After keeping a close eye on the weather the night before, Captain Jon made the tough call to postpone our trip after the weather took a turn for the worse. He called me well in advance to understand my trip arrangements so that we could try again before I had to leave. He went as far as calling one of his regular clients to move their date so that he could get me on the water. I will forever be grateful because man, did we have a day!
It started off with a 40-minute fight on 12-pound test after hooking into a Spotted Eagle Ray that was as large as the front of the boat. It was pretty surreal seeing something that big fly out of the water but Captain Jonโs equipment and experience leveled the playing field.
After that, we switched spots and were able to catch our limit of Mangrove Snapper and Porgy with ease. Something I noticed that Captain Jon does that many others will avoid is chumming the water. Itโs a small detail but it felt like it made all the difference especially if time is of the essence.
With plenty of time left on our trip, Captain Jon took out the โbig gunsโ so that we could target a few of the larger species. It wasnโt long before we were fighting a 200-lb Nurse Shark.ย We could have called it quits after that, but Captain Jon was convinced that we could land one more before the day was done.ย Sure enough, we caught another Nurse Shark of similar size to cap off the day.
Perhaps the best part of our trip was when we got back to the Marina and Captain Jon was able to bring over two Manatees for my daughters to check out while he cleaned our fish. Something so insignificant ended up being an ever-lasting memory for them.
Iโm already looking forward to my next adventure with Captain Jon which will most likely be a Tarpon trip; his expertise.
After keeping a close eye on the weather the night before, Captain Jon made the tough call to postpone our trip after the weather...
Thank you Mark awesome day fishing with you and your family really looking forward to fishing with you guys again in the future ๐๐