Hey KM, I live just "down the street" from you and LJFreediver. My gun is a 48 biller, with three bands. Two are 20 inchers, and the band for the close slot is an 18. I use a biller sliptip, and my gun is setup on a breakaway rig. I second what LJ said about James and Joseph. Stuff costs a little more there, but the owner knows his stuff, and Is more than happy to take the time to share knowlege and listen to fish storries. I beleive he is the only dedicated freedive shop in the area. not a tank in sight. .I have taken two WSB this year so far, a twenty pounder and one I am guessing was thirty five or so. I have taken shots at two more that were a lot bigger and had them break off. I get pretty disgusted with myself when that happens. I have goten a lot more conservative with my shot selection after the breakoffs-I REALLY hate pulling the trigger on a fish and not landing it, anyway in my newly found WSB wisdom, I bassically dont shoot unless the fish is well in range, and I have a good view of the area just behind the gill plates, and a good angle. I am also trying to hide some meoney under the mattres every month, in the hopes of picking up a decent No Kai Ohi, (spelling), or a wong hybrid. I do feel a bit underpowered with my biller.
For those of you that havent had the chance to hunt a white seabass, it is a very speciual experience. these fish slide through the kelpbeds like 50 pound chameleons. Most people that have hunted them usally end up using the words "ghostlike" to describe their initial encounter...nothing there one second, big maginicent iradescent fish the second. Well that probably answered no questions about anything, but I do enjoy rambling on about WSB. Good Hunting,
Boyd
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