Thread: Your most memorable catch.

With no posts to read, depression has set in. So let's post about something! What's y'all's most memorable fishing moment / catch on the pier?

That's easy, my first king on the okaloosa pier . Loved it since

Last year when I caught that 22# king on 12# line with a #10 treble while fishing for Spanish. I hooked a Spanish and the king ate it. Big James make an expert throw with the gaff to get him for me before he could circle under the pier. The king had little bite marks from four sharks (or all from the same shark), but the light drag evidently let it get away.

my first king and jack in july of last year. and a brief tarpon hookup. a 7 ft shark on 15 lb line. not fishing related but i'll never forget hunkering down in the pier bathrooms last april while a storm(tornado?) wiped out several campsites in the park including ours. we hope to make many more memories on the pier.

The day I decked 3 nice Specks on 3 left over LY's in 3 casts after leaving the Octi king fishing. I don't remember how many Kings I caught that day, but I will never forget those 3 Specks!
I must admit I was walkin' tall that afternoon.

great trout!!

All of em!

My most memorable catch is my first king from the pier.

Another is me catching a 20lb catfish on a breambuster

My first king from the pier. Fishing for spanish just south of the T. Ultralight spooled with about 80 yards of 12# mono. Fishing a gotcha with 50# mono leader. Imagine my suprise when a 15# king spooled me not once but three times. Managed to get to the octi and some old timers gave me some good advice on playing him and then gaffed him for me. Great time.

The most memorable catch from the pier wasn't even a fish I caught. It was actually my oldest son's first king mackerel. We hooked it from the south east corner and he faught it all the way to the pier with me providing assistance with the rod. Once we got it up and gaffes I was elated for him finally getting to fight a king. What made it even sweeter is he caught it on one of the first rods I had built.

My most memorable catch was the cobia I caught the spring of 2012. The fish had been stealing baits from king fishermen for a few days and I brought a bottom rig with me just for it. Mallory Lindy caught me a alewife and I dropped it down on a Carolina rig on the east south east corner. The bait was down there for a total of 1 minute before it was slammed by the fish. I fought the fish all the way to the SSE corner where it shot the gap between the pilion. When it shot the gap I free spooled it. The fish swam out the south end and we proceeded to snag the line with a gaff. Once we got the line up it was cut and spliced in by Chip. We proceeded to fight it to the south west corner where it was gaffes by Chip and dick. It was truly a team effort getting that fish on the deck.