TIM ROB AND MYSELF MET UP WITH GENE AT HIS HOUSE THIS MORNING AT 4:30 AND 30* TEMP WITH THE BOAT COVERED IN A LAYER OF ICE TO SAY THE LEAST. GOT EVERYTHING LOADED THEN WENT IN THE HOUSE TO WARM UP WITH BISCUITS&GRAVY THANKS TO NONA WASH IT DOWN WITH SOME COFFEE AND OJ, THEN FILLED THE THERMOSES WITH HOT COCOA AND COFFEE FOR LATER.
THEN WE ARE OFF TO THE "FRONT" GATE TO GET TO SC GUBBERMENT--GO FIGURE!!! WELL ANYWAY WE GET TO THE RAMP AND IT HAS WARMED UP TO 31* EVERYTHING IS COVERED IN A THIN LAYER OF WHITE ICE, HAD TO BE CAREFUL ON THE DOCK AND GETTING INTO THE BOAT, BUT WE MANAGED WITHOUT INCIDENT.
I'M GOING TO TELL YOU THE MOST AMAZING PART OF THE TRIP RIGHT UP FRONT......NOAA WAS RIGHT IT WAS BEAUTIFUL SEAS OUT THE PASS AND ONLY GOT BETTER ALL DAY. NOT GOING TO DRAG IT OUT TOO LONG CAUSE I'M READY TO RELAX AND GET TO BED. WE WENT TO A COUPLE OF RIGS BUT NOT MUCH OF ANYTHING GOING ON THERE EXCEPT SOME AJ'S AND ALMACO ON STRETCHES. LOTS OF BIG BLUE RUNNERS HANGING AROUND BUT NOTHING EATING THEM EXCEPT A VERY LARGE FISH ATE ON THAT TIM DROPPED TO THE BOTTOM THAT MANAGED TO GET INTO THE ROCKS AND WOULDN'T COME OUT. SO WE DECIDE TO GO DO SOME DEEP DROPPING IN SOME NEW AREAS THAT TIM DICOVERED AND WE MANAGED TO GET A LIMIT OF SNOWY'S WITH 1 YELLOW EDGE AND A LONE LONG TAIL THE ROB FOUND. LOTS OF GREEN EYED SNARKS TO PESTER US.
ONCE WE GOT OUR GROUPER WE DECIDED TO GO GET SOME MINGOS ON THE WAY NORTH AND EVEN GOT GENE TO TURN ON THE BOTTOM MACHINE,AND GUESS WHAT,HE FOUND A NEW SPOT LOADED WITH MONGO MINGOS AND THEY WERE THIS BIG REALLY. I'VE GOT SOME VIDEO WITH M NEW UNDER WATER CAM POLE THAT I'M GOING TO PLAY WITH TOMMORROW. I THINK I MAVE HAVE A COUPLE OF STILL SHOTS AND GENE AND ROB HAVE MORE THAT THEY WILL POST UP ASAP.
BUT IT WAS A GREAT DAY OF FUN FISHING WITH GENE TAKING GROUPER MASTER STATUS TODAY WITH SOME REAL NICE SNOWYS AND GENE GOT A NICE BFT TO BOOT. THANKS FOR READING SORRY IF A LITTLE LONG BUT IT WAS A LOT DONE IN A DAY. I ONLY HAVE 2 PICS ROB HAS THE REST.
Ya'll are hard core for sure. Glad you got to go on such a nice day too! I would have been out there somewhere too but the boat is in the shop with Kenny...oh, and, WAY TO GO PACKERS, WAY TO GO!!
I had a blast. It's been said before but it just doesn't get any better then that. Great day to be able to fish with the boys today. The snowies were of a good grade today and the longtail was the biggest I have seen in a long time,barrelfish,tilefish,blackfin,almacos,yellowedge,aj's.mongos. What more could you want. Here is a few pictures we took tonight . I guess I will be pressure washing the drive way again in the morning.