everything looked and sounded like I had  a big fish on, but no line was coming off the reel.  This continued for 5 seconds or so and then my line started coming up towards the surface.  I then knew I had a salmon or thresher shark  on.   So I followed my line out and then I saw the shark bust through surface and then my line went slack.  I was numb after   I knew what I saw.  I saw about 7 feet of it curl back into the water and it looked as wide as a wine barrel.  I sat silently and just waited to see what would happen. Yazheng saw it also as I  told her I had a salmon and she was following my line.  It was amazing.

Continue please

Russian Gulch Sonoma or Russian Gulch Mendocino?

Did you hook it? 

Im confusered. Was it salmon shark a thresher shark or gws?  Glad u ok and had wtniss.

Even more questions - how far offshore were you and what depth?

Yeah, way to not give us much details, Raydon! 

Maybe the shark came back for him, before he finished the post?

Maybe the shark came back for him, before he finished the post?

or maybe his phone died before he could finish posting?

Wow ....What a rush that must have been ...hope you caught the salmon!!!! 

Salmon my ass, saw the last 7 feet of it, and as wide as a wine barrel.  DAMN!

It was Russian Gulch in Mendocino about 1/2 mile north of the mouth in 80 fow.  I never hooked the shark.  After it broke the surface my line went limp and I was able to reel my line in with the hooks still intact.  I never hooked it.   I had a stringer full of fish dangling in the water most of the morning, and now that I recall it, I never saw a seal.

Next time reel faster!

Wow what an experience.  Glad he didn't mess with you guys. 

whoa, now that'll wake you right up!

glad there were no problems. Quite an experience.
It is just about fall.....