5.4.22 OFFSHORE - Fish On Club

Name of Captain;	MISS VIRGINIA
Where were you fishing?	OFFSHORE
Is this a tournament entry Fishing Report;	No
The date you went fishing;	05-04-2022
Your Name;	BOB COHEN
Your Fishing Report: If this is a tournament report fill out the box below also.	I decided I needed a fishing trip where I was not responsible for anything but fishing so I called TWO GEORGES to book a trip for Wednesday. The person who answered told me the TWO GEORGES was in dry dock but MISS VIRGINIA was running the same trip so I booked the trip. MISS VIRGINIA has a new dock so it was a little disorganized there but we got there and just jumped on the boat. I had never seen the boat before. It was a lot smaller than TG but it seemed to run just as fast out to the grounds. It took about 90 minutes to get out to 45 feet. 1st drop we anchored up and fished. It was pretty slow there so after 30 minutes we moved to drop 2. This time the CAP said we were going to drift. First time I did this on a head boat but I did like it better. The best gunners in our club seem to do this all the time with great results. We caught mostly GRUNTS the whole trip. They did not offer any pinfish for bait. I think because they did not want us to disturb the GROUPER bite. A guy next to me caught a small grunt and put it on as bait and popped a grouper right away. Only 1 HOGFISH was taken by the boat, about 30 fishermen. Overall it was a good trip, lots of GRUNT taken. We kept about a dozen of the larger fish and threw the rest back. I was surprised how many people kept such small fish because I seen stringers of 40 fish. If I have a choice I would much prefer the TWO GEORGES because it is much larger and more comfortable but it does not have the FEDERAL LICENSE so it has to stay in the state waters.