The waters are changing almost everyday and a new push of green water has come in. We had to do a little bit of running before we found a nice patty on a break. I threw a few pieces of chum followed closely by my fly. And right on cue a fish took my fly on the first strip. After a few big head shakes she decided to play dirty and go fort he kelp. Thankfully I had the right tools to stop her from really burying me into the kelp. After bout a 10 to 15 min slugfest she came in to the boat.
This was also the first trip I got to try our new Orvis 12 weight One Piece Helios 2. The first thing I noticed was the weight of the rod. It felt like I was hold a 9 or 10 weight in hand. I had the Helios paired up with an Aspen 450, which made for a combo that I could fish all day long. The next thing I notice was how well the Helios tracked with 500 grains of shooting head on the end of the line. And when you finally come tight you don’t have to worry about not being able to put the wood to the fish. I felt like had power to spare and I would not hesitate to charge after 20 pound plus tuna on the Helios 12 weight. Check out the Helios 1 piece on our website. Better yet book at trip while the fishing is this insane. 858.500.2761
