Merry Marlin 04-18 report

[merry marlin]

Saturday we headed with a reduce team (Patrick & Austin) out towards the East crossing the Cape slough with a beautiful sunrise...
We've been wanting to find some new bottom spots to go on the shelf further north and thought we'd give it a try... Did a few stops on our way only to find some small fish.
Water turned beautiful in the 40 Fathoms and put the spread out sure we'd find a gaffer or something with a yellow belly. Well 3 hours later, 40 miles from the Cape we point the boat back into that SW Swell and headed back. Marked a few potential spots for a calm day in the deep and had to make the day with a couple coolers of small fish...
Wish we had headed south!!!
Learned one thing though... Fishing with only one of your teenagers...What a pleasure!!!
"Pelagic Magic" was pulling on bottom fish somewhere else...
Patrick is now getting operational for taking us out, not quite confident to cross the shoals but now has a good eye for putting the boat back on the trailer.
Austin still loves to pull on on AJ's...
A little slide show for the day
MM

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[Capt_John]

Those coolers looked pretty "productive" to me.

[bisquit]

Nice!!! I enjoy your reports...fishing with the boys; love it...

[clt_capt]

Thanks for sharing. Looks like a pretty good day - even if you didn't find the yellowbellies...

[SeaBiscuit]

Wonderful slide show and fishing report Jacques. Fat beeliners and sea bass will work every time! Good to see a few gags and snappas showing up in your bottoms.
Looked a bit sloppy out there?
Keep the good stuff coming Merry Marlin crew.
SeaBiscuit

[seapower]

Look's like some good kid's having a good time! Way to go dad. Frank

[james34]

Nice to see a red snapper in there

[squirtis]

Great report and video Jaques!

Keep em coming

[Nauti Natured]

Sorry I missed it guys!!!! Always productive regardless of the Pelagic absence.

Speaking of Pelagic Absence ... Where was Jackie? On the Swell Rider today?

Thanks for the report. I was dying to know what happened on Saturday!

See you guys soon!

[gottaflylee]

Jaques, great report and slidshow. Thanks for the phone call and really wish I could have made it. Much reather been with you guys than the 600 mile wirle-wind trip I made. The boys are growing up to fast, won't be long before all you do is fish while they do the driving...nappy time comming and going...