Pulling in the BIG one....

After having a wonderful Thanksgiving at Jason and Christa's, the next day Jason, Dad, and I went fishing out on the Chesapeake Bay. We were after some rock fish and boy did we catch some. Captain Ryan and his mate Kenny of the Midnight Sun had at least 20 to 25 lines out in the water at once and depending on the pill number you pulled before we left the dock, you were next. I pulled 12 so I got to be last and watch and learn from everyone before me. I've caught quite a few fish in my lifetime- walleye, perch, bass, carp, sheephead, steelhead and northern pike- but nothing compared to the fight of these rock fish. Sadly to say, I think it took me the longest to reel the guy in, about 15 minutes, and man did my hands and forearms ever burn. The limit was only one per person so I was kind of glad I didn't have to go again, as I didn't want to make a fool of myself anymore. All the fish easily weighed in at 20-30 lbs and at least 34 inches long. We came away with 30 lbs of fillets. Jay fried them up that night with a little Shoreline, and man were they good..... The link is below to the Midnight Sun's website....

http://www.fishmidnightsun.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=165&PN=3