Fishing Log

Fishing Log

 

 

Aug. 3, 1997 - Lost a 2.5 to 3.0-lb. flounder at Foxtrot cove trying to lift him into the floating landing net, just before high tide.  Also landed a ribbon fish.  I need to create a better landing net, as all hooked flounder seem to berserk the second their heads are lifted out of the water.  I need a long telescoping pole with a wide mouth net to get under them.  Perhaps an aluminum  telescoping paint pole with a large landing net screwed to the end would solve the problem. 

 

A large birthday party scheduled at Connie's (sister) for Michael (nephew), Maggie (daughter) and the family.

 

'Aunt Lil' (Miss Lilly Thomas) of Mayport, turned 105-yr. old yesterday - Nice party for her at La Cruise, gambling boat / restaurant.

 

My counterfeit pier pass and the ice machine at North Florida Shipyards, have been valuable assets to access the piers and to keep my fish fresh.  Before the lay-off, I had come to rely on schmoozing ice from the ice machines aboard the ships I was working on, but with the lay-off, all people no longer authorized to be working aboard the ships, have their names removed from the ships' access lists.

 

Gag grouper

Aug. 4, 1997 - Landed 2 small 14-in. flounder, and a small 14.5-in. gag grouper, all at the Fox cove, on a rising tide.  The new landing net, a big 6-ft. wide-mouth net for landing salmon, screwed onto a telescoping paint pole, worked well.  I am pleased with the new rig.  It should keep me from losing so many fish in the future.  Light wind out of the South today, creating perfect conditions for working the Foxtrot cove.

Telescoping paint pole and wide-mouth landing net