11/23/13

A very different day in the right kind of way. Not that we made history or reinvented the wheel, but our fishing effort
finally wrenched a piece of what we were looking for from what has been a ridiculously indifferent ocean. The maddeningly
frustrating zeros that have been stacking up to my building anger were put to rest in the right kind of way. No stupid luck
or mindless bumbling into them, though we would have gladly accepted such fortune, today we found a zone with the long
awaited feel of fish, set to the task of rooting them out, and ultimately made good on the opportunity.

At day's end we are still seeking the mother lode of better size yellowfin, one vanguard in the 130 pound class and a few 50
- 60 pounders was the sum of attempts this round, but a fair bunch of small yellowfin and a huge bounty of medium to
ballslapper grade flats (dorado) appeased a lot of blood lust adding catching to the list of tasks completed.

I don't know if anyone other than a fisherman can relate to the sense of satisfaction experiencing such incredible production
produces, in particular after a long dry spell. Following an early afternoon dorado butt whomping, during which we flat went
country on their fully deserving posterior, everyone on board was liberated from the weight of the world. Not solely from
production either.

The visual of so many wanton predators so eager and willing, charging everything that hits the water in droves, was as
satisfying as the fishing itself; especially after our quota was in the hatch and we set to teasing the remaining thousands
for the simple yet incredibly satisfying sake of doing so; that never gets old.

There are few things that entertain like retrieving a hookless surface popper through hundreds of dorado frantically grabbing
and chomping it in repeated futile attempts to maul their tormentor. They get so pissed smashing the thing time and again to
no avail; and they never give up. Though perhaps a somewhat cruel pleasure it is fine chance for us to turn the tables, and
is so deliciously comical.

Photos today feature long time Royal Star veteran Jonathon Mitsumori first from the angler's eye view as his 130 yellowfin
nears the moment of capture, and second with his prize subdued. As one can see in the photo the flat calm stretch continues.
Ahhh...

Tim Ekstrom


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