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| The catches! |
My bestie's birthday is at the end of May & John's is at the begining. What better way to celebrate getting older, than a Salt Water Fishing trip? We started this tradition last year, and it was even better this go round (not throwing up the whole trip really does a lot to pump up the enjoyment level). My 2 favorites + friends, open ocean, & the option to come home with a cooler of fresh fish...sounds like WINNING to me.
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| Big Catch # 1 |
We didn't bring home as MANY fish this year, but I caught my 2 biggest fish ever!! It started out as a frustrating situation as since we were on a charter the majority of the people on board were strangers. A group who obviously knew the crew of the boat brought their own gear and bait to fish for Amberjack. The problem with that is that Amberjack are famous for weaving...and when you've got a billion lines in the water...weaving creates a major problem. The unsuspecting Amberjack must have gotten board with the bait brought on board and decided my squid looked more tasty. I hooked the first Amberjack and got him on board (well John did as my reel wasn't the best and needed muscle) with little to no issue. Unfortunately, he was 2 inches too small to keep. The keeper was caught a short while later, however while I had him hooked, someone else hooked a shark on the other side of the boat...this created a mass chaos that resulted in about 30 minutes of confusion and no fishing for everyone on board...but in the end left us with big catch #2!
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| Big Catch number 2 |
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| Team Diamond |
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| My 2 Favorites! |
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| Me & Shell! |
We finished the evening by hosting a fish fry for the fishing team & a few others. John did 90% of the work ( me + grease is just a catastrophe waiting to happen). We fried up our white fish catches and grilled the Amberjack. We only prepared about 1/2 of the total catch, but there was plenty to go around & we even had a bit leftover! I'm debating just quiting my day job to become a professional fish slayer. John siad I should probably think on it a few days before I make any big decisions though...
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