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I’m Ron, and I’m all about fishing.
At four in the morning it’s nearly always quiet. Waves move boats slightly up then down, and wet ropes make low popping sounds. The warm salt air carries the smells of the day, fuel and fish. We load the boat under the harbor lights; live bait, frozen bait, coolers full of drinks and food for a long day. Smiles are everywhere, this day is all about fishing for red snappers and cobia. For readers new to fishing the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, I can sum up our lifestyle real easy, “This is as good as it gets.”
The Snapper Chronicles, episode two- Only Congress can fix this mess
As the situation with the recreational red snapper season has become ever more dire, there has been an increasing outcry targeting the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council as architects of the chaos. And while there can be some justified blame on both, they have had little ability to effect a positive change.
Use Gold For Hatteras Reds
For an angler like me who was raised fishing freshwater lakes and rivers, fishing for redfish (Reds) offers a fine transition to saltwater angling.
The Other World Cup
I came to Kona, Hawaii with the understanding that it had fish—big fish. I had previously fished the World Cup in Cape Verde, off the coast of Africa, and Madeira, off the coast of Morocco, but I never saw a fish over 500 pounds when it counted. Still, I thought of the Blue Marlin World Cup Championship—one day of fishing for blue marlin over 500 pounds with boats competing from all around the world—as the greatest tournament out there. When I first heard about it, I knew all my Fourths of July would be spent fishing.
A Fine Day Offshore
Monday, Memorial Day: Five people are traveling to Atlantic Beach to prepare for a Gulf Stream trip on the James Joyce II. The weather is looking very iffy. Capt. Troy Pate calls and inquires if we still want to go. He warns that the weather will prevent us from getting to the offshore locations he knows are holding fish. This information twists and turns inside as I think about the miles that some of our party have travelled to be here.
