With my boat down waiting on parts, I decided to go against my better judgment and hop on a full day party boat. The Triton had a charter cancel so I got in on the Sunday full day 5am-5pm.
Boarded the boat, paid for my gunny sack and went below and crashed until we arrived at the back side of Catalina. Fished the first stop on the stern throwing live bait taking only a few minutes to realize why I own my own boat. Landed one medium sized Bonito and put the live bait rod back in the rack and went to the bow to throw snipers.
The first and last stop proved to be the best stops of the day. We ended up with some Bonito, a few bass, a couple rat yt and one nice sheephead. The weather was up and the bite was very scratchy, though I had a decent pick of the Bonito on the stern to keep me busy. I started handing off my rod to a young teenager who wasn't catching much. He was grateful for the opportunity to pull on some fish.
All in all, it was a bad day of catching but the Triton crew were awesome guys. I gave them a healthy tip and thanked them for being a great crew. They really made all the difference in how the trip turned out. Can't tell you how nice it was to have someone else drive and clean the boat for a change.
Boarded the boat, paid for my gunny sack and went below and crashed until we arrived at the back side of Catalina. Fished the first stop on the stern throwing live bait taking only a few minutes to realize why I own my own boat. Landed one medium sized Bonito and put the live bait rod back in the rack and went to the bow to throw snipers.
The first and last stop proved to be the best stops of the day. We ended up with some Bonito, a few bass, a couple rat yt and one nice sheephead. The weather was up and the bite was very scratchy, though I had a decent pick of the Bonito on the stern to keep me busy. I started handing off my rod to a young teenager who wasn't catching much. He was grateful for the opportunity to pull on some fish.
All in all, it was a bad day of catching but the Triton crew were awesome guys. I gave them a healthy tip and thanked them for being a great crew. They really made all the difference in how the trip turned out. Can't tell you how nice it was to have someone else drive and clean the boat for a change.
