My son Hawley came to fish on the 20th and Dewayne Lamb volunterred to take our crew in his boat. Bill, my fishing buddy and I needed a refresher in technique and tactics. The boat for this excursion was a 25 footer powered with a 250 hp and cruised at near 50, seas permitting. Went to buoy 40A as the stripers and bait were still in the area. Bill took the first hit and got the monster to the boat - whoops, line broke and the fish was gone. While battling Bill's fish, another hit and and my son Hawley took the rod. Whoops again, the Captain had slowed the boat and lots of slack in the line. Needed and experienced hand on the rod to even have a chance of another hook up. By the time line was OK for a hook set, the fish was gone. Bill had 4 bites and didn't boat any of them. Captain put him in the time out corner for the minutes of his age. He could help deploy lines, but couldn't reel a fish. Finally, another hit and Hawley had the line and boated a 30+ pounder.
That was it for the day. Lots of COWs being caught, but not for us to hear the scream of the drag this day.
Went to dinner and it was too late (Sunday) for much to be open. Ended up at Yak-Yak for pizza, jalapeno potato skins, and buffalo shrimp washed down with some Coors light. Nostalgia told me to get a Bloody Mary to remember fishing with my daughter, Deborah, years earlier.
Such enthusiasm!
Per usual, Yak Yak didn't have celery for the Bloody Mary or the Buffalo Shrimp, but did have the blue cheese?
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