Some days out on the water are better than others. Yesterday was definitely one of the better ones. Actually it was the best day I’ve had out on the water yet this year, for a number of reasons. Heading out before the sun came up I was treated to an incredible sunrise. My first line of traps that I had set in a new spot was a hot spot with lots of lobsters. After hauling about twenty traps stuffed full of lobsters I was hauling up a trap and it was all tangled with monofilament fishing line. I figured my luck had run out but as I untangle the thin line from my rope I noticed it getting heavier. Wondering what was on the end of the line I continued to haul it up and sure enough there was a brand new fishing rod…no joke! I have no idea how someone’s fishing rod ended up tangled in my rope but I do know that I now have a new fishing rod. After about another hour of good lobstering the water just exploded with action and I was able to test out the new rod. Bluefish were chasing pogies all along the surface so I spent a good hour and a half trying to catch some bluefish. The fishing was incredible and the rod worked great. You can see the white water from the pogies being chased to the surface in the picture below. I spent the rest of the day alternating between lobstering and fishing and didn’t get back to the dock till about 7 at night. As I was tying up the boat I grinned and thought, just another day at the office.
-Captain Curt