5.13 OFFSHORE

Posted on May 14, 2022 by Bob Cohen

Name of Captain;	TWO GEORGES
Where were you fishing?	OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report;	No
The date you went fishing;	05-13-2022
Your Name;	Terry Reelitz
If this report includes a tournament entry please state the species and length of the fish caught in this box. If the fish was caught during a closed season check the box below.	A Fun Day Fishing Got a last-minute call from Mike Spanhel to have a relaxing ‘Fun Day fishing’ and join him on the Two Georges. I jumped aboard with the intention to re-plenish my Grunt filet inventory for our ‘Friday Night’ date night with my spouse. The planned menu was to consist of wine, flowers, and ‘fresh’ fish tacos. It was very comfortable seating on the boat with plenty of elbow room as the total fellow fishing mates only numbered about 25. The morning started off with a bang as the ‘breakfast sandwich’ was a killer treat as we motored out to the Gulf. I got a little nervous at our first drop, fishing started out very slow. The seas were flat calm, and it just did not seem like the water was moving even though the tide chart showed an aggressive tide. The second and third drops were not much better as the bite was really slow (even with shrimp) and those grunts caught were NOT taco sized. To this point, the only other highlight of the day after the ‘breakfast sandwich’ was the ‘cheeseburger’ we had for lunch! After about noon, although the water movement only improved slightly, the bite for Grunts did pick up a little but it was still tough sledding. I started sweating and figured I was gonna have to stop at Rusty Bellies Fish Market when we got back to the dock and throw those filets in the cooler. Low and behold about 1:00 PM, the ‘Hogfish Whisperer’ (Mike Spanhel) came to life and helped save my date night. Mike started nailing Hogfish, all in about 5 total with 2 measuring as keepers. The Grunt bite also picked up and the size started getting above 1 taco to almost 2 taco size. Mike created quite a buzz on the boat with his Hogfish results and helped save what turned out to be a pretty average day. The cool thing was we both got to walk-off the boat with-out cleaning any fish or swabbing the deck – that was worth it and ‘a good time was had by all’
This fish was either caught during a closed season for this species or was under or oversized for the slot but was released after being photographed.	No