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07-28-2008, 03:51 PM
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#11 | | Senior Member
Name: el Jefe Location: U.S.A.! Occupation: It's worth fighting for!!!!!!! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,253
| You guys ARE the winners! Darn those deadlines...
Well, at least you get to be the big disappointment at the end of the TV show... yeah, the ones that EVERYONE ACTUALLY REMEMBERS... 
Screw the money, NICE FISH!
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07-28-2008, 04:30 PM
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#12 | | Moderator
Name: Drew Location: Thousand Oaks Vessel: 23' Striper WA/ 250 Yami OB- blood thirsty Occupation: Zebco Pro-staffer Join Date: Oct 2003 Age: 43 Posts: 18,587
|  I got a call from sinker telling me to check out the site and WOW!!! Congratulations on that beast!! You guys raised the bar a bit out of reach for the rest of us ..way to go. To bad about the weigh in time you are still winners to me.
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07-28-2008, 04:31 PM
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#13 | | Moderator
Name: Dan Hernandez Location: Santa Monica, CA Occupation: making Hollywood magic everyday Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 6,871
| nice shark
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07-28-2008, 04:47 PM
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#14 | | Registered User
Name: Chris Location: Ca Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 486
| I'd like to say that the crew did an exceptional job. The fish was fought and landed picture perfect. These bigger grade fish really take everybody operating together in perfect unison, otherwise it's just another one that got away. This fish was mouth hooked, not gut hooked, and we did him on the stand up gear in 2 hours. The fight featured 4 jumps where the fish had a MINIMUM of 10 feet of air underneath him. The fish was 10'2" fork length, so there were times when the nose of this fish was at least 20' out of the water. The fish also sounded to 700-800 feet in mere seconds and would then rocket up just as fast. When it would head shake, it would cause the angler (Jimmy) to lurch violently one way or the other.
None of us really cared about the cash. Ya, it would have been nice no doubt. But it was really about the fight. Being a part of all the bigger grade fish is special, as they are all unique and all fight so differently. We've been very fortunate that 3 of our last 4 fish have all been very nice fish, and they were all great battles. This one really takes it to another level entirely though. I don't think I'll ever look at a 300-500 lb Mako the same way again.
I'd like to thank Matt, (matmetician) for helping on the carving, arranging the crane, etc. Also, I really appreciate Eric at Eric's Tackle in Ventura for carrying the terminal tackle that I needed on short notice. Dude carries a good assortment of serious terminal tackle. Normally I have everything and then some, but was running short on the larger crimping sleeves for my monster wind ons, and Owner Jobu 11/0 hooks. He had them.
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07-28-2008, 04:54 PM
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#15 | | Registered User
Name: J S Location: Oxnard Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 103
| Man that thing is a BEAST!!!! | |
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07-28-2008, 06:22 PM
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#16 | | Full Member
Name: Richard Location: san luis obispo Vessel: Trident 15 Angler Occupation: fishaholic Join Date: Nov 2007 Age: 29 Posts: 725
| good job
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07-28-2008, 06:31 PM
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#17 | | Full Member
Name: ROD Location: San Diego Occupation: student Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 683
|  WOW, THAT is freakin awsome, Jim i thought jesse was joking, you guys got down , MAJOR props 
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07-28-2008, 06:41 PM
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#18 | | Registered User
Name: Carlo Reyes Location: La Crescenta, Ca Occupation: Full time student Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 341
| Wow what a beast...... you guys should have been on FOX 11 news instead of those winners that caught that tiny 700lb mako hahaha good job | |
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07-28-2008, 06:51 PM
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#19 | | Registered User
Name: Sherwood Location: Long Beach, CA, US Occupation: Selling Fish Plastics! Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 260
| great catch! FYI, it's shark mating season, which means LOTS of big sharks will be biting and eating to get into the mood.... | |
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07-28-2008, 07:42 PM
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#20 | | Senior Member
Name: Mitch Location: Simi Valley Vessel: Reel Therapy Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 65 Posts: 2,434
| just finished reading the thread on BD....so let me get this straight....is it 900lbs or 9000lbs? either way...i could give a rats a**, well done!
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