HAPPY MOTHERS DAY !!!!
Got a chance to go play sailin and fishin!
I learned a thing or two , since I talked my neighbor Daniel into goin .
Had decent enough wind most of the day.
Plenty of boats and wildlife to see around here!
There seemed to be 1-2 ft seas with a few 3-4 footers to keep things lively.
Since it was a fishing day also, it let us offset sailing time with the" iron genny" to speed travel time up a bit.
Starting off from hurricane pass we sailed most of the way out to the west side of Estero Island before having to motorsail into the wind to avoid the shoaled area just southeast of Sannibel Island.
Upon passing the shoal we sailed for a few miles before turning and motorsailing into the eye to the "fish haven" marked on the chart.
After a few passes across the area and not catching anything , we decided to drift along and keep some hooks wet to see what would happen.
yeah.....200+ species of fish out here and yup......a catfish......
OK cool! bait is good !
Getting out the biggest pole I have (10 ft) and the toughest string I have (100lb braid),
I put a VLH (very large hook) on a 20lb test steel leader thinking questionable thoughts about the leader.
The bait trailed us for several minutes and sure as sunshine !
We got a bite!
It pulled good and was fun for a second until the snap end of the leader bent open .
OOOHHKayyy soooo resetting the next leader with 2 snaps for the hook, catching another catfish for bait, we were back in action with another good fighting bite!
Reeling it in close enough to get a look at a decent Black tip shark fighting mad, before it dives near the boat and Breaks the biggest pole I have
and continues to fight until it eventually pulls that hook free from both swivels!!
Uh huh.....GAME ON!
Putting the reel on my "next best pole" , Installing my custom made leader and 2 snaps for sea lures on the end, finally getting another catfish, we bait the water again and after a bit the reel starts to hum!
I got it wore down enough so we could get some pix and I was able to pull it in the boat without issue!
Here is a small video!
35+ inch Black tip !
Right on time too! Daylight draining , we set sail for a while in a low wind at a scorching 1-1.5 mph ! Wanting to be back at anchor with a cleaned shark before dark had us lighting up the "iron genny" again .
Shortly passing under Matanza Pass Bridge we cross paths with our other neighbor Odie who admired our shark. Who we easily convinced to cook it if we cleaned it or not!
So according to plan , DAWGFISH was back on the hook and the shark was cleaned and on it's way to DRE 'MA all before dark !
We all gathered there to eat , drink and have a great "mostly bug-less" evening!
Thanks Daniel for going along and Thanks Odie for cookin!
Pre- Odie Shark meat(above) and Post- Odie Shark Bites(fried shark)( below).
yeah,,,,,
breakfast is lookin up!
Here is a shot of Daniels really awesome homemade lures!(below)
Kitty sniffin out the grilling scents coming from FMB(below)
All in all ?
One Fine Day!
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