Ringing In the New Year!!! - January 1st, 2007
Starting the New Year Right! Dewey, Dewey Jr and I headed out to the Jetty today - January 1st, 2007! It was in the mid 40's when we launched - with a North Wind about 10. It was quite chilly. We fished Shrimp Boat, Tarpon 2 and then the Moon Rock catching several Whiting and 4 Bull Reds. Of coarse, it goes without saying that Dewey caught his Hardhead! While we were fishing, we wondered how many Bull Reds we caught during 2006. I ran a quick tally and the number is between 170 and 175 Bull Reds!! We also caught a 51" King, 46" Cobia, many Jacks and literally a ton of Big Ugly Black Drum! Hopefully this year will be even better and I will be able to add a Tarpon to the list! Dewey Jr and his nice Red. This was a great female bull red. It went about 44-45 inches! Here is the first Bull Red of the Day. And yes, it was that cold! Here was the 2nd Bull Red I caught January 1st, 2007! He, along with all the Reds today, were released. Here was the last fish of the da