by Ron the Pirate
Let’s go fishing. Life can be short and unpredictable even on the best of days. A day spent fishing out on the beautiful Gulf Coast of Mississippi would never be a wasted day. Get out of the traffic, leave the work at the job, charter a boat and disappear for the day.
I’m Ron and I’m all about fishing. I try to fish with a different charter boat every week or two. My bottom line is this: “I will never recommend a boat I haven’t fished on.” If a captain and crew doesn’t perform to my satisfaction you are not going to see their name printed in my articles, period.
Last week, I fished with Captain Mike Adams. He docks his boat at his family’s restaurant, Mikey’s on the Bayou. Captain Mike’s location on Fort Bayou is easy to get to and from when fishing. Most fishing charters start out early in the morning but Captain Mike is flexible and can meet your time constraints. The first thing you will notice is his wide and roomy boat. When four people are fishing, you need room to move, Casting and landing fish takes space. Captain Mike’s boat is more than adequate for fishing and the boat is safe.
Captain Mike has a great attitude about fishing. He states categorically, “there will be no dead bait on my boat ever”. That’s a statement I like to hear. He carries about five times the number of rods and reel set ups as people fishing. That’s an important thing, nobody wants to be fishing and run out of working tackle. Captain Mike makes sure that just don’t happen.
His style of fishing really impressed me. He doesn’t waste time on fishing holes that aren’t producing. Captain Mike works hard at finding fish that bite. Trout, redfish, black tips or black drums, I have personally seen him fill the boat with all of them. Mike kept my rod bent all day with trout, and that’s not a bad day.
Last December, I called Captain Mike on the phone. He had no idea I was a writer for this magazine. Captain Mike told me point blank that “the fish just weren’t biting.” Integrity is a quality that stands alone, and Mike has it.
Two weeks ago, when I was doing research for this article, I met a man that had chartered Captain Mike 30 or 40 times over the last four years. Nobody charters the same boat 30 or 40 times unless the captain is really hammering fish.
There are days when you will want to take family members along that are novice fisherman. Basically, you want to ensure that your kids catch fish (when you’re a kid, species doesn’t matter so much). Just give Captain Mike the heads up. He has white trout holes that produce fish all day long and will keep kids grinning.
I’m Ron and I’m all about fishing. When I say that I recommend fishing with Captain Mike Adams you better believe I mean it.
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