What a beautiful morning!
Due to health concerns, one of our captains had to cancel, along with one of the boats. As for the other boat, Mr. To’s guests could not come, after all, so we set off into the sunrise.
The anchor plunged into the mud, finally biting in after a few minutes of fooling around… We chopped up our bait, plopped our hooks towards Lady Liberty’s toes, and pulled fishing magazines, looking for loopholes that would allow us more than one hook each…
Within 20 minutes, Mr. To’s rod bent all the way, indicating a hungry fish had followed our chum trail to its demise… After a long fight on a brand new rod and reel, Captain was eager to try his new, fish-safe, rubber net. Brought aboard, de-hooked, and measured, the fish turned out to be only a half-inch longer than the current leader! Mr. To quickly returned the fish into the river, quoting Father Moon “In order to show God gratitude, we should offer our first fish, no matter what!”. A long-standing tradition in Ocean Church.
We mucked around the harbor looking for more fish, no luck. We headed back early and coordinated hauling out our extra boat. Thanks, Mr. To! See you again Thursday!
Mr. To 31.5” 14lbs