Three days of pain and pleasure

[Captmikestarrett]

Thursday I have an evening charter out of Solomons Island and my client is a long time client and has some major talent with a fly rod. Our evening starts out with a two acre blitz on rain minnows by 3-6 lb blues and several over 18 inch convict bass.
Great evening and dark clouds moving in so day was over. At the ramp my brake line burst and well it took many hours to arrange tow for boat & trailer and a midnight drop at Midas for the truck.
A kings ransom later on Friday I retrieve my truck and go home..
Saturday is Paxfest and a dawn patrol. We dodged many a charter boats trolling right thru busting fish and managed a few blues until I spied a school of bunker and fished them. Now bunker splash all over the place but not on your fly. I found a big popper over top will draw the big blues to bite. It was hard work but it worked...


In the afternoon we got back out to feeding fish but really had to cover a lot of water to get the right bite.

On Sunday it was another dawn patrol with some good fishermen. Many doubles and many yellow eyed blues hit on spinning rods.



And this handsome bass got taken and released.

On the way home one hour later my trailer bearing spun. Three hours later I limp home.
Capt Mike

[3dkicker]

I feel your pain........

[Captmikestarrett]

Originally Posted by 3dkicker

I feel your pain........

My hands are bloody from fish and saltwater.. Right shoulder is sore from hurling flys. My head is burnt from working in the 98 degree sun on the trailer bearing. My bank account is drained from Midas repair and I have a paper cut from the hefty check on my Sunday Charter..


Pain and pleasure


Capt Mike

[3dkicker]

Still haven't got my trailer fixed.....I've got the shakes!!!! I NEED TO GET OUT AND FISH!!!
(Sorry, just venting a little - I got out on Anna last weekend with a friend but only got one. Tough day. Got pics too!)

[Captmikestarrett]

Originally Posted by 3dkicker

Still haven't got my trailer fixed.....I've got the shakes!!!! I NEED TO GET OUT AND FISH!!!
(Sorry, just venting a little - I got out on Anna last weekend with a friend but only got one. Tough day. Got pics too!)

I need to put the new hub and bearing on mine too. It just looks wrong with three wheels. I got a spare spindle holder where my spare tire will be mounted. All under 200 bucks.. not bad for a piece of mind on the road.

Capt Mike