The trio was on! January 25, 2021

 I had Dovi and his two boys today to bend some rods and get some fishing in before they headed back to N.Y.  I took them to a spot that has been producing and that was slow so we fished the finger channels where the guys caught plenty of fish and Ravael proved to be the hero of the day at 12 years old.  They caught a bunch of species and wore through my 150 baits just in time to call it a day.  They caught a bunch of edible species using shrimp and jigs but we released them all.  

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I've experienced loss!!! January 24, 2021

 OUCH!  I had Tim and his friend on board today from TN and they wanted to go bonefishing.  Well, conditions couldn't get any better so off we went to the west side of the bay and fish the mangroves for cruising schools of bonefish.  School after school swam through and finally Tim hooks up and the reel starts to scream as the big bonefish screamed away from us.  A long run in the rod snaps back and the fish was off.  NO!!!!  Turns out the hook pulled and the shrimp was intact.  HUH?  A few more schools later Tim hooks up again and this time the hook pulled almost immediately.  WHAT?  I checked the hook aad everything was fine, except for my ego.  Eventually they wanted to catch dinner and off we went to do that.  Notice how I won't even mention how the fishing was as they kept a few fish, because I am still in shock over losing those two big bones this morning.  

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This was fun! January 23, 2021

 Today I had Amy and her husband on board for a quick 2 hour trip.  Man, were they a blast!  We laugh hard and often as they killed it keeping the rods bent and drags screaming on yellow jacks, snapper, jack crevalles, horse eye jacks, and more.  The two hours went by quick as they competed against each other with Amy definitely having the hot hand.  

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I was waiting for this. January 22, 2021

 Guess who was back on board today?  Yes, Jerry!  This time Maggie couldn't join us but off we went lamenting her trip back to the ice and snow.  I've been wanting Jerry to catch snook and we missed on the last trip but today was another opportunity to accomplish that goal.  I took him to the "snook spot" and after a few misc fish he landed his first snook and later upgraded on the size.  Way to go Jerry!  We wrapped up the trip with catching dinner so he could use his fillet knife again.  

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Thursday double and it was great! January 21, 2021

 Work keeps rolling along with two trips today.  My morning trip was with Timothy and his 12 year old Timmy.  These guys fish back home in Michigan but salt water is always different and they had their fill.  Bouncing jigs in the finger channels the guys smoked through bait and caught a ton of fish.  Timmy kept saying this is the most fish he has ever caught, awesome!  When we were done they were worn out and Timmy's hands hurt.  Yes! 

My afternoon trip was with Jerry again with his grand daughter Maggie.  The winds were calm and we were able to fish the tarpon holding off the beach.  That was good!  But, the water was so clear they saw us coming from the marina and we could not buy a bite.  We moved on to the finger channels and they were great with Jerry and Maggie hooking fish on almost every catch.  The bonus?  Jerry was able to break in his new fillet knife he bought knowing he would be able to use it after our trip.  

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Monday Double January 18, 2021

 Work has been crazy busy with today being a perfect example.  After the weekend craziness I had two trips today.  The morning trip was with locals Ray and Manny with the goal to get out on the water and have 12 year old Manny catch fish.  I have to tell you, it was slow.  Manny caught fish, snappers and jacks but most of the spots I fished were slow.  We fished a deeper wreck inside the bay that had a cloud of thousands of snappers on it but they were all small.  We tried for snook in the creeks but that was also slow.  In the end the had a great time and they can't wait to go out again.

In the afternoon, I had John, Johnny and Gianna.  Johnny is a teenager and Gianna is 12 years old and a bit scared of boats and water.  But, we fished a few spots that kept them busy and we kept a few fish for shark bait.  We hit the flats for sharks and the sharks were rolling in but a few at a time and not very aggressive.  The problem?  The tide was super slow and would not move.  This means there is very little to no current and there is no water flow to disperse scent.  Anyway, the tide finally moved a little bit and Johnny finally got his shark.  Now, they're looking at some dates in March to do it again.  

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Keeping the rods bent January 17, 2021

 My trip today was in the afternoon with Anthony and his teenage boys.  What a blast with these guys, Anthony has a bigger then life personality that kept us laughing and having a great time.  They wanted to keep the rods bent so I took them to a channel that has been producing for me and they certainly kept busy with yellow jacks, barracuda, horse eye jacks, jack crevalles, snappers and porgies.  There were a few black tip sharks around but they were being jerks and never hit the perfect bait we had out for them.  

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