Went to Bazley this morning to try my friends custom built 400/7 HMG and Saltiga 50 to see if i could cast with it before i order one from him! WOW what a rod!!! After just a couple of throws i was getting much better distance than with my normal graphite rod!!
As i got a decent cast out to sea, the guys to the right of me started running up and down the beach as the shad came on the bite! I decided to grab my L&F with the light tip, and try to get some live bait! 5 min later one nice size shad! Then put the unfortunate bugger on the slide, and sent him to meet his maker! Because i'm use to nothing happening when i've got a live bait on, i decided to get some more shad! They were crazy, every sard that hit the water, came back with a fairly peed off shad!
All of a sudden, i heard the very unfamiliar sound of a reel screaming it's bearings off! I shoved my rod into the hands of the angler next to me (did not know him from a bar of soap) and ran up the beach as fast as my 128kg body would carry me! Grabed the HMG, took up the slack, and gave it a hit! WHAM, i was onto the biggest fish of my life! The fish took line twise, but i was winning the battle with ease! Some of the other anglers said it broke the surface and that it looked like a big Garrick! And then just as i was already seeing my post on Sealine with me and my 10kg + garrick, SNAP!!!, the leader knot parted! (always test your knots, and those of your friends)
Well i was disapointed, but it was the most adrenalin driven expeiriance of my fishing life!!!
After my heart started beating normaly, i tried to get some size shad for the smoker! I ended up landing +- 40 shad, and only kept the 3 that was over size!! I really enjoyed my day!!!!!!
BUT NEXT TIME I'L GET THAT BIG BUGGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As i got a decent cast out to sea, the guys to the right of me started running up and down the beach as the shad came on the bite! I decided to grab my L&F with the light tip, and try to get some live bait! 5 min later one nice size shad! Then put the unfortunate bugger on the slide, and sent him to meet his maker! Because i'm use to nothing happening when i've got a live bait on, i decided to get some more shad! They were crazy, every sard that hit the water, came back with a fairly peed off shad!
All of a sudden, i heard the very unfamiliar sound of a reel screaming it's bearings off! I shoved my rod into the hands of the angler next to me (did not know him from a bar of soap) and ran up the beach as fast as my 128kg body would carry me! Grabed the HMG, took up the slack, and gave it a hit! WHAM, i was onto the biggest fish of my life! The fish took line twise, but i was winning the battle with ease! Some of the other anglers said it broke the surface and that it looked like a big Garrick! And then just as i was already seeing my post on Sealine with me and my 10kg + garrick, SNAP!!!, the leader knot parted! (always test your knots, and those of your friends)
Well i was disapointed, but it was the most adrenalin driven expeiriance of my fishing life!!!
After my heart started beating normaly, i tried to get some size shad for the smoker! I ended up landing +- 40 shad, and only kept the 3 that was over size!! I really enjoyed my day!!!!!!
BUT NEXT TIME I'L GET THAT BIG BUGGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!