If I had to choose JUST one, it would have to be this supercharged URB my youngest daughter caught off Tongue Point on Aug 25.

This fish gave LMWS an absolute a$$-whoopin' like no fish we've EVER caught in the estuary. It took three separate 75+ yard runs, doubling back toward the boat at warp speed after each one. The way line was leaving the reel, we about had ourselves convinced several times that a sea lion must have grabbed it, but each time this happened, we could see the chrome king was sprinting just barely sub-surface, splitting the water with its wide purple back. Never seen so much slack superline on the surface as during that hectic battle! Never been so nervous about an expeditious netshot as there WERE a lot of marauding sea lions in the area that morning. Never seen LMWS so elated to see one of her fish finally end up in the bag! (Yeah... she was pretty dam excited about that one.) And it was pretty cool to witness our neighbors in that mega-fleet of boats cheering her on.

Pics can tell the story WAY better than words....









OMFG, pinch me.... did I really just land this friggin' fish ! ?