[fishingmortgageman]

It was a beautiful day to be out blackfishing. The ocean was a little nasty, but that is often when they want to chew. And chew they did. They started right away and continued until we lost the tide. They picked away during slack and then started right in again when we had the tide. Jay, Frank, Ed, and John were just bailing them. Chris and I were picking up the rear. It is not often the case that the Capt puts you on too good bottom, but that is what was slowing me down. I was losing rigs left and right while everyone is bailing fish. I finally left the snarly bottom and started catching. I got 9 keepers then switched to the jig and put 8 more in the boat. A big thank you to Chad for letting us stay out a couple of hours with just the catch and release. I am not sure how many we caught but if I had that many imagine the number with the other guys just bailing them. Chris had a beauty at 10 + but I am sure that he is still thinking about the one that was pulling drag and running and then just came unbuttoned. He may not have had the quantity, but he sure had the quality of the day. A great day, great crew, and another great job by Chad and Mike.