14 Mar 2008

I met Capt Dusty Powers and his brother Capt Buddy Powers at Galvez landing @0800. The bad weather had finally passed, allowing us to pick up our crew for the day, a group of 12 guys here for a bachelor party. My crew consisted of Ryan (self professed non-fisherperson), Seth, Paul and Kenny. Once everyone was loaded and ready we headed for the Pass in search of bent rods. Sheepshead, Redfish, and Black Drum were the target species for the day.

The bite was extremely slow so we all split up to find a consistent bite. After an hour or so of moving spot to spot with a bite here, bite there and only a couple of Catfish to account for the dwindling bait supply, Capt Dusty found a decent bite that we all exploited. We got our three boats anchored near the rock pile and commenced pitching shrimp, talking smack, and catching fish. We all got a few Sheepies and Black Drum and the bite switched off as suddenly as it had switched on. Dusty and Buddy decided to once again go on the hunt for a bite.

My guys had discovered the beer in the cooler and were content to sit right there for a little while and enjoy a cold one, what a great choice that turned out to be. Half an hour had passed with very few lost baits when I opened my cooler and pulled out the few Sand Fleas I'd caught the day before. Immediately upon changing baits the bite turned back on! Ryan put this nice Pompano (one of two we caught) in the boat.


I placed calls to the other two captains, calling them back over. Before they could get back we'd loaded the livewell with 6 Sheepsheads, another Pompano and 4 Black Drum. Here's Seth and Kenny with two nice Drum, each tipping the scales at nearly 7lbs.


The cavalry arrived just in time to catch the end of this bite, a few more bent rods before the clock caught up with us. On the way back we all got stopped by the FWC who checked our fish and our paperwork and sent us on our way. We appreciate these guys being out here protecting our resources.

Once back at the dock we got all the guys together for a group shot, made our salutations, got an invite for a fried fish dinner and headed back to the ramp to finish our post-fishing chores.


Thanks again Ryan, Seth, Kenny, and Paul for a hilarious day on the water. And a special thanks to Jay for setting this whole thing up.