We managed to find scattered pods of big cigar minnows in 50 feet, and once we filled the livewell we headed for the yamaha for some AJ's.
When we got there there we 2 boats on it already and 3 more making fast for it. The guys anchored and fishing for cut bait looked a little miffed when pulled up and dropped live baits and started catching AJ's, while they kept reeling up to check their baits.
We put 3 30-33" fish in the box in about 10 minutes and then moved up current about 300 yards of the structure. MHNEWELL and the <i>Renegade</i> were one of the boats that showed up as we were catching AJ's.
Once on anchor we deployed the Chum Churn and put out 4 live baits. John grabbed the rod after the first fish hit and the fight was on...
About 10 minutes later we had the first king in the boat, a snake of about 8 pounds.
We chummed, ate lunch, and kept fishing for next hour and a half with only 2 more big AJ's to show for it. With it getting late, we decided to head back to O tower and slow troll some live baits. It paid off for John again and we boated a 15.8 pound king after a lengthy fight.
With rain on the horizon and a building sea we headed for home. Once again the Grady handled the big following sea and we made 32 mph with not a drop of water in the cockpit, except for the rain shower we ran through. Back at the moorings, Capt. David Proctor was cleaning a mess of nice black snapper they caught on the S tower aboard the <i>Jolly Mon</i>. I cleaned fish while Clark and John cleaned the boat (I'll make that trade any day). Monty and Lisa showed up with what looked to be some sort of long haired rat on a leash. Lisa called it a dog and I said "Riiiiighhhht". After putting the boat up, we chatted with Lisa, Monty and "ratdog", and commenting on what sort of grouper bait the dog would make, we headed for Tally about 6 pm.
Fun day on the water, albeit a little slow, with a couple of great guys. It sure beat the hell out of a Parade. Thanks John and Clark for a great trip.
