Went out tonight fixin' to wet some wire leader for the first time in a couple months. Arrived to find some kelp in the wash but it turned out to be manageable. Hour and a half in, I brought in my mackerel to find only some skin. Threw another tail piece out, then saw the rod jump. Looked like a 7 bite. Grabbed the rod and waited a minute for it to come back, and it did. It started swimming away, I reeled tight, and it was a quick but bouncy fight in. Turned out to be a 53" male Leopard.
I wish I'd been able to get a portrait with it, but it was extremely uncooperative.
No more bites after that, but it turned out to be a night for a grunion run. Thought about using them for bait but decided to let them be, but I took some voyeur shots.
I've got a decent amount of ray and mack in my freezer that's getting old, so I'm just gonna have to get out some more and burn that off in the next month or two.
