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Slow bite but more mahi!
Saturday, June 20, 2009
My buddy from Raleigh, Randy and I had another rare opportunity to fish on a Saturday. Today it was a bit choppy and a bit unsettled in the morning but over all a decent day on the ocean. We gathered bait (menhaden) and headed out of the inlet around 7:30.
Our first stop was the first set of box cars. Apparently it was the first stop of 17 other boats, we had lots of company! After an hour of trolling with no bites, not seeing much bait in the water and seeing no one else hooked up, we left. We hit several different spots, all usual haunts for kings this time of year with no luck.
Not wanting to get shut out, we decided to try try the first set of box cars on the way home. Amazingly there was NO ONE else there when we arrived but two other boats did show up after a little while.
We had been trolling for a short few minutes when Randy says, “Fish on the prop wash bait”. I’m stunned cause I didn’t hear the clicker go off nor did the rod bend. I looked out at the bait just after the dolphin ate it. Randy had watched the fish swim into our spread, sniff our bait and chow down! It don’t get any better than that folks, nothing like watching a fish hit that bait right behind the boat. Full living color indeed.
She didn’t fight much at first but then she decided to LEAD the boat, leaping out of the water and passing the bow of our moving boat! After a short fight Randy had her beside the boat and I used my brand new gaff. I now have two on board after last week’s incident, one I bought and one Randy gave me, thanks pal!
Well that got the skunk off the boat. Then we caught three sharks, including a double header. To finish off the day we caught and released a king mackerel.
Enjoyed fishing with you again Randy. Enjoy that fresh fish!
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