Chunky, myself, Papa, the Judge, and pross (aka ladies man) got a late start out of MI this morning. We were greeted with an absolutely beautiful ocean. WOT out and in. Started on a broken weedline in 120 feet trolled out to 300 then back in. The fish seemed to be shallow today. The bite never got hot but was steady through out.
It was good to be back home at the wheel of the All Rise after a few trips with some buddies. Chunky and pross did a great job running the spread. No tangles, kept all 10 lines clear of grass, and no missed gaff shots. Fishing was good and the crew was fun. We were well over due after some many early season mishaps.
Ended with
8 Dolphin
2 Kings
1 Wahoo
Hot baits were the LEHI bleeding dolphin, a home made bait by yours truly, and the JW planer rod.
Highlights:
Watching Chunky stick the wahoo and ALMOST get pulled overboard.
Papa, our 81 year old grandfather boated a nice king.
Judge, waking up from his nap to gaff and catch a dolphin.
Listening to the tunes on the way in while the crew slept with the motors trimmed and running hard.
very nice! Don’t wait too long to get the boy out there. I waited till Alex was 4 months before his first offshore trip, had to be 10 months to make his first giant bft trip. Best to train them young.
That looks like a fun day on the pond. Good on you to be able to trade baby poop for fish guts.
Mark
Mako 262 Twin Yammaha F200s
Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldn’t go so far as to call a dog filthy but they’re definitely dirty. But, a dog’s got personality. Personality goes a long way.
“Life’s tough…It’s even tougher if you’re stupid” John Wayne
Nice Scoutin
Nice to see you out from behind the computer and out behind the steering wheel. Good report and thats a really nice King by the way.
My weekend honey do list has gotten unbearable as of late and work is takin up all my weekdays, but gonna have to say WTF and go next weekend before all the dolpin fishes are gone.
“Destiny” 35ft
Contender and “Scintilla” 20ft Keywest, Manning SC
whoops sorry i meant nice wahoo, see been on the hill so long can’t id the fishes
quote:Originally posted by hdgb
Nice Scoutin
Nice to see you out from behind the computer and out behind the steering wheel. Good report and thats a really nice King by the way.
My weekend honey do list has gotten unbearable as of late and work is takin up all my weekdays, but gonna have to say WTF and go next weekend before all the dolpin fishes are gone.
“Destiny” 35ft
Contender and “Scintilla” 20ft Keywest, Manning SC
“Destiny” 35ft
Contender and “Scintilla” 20ft Keywest, Manning SC
Whats up with all the mid body gaff shots? Makes for bloody meat!
Chunky is normally a head shooter. Looks like he was off a bit yesterday. Makes for alittle more excitement when you split one down the middle.:smiley:
Behind this helm stands a sickness that not even a women can cure.
Nice Job Scott. Looks like Friday is going to be our day. See ya then.
Stephen Goldfinch
“Sleep When You’re Dead!”
…Crabman
Sounds good. I have not been diving in a while. The wife wants a lobster and I owe one to a buddy in Spartanburg. We need to get on them! One of cf.com’s bottomfishing celebs wanted to go catch some on the rod and reel but backed out on me due to work. I am sure we can post some pics for him though.
Behind this helm stands a sickness that not even a women can cure.
