Hers was a little bigger. Not too much, though.
After a while of not seeing much action, we steered the boat south for a while and the ladies caught some sun up on the bow while I caught a buzz behind the helm. And then we spotted this.
How often do you get to see a sea turtle swimming on the surface 75 miles offshore? When she lifted her head out of the water, I swear it was as big as a football.
She was just chugging along. Even when I brought the boat around to get closer she pretty much just ignored us. Probably because we were only doing around 5 knots since we were still trolling. You can even see the barnacles on her back. I figure she laid her eggs early in the season and was headed back out to sea, but I could be wrong.
We caught three dolphin in all because we missed a couple of hits. But all in all it was a pretty good day since other guys chattering on the radio were saying that they had been trolling all day with only one or even none in the cooler. Guess they just weren't hitting that great.
Me and Krista back at the dock holding our catches. We didn't weight them, but I estimate that mine was around 18 lbs and hers was about 20 lbs.
Of course, Ashley had to show us up with her 35 lbs or so bull. It's no tourney winner, but that's a nice fish!
There's nothing better than speeding out of the harbor at 4:30 am for a day on the water and drinking beer. It makes me realize that those bumper stickers on the bumpers of rednecks' trucks are really true: "A bad day of fishing is better than a good day of work!"
Anyway, it's days like this that inspire me to work my ass off to reach my goals. The boat I am lusting after is much like his and costs a good bit and I still have to buy a house first so I have some work to do.
I think it would be great for others to jump in and post their inspirations as well. And if you think it's gay, well, bite me.
