Wings Of Death On X Mas day...

[Deep C]

I don't get it. I've had issues with yellow bill terns for years but this year the "smart ones" like frigates and gannets have grown dumb. Every trip to the keys they have been an issue this season. Today was no different. In fact they made life unfishable for most of it. Fish raise bait jumps and bird piles before the fish could get to it. A flock of frigates riding with me bombing now and then taking hooked baits, just cause they could. Wore me out reeling in gannets that would appear out of nowhere and bomb us. They bow up without trying.
Its a shame. We had blackfins, sharks and dolphin all over the place. Did manage one silk shark to the boat that missed the leader. A few others busted off.
The birds got so thick that I actually had no fishable rods for a while as I was re rigging. We slid away from the winged rats... Re deployed and finally collectd a sail for my youngest nephew. My missus had one for a minute but it pulled off. Rain was heavy so mission accomplished we made for the beach and dry clothes...

Tomorrow its back to Palm Beach with the Contender 31 for a few weeks...