Doormat Taken from the Manasquan Inlet Wall
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- Published: Thursday, 05 August 2010 03:47
- Written by Matt Pfishingruven
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The fish was caught By Steve O'Connor on Monday August 2, 2010 on the
Point Pleasant Beach side of the Manasquan Inlet at the Wall. The fish
was weighed in at Alex's B&T(literally broke a scale flopping around
Grin) at 12 1/2 lbs 32 1/2 inches. "I just couldn't believe the size
of it when we first saw it," says Steve.
Steve was fishing all afternoon
casting more than half way across the Inlet. It was at least half way
out across the inlet when the fish hit the yellow gulp around low tide.
"At first, I thought it might have been a big blue or weakie, but after
a few minutes, I realized it wasn't pulling like either one. The fish
did make three goods runs on me when first hooked. I actually tightened
down on the drag 3 times, worrying the same time that a boat wasn't
going to come buy because I was actually casting about half way across
the river like I was all afternoon when he hit."
Steve had assistance
from a fellow fisherman and his wife netting and landing the fish since
he only had a 4 foot net and the low tide line is way below 4 feet. "I
believe it was the guys wife who grabbed a hold of my legs to keep me
from falling over. I kept saying to this guy that were only going to get
one shot at getting this fish in the net. When i was finally able to
turn the fish, the guy with my net was barely hanging onto the last part
of the handle and we got it in head first," writes Steve recapping the
great catch"...Hardest part was when I got him to the wall, I could
hardly raise. Had to carefully grab the rod with one hand up near the
first eye on the pole and lift slow and steady."
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