surfers who fish.

The fish was 5 miles offshore and after 1 hr fight , the tax man takes his chunk

 

I took the yak out on Saturday. There is a place close to me, i toss a live mullet on with a bobber and usually catch a sh_t ton of sand sharks. I didn't even get a bite. Snapper blues were hitting the schools of menhaden around me, couldn't even get them to hit anything. Oh well, still a nice day out on the water.

 

Rofl , peajay, NO

 

Fished offshore yesterday with a couple of buddies in their mid seventies, retired commercial fisherman. It was comedy all day, those two arguing about everything, every other word was an f bomb. But we killed the fluke and black sea bass, one big taug, a big trigger fish, scup, and big orange sea robbins which one of the guys loves to eat, did not know anyone liked them. Fun but forgot the sunscreen and paid for it last night, it's been a while since I've burned that bad.

 

How about some bloody hand pics!

 

Awesome story PJ, nice fish!

 

Ouch!!! The choke slam hahaha

 

if I recall the story correctly, which is likely to not be the case, the guy who works at the place where the pic was taken said they were retired clammers in their 80s who were jigging for Bluefish in an 18 ft Boston Whaler, the Bluefin either took a jig or ate a Blue that was on the line, and after the big fight they were about to give up, when the shark killed it and enabled them to boat the fish

 

Went off shore yesterday, right off the clay head cliffs on Block Island. My buddy still has a commercial license so we went primarily for Black Sea Bass, he has a fifty pound limit. Got his limit, plus a lot of scup. Fishing off the bottom, doing a "drift" it was one after another, just killing it. Sea's were a little rough, my legs are actually sore from constantly bracing myself. Lots of filets in the freezer, life is good!

 

Bluefish make great fish curry... saute sliced onions, red peppers, green beans (or whatever veg you like) then add green curry sauce and a can of coconut milk. Bring to a simmer, add sliced bluefish and cook until done. Serve over basmati rice; top with scallions.

 

Went blue crabbing after the KC- Eagles game yesterday, a couple dozen in about an hour and a half. Chicken leg on a string, super fun with the kiddo.

 

Last night's dinner was this week's harvest: fishcakes with fresh sweet corn... I like to make "black and blue" fishcakes... blackfish and bluefish, baked, flaked and formed into patties with sautéed trinity (celery, onion bell pepper), egg, a dollop of mayo, and panko breadcrumbs.

 

Box me up 6.. freeze..pack and ship to my home.. I'll p.m ya the address!

 

Dude, that looks amazing LB.
Went off shore again yesterday, off of Block Island , almost no wind and glassy. Not as many Black Sea Bass as last time, but the show the mackeral were putting on was crazy. Big boils out of no where and then they were flying out of the water, and this would happen every few minutes all around us. We tried casting lures but no go. The water was super clear and all the fish scales floating around after the feeding frenzy would catch the sunlight and look like hundreds of stars under water.
Fishing, crabbing, and mushrooming have all been good distractions but I am jonesing for waves. It's been a while for me.