Atticus Family Weekend
Posted: May 21st, 2007, 10:48 am
Family doesn't visit often but both dad and little bro were in town for some sun, beer and fishing.
Friday Dad and I run down to Perry to pickup the boat. Get the boat and the motor is fixed. I break out my checkbook and they inform me its under warranty. THANK YOU BIG BEND MARINE I OWE YOU GUYS BIGTIME.
Put in at Keaton about an hour later and fish out in front of Adams Beach put several nice trout in the boat but release everything. Dad wants an afternoon practicing with the CT before little bro gets in town. Highlight of the day was the biggest freakin houndfish I have ever seen takes dad's CT around the boat twice, jump a few times and then we land him. Dad is yelling to cut the leader until I tell him the Gulp! baits are $1 a piece. We get the jig back and let our smelly friend go.
Friday night little bro comes to town, Saturday morning we eat some grub and head down to the lighthouse. More trailers than I have ever seen at the lot. That fact and a wind out of the East make me a little nervous. Slolomn through everyone and his brother fishing right off the channel and head into the breeze towards the Grey Mare area. CTs again put 8 nice keepers in the boat over the course of the day. We made three looooong drifts with the guests fishing and me netting the fish in between a little coaching on technique and such. Threw them all back because we had dinner reservations. Numerous shorts were also released.
Two days on the water back-to-back with the family. Nothing broken or lost overboard. Plenty of sun and some decent fish. Had a great time.
Friday Dad and I run down to Perry to pickup the boat. Get the boat and the motor is fixed. I break out my checkbook and they inform me its under warranty. THANK YOU BIG BEND MARINE I OWE YOU GUYS BIGTIME.
Put in at Keaton about an hour later and fish out in front of Adams Beach put several nice trout in the boat but release everything. Dad wants an afternoon practicing with the CT before little bro gets in town. Highlight of the day was the biggest freakin houndfish I have ever seen takes dad's CT around the boat twice, jump a few times and then we land him. Dad is yelling to cut the leader until I tell him the Gulp! baits are $1 a piece. We get the jig back and let our smelly friend go.
Friday night little bro comes to town, Saturday morning we eat some grub and head down to the lighthouse. More trailers than I have ever seen at the lot. That fact and a wind out of the East make me a little nervous. Slolomn through everyone and his brother fishing right off the channel and head into the breeze towards the Grey Mare area. CTs again put 8 nice keepers in the boat over the course of the day. We made three looooong drifts with the guests fishing and me netting the fish in between a little coaching on technique and such. Threw them all back because we had dinner reservations. Numerous shorts were also released.
Two days on the water back-to-back with the family. Nothing broken or lost overboard. Plenty of sun and some decent fish. Had a great time.
Good job Luke 