Merry Marlin weekend 14 & 15-08 report

[BTH284]

Awesome report. Glad to see I am not the only one that becomes more like a kid the older I get.

[Robja]

Once again the masters of the deep rake in the fish. Great report Jacques. Looks like yall had a great time. Oh, came by your place this morning was gonna stop but i wasn't sure you were open yet.

[HOLWACHAGOT]

Here are some stills I picked...in the order they ocured.

Away at first light...the games have begun.

Jackie seems to aprove of The Captain's rally cap.

The light...slickcam

Why do I have to wear my boots when everyone else is barefoot?

A keeper Scamp to get things started...

May not be a Broomtail...but the Captain certainly approved. This was after Jackie tried to get his wahoo on slickcam bottom fishing seas.

Not helping the trolling request from Jackie...a fine pile of puddin comes in the boat thanks to Jaques!

Rumplestiltskin climbing back in the boat after a 50 fathom swim with a couple sharks...

A slow bottom bite and a quickly deteriorating slickcam resulted in a little cloud cover, surface chop, and a couple little rascals making jokes about stepping on a duck...ALL while hovering over Jackie's head...

The cloud cover had a few billfish slashing...I missed a little sail...then this thing committed suicide on the planer. Jackie was pleased to get a wahoo and I asked it nicely to smile for a facial.

Reluctantly, but proudly, holding a donkey.

The Captain was much more interested in holding the Groupers and slipperys.

Unfortunately, while swapping fish for the picture...he was bobbing when he should have been weaving and DUMB dad caught him with an elbow to the face. I have hit grown men harder. I was horrified that I hit him but very proud how he took it. A little man trying hard to hang tough.

Let the science project begin...

This thing bit Jackie while gutting a hoo...

Another shot for scale...(there were a ton of these on the cudas face too)

Rumpletriggerstiltskin....

a.k.a. Mark. What a GREAT KID!

Are they still there?

YUP...Ten Toes.....................................for now.

The spread...not bad for a slow day...

The boys...unhappy about being forced from the comforts of A.C., candy, and video games.

Now can we go back in?

After going to bed at 2AM-no nap-it is now 11:30PM and we are supposed to go have more fun tommorrow. I turned out the light and expected him to fade instantly into dreamland. Thirty minutes later I rolled over andsaw a little glow coming from the top bunk...Had to tell him to turn it off and go to sleep.

That's a wrap for day one...

More later...I am going to sautee a couple beeliner fillets for the kids and I for lunch.
A SlipSlidin quote is more than appropriate right now....
Life is Good.

HOLWACHAGOT

[HOLWACHAGOT]

Here are some more still photos from day two...

Raring to go bright and early. Prospects of water less than 100 feet deep and no trolling are plenty effective cures for sleep deprivation...the little men are ready.

The sugar helps too...

Only on vacation do we get fruit rollups for breakfast!

Letting rodney help with the lifting...

Proud to have baited, dropped, hooked, and retrieved this one unassisted....it would be the first of many first this day...

I'm NOT TIRED!

Right species...wrong size...

a shot from the water after videoing the fish come up...

shot from the boat of the same fish...

Brotherly love...

Rumpletriggerstiltskin living up to his name....The Captain with his first keeper beeliner.

Jackie making Rumpledoubletriggerstiltskin do the heavy lifting...

Another Jack, Jackie, and Jackson....where the heck is Jaques? Probably swimming with the Tigers again.

Jackson giving us a close look at another Beeliner

First keeper Seabass for The Captain

Something pulling harder than the Seabass...a double maybe?

Posing with a manageable size Gag...who he intends to go back after in a few years. Mark is ready to get in and watch it swim back home...

One last shot...

Jackie with one the right size finally...

Another nice double...I love the Triggers!

Spadefish head in a Jack belly.

Cute and notsocute...

Riding home to a setting sun after a long weekend...

The days keep....

I can't remember five minutes going by without laughing...My son is already begging to go back.
Jaques, Jackie, and Mark...can't thank you enough. Sure was fun day of "slow fishing".
Hope to get the videos up one of these days...
Holwachagot

[clt_capt]

Both of you dads have a hell of a lot to be proud of!!!

Thanks Merry Marlin and Holwachagot for sharing

[Mustang Sally]

I look forward to your slide show fishing reports. You guys really know how to catch 'em up!

Question- We catch AJs sometimes, but never keep them. Are they ok to eat? (I had always understood they are not.)

Anyway, very, very nice report! I love the smiles on the little and big boys' faces!

[Agitated88]

Excellent thread guys...two thumbs up & 5 gold stars! Thanks for sharing!!!

[Nauti Natured]

Now THAT is one of the best reports to ever hit SFC.

THanks for the efforts put into getting these amazing pictures!

Pretty work to all of you.