Fishing Report -- 08-18-12

Today was “take the boys fishing day” for George. He and his three sons Max, Taylor and Chase were onboard for some saltwater action. Their ages ranged from 5 to 9. I believe this was their first ocean fishing trip. Seas were nice and calm for their first adventure in the big blue. We started off catching Blue Runners to get them into the swing of things. Soon they were talking about wanting to catch bigger fish (funny how boys quickly move from “wow that was really cool” to “hey what’s next”). So with the Blue Runners in the rear view mirror we headed offshore for a little bigger fish action. Fortunately the Bonito’s were not the really big ones today, else I may have had some barefoot skiing kids out there. The Bonitos were just the right size to be challenging but also just the right size to be manageable. That first time the drag started screaming will be something the boys will remember for a while (I still clearly remember the first Bonito I hooked, I can still feel the rod vibrating in my hands as the fish left my zip code). All three boys landed a bunch of fish. We even got to witness the functioning of the hierarchy of the food chain right at the side of the boat as a giant Barracuda sliced through a Bonito as if it were a cheese stick. It took some convincing but check out the picture of Taylor holding the Bonito head. It also took a little convincing but Max landed his first Bonito by reaching over and grabbing it by the tail and lifting it over the side all on his own. Chase was happy to land a few fish just to show his older brothers that he can do it too and then he kept himself busy interacting with the inhabitants of the onboard aquarium i.e. live well full of pilchards. Dad rounded out the day with a few Bonitos of his own and a Blackfin Tuna, just to show the boys that Dad is still the top dog.

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