Fishing Log

Fishing Log

 

 

Mayport seafood boil

 





#1-0 to 2-0 kahle hook

July 22, 1998 - Hooked up with Cdr. Chun and Capt. Gaudio at the Jetties.  I'd watched Conrad land 5 oversized reds last Monday (July 20), and was not surprised at his 30 inch red today.  He also put the Captain on two big reds that were both lost, one due to knot failure.  Capt. Gaudio finally got hooked up with a 5 to 6 pound black drum that I helped him land.  I got skunked.

 

Conditions were Excellent:  Dead high tide at dusk, with a slight SE wind.  Used 3 to 4-oz. bank sinkers* on 'head boat' rigs, with #2-0 kahle hooks, and half a blue crab for bait.

Sputnik sinker

*The new 'Sputnik' sinkers will usually cling to a sandy bottom in a strong current, better than a bank sinker will.
 

 

July 23, 1998 - A shrimp boil at Marine Science Center, for members of the Waterfront Partnership Committee.  Gerald Pack donated a box of big white shrimp for the shindig, and Tyler Greenwell found a big gas fired pot with a cullender from Parson's Restaurant.  We cooked corn on the cob, new potatoes, and sausages in Old Bay seasoning, then blanched the shrimp last.  It all turned out very well.  John Meserve, Captain Gaudio, Councilman Leggett, the Mayor of Atlantic Beach, and some enthusiastic members of the 'Mayport Colored Community' (an organization) all showed up.  A really nice neighborhood party !

 

July 26, 1998 - We cooked out hamburgers and black drum at Kathy's mom's house.  Using a folding grill basket, we basted the fish with olive oil, Greek seasoning and rosemary that Kathy brought back from her trip, then fired it over flaming hot coals 'til the skin began to char and the flesh turned from pale white, to a burnished yellow around the edges.  GOOD STUFF, everyone liked it.