Last of 2025
Last trip of the season. Headed to my favorite local reef with Capt. Mike and RobbiePav, right to the numbers where Robbie had fish yesterday. West breeze against the incoming made anchoring a bit of a problem. Clean miss on first try (first tries are usually "for practice" anyway). Second try got right on it, but swung off. Third try, dead nuts. Spent a significant amount of time on that piece for a couple of keepers and a slew of shorts to "just unders." Nice piece Robbie found, but tough to get on if the conditions aren't just right. Anyway, around 10:30 sailed over to where I've been fishing the entire season and had a few more keepers and a ton of shorts. Ended the day with five in the box, with Mike leading the way with a 4.5 and another pushing 6 pounds. Not a fan of fishing blackfish on a Moon, but we sail when we can, and make the best of it. And so, that's it for 2025. Boat comes home Monday morning and I'm already accumulating the parts I need to fix the exhaust issue and a bunch of other more minor matters. It's gonna be a busy Spring, prepping the Lep.
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And this is how I know my wife of 40 seasons still likes me. She cooked while I fished - 3-meat meatballs in white wine sauce with hot cherry peppers, onions, garlic, over imported penne rigate. Really hit the spot after a day on the cold grounds. Gonna pay the price tomorrow morning though - if you catch my drift. Oof aaah!
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