Opah out of Oceanside!!!

[blubby07]

Took my boat out at 1030 this morning to just get it wet after doing all its maintenance for the first time this year.
The ocean was glass so ended up heading towards the 181, about halfway there spot a small paddy and long soaked a dine on 25 lb floro and got picked up.
Thought tail at first but quickly realized way to big with none of the characteristics.
45- 1hour later after spooling us three times I knew it wasnt a shark or we would have been sawed off long ago then I see pink!!! so stoked
I handed my friend the rod after I got hooked up as hes from arizona and this is his first fish on a private boat, he said man I was hoping to catch a tail
last pic of gps shows where it was caught then auto pilot WOT back to harbor weighed at kens.

 

[Simon Bon Bowery]

Sweet!

great capture!

 

[Sea 2'er]

Nice! Congrats on some good eats!

 

[BIG TENTACLES]

WTF, that is a freaking one in a million lifetime event. You, my friend need to go place a bet, NOW!! Nice job fellas. Damn it. And he was disappointed it wasn't a tail. Your gonna have a good year.
Big Tentacles out !

 

[Oingo]

Awesome!

 

[blubby07]

I know im still smiling first fish on the boat for 2014 is an Opah? Cant beleive it

WTF, that is a freaking one in a million lifetime event. You, my friend need to go place a bet, NOW!! Nice job fellas. Damn it. And he was disappointed it wasn't a tail. Your gonna have a good year.
Big Tentacles out !

 

[Philligan]

SWEEEET!!! Congratulations!

 

[ONEKID]

nice mola

 

[Carl]

 

[Can't Parker]

way to go!!!!

 

[cabo jon]

I thought for sure this was another Oprah thread. Pleasantly surprised. Awesome catch!! Still waiting for a chance at one.

 

[tlcnate]

I thought for sure this was another Oprah thread. Pleasantly surprised. Awesome catch!! Still waiting for a chance at one.

I thought the same when they said they caught fat one!

 

[26grumpy]

Outstanding!!!

 

[slicko]

Bingo, we finally found someone who knows what a REAL Opah is !!
You are THE MAN

 

[Bigfishhateme]

Lucky you! I've been wanting to catch one 4ever. Excellent eating fish, congrats

 

[drumford]

SCHWING!!!!

 

[Rauterki]

I thought the only way to catch an opah was to shoot it with a spear from the boat.

 

[hotrail20]

Nice

 

[WhingPow!]

Very cool.

 

[Enfuego]

Amazing. Just right place at the right time. Congrats!

 

[Unassailable]

Nice job!

 

[bigjsandyballs]

Outstanding! Congrats on a truly epic catch.

 

[FoolinFish4Fun]

Yep. Wet a line, you never know. Congrats on your catch of a lifetime!

 

[mafrancis66]

That is what makes saltwater fishing so great! You just never know what will be on the other end. Way to go on and epic catch in "NFIO" no less!

 

[fishsmith]

Opahside!