9/20/16 - LBI - Day 4

[SaltLife1980]

We got so much rain here yesterday. Half the island was under 3 feet of water. It was wild. So we didnt go out and dad and I were itching to get out today. Only few days left in the season and we are trying to make them all count. Got to the boat nice and early and got our spots. Broke the inlet at 8 and headed out. It was cloudy but not a bad day by any means. Light wind and calm seas. Got out to the spot and dropped down. Not much going on and we had a crappy drift. Made some moves and wind picked up. The drift got to be a little fast but not bad. Fishing wasnt as intense as its been but you were still catching fish. Im sure dad and I had 15 shorts a piece. Second drift i dropped down and got slammed and got the fish to the boat and Ryan netted it. That was the dollar fish. A fat 19incher. Dad followed me up with a keeper. Then we moved around and got more shorts and few sea robins. Dropped down and i got hammered hard and reached for the sky and the fight was on. I knew it was a nice fish right from the start so i call Ryan over right away. My rod was doubled over again and we got the beast to the top of the water and he scooped it right up. A fat 6.7 pound fluke. It was sweet. Dad followed up with a nice one for the box. Moved around and got some more shorts but that was about it. Dad ended the day with 2 keepers. I got the 2 keepers and the 6.7 pounder was the pool winner! But all and all it was a nice day out there. No rain and it wasnt to hot. Be back at it tomorrow. Ok here is some fish porn