Anyhow, headed to the can, sabikied up a dozen live baits, and noticed my bottom machine wasn't working. Monkeyed with the controls, then had a look at the transducer. Well, that puppy had broken off at the mount, must have done it when I ran on a sandbar last low tide. This changed the objectives for the day, from looking to some fishing. Decided to head to 70' number, and anchored up nicely. Well, the fish were biting, but, like last time, I had a royal boatload of red grouper, all of legal size, that I put in the boat to admire and then release. When I had my one in the cooler, did manage to box a couple of nice gags, and one red snapper, plus some grunts.
I counted this time, and I put 11 red grouper of legal plus size into the boat - good thing I let them go, because the commercial guys need to have something to do, I guess. Enough griping - the grouper hit dead bait and live the same - pounded them until about 11, then quit. So, I had plenty of fish and headed in.
Came upon a wonderful pod of 30-40 dolphin on the way in, lots of babies, big ones, flipping into the air, just full of life. A joy to see.
Beautiful day, hot, lots of boats at the ramp, but went just fine.
Hope you enjoyed your day.
The fish box.
EJ
It is a shame about people taking your live traps...what happened to just taking some fish out and leaving the trap? Don't they know that the karma will follow them around like the legion of doom! 
I'm telling you this because Bobby & I did find some other people's pinfish traps during the Classic and left them strictly alone! Bad guys can bite my shorts, good guys don't worry about karma!!! 
Ah, it goes by the way of phewy alligators and stupid bears - more "knothead" decision made by the commission, eh? Dadburn alligators are eating people and perfectly good pets (including some fine bird dogs) and the bears - they are an overpopulated nuisance and need the hunting season opened up again! 
he eats like one too, so when you say bite my shorts that is like ringing the dinner bell to him. 
