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Post by trout718 on Jul 18, 2010 16:53:21 GMT -5
My cousin is a charter fisherman on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina. We go down there every summer and spend a week with my aunt and uncle. Every time we go down he takes me out on a couple fishing trips. This year i caught a lot of nice fish including a 40 pound jack crevelle, a 30 pound black tip reef shark, a 70 pound sting ray, as well as many spanish mackeral and blue fish which we cleaned and had a fish fry with. I was so excited when i caught the Jack that i forgot about the contest so i didnt hold up three fingers. O well. But all in all we caught a lot of fish and had a great time. Attachments:
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Post by trout718 on Jul 18, 2010 16:54:40 GMT -5
spanish mackeral and blue fish Attachments:
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Post by trout718 on Jul 18, 2010 16:55:57 GMT -5
40 lb jack crevelle Attachments:
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Post by Greenedog on Jul 18, 2010 18:10:51 GMT -5
Wow! Looks like it was a great trip! That jack was definitely "Fish of the Year" material.  That had to have been a great fight. Thanks for sharing the pics! |
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Post by jawbusters on Jul 18, 2010 18:14:08 GMT -5
Nice job! Did something try eating that 40lb jack? If so I would not swim in those waters.
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Post by trout718 on Jul 18, 2010 22:37:30 GMT -5
Thanks I was really upset when I realized that I had forgot about the contest but I guess it happens, and yeah a shark hit it while I was reeling it in. There are monsters out there. A few years ago i caught a 9 foot bull shark near the same place.
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Post by Brian on Jul 28, 2010 13:53:21 GMT -5
I love that area down in Hilton Head. Theres a lot of great fishing oppurtunities. How long was the fight with that Jack? (which was a great fish BTW!)
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Post by trout718 on Jul 29, 2010 17:34:09 GMT -5
It took me around 45 or 50 minutes to get it in. My arms were numb haha
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Post by Brian on Aug 1, 2010 1:32:31 GMT -5
man thats a long fight. could you even imagine pulling in a 700 pound marlin?
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Post by trout718 on Aug 1, 2010 11:04:03 GMT -5
no i cant. One time when i was down fishing with my cousin a few years ago i caught a nine foot bull shark i dont know how much it wieghed but i assume it was quite a bit. It took me around an hour to get it in.
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Post by Brian on Aug 1, 2010 21:30:59 GMT -5
that is a huge shark to pull in. you're really lucky to have a cousin who is a fishing guide down there!
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Post by hunterguy28 on Aug 2, 2010 8:37:49 GMT -5
Nice fish!
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Post by trout718 on Aug 2, 2010 16:51:15 GMT -5
yeah its always a blast
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Post by Catfishsam on Aug 15, 2010 20:47:46 GMT -5
Wish I could go on one of those trips. My dad went on a saltwater trip and only caught one small fish.
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Post by trout718 on Aug 16, 2010 19:20:48 GMT -5
That sucks but i guess thats why they call it fishing not catching.
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That had to have been a great fight. Thanks for sharing the pics!
Just another night at work for me and Monty will be back here again bright and early. 
