Offshore from Corpus

The old saying is: "a bad day fishing is better than the best day at work." Well, today was that day.

First, we arose early to calm and beautiful conditions in the intercoastal waterway here in Corpus Christi. But as all boaters know, the sea will humble you when it wants to and there is nothing you can do about it but hang on and bear it until the ocean let's you go.

Once offshore, we faced 4-5 foot swells and high winds.

Thank God we were in the right boat. We took out one of our Edgewater 268's. It helped us pound through the swells and we made it intack to the oil rigs we sought almost 30 miles off shore.

Did you know that oil rigs make great man-made reefs for thousands of fish and wildlife species to thrive? Bet the environmental whackos don't. There hasn't been a spill in the Gulf since Campeche in the 70's. Fish surround rigs. Any fisherman worth fishing with will take you straight to the rigs to find the best fish: Ling Cod, Snapper, Shark, Jacks, Spanish Macarel, Wahoo, Baracuda, Tarpin, and even Dorado. On the way out there are always Dophin, King, and ton's more.

First cast is always a measure of the day to come. Imagine everytime you drop a Snapper rig of many hooks to the bottom that the bait never made it to the floor. The Trigger fish were munching quickly. The fish literally jumped onto the hooks. Well, we all maxed out today and we came back with a ton of fish in the cooler. Jacks, Shark, and a large cooler full of snapper. I am not talking about little snapper, these were big...really big...Hogs.

Of course, every fisherman says the same thing..."you should have seen the fish." I went to take pictures after the catch while still off shore. Of course, the phone had no juice from seeking service all morning. One of our guests did have a camera and we finally got pics once we were cleaning back on shore. But I tell you, "you should have seen the fish."

If he emails me the pics I will prove my tale. If not, Damn..."You should have seen the fish."

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO THIS BLOG>>>HERE IS THE PROOF THAT WE KILLED IT>>>LOOK AT THE PICS>>>TONS OF FISH

Todd Weatherill
Third Coast Marine
281-832-9415
todd.weatherill@yahoo.com