Skunk still on the SeaPro, but . .

Well, we were able to get on the water fishing all the wrong places.  Yet, the Pelicans were there to beg one eel, called a friend, and they called friends, and suddenly we were swarmed with them.  Some had signs around there necks saying something like we only work for eels.

Raymond hit at 'en with the net and then the landing pole.  They wouldn't budge.  Think is we sat still they would have boarded and raided the eel bucket.

At other times, Raymond took his usual pose connected to his cell phone.

Raymond waiting to grab a screaming drag rod.  Yet, Raymond refused to abide by the tried and effective COW fishing stragety.  He wanted to hook the eel only through the lower lip?  Also wanted the drag set at near free spool.  Both were of concern to me as the light hook of the eel could result in the eel being torn off the hook.  The stripers suck the eel in and turn.  This pulls the circle hook to the corner of the jaw and the hook bites in - no hook set necessary as the COW sets the hook when pulling against the reel set at strike position.  So, Raymond caught fish with his technique and I got skunked.

Of course Raymond has a great smile.  Yep, that striper did swallow his hand and much of his forearm with room to spare.  No, he's not probing for the hook.

Bill is happy for the moment, but the striper decided to break a snap on the stringer and  the PIG sank into the deep with Bill trying to grasp it's tail.

Bill now uses a stringer of his own design to keep his catches alive and maintain weight.

And so it goes,      Joy T B