Santa Cruz lingcod

q3fishboy · June 25, 2015, 03:41:52 AM

Found a good deal on a used penn 501 down in Santa Barbara so I had a friend pick it up for me. Eventually got the reel from my friend and was able to go through the reel with Alan last Sunday.

Yesterday, finally had the chance to fish with it on a friend's boat. We left Sanra Cruz harbor around 7 and drifted a couple live mackerel we caught over some rocky bottom for lingcod. Got to catch my first fish on the new (to me) reel. Wind picked up around 11 and we called it a day not too long after.

Dominick · June 25, 2015, 04:28:00 AM

That's a handful of good eating fish. Nice job. That's a nice reel. Dominick

Shark Hunter · June 25, 2015, 04:35:08 AM

That is a fatty fishboy! Good work.

alantani · June 25, 2015, 05:21:43 AM

well done!

Rancanfish · June 25, 2015, 05:29:56 AM

Wow, you grabbed hold of a high-mojo reel there! Good catch. Congrats on both.

fIsHsTiiCkS · June 25, 2015, 09:00:29 AM

Nice catch!! Congrats!

Alto Mare · June 25, 2015, 10:35:31 AM

Good job fishboy, only the first of many with that reel...enjoy it!

coastal_dan · June 25, 2015, 12:50:09 PM

Nice! Congrats on the fishy too.

David Hall · June 26, 2015, 03:01:18 AM

Great day on the water,

ChileRelleno · June 29, 2015, 12:19:57 AM

Nice reel & fish.

tab · June 29, 2015, 02:08:01 AM

I think the fish are the only ones that don't appreciate the new reel

newport · June 29, 2015, 02:29:52 AM

that's good eating right there!

Marcq · June 29, 2015, 04:41:05 AM

Yup!! Nice catch

Marc..

Swimmin Deep · July 05, 2015, 05:51:30 PM

Nice Ling!!!
Always good to be OTW.