So beat

I am so beat. Getting up at 4am day after day and doing 2 trips a day has really worn me out. Friday and Saturday will be two more days spending all day out there doing double headers.

This week I have spent a lot of time with Tom Coyne and his family. In one of the pics here you can see Tom's brother Joe, his nephew Michael, and his son Thomas. Thomas is the blond bombshell(self-proclaimed) you can see in the back. I wanted to include this picture because these guys helped us get on the Macs quickly. According to Thomas, they caught 200 Macs in that row boat. I asked him if he was counting and he said he started counting at 150. I also thought this was one of the funnier looking Mackerel slaying operations I have ever seen. Funny, smunny, they were killing them.

You can also see John in this picture below sleeping on the ride back. John is definite charter boat or guide material. He's capable, affable, intense, and likes to learn about a variety of things. What a joy he was to have aboard. He was patient when the fishing was slow and quick to help out when help was needed. When he had a fish on, he clearly showed he knew how to bring in a fish.

The fishing today was slower than yesterday but still good. The weather has been beautiful and in the afternoon we were able to fish the beach with some success.

Colin Yentsch just got in from a 2 day Tuna jaunt which landed several fish but none big enough to sell. Still they had action and caught Bluefin Tuna which is no small feat.