Breakwall Adventure #1

I'm labeling this trip #1 because it was so much fun that with the loving permission from our beautiful and stunning wives, we are hoping to make many more runs to the breakwall. So we got to label them in order to keep them in perspective.

All that aside this was the first official voyage on the Recovery Room. It has taken many months and many man man hours to get her ocean ready. Aaron has put in a ton of work and I have helped him hold a lot of tools so he could work in order to get her running. Even though she took a little TLC to get her warmed up it wasn't long before she was purring and we were off to our destination.

Now to say the road to the breakwall was a little rough is like saying the Mike Tyson is a "little" crazy. I felt like Gilligan and I was just hoping that we could get tot the breakwall and out of the way of the wind and the waves. Once there the water was calmer but the wind was nuts. We figured out the trolling motor situation and soon enough we were fishing and enjoying the night.

Now I must say that the first fish of the night could not have come to a more deserving individual. After all the work Aaron has put into the boat and all the dreams he has had of getting a fish on it, aaron would be the first to hook up. Best of all he landed it! I'll let the video do the rest:

The rest of the night was a ton of fun. Enough fish to keep us busy. Aaron and Juan were the first to hook up with Aaron taking a commanding lead early in the trip. The first count went Aaron 3, Juan 2, and Me a lonesome 1. The first few catches were on a swimbaits tipped with squid or jigs and a creature bait trailer. Later in the night I made my move with a flurry of catches that briefly put me in the lead. 4 fish in about a 15 cast span and a quick trip to the back of the boat to man the trolling motor opened up the door for Aaron. See the thing is is that we have a trolling motor that is a tad old. An antique by most standards. It does the job but it take a bit getting used to to get the boat going where we wanted it to. So whoever manned the motor tended to catch less fish. So when one person started catching, the usually ended up navigating. Only fair way to do it and made for a funny kind of game of "Oh crap caught a fish, means I gotta control the boat now?!?!?" Best catch of the night though went like this. Roger: "Got one!" Aaron: "I'm all tangled, this braid and your fish have it looped around my pole." Roger: "Dude you have a fish on!" (I set the hook with my hands while untangling Aaron): Aaron "Hook Up! Fish on!"

All in all is was a great night! Ended up with 18 fish total, a fun mix of Calico and Sand Bass. Nothing gigantic but still tons of fun. Most fish came later in the evening on Jigs with squid. Ended the night at Midnight, wishing for quick return to the wall in the future. Heres a few more pics of the night. Sorry Juan I don'tt have your pics. If you send them my way I would love to put them up.

Count for the Night:

Aaron 8

Roger 7

Juan 3

All a mix of Calico and Sand Bass.