05/03/2009 Offshore Fishing Report

With the KDW tournament only a couple weeks away and the team unable to land a King or a Dolphin in recent weeks, we set out early once again only this time to find rough seas and a blustery SE wind. Water clearity was still crystal clear however it was cloudier than the previous day so it made it difficult to see the bottom. With a bonito in the cooler ready to make bonito strips we set out deeper to find some Kings however Dr. ReelsGood decided he was going to catch his leg with a treble hook so we had to head in at 10am so he could get the hook removed. While he was out of commission Bryan finally landed a 12lb King and a 17lb bonito just north of the inlet in about 90' of water. An hour later, Jackman and Jon were back in action and Matt landed the first Dolphin of 2009. It was a schoolie but still tasted good on the dinner table. We landed a few more Bonito one of which got tangled up with the Depth Finder transducer yet the fish somehow managed to stay on the line while Bryan jumped in the water to untangle it. With all of bruises from the seas, wind, and Jackman's hook, we headed in to grill up the weekends' catch while we were all still in one piece.