4.28.22 INSHORE

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Bob Cohen

Name of Captain; Frank Bellizio Where were you fishing? INSHORE Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report; No The date you went fishing; 04-28-2022 Your Name; Frank Bellizio Your Fishing Report: If this is a tournament report fill out the box below also. Today Dave Taylor and I decided to do some inshore fishing.  We headed down the Anclote River from Tarpon Springs at around 8:30 am. The incoming tide had just started in when we stopped and fished one of my spots near Marker 5a.  I had just had my boat serviced and it ran well out to our first stop.  After fishing for a bit and only picking up one small trout we went to leave.  The motor cranked and cranked but would not start.  Removing the cowel revealed it was getting gas so after several more tries I decided to call the mechanic who did the annual on it two weeks ago.  He said the magic words and the mortor started right up.  Since Dave had been in the Coast Guard Auxilliary I had actually put the kill switch wire around my wrist.  When we had stopped and I moved away from the console the pin was pulled and the kill switch kept the motor stopped.  The only reason I am telling this story is so the others who find themselves with a motor that won’t start might think of looking at the kill switch.   Anyway, we fished the rest of the day ending up down near the spoil islands near Dunedin.  We managed to catch short trout, bluefish, mangrove snapper and buffers.  Dave got a nice 30″ shark to the boat where we released him and I had a large spotted trout somewhere between 16 and 20 inches at the boat but the hook tore out of his mouth as I lifted him into the boat.  It was a bit windy in the morning but the wind died in the afternoon.  It clouded up and started to rain a bit just as we pulled out of the marina.  It was another great day on the water with a good friend and good fishing.