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  • Easter Sunday Bull Ridin'

    Here's a late report from the Eastern Shore...

    http://www.angling-addict.com/2012/0...ull-ridin.html

  • #2
    Amazing fish!
    <insert witty comment here>

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    • #3
      Wow! Unbelievable!
      Ryan
      Blue 2016 Hobie Outback
      Chesapeake Bay Kayak Anglers, Inc

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      • #4
        Very Nice!

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        • #5
          As always Rob good work!
          '12 Ocean Kayak Prowler trident 13 Orange
          '09 Wilderness Systems Ride 135 Red
          Kayak Fishing Mafia

          -Both fish and men are often caught with artificial's-

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          • #6
            Nice fish. Too bad we can't keep those bulls.
            2015 Hobie Outback (yellow)
            2011 Hobie Outback (yellow)
            2009 OK Prowler Trident 13 Angler (orange)

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            • #7
              Awesome challenge and a great fish! Congrats, Rob!
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              Hobie Fishing Team Member
              Survival Products, Salisbury, MD

              2017 Camo Hobie Outback
              2015 Olive Hobie Outback

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              • #8
                Gosh that thing is really really big. Nice going!
                Mike S.
                Hobie Outback
                Chesapeake Bay Kayak Anglers
                3D Printed Hobie Hatch Bucket

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                • #9
                  More head and shoulders on a big red than other fish- I have eaten some of these big bull reds over the years- back in the day that was politically correct to harvest one of the plus 40 pounders- the big ones are not strong or nasty tasting fish like some other species...but you are disappointed in the amount of edible flesh on a 45 pound bull red- after you cut off the head and gut one, the waste is more than half the weight of the fish- I don't kill Bull Reds anymore- too many other good eating fish like the invasive Blue Catfish that we can catch....but it is amazing how a massive fish like a big Bull Red can have so much bulk and so little meat- they are a massive croaker
                  "Lady Luck" 2016 Red Hibiscus Hobie Outback, Lowrance Hook2-7TS
                  2018 Seagrass Green Hobie Compass, Humminbird 798 ci HD SI
                  "Wet Dream" 2011 yellow Ocean Prowler 13
                  Charter member of Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club

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                  • #10
                    SWEEEET - nice fish!

                    also makes me realize i have some research you might be able to help with if you don't mind -

                    what kind of camera did you use? i've been shopping specs/features and may get a new one depending on what i find.

                    and how do you rig a rod clip? i think i understand the concept but never saw it.

                    thanks, and congrats!

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                    • #11
                      Rob ........ u da MAN !!!!!!!! ........ congrats

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                      • #12
                        Thanks guys. I appreciate the kind replies.

                        Southerly, I have a GoPro Hero HD, a GoPro Hero HD2, and an Olympus tough 8010. Here's a link on rigging for photo and video...

                        http://www.angling-addict.com/2012/0...and-video.html

                        And I'm not sure what you mean about "rig a rod clip". I'm assuming you're curious what I meant about using the line clip on a spinning reel. I like letting big fish run a few seconds once it picks up the bait before engaging the reel. So conventional reels with clickers are great since I can engage when I want. With spinning reels I don't like to mess with the drag once I set it to where I want, so I can't let the fish run. Unless I use the line clip.

                        Here's a crude drawing.


                        I can keep my drag set the way I want, keep the bail open, and when the fish picks up the bait and runs, the line slips out of the clip. When you're ready, close the bail and have fun.

                        Some people don't care and keep the bail closed with full drag already set. I personally don't think it's safe in a kayak when you're dealing with massive/powerful fish. But to each their own...

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                        • #13
                          thanks for the info. my spin reels don't have a line clip. didn't even know about them. so what popped to mind was maybe you had more or less, a scotty clip device on the rod to keep the line from slipping out in the current/wind.

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                          • #14
                            If your reels have anti reverse you can flip that and use a small rubber band to stop it from the current, fish grabs your bate, breaks the rubber band, starts taking line, flip the anti reverse and start reeling.

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                            • #15
                              bait* I am not a total idiot lol

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