Frustrating...

[Deep C]

Slipped out the inlet into a gorgeous ocean and conditions. Fleys all over and it smelled like a red hot day in the making... Our spread looked great but like yesterday the fish were slow to start.
I snuck out to the deep as the inside radio was quiet, I turned back in at about 700' ... At 550 I looked back to see the bill of a slob blue waving over my right rigger. It backed off then came back at it three times without ever eating. The herarts were pounding but the big girl just wouldn't eat... Finally she just slipped back into the deep...
We gave more passes but nothing else wanted to raise. We slid back toward the beach and the day saver screamed out. Kelly our lovely angler worked it out and we decked a way fat florida style skippie of 20lbs...
The day continued to be quiet and about two oclock we raised a sail that gave just one swat. An hour later we whiffed on a cuda and had a mystery bite. We had a final sail raise and again a whiff. I was thinking with all the flyers around the fish may have just been gorged. When you run through schools of dolphin fish and they won't even look at the spread and stay focused on the flyers not much left to do but say oh well. So that was our day.

[gradywhite273]

Ah, don't you have a ride to make,

[Sea Draggin]

Pretty Day on the water Paul.

[Deep C]

My people dont get to chub til wednesday. My alternator was acting up so I had a new one flown in. Pick it up tomorrow. May as well change the oil and fuel filters so they are fresh as can be while I'm at it...
Gonna go through the boat and lighten up what we can... I'm running just too heavy forward. Gettiing some back siphon through the forward bilge pump unless I move about 120 lbs back aft. With the fuel tanks light by 50 gallons thats adding to the sitting low bow... Sunday gives us a good window. Even monday looks good but would rather go Sunday, clear customs, fish into Chub monday, Set up camp Deep and Camp Compleat... Tuesday take a quichk practice run through the hot spots and get my tides figured.

[Hudson]

Better than sittin at work right? Have a safe journey

[Deep C]

Not catchin is work...

[Li'l Fsh-n-Bit]

Hey Capt. Paul, any day out on the water with you is a pleasure. You can always send Collin home and I'll go with you to Chub, I sure could use the days for my capt's license. Chris and I had a blast and can't wait till next time. I was able to get a shot of the submarine being escorted into the inlet. You can see the parascope between the two boats. Not catchin is deffinitely work, but it sure doesn't help when you have a sub down there pinging... Scarrin all the fish... Love ya Capt. Can't wait to hear about your time in Chub!

[Deep C]

It quite possibly was the sub doing pinging excercises or the fish being stuffed... Bottom line is though... I sucked with two great people aboard... I will have to do better next go...

[Li'l Fsh-n-Bit]

Don't fret, that's why it's called fishing. You can do everything right and they don't even look at the bait. We had a great time, but of coarse I'll expect a bigger sail than Chris's next time!