Pier Away From Here

Not much of anything out here. Been fishing hardtails for AJs, but my luck isn't the best right now. Either breaking hooks or hanging on the rig. The trigger bite is good but they're hard to keep hooked up to bringing them up from bottom.

Thanks for the pictures. Some serious opportunities there, but I would use a harness before moving up to 130 mono or 200 braid unless you've a good swimmer. :o

Well Ive been pretty busy lately and havet had as much fishing time as I prefer and it has been pretty slow when Ive tried. Ive been see a good bit of top water action going on this week. A few Mahi cruising on by, a few flyers, and acres of hardtails.

So today after I ate dinner I decided I would wet a line. My rod n reel are at home because Ive been on the move a lot out here. I had a few hooks laying around and a roll of nylon trout line string. We have an old 4/0 out here thats all jacked up that we use to catch bait. I caught a Hardtail pretty quick and while I was trying to reel it in with that junk reel, about 10 AJs came up and started busting on him. Didnt take long and I was hooked up and almost immeaditly cut off on the rig. I re-rigged and caught another hardtail and got this one in. I hooked him on my handline and dropped him down about 30-40 ft water depth. As i was making a few wraps around the handrail to tie it off, it got hit!!!!! Its sounded like a guitar playing that string was so tight! I grabbed it and started fighting him, with my gloves in my back pocket and nylon string burning up my hand I eventually got him to surface. We had to rig up a gaff n rope and all that but I managed to get him in. He weighed 45lbs and was 49 inches.

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:o DANG!

Hand to hand combat with a bruiser AJ :headbang:

:yippee:

Now that is fishing! Great story and great fish!

Great pictures PnG!

It is amazing how small things appear in photos when compared to vast ocean water.

I sure would love to take my kids to see some of those sights up close and personal.

That is a great story and it must have been a great experience. Now who is going to be inspired to handline a cobia or king from the pier?

I have thought about it.

Wooo thats a nice AJ! Man I remember goin out a few years ago and fishin off a rig for those, long story short...couldnt hardly lift my arms the next day haha. They are a powerful fish :headbang:

Pier pest had talked about hand lining last year. I think a COBE would be easier to handle than a King. Those long runs could filet a finger quick.