8-Day Long Range, October 1-9, 2025

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Brewcrafter

#45
October 10, 2025, 02:12:51 AM
Quote from: CooldadE on October 07, 2025, 01:56:07 PM
Quote from: Gobi King on October 07, 2025, 09:21:01 AMJohn landed a rockfish


Nice  Rock Fish ! And reel... I can't tell what reel that is. Looks like Cortez plates. YTS ? Mag Jiggy ?

Cool

Cortez Jiggy Magnum with all the good stuff on an old Fenwick Pacificstik. - john

stoked4fishin

#46
October 12, 2025, 03:00:37 AM
Quote from: alantani on October 08, 2025, 11:55:53 PMWarren Hamachi!!!

Warren says, "It was tough, no current, small baits that didn't swim, maybe 1 out of 40 swam, roughed it out all day for a few bites of the larger grade! "

Hell ya Warren!  Can't wait fish with you soon!

Gobi King

#47
October 17, 2025, 11:32:07 PM
From brewcrafter :
For anyone still on the fence about Long Ranging, it's a great time to reconnect with good friends that I only see once a year, and to make new friends as well.  Here is Nik, first time for me fishing with him and I learned some stuff.  Nik is a talented fisherman and SUPER attentive to knot quality (as we all should be!).  Here he is with his "pending" IGFA World Record Gold Spotted Bass (existing record 10#4oz). 
Shibs - aka The Gobi King
Fichigan

pjstevko

#48
October 20, 2025, 03:17:56 AM
Quote from: Gobi King on October 17, 2025, 11:32:07 PMFrom brewcrafter :
For anyone still on the fence about Long Ranging, it's a great time to reconnect with good friends that I only see once a year, and to make new friends as well.  Here is Nik, first time for me fishing with him and I learned some stuff.  Nik is a talented fisherman and SUPER attentive to knot quality (as we all should be!).  Here he is with his "pending" IGFA World Record Gold Spotted Bass (existing record 10#4oz).

Did he actually send in official paperwork/application?

Bill B

#49
October 20, 2025, 04:24:48 AM
Yes.  The paperwork, photos, scale photos (showing tare and bridle), etc were all completed, with the help from H&M Landing staff.   I hope it all sticks.  Nike definitely deserves it.  And a HUGE thank you to Captain Luke for spotting it when the fish came over the rail.

Bill
It may not be very productive,
but it's sure going to be interesting!

MarkT

#50
October 20, 2025, 08:26:58 AM
Damn, they really darken when they've been in the RSW! I've caught a bunch and they're bright with very obvious golden spots when alive!
When I was your age Pluto was a planet!

Mjg378

#51
October 20, 2025, 04:25:08 PM
Awesome Nic!   Can't wait to hear more about this! 
Mike Grosman

Gobi King

#52
October 22, 2025, 07:20:26 PM
Did anyone take a pic of the world record fish after it was caught ?

Congrats to Nik!
Shibs - aka The Gobi King
Fichigan

Brewcrafter

#53
October 22, 2025, 07:30:25 PM
Not sure if there are any "over the rail" pics but as Bill said, pretty much everyone just thought "Nice Fish" but it was Captain Luke that stepped up and called it out, checked what the existing record was, and did an informal weigh on the boat with a spring drag scale which was close enough to say "hey this is at least in the ballpark".  I believe Nik even retired that particular outfit for the rest of the trip in the event of needing to send in/verify line/leader/etc. - john

JasonGotaProblem

#54
October 22, 2025, 08:13:33 PM
Hats off to the captain for the presence of mind. Of course it's great press for his boat too.

I once caught an over 5' bonnet head shark, released it, and learned a few hours later that the world record was 4'-10" long. I could've been famous.
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