May Avet Reel Contest

[Marcus]

This Month's Avet Reel is a ?



Rules of the contest...
Post pictures of a fish you caught this month after 5/1/08 using an Avet reel. Ending 5/31/08.


The reel has to be in the picture!!!!!!
We have final say.

NO PHOTO TOUCH UP!

If you have any questions about the rules see the Avet Contest Rules Thread (Avet Contest Rules)

Format of entering contest.

Picture/Pictures
Name:
Location of fish caught:
Gear used:
Date:
Give us a little fishing report with it! Sarkis and Harry love to read the stories...

We may revise the rules as we go.
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DO NOT POST COPYRIGHTED PICTURES.
Start fishing.

[Double Z]

Post DQ'ed from this month due to not following the rules. See rules at: http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/av...est-rules.html (Avet Contest Rules)

Marcus




200lb Thresher

Location: Outside LaJolla

Here's the story:http://www.bloodydecks.com/forums/in...-3-steaks.html (5/2 - 5/3 with steaks)

Taken on a SDS, not in the picture, on 050308. It really doesn't matter since someone is probably going to catch a 600lb'er on a JX.

Not that I'm bitter or anything.

[impreza619]

Really happy with the reel, might as well post...

Name: Emmer
Location of fish caught:Thresher Shark 126.9lb La Jolla
Gear used: Avet Pro Ex40/2 (60lb mono)
Date: 5/3/2008

Trolled a BOM with a pinned live mac for 20mins and tap tap boom, tailed tresher. A few nice 100 yard runs and got him in on 60lb p-line. Drags were smooth at each run and cranking was a breeze with low gear. Great reel = freezer full of steaks.

[LAChamp]

Congrats! I like the steak/reel picture. Nice.

[fishnfool]

Originally Posted by impreza619

Really happy with the reel, might as well post...

Name: Emmer
Location of fish caught:Thresher Shark 126.9lb La Jolla
Gear used: Avet Pro Ex40/2 (60lb mono)
Date: 5/3/2008

Trolled a BOM with a pinned live mac for 20mins and tap tap boom, tailed tresher. A few nice 100 yard runs and got him in on 60lb p-line. Drags were smooth at each run and cranking was a breeze with low gear. Great reel = freezer full of steaks.

Good job. The steaks were excellant thank you. Good to see the new color stuck one. Jim said that one was going to be hot.

[TROB]

La Jolla May 9th
Landed at 7am in 150ft of water on LX with 30lb mono and 100lb wire leader (was going for threshers). Hit a large Yo-Zuri in greenback.

26lb 10oz on a certified.

[tbuckshot]

Is that the YoZuri hanging off the 'yak? Do you troll them or cast? Anyway, nice yellowtail on the 'wetass'. Have you ever hooked a thresher from a Yak? What the hell is that like?

[fishermantink]

Name: Mike DiSenso
Location: South La Jolla Canyon
Gear used: Low gear most of the time, AVET 50/2
Date: 11 May 2008

Left Mission Bay at 0700 and headed to La Jolla kelp beds to make bait. Caught plenty of Macs, and headed to the canyon (53/23 coords). Started trolling at about 4 knots with a BoM, and about 15 minutes into it, bendo.... My seeker AVET combo was doubled over. Running 150 lb spectra, and 100 lb maxima topshot. One hour and 15 minutes later, we had leader and tied her up. Towed her back to the scales and weighed in at 343 lbs... First time fishing for Thresher and first one ever caught... AVET did great!

[tbuckshot]

That is a BEAST! Good going, Tink!

[TROB]

Originally Posted by tbuckshot

Is that the YoZuri hanging off the 'yak? Do you troll them or cast? Anyway, nice yellowtail on the 'wetass'. Have you ever hooked a thresher from a Yak? What the hell is that like?

yea thats the lure, i had a spanish mac color out too. I troll them at a cruising speed for the yak, but with the drag of the lures, i probably troll at around 2kt.
i havent hooked one yet on the yak so i was pretty eager. Then my cousins landed a #370er and filled my freezer. Didnt want to risk killing another one if i already had meat. so im done for the year on the yak for sharks.

yakking is the way to go, every fish means so much more knowing you did it on your own muscle.

[venture 4th]

Name: Brad Haney
Location of fish caught: South Kona, HI
Gear used: Avet SX
Date: 5/1/08

Was trolling a rainbow trout yozuri behind the kayak when this bluefin trevally slammed the lure. It was a killer little fight on the sx. He tried to work his way in to the reef twice, but I was able to button down and pull it out of any trouble. This is the smaller of two caught (bigger one released with no camera). The sx was great for the entire trip.

[Fishemup]

Yesterday May 14 I went out to the Mothball Fleet in Susiun Bay near Benicia, CA. and fished for Sturgeon. Fished the last couple of hours of the high tide with no good bites, then the first hour of the outgo I got a good pulldown. Set the hook and my Avet SX started to scream. Using 65# Power Pro line and a Travella Rod I was able to stop the Sturgeon who was using the tide to his advantage. The real challange came when I had to net the fish solo. In the boat it measured 52" and 35#. This set up and my Avet MXL with the Trevalla rod work great on the balance beam rod holders we use to detect the light bite of the Sturgeon.
Paul