Calm before the Storm

With the forecasted Hurricane Elsa's path being Ground Zero for my saltwater fun, I knew the high probability of success was meteorologist proven. Another slow, casual startup, coupled with Holiday Monday water folk, had a Pontoon boat(8) already anchored on MY Ground Zero!:banghead I decided to exercise about 3/4 mile away, keeping an eye for an "easier" experience there. Had some fun there- but nothing to rip the shingles off the roof!:Rofl I lasted about 3 hours in my other playgrounds until I decided to stick my toes in "THEIR spot"! Idling about 80 yards from them, the famous "hands in the air"(aka- Guns outta the holster) encounter was about to unfold. Easily hearing his "welcome" in the perfect 2-3 mph wind condition= Find your OWN SPOT!:yikes Specifically because of the 4 kids/2 women, I chose 100% friendly, normal tone of voice to maybe indicate I was NOT the enemy.nonono Respectful, logical rationing played no buffer to help Captain Ahab come off his crow's nest. I positioned myself uptide from their downtide casts(Shrimp soakers), but could easily hear his blood pressure cuff read-out. The imminent, stereotypical, poison started by Captain A--- = He's got the WHOLE Gulf and he chose OUR SPOT, people JUST DON'T CARE! Now, you folks that are thinkin' just leave =Ain't worth it!(Easy fix). I gave that a brief thought...didn't help! I repositioned a few times(respectful flanking) while enjoying his "over the shoulder" MANY times for TWO hours. He eventually realized that I wasn't sent by Satan to sprinkle on his Corn Flakes and his vocals toward me zeroed. Now, realistically, this guy(50 ish) was an excellent tutor for his kid/lady crew. That being said, he hadn't a clue into the child lesson HE was implanting! MINE MINE MINE, MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY! Dangerous stuff in today's/tomorrow's society, significantly for the young people! The fishing day yielded well after my "day of endurement"! :Rofl My Trophy trout was caught 5 minutes after uptide respectful positioning. The earth-trembling action occurred minutes after they left while still in sight(see pics) Fish= Trout, pompano, 3' black-tip(chewed through leader @net), Flounder(19.5"), Ladyfish, Snook(2- 32/24" -released out of season), catfish, Spanish mackerel, bluefish Lost a few "niceuns" including a fat 16" Flattie 2 " from net rim! Bait used 3/8 oz 3/0 sickle(homemade) alewive color, powder-painted head /ML 'lil John clear Gold/Red sparkle body(No VuDu shrimp on-board Tim):dono My message to all- Keep your guns in your holsters, observe/analyze the facts at hand, be courteous, be a role-model for young minds(show them that strangers aren't automatically ENEMIES). Guess what- just maybe your motor won't start...??:juggle Thanks for sharing the trip 'til next time- Tight lines/bent rods/well-adjusted drags and MOST important "holstered minds"!:highfive

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Batten down the hatches. I've never caught a snook that's some nice ones and beautiful spots on that flounder. Stay safe.

Great looking fish

Nice catch Doug. Too bad the Snook are not in season, really good table fair there.

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I’ll take the flatties and wait for the snook, a great day out!

I love how much fun your having!!
Thanks for the story.


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Really nice catches and sound advice! :ThumbsUp

fun day on the water. stay on the up side of nice. It does pay off in the long run.

Nice fish !

Wowser, nice catchin. Great pics, thanks for sharing.