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mercerm · May-08-2006, 07:05 PM

After debating with myself the past couple of days as to whether or not to turn in the head of the 59lber I caught this weekend or get my trophy stones I called Tim at Hubbs this afternoon. Very nice guy. I explained the situation with him and here is a copy of the note I sent in with the head,

5-8-06

Tim,

Thank you for taking my phone call today. As we spoke about, if the fish is not tagged I would really love to get the stones back as this is my first legal WSB. If indeed it turns out the fish is tagged well then a couple of other stones would be great. If one of the stones could tell how old the fish is and help the research I would love to have that info and maybe only get one stone back. Your call.

The fish was caught off of Monarch Beach in Dana Point on 5-6-06 at about 7 am in about 55' of water. The water temp was about 61.5. She hit an anchovy on the bottom. She had more fin bait in her belly and she was also full of roe. She bottomed out my 55lb scale but i think a good estimate is 58-59lbs.

My Contact info is:

Thanks,

Mike

Hard to possibly give up a once in a lifetime trophy but after debating it with myself and talking to Tim I felt it was the right thing to do. I can't expect anyone else to do it if I am not willing to do it myself.

On another note Tim was up in Santa Barbara today and he had 6 tag recoveries. It is working!!

Mike
24 Skipjack

May-08-2006, 07:05 PM	#13 (permalink)
mercerm Registered User Name: Mike Vessel: 24 skipjack Location: Newport Beach Job:construction	Re: White Seabass Release and Recapture Facts (Please turn in heads!) After debating with myself the past couple of days as to whether or not to turn in the head of the 59lber I caught this weekend or get my trophy stones I called Tim at Hubbs this afternoon. Very nice guy. I explained the situation with him and here is a copy of the note I sent in with the head, 5-8-06 Tim, Thank you for taking my phone call today. As we spoke about, if the fish is not tagged I would really love to get the stones back as this is my first legal WSB. If indeed it turns out the fish is tagged well then a couple of other stones would be great. If one of the stones could tell how old the fish is and help the research I would love to have that info and maybe only get one stone back. Your call. The fish was caught off of Monarch Beach in Dana Point on 5-6-06 at about 7 am in about 55' of water. The water temp was about 61.5. She hit an anchovy on the bottom. She had more fin bait in her belly and she was also full of roe. She bottomed out my 55lb scale but i think a good estimate is 58-59lbs. My Contact info is: Thanks, Mike Hard to possibly give up a once in a lifetime trophy but after debating it with myself and talking to Tim I felt it was the right thing to do. I can't expect anyone else to do it if I am not willing to do it myself. On another note Tim was up in Santa Barbara today and he had 6 tag recoveries. It is working!! Mike 24 Skipjack