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New Years Fish
Knocked the dust off the skiff for the first time this season. Dead batteries, busted rigger line even a busted rigger base couldn't stop me for giving it a go. I had a dozen circle hoos along but decided to try to catch some live bait.l Three good size and three too big runners later I set up.
Damn if the too big didn't get the first fish... I know its 2008 but this fish looked no different than a 2000 fish. I'm starting to notice a pattern on these circle hooked sails. They seem to react slower to being hooked than others. I was able to get that first fish's leader to the tip before he hit the after burners... A quick five minutes later was the release.
I reset on my spot and got em back out. This time a right size bait got the nod and was consumed. This fish had more spunk than the first and ndticably more shoulders. Closer to fifteen minutes for that release.
I reset once again. A king got one as I set it out. Down to my last three live ones. Here came a hammerhead. I tried to keep the flat away. I didn't do so good. Even worse was somewhere in the confusion he had eaten a rigger too.
I switched to dead... The skiff doesn't raise fish as well as I like especially with only one rigger so it was a spread of four that I pinned my prayers on. Deep shallow in out up down. I was beating a dead horse. Approaching front was threatening to unload some rain. I trolled toward the beach. Those that have fished with me might know the red buow. Not the sea buoy a mile or so out but the red one about three hundred yards off the beach... Well here came a pack of purple. Only one branched off to eat but being alone I didn't care. Fish number three was set free in 56 feet of water and I'm home just past noon.
If it was that good today I cant wait to see what tomorrow brings with the cold front...
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