Red Snappered

I call this, "The Abominable Snow-Man Guards the Fire"

I didn't have any pictures of the HUGE fish we caught this weekend, so I posted this old picture of Tom instead. I left straight from a client's office in Dallas and drove to Brownwood, TX where I met met up with the boys who were travelin from Abilene. We drove another 6 hours to Bay City, TX which is right outside of Matagorda Bay. We got up every morning before the sun, drove 30 minutes to the dock, and drove the boat another 20 minutes down the Colorado (the river, not the state) until we arrived at the gulf of Mexico.

From there, it was atleast an hour and a half to the fishing spot. The gold mine was actually a couple of sunken ships that were acting as a reef for the fishies to call home. We were able to catch our fish in 30 minutes (on average) and then would proceed to drive to other spots (sometimes another hour and a half) and attempt to catch some bigger fish (dolphins, etc.). Don't worry, we only caught King fish....no dolphins were harmed...

We got "weathered" out on Sunday morning. The waves were too intense for it to be worth it. One of the guys get sea-sick pretty easy and had a rough day one the first outing. I think he threw up in excess of 20 times. It made for a long day.

But, like I said, I have no pictures. I do have enough Red Snapper in our freezer to last us the rest of the year, however. It was hard to go back to work today, but this Friday is my 9/80 day (for the summer, we work 80 hours in 9 days and get every other Friday off). That will make the week go by a little faster.

Until next time,

"He won't give it to you, unless he knows he can use it through you."