Slump Buster! Well, sort of...

[Devil Diver Down]

I can't even remember how long it's been since I've killed anything bigger than a quail when hunting. Passed on a couple modest bucks on my last rifle deer draw 4 years ago. Got spanked by the AZ deer last year in my first year of archery. I'm 0 for elk lifetime. Same with javelina and turkey.

In other words, I'm probably the least accomplished hunter on this board. Finally killed something big a couple weeks back. Does it count if it's cold blooded?

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That's a pacific grouper--43 pounds and first place in the tourney in Mexico. Tugging on that big boy 150+ feet out made me realize just how out of shape I've gotten.

 

[pointingdogsrule]

Congrats!!!!

good luck to all
the dog

 

[Big luke1981]

Congrats, that is a cool fish

 

[noharleyyet]

NIce one DDD!

 

[Dinkshooter]

That is one ugly fish. When you all pull on the scale it hits 90lbs?

 

[StrutNut]

So you wasted all of your luck on a fish...

It is a very nice fish!

 

[SDHNTR]

Gulf Grouper. Looks like the Sea of Cortez. Baja or mainland side?

 

[Devil Diver Down]

That is one ugly fish. When you all pull on the scale it hits 90lbs?

We're a bunch of Arizona lightweights, I guess. I knew I needed to work out more.

A few years back, my cousin caught a 90 pounder. Ridiculous fish.

SDHNTR-Yep, you're right--gulf grouper. Caught him 22 miles out of Puerto Peñasco in the Sea of Cortez. It's like hooking a VW bug as it drives by you. If you can win the first minute or so, you'll probably boat the fish. If not, you can claim he was a 100 pounder because he'll be down into the rocks and snap your line like thread and you'll never see him.