The Weekend

I told the guys that the weekend looked fishable. There was some good looking water that should be holding wahoo or we could flounder fish or we could hit the wrecks for sea bass and triggerfish. They all chose sea bass and triggerfish so that is what we caught.

Saturday, I fished with the Boyd brothers: Johnny, Richard and Mike. Johnny is a regular member of the Healthy Grin but this was the first trip for his brothers. After fishing with them, I am confidant that they have been referred to as the “Three Stooges ” more than once.

Sunday’s crew were Wes Blow, Stan Simmerman and JT Hale.

Fishing was similar both days though it was a lot calmer Saturday. We caught limits of sea bass, blueline tilefish, and a bunch triggerfish. Sandtigers were roaming the wrecks as well. They would eat baits meant for sea bass and follow hooked fish up to the surface. They are a handful on the light sea bass gear. Wes decided to put out a big rig and was hooked up in a minute. Or, at least he thought he was. She was just flossing her teeth. It was pretty amazing that he was able to catch that shark with just his leader looped around a couple of teeth. Sharks are designed to loose their teeth just to be replaced by the next in line but this one must have excellent periodontal health. Just sliding the leader off of the teeth made for an easy release. Wes does not need a hook to catch sharks.

We registered multiple citations of triggerfish, tilefish, and shark. The largest sea bass that we weighed was 4.5 pounds.