[TreeDoc]

Went Surf Perch Fishing with my neighbor on Saturday. We live about 5 minutes from the beach and thought we'd give it a quick try for our 5 fish limits. We find a promising hole in the surf and first cast my buddy hooks a little Barred Surf Perch and releases it, second cast the same. We're thinking "this is good" but I'm blanked on my first two casts then on my third...thump!....hookset....ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz goes the reel. Whatever this thing is, it OWNS me!!! I'm on with 8# Maxima with a 10# Trilene leader and a little Diawa BG13 spinning reel! I was hoping it was a big 'ol Halibut but after 15 minutes of in and out, I finally get it up in skinny water where my buddy can see it and grab it by the tail and he does.

Yeild: My first Shovelnose Guitarfish weighs in at 22# 3oz!!