Water 85 degrees
After trying a tarpon run late last week where everything went wrong (leaking boat, trolling motor not working, anchor stuck, hydraulic steering leaking) we headed out to try it again.
After copious amounts of Marine Tex were applied to the Seacraft, new trolling motor batteries installed and a new o ring placed on the head of the steering unit, we set off to see if any of those fixes made a difference.
Thankfully they all worked!
So, we caught a few fish, which for August 1 is not a bad deal.
10 game fish were brought to the boat, 7 puppy reds and 3 trout of which Nancy caught the keeper on her tourist rig.
The fish were eating the shrimp that have finally come out of the swamp. I caught this small trout and noticed a shrimp had not escaped him. You can see the shrimp antennae hanging out of his mouth.
We headed down to the Whale Branch bridge to try and snag a tarpon on the low tide.
Nancy tied into something that spun her tightened drag from the north bound side of route 17 to the south bound side of 17 before finally breaking off on a bridge piling. A monster fish that keeps you going back.
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