Went out to do some bottom fishing on Friday night with my son John and 3 of our workers.
Man! was it cold and blowing from the N.E. Must have been 40 deg. Swells were about 3/5. We were only boat out there. 2 of our crew came over on a raft from Cuba years ago and this was the first time they were out fishing since then.
They passed up my advice to take some Dramamine before we left the dock but downed a couple of glasses of Capt Morgan instead. The younger fellow got sick within the first hour but caught 2 nice sized Grouper before losing his lunch. His Uncle teased him the rest of the night and downed a few more Rums.
We anchored in 40 feet,just off the reef and caught a few good sized Grouper and 3 Snapper.
About 10 pm, my cockpit lights and running lights started to dim so we headed back home.
Although we had a good time, I was glad to get out of that wind. Took the rest of the weekend to get the chill out of my bones. Getting to old for this. Next time Ill let someone else be in charge of the helm and Ill try the Capt Morgan.
Fresh fish for dinner makes it worth while.
Man! was it cold and blowing from the N.E. Must have been 40 deg. Swells were about 3/5. We were only boat out there. 2 of our crew came over on a raft from Cuba years ago and this was the first time they were out fishing since then.
They passed up my advice to take some Dramamine before we left the dock but downed a couple of glasses of Capt Morgan instead. The younger fellow got sick within the first hour but caught 2 nice sized Grouper before losing his lunch. His Uncle teased him the rest of the night and downed a few more Rums.
We anchored in 40 feet,just off the reef and caught a few good sized Grouper and 3 Snapper.
About 10 pm, my cockpit lights and running lights started to dim so we headed back home.
Although we had a good time, I was glad to get out of that wind. Took the rest of the weekend to get the chill out of my bones. Getting to old for this. Next time Ill let someone else be in charge of the helm and Ill try the Capt Morgan.
Fresh fish for dinner makes it worth while.