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SaltyShaw
12-08-2010, 06:46 PM
Well just got offshore today and wasn't much going on making our rounds and just checking everything off saw some fish playing around in the water so I grabbed my pole and threw out, while reeling in my diamond jig a hardtail hit it and got hooked then out of no where this dude nailed that hardtail and then it was strait drag pulling from there. After 15 minutes or so we pulled up my first amberjack and here it is...
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u269/twanky2inchram/908edf5f.jpg
Raymond
12-08-2010, 06:48 PM
Neg, that is fantastic. What did he weigh?
SaltyShaw
12-08-2010, 06:55 PM
Didn't have a scale :( but he was making my arms shake lol
Jordan
12-08-2010, 07:07 PM
Nice job man. Hell yeah
Dink
12-08-2010, 07:26 PM
I gotta get a job like that!!! Rig donkeys rock!!!
SaltyShaw
12-08-2010, 08:31 PM
HAHA no doubt!
meaux fishing
12-08-2010, 08:38 PM
them donks got some shoulders to em for sure... if you havent cleaned it already save the throat meat and fry dat... talk about good
yak'em-n-stack'em
12-08-2010, 09:42 PM
Looks like about a 50-60 pounder
Nice catch man
SaltyShaw
12-08-2010, 09:49 PM
Oh yeh 60 pounds at the least that dude was tick!
meaux fishing
12-08-2010, 10:12 PM
Looks like about a 50-60 pounder
Nice catch man
yeah thats what i was thinking...

This is one is 35-40 just for comparison...
southern151
12-09-2010, 08:56 AM
That's a heckuva day at work there!

I guess my old saying of "Better than a good day at work," is now null and void!
DUCKGOGETTER
12-09-2010, 08:59 AM
Man that's awesome. Congrats
SaltyShaw
12-09-2010, 09:43 AM
Thanks fellas!
Garfish
12-09-2010, 09:55 AM
I'm sure it was on like (rig) "Donkey" Kong. That's a nice Jack. Great fight fo sho. I'm sure he'll be tasty on the grill.
SaltyShaw
12-09-2010, 09:59 AM
never ate it before but i hear its delish!
BayBolt23
12-09-2010, 02:20 PM
You had a fight on your hands right there! Good catch buddy
SaltyShaw
12-09-2010, 05:05 PM
Oh yeh that reel was singing the blues!
Ray
12-09-2010, 11:28 PM
Nice one. Has to be ~50 lbs. Lotsa meat on them thang.s
jaclyn.renea
12-10-2010, 07:43 AM
That is a big in!
skeeter77346
12-13-2010, 10:53 AM
Great fish! Excellent on the grill. Need some Popeye arms for those bad boys....
SaltyShaw
12-13-2010, 11:09 AM
Thank ya! Yeh definately a fighter my arms were burning like hell after we got him up
Big Kahunaz
12-27-2010, 12:30 AM
Looks like FUN!
LPfishnTIM
12-27-2010, 01:00 AM
nice, never fished offshore but definitly wanna go oneday!
speckdaddy
12-27-2010, 06:18 AM
Nice catch. Dem rig donkeys pull huh
deepsouthcharters
01-08-2011, 11:38 AM
Nice Fish! Those things sure know how to fight!