King Mackerel Fishing Vid

[Blue_Runner]

Here is a video of me and my buddies from this past labor day weekend. Notice when we have 2 fish on...I made the mistake of letting a green fish off the gaff with my flip flops on. At the time I felt like I needed to do it because we had another fish coming in quick and only one gaff. Looking back, that was NOT a good idea! I've still got some nerve damage in the top of my foot from that mack bite! It was a fun trip with good friends. By the way we were on my buddy's 22 Clearwater cc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZAOl47kjF8&feature=channel

[Parrot_Head]

That sucks.I lost my big toe to a 40lb King Mac in a tournamnet back in 1993. I was out of work for 4 months. I was standing on a cooler and my buddy took one off the gaff that was still green.Turned around to hang the gaff on the t-top and i turn around,theres my big toe flying in the air !!!!!!!! Yikes. 3 surgeries later the toe finally took.
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s172/parrothead_S/ouch.jpg
Scott

[Blue_Runner]

OMG!! Tell me you are lying Parrot! I know of a guy who got his leg ripped from knee to ankle by an angry green wahoo. Needless to say, I've learned my lesson. Based on your feedback I was REAL lucky. I think I just kinda kicked him in the mouth, more so than getting bit.

[cterrebonne]

cool video, sorry to hear abour the bite.

[cterrebonne]

damn that looks bad.

[Blue_Runner]

CT, its cool. Just an old "war" wound. Plus if it hadn't happend to me it would have happened to one of us sooner or later. Who knows this thread might help prevent it from happening to someone on this site....and as Parrot points out, it could have been a lot worse.

Slowly the feeling seems to be coming back in my foot. Its over 50% better already.

I'm thinking I'll wear shoes next time....I won't be letting a green one loose on the deck anymore either. That SOB running the video camera can go ahead and open the fish box for me LOL. Either that or we can just drag one behind the boat until we're ready to gaf the other one. Those 2 fish were the last 2 of our limit that day at 11:30 am. Good times and smooth water. Can't wait to go after the dolphin again in May off of Hatteras.

[Parrot_Head]

Thats one lesson i learned the hard way. Always wear your shoes !!!!!!!! I took mine off in the morning to throw the net on the beach for some pinfish. Never put them back on. Big mistake. It happened so fast, cut threw the toe like it was butter. The bad thing was we were 40 miles offshore in 8' seas. Took us about 5 hours to make it in. Went right to the Coast Guard station and had the ambulance waiting on me.You want to talk about blood!
Can't wait for this season though.We got Cobia coming up in about 50 days or so. Let the mayhem begin!!!!!!!!!
Scott

[Blue_Runner]

It will be at least May before I get to draw first blood. I'm jealous.

[Blue_Runner]

Do you take a billy club when you go for the cobia? I hear they can rip a boat (and you) to shreds or come out of the fish box.

[Parrot_Head]

I never take a billy to them.We always just pitch them in the cooler or fish box and make my son sit on it for about 45 minutes to an hour.You have to be really quick. Sometimes the reel fight begins when you get them on board. If your not careful they can beat you to death. I took a billy club to one back in 95 and the club came back at me at about mach 2.Struck me in the center of my forhead and knocked me out cold. Now that i think about it,every time ive been hospitalized its been because of fishing. Wow, this is a dangerous sport.But man do i love it. Im guess im the "Tim Taylor" of fishing!!!!!

Scott

[cterrebonne]

last big cobia we caught went into the fish box and was still beating the box 1/2 hour later, probably nerves by then but that damn thing wouldnt keep still.

[Blue_Runner]

I've read the stories about the cobes escaping the fish box and beating the boat (and crew) to death before flopping back in the water.

I've only seen a few while out there. Last memorial day weekend on our way out of hatteras we stopped about 10 - 15 miles off to take a pee break and one came up to the transom to have a look. Sat there for about 10 seconds, looked me in the eye, then took off like he was shot out of a cannon! Cool! My buddy ended up catching one while trolling for dolphin on that trip. Probably around 20 - 25 lbs, a baby by cobia standards.

[cterrebonne]

I've read the stories about the cobes escaping the fish box and beating the boat (and crew) to death before flopping back in the water.

I've only seen a few while out there. Last memorial day weekend on our way out of hatteras we stopped about 10 - 15 miles off to take a pee break and one came up to the transom to have a look. Sat there for about 10 seconds, looked me in the eye, then took off like he was shot out of a cannon! Cool! My buddy ended up catching one while trolling for dolphin on that trip. Probably around 20 - 25 lbs, a baby by cobia standards.

thats funny right there, but 20-25 still makes a lot of steaks, i wish i had pics of a 70 pounder we caught that won the GIITR that year. 45 minute fight on a penn spinning outfit. i forgot the name of the billy stick but its made out of soild fiberglass and about 1" diam. but when you hit somthing with it it doesnt bounce off.

[Parrot_Head]

I was using a alum kids bat !!!!!!!!! Wrong.

Scott