West Coast End of Summer Sharkathon

Ok, thats cool,I'm going to be quite a ways away from that area & wont have to worry so much. Thanks for the heads up

Probably wont be there till saturday afternoon due to lack of bait.. all i have is macks and mullet .. so friday will be my day to hunt for bigger baits so i can fish for bigger fish.. see you guys there?

just wondering were in boca grande is the best place to fish

Rough surf surf Friday night and a less then expected crowd was what we had on this get-together.Shark fishing was slow Travis had a big black mullet that was bit by a cuda and Doug(captnfncrazy)on Saturday afternoon had a shark miss the hooks on his bat ray by one inch.We had a good time when Aaron,little Brad and Franky showed up after work from the Skyway pier at two thirty am and shot the breeze with us for a while.

Although there were bait schools around and the pelicans were dive bombing them our bait was as fresh as the bait schools that kept the birds busy all day.Thanks to Travis for providing the fresh Mackeral,black drum,bat ray and big black mullet.Sometimes fishing is like this all the ingredients of a wonderful recipe but the cake just does'nt bake right.saturday Kyle(greenhorn0,James(bigreels16),Jimmy and crew(Hardhookers),Dave(Topwater DM)and Jeremia(Seahawkfanatic) showed up but I was northbound to Anna Maria Island where the wife and I rented a Hotel room on the beach and did some fishing Sunday morning before check out time .The results were the same slow fishing with fresh baits and a good beach.Thanks to everyone that participated and to the east coast guys that did not make it over I hope that next time more consideration is given to these get-togethers ,,,,,football season or not!!!

FRIDAY NIGHT

Shawn aka (monoxide) sets up his gear Friday before sundown

SATURDAY

Travis and I get ready to take out new baits in the morning

Doug and his son Dakota setting up there rods for deployment

Travis yaks out on his foot peddled top notch Kayak Made by Native Water Crafts. This Kayak breezed threw the waves like they was not even there.

SUNDAY MORNING ANNA MARIA ISLAND

BEAUTIFUL MORNING WITH A COMPLETELY CALM GULF

All rested from the previous day's sharkless fishing I set up early Sunday morning and kayaked the baits with the help of a bystander.The boats were catching mackeral just off the beach behind the hotel the wife and I stayed at

I even forgot to bring my rod spikes,,, LOL

Will sorry I didnt make it but my stupidity stoped me lol but Surgery is scheduled for tomorrow at 6 so I will be back in the game soon I am glad you had a good time at least

that is a nice yak travis.

Thanks John.
I love it, it is real nice for those long distance baits

its a deff. improvement from the last one. Ive never seen one quit like it.

Damn Travis, that's not a kayak, it's a small boat. Looks like its got live-bait wells and all!

Hey Will,thanks for putting this trip together. Its was nice to see your wife & you here on the west coast to share some good conversation & fishing. The weather & water got rough as Saturday went on,but we did get baits out & produced two nice runs between Travis & I early Saturday morning. Also had the pleasure of meeting some of the other members in the club as well. (thanks for the bait Dave) Hope to get together like this again in the future