we
did not intend to fish for bait, it just so happened that it was much
easier to catch squirrelfish (pictured), pinfish and blue runners than
it was to get mackerel (TFMJ got 1) or bluefish (SG got 2) or kingfish
(0).
Of course, like simple children happy to reel in anything, we were
quite pleased with our cooler full of bait to be used by a real
fisherman; our captain had plans to take out a local reporter and some
mario andretti of fishing.
and the final score: most fish: SG, biggest fish: TFMJ...though one of
my blues was pretty close
p.s. hopefully next month in the Keys we'll be able to eat what we
catch - that's fun, and that's SG!
Today
is the final day of the Shell Key West Challenge, which raises money
for the Diabetes Research Institute and is a 3-day fishing event. Since
I've been snorkeling, I can't say how good the fishing has been, but I
was told that all the local restaurants will have tons of Mahi after
this (and maybe another dolphin specific?) tournament. Delicious.
That's the underwater capabilities of my camera...it's like an eye
puzzle; look carefully and you will see fish...or you can buy me a new
camera.
