Maybe He Was Tired
Showed up 10 minutes early at 5:15 a.m. Stood in plain view looking like a lost charter client hoping my captain would find/see me but no luck. Had to ask around & someone finally pointed him out to me. He had already launched & was loading his boat with bait on the pier. I realize I’m a very chatty guy & maybe I was too “excited “ going gulf coast fishing after 18 months lost to the pandemic. He was very quiet & a BIT hard to get to engage in small talk. Fishing was excellent with a limit of “specks”. Finished very early but beat the real heat of the day. Perhaps I caught him on an “OFF” day & maybe he’s much more engaged with more folks aboard or families. Would have preferred to catch a mixed bag of species, reds, trout, drums, etc. I love eating all but prefer the fight of redfish but maybe tomorrow’s different charter will produce more variety.
5:30 is departing time. You were notified in email and a phone call. 5:15 is my time to be prepping with live bait and ice marina opens at 5am. You have to trust in your guide that we know what’s going on in our area, and I will take you where the action is! Hope you have a safe trip!
