You are one lucky man just to have connected with something like that. I know you would have loved to land it, however, then you would have missed out on the fun of telling and retelling that story.

A few years ago I took my son to San diego and we went out on the 1/2 day boat from H & M Landing. The Captain (tim Green) is a fine friendly man. We were fishing off the Point Loma kelp beds and yellowtail surfaced. within a few minutes most of us were into fish and it was bedlam. My son however hooked into the largest Barracuda I have ever seen. About 3/4 of the way in there was a tremendous swirl and his line jerked very sharply, ONCE. When he got the line in attached to his hook was just the head of a HUGE Barracrda. Just like in the cartoons on T.V. :):):):), and there wasnt a camera on board.

He talks about that trip to this day.

Enjoy your self, and be safe. I will be Fishing from Marina Del Ray in ear;y September we might get to meet.

George Humrich
Phoenix Arizona